The bad news is, the slow parts of stitching are going to be epic-ly (is that a word? I'm calling it a word) slow. However, still whittling away at it and enjoying the colors.
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| 15-Nov-2015 |
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| 15-Nov-2015 |
Happy Stitching!
Sunday, 15 November 2015
Blah Weekend Update
So, the good news is I've actually officially finished a page on Sorrow!
The bad news is, the slow parts of stitching are going to be epic-ly (is that a word? I'm calling it a word) slow. However, still whittling away at it and enjoying the colors.
Sorrow is certainly not going to be as speedy to stitch as Enchanted Glimpse is for my sister, who is significantly farther along!
Glimpse is looking really good, and with the next 2 page finishes it'll actually have a focal point, whereas I'm still lost in the clouds on Sorrow.
Happy Stitching!
The bad news is, the slow parts of stitching are going to be epic-ly (is that a word? I'm calling it a word) slow. However, still whittling away at it and enjoying the colors.
Happy Stitching!
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Rolling Right Along
So, it's been about 2 weeks since I started Sorrow. Progressing nicely for now, which it should since 3/4 of the pages so far are black!
I think I'm going to work in columns instead of completing the first row. The idea is to have a "complicated" part and then go back up to an "easy" page with mostly black to pick the speed up again.
Nice part is that filling in the black is easy and doesn't need the chart pages. The bad part is that it is A LOT of black. Page 1 is approx 5600 stitches and page 2 is 5390 or so. So even though it looks simple, it's still time consuming.
Loving the colors of the clouds so far though. I really like the copper/oranges and deep wine reds.
But hey, since I've got this much progress in 2 weeks of stitching, I'm not really complaining!
Happy Stitching!
I think I'm going to work in columns instead of completing the first row. The idea is to have a "complicated" part and then go back up to an "easy" page with mostly black to pick the speed up again.
Nice part is that filling in the black is easy and doesn't need the chart pages. The bad part is that it is A LOT of black. Page 1 is approx 5600 stitches and page 2 is 5390 or so. So even though it looks simple, it's still time consuming.
Loving the colors of the clouds so far though. I really like the copper/oranges and deep wine reds.
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| WiP 03-Nov-2015 |
Happy Stitching!
Monday, 26 October 2015
New Start
So I was feeling rather unmotivated to stitch the past 2 weeks or so. Just not feeling my Christmas project, or any of my other HAED's.
With the finish of Lily of the Valley, I had given myself permission to start another. But everything else I have kitted is too big for a scroll frame and I didn't want to pull the Christmas stitching off my 11x11 Qsnap, since it's a pain to deal with.
THEN there was the 45% off anniversary sale.
I was feeling like I wanted something that would be a little quicker to stitch (low confetti quotient!) that was also something that I could have a end use for. Read: I'd put it on the wall in my house.
While I love Treasure Hunt Bookshelf, I just didn't think that it would fit the criteria this time around. I have Once Upon a Time for all the fiddly little color changes and details. I wanted faster, and easier.
So I was thinking along the lines of silhouettes and Julie Fain's work since my sister is doing amazing on her progress with Enchanted Glimpse. Now things have changed a little. Glimpse was charted a while ago (2010) and only uses 30 colors. Sorrow is a 2015 and uses 90. But still a significant amount of black. Which, while "boring" to work with, also makes for fast stitching - just outline the area and then fill it in, no chart needed while filling in!
So with HAED's sale, and then a 30% off entire purchase coupon from Michaels, I bought the chart as well as the floss and a new QSnap (already had a piece of fabric) and BAM! Rebel that I am, started it that night without even winding all my thread onto bobbins.
Hopefully this helps the motivation and recapturing the "stitchy bug."
She's going to look really pretty in my bedroom one day.
Using 2 threads of floss, tent stitching on 28 count lugana. I love the tent stitching.
Happy Stitching!
With the finish of Lily of the Valley, I had given myself permission to start another. But everything else I have kitted is too big for a scroll frame and I didn't want to pull the Christmas stitching off my 11x11 Qsnap, since it's a pain to deal with.
THEN there was the 45% off anniversary sale.
I was feeling like I wanted something that would be a little quicker to stitch (low confetti quotient!) that was also something that I could have a end use for. Read: I'd put it on the wall in my house.
While I love Treasure Hunt Bookshelf, I just didn't think that it would fit the criteria this time around. I have Once Upon a Time for all the fiddly little color changes and details. I wanted faster, and easier.
So I was thinking along the lines of silhouettes and Julie Fain's work since my sister is doing amazing on her progress with Enchanted Glimpse. Now things have changed a little. Glimpse was charted a while ago (2010) and only uses 30 colors. Sorrow is a 2015 and uses 90. But still a significant amount of black. Which, while "boring" to work with, also makes for fast stitching - just outline the area and then fill it in, no chart needed while filling in!
So with HAED's sale, and then a 30% off entire purchase coupon from Michaels, I bought the chart as well as the floss and a new QSnap (already had a piece of fabric) and BAM! Rebel that I am, started it that night without even winding all my thread onto bobbins.
Hopefully this helps the motivation and recapturing the "stitchy bug."
Using 2 threads of floss, tent stitching on 28 count lugana. I love the tent stitching.
Happy Stitching!
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Really finished
So after the debating on when to fix the Kreinik on Lily, I decided to just go for it. 2 days of cutting and picking out B5200 (DMC's ice white color) and re-stitcing using 1 strand B5200 for one leg of the X and one strand of Kreinik for the top leg.
So now she's really complete. Including stitching the signature and year (since I figure it will be nice to know who stitched and when somewhere down the line if someone keeps these pieces!)
Back to Christmas Crafting we go!
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| Re-stitching after frogging |
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| Sparkly fairy! |
So now she's really complete. Including stitching the signature and year (since I figure it will be nice to know who stitched and when somewhere down the line if someone keeps these pieces!)
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| Signed, framed and completely finished |
Back to Christmas Crafting we go!
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Lily of the Valley - Finish, sort of ...
Oh wow. I'm so excited! To think I was worried that I wouldn't be able to finish Lily and get the Christmas present stitching out of the way!
I finished stitching Rachel Anderson's Lily of the Valley with no background on 13-Oct-2015, so in about 9 months. But I didn't work on her continuously, there were lots of little breaks.
I don't think I'm happy with the B5200 though, and will be ripping that out to stitch one leg of the full cross in B5200 and then the top leg in Kreinik like it calls for. This is what I did for the stem of the mushroom and it gets the sparkle but doesn't have the bulkiness of the 2 stands of kreinik overlapping on the full cross (like how it is for all the flowers)
Overall I am happy with what the stitched portion looks like. I wish that the leaf for the plant didn't cut off at a 90° angle on the outside portion there, but I won't be able to add lib on a HAED with all the shades used.
I don't know that I'll do another no background chart. But she's finished at least - which means I can start another!!
This also finishes my 2015 stitching goals for HAED, which I'm quite excited about!
Now the question is; Treasure Hunt Bookshelf (Aimee Stewart) or Night Cafe (Leonid Afremov)?
Happy Stitching!
I finished stitching Rachel Anderson's Lily of the Valley with no background on 13-Oct-2015, so in about 9 months. But I didn't work on her continuously, there were lots of little breaks.
I don't think I'm happy with the B5200 though, and will be ripping that out to stitch one leg of the full cross in B5200 and then the top leg in Kreinik like it calls for. This is what I did for the stem of the mushroom and it gets the sparkle but doesn't have the bulkiness of the 2 stands of kreinik overlapping on the full cross (like how it is for all the flowers)
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| Lily of the Valley - Finished - 13-Oct-2015 |
I don't know that I'll do another no background chart. But she's finished at least - which means I can start another!!
This also finishes my 2015 stitching goals for HAED, which I'm quite excited about!
Now the question is; Treasure Hunt Bookshelf (Aimee Stewart) or Night Cafe (Leonid Afremov)?
Happy Stitching!
Saturday, 3 October 2015
Once Upon a Time, there was a page finish!
To get a good start on the Christmas crafting I've neglected the HAED's a little. So I was feeling a bit of pressure to knock a little more out on my half year goals. It seems like the blocks of color stitch up so fast, and then I can spend a few days stitching to finish less than 100 stitches of confetti madness.
I'm happy to say, tonight marked 2/3 of the way to my half year goals with a page finish on QS THB Once Upon a Time!
Now just to finish Lily of the Valley - which is just confetti left too.
Looking at the other pages is a little confusing when you don't start top left. I don't think I will be stitching any more from the bottom right up.
Happy Stitching!
I'm happy to say, tonight marked 2/3 of the way to my half year goals with a page finish on QS THB Once Upon a Time!
Now just to finish Lily of the Valley - which is just confetti left too.
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| WiP 03-Oct-2015 - Page Finish |
Looking at the other pages is a little confusing when you don't start top left. I don't think I will be stitching any more from the bottom right up.
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| Parking Madness |
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| All Colored In |
Happy Stitching!
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Christmas Crafting 2015
This year I have to think up a new plan and that is in the works.
But I also saw something in a Herrschner's catalog and have kind of jumped into that with both feet. I have a few things planned now, but time is of the essence if I want to complete my HAED goals and finish the Christmas presents on time as well!
This is going to be counted counted cross stitch. Working 2 over 2, on opalescent 36 count, so in essence I'm working on 18 count. Finished it's a littler larger than I'd hoped for, but I was somewhat limited by what counts I could get the opalescent in. It's also my first time using silk floss. Not inexpensive, but it's Christmas right?
I'm super excited to see how this turns out. Obviously finished photos won't be posted before Christmas. But depending how this goes, I will be kitting and completing a second one, hopefully in green if I can find appropriate shades of silk for it too. (The original pattern called for green, but I'm more of a silver and red girl.)
I find it slightly amusing that I went to Traditional Stitches JUST for the fabric after I had bought DMC floss at Michaels earlier in the week, and then that kind of all fell out the window when I was left debating fabric in the same room as the silk floss. Ooops!
Hopefully since I've started to think about this now, I will actually have what I want completed by Christmas time this year ... that would be nice!
But I also saw something in a Herrschner's catalog and have kind of jumped into that with both feet. I have a few things planned now, but time is of the essence if I want to complete my HAED goals and finish the Christmas presents on time as well!
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| Sparkly fabric, oh so sparkly! |
I'm super excited to see how this turns out. Obviously finished photos won't be posted before Christmas. But depending how this goes, I will be kitting and completing a second one, hopefully in green if I can find appropriate shades of silk for it too. (The original pattern called for green, but I'm more of a silver and red girl.)
I find it slightly amusing that I went to Traditional Stitches JUST for the fabric after I had bought DMC floss at Michaels earlier in the week, and then that kind of all fell out the window when I was left debating fabric in the same room as the silk floss. Ooops!
Hopefully since I've started to think about this now, I will actually have what I want completed by Christmas time this year ... that would be nice!
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Christmas Crafting! The Back Story
I've previously mentioned that I make Christmas ornaments and presents for people. I like making something special for my Mom and my 2 sisters K and E every year and I try to keep something of a theme.
I'm NOT one of those crazy people who start thinking Christmas as soon as it feels like fall, but I've been bit in the butt a couple times due to procrastinating and lack of planning. So I've started thinking about it a little earlier this year.
But wait for it, because that isn't what this post is about. I'm so excited for this year's fun that it'll get a post of it's own. Today is about the previous years;
One year I bought scrapbooks when my sisters moved out (we all scrapbook.) I did the first page for each of their books being their move in day to their new house. They were pretty elaborate pages. I think I may have done a page for each of their dogs as well (which they all got when they moved in to their new houses.)
The there was the year I did the House-Mouse cross stitch for everyone.
Fast forward and I made everyone one no-sew quilted Christmas ornament from purchased kits. Mom also got a embroidered table runner that I finished at the last second (no really, I think I finished at 3 am Christmas day and then went to sleep for a couple hours before getting up and gifting it!)
The next year (2014) I made everyone 3 ornaments. At the time each sister had 2 children, so the idea was that the kids could take/keep one when they left - however I didn't ever get so far as to explain that one ...
Now, on to 2015 ...
I'm NOT one of those crazy people who start thinking Christmas as soon as it feels like fall, but I've been bit in the butt a couple times due to procrastinating and lack of planning. So I've started thinking about it a little earlier this year.
But wait for it, because that isn't what this post is about. I'm so excited for this year's fun that it'll get a post of it's own. Today is about the previous years;
One year I bought scrapbooks when my sisters moved out (we all scrapbook.) I did the first page for each of their books being their move in day to their new house. They were pretty elaborate pages. I think I may have done a page for each of their dogs as well (which they all got when they moved in to their new houses.)
The there was the year I did the House-Mouse cross stitch for everyone.
Fast forward and I made everyone one no-sew quilted Christmas ornament from purchased kits. Mom also got a embroidered table runner that I finished at the last second (no really, I think I finished at 3 am Christmas day and then went to sleep for a couple hours before getting up and gifting it!)
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| Mom's Ornament, 2013 |
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| Sister K's Ornament, 2013 |
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| Mom's table runner, 2013 |
The next year (2014) I made everyone 3 ornaments. At the time each sister had 2 children, so the idea was that the kids could take/keep one when they left - however I didn't ever get so far as to explain that one ...
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| Sister E's (x3) 2014 |
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| Sister K's (x3) 2014 |
Sunday, 6 September 2015
Kids in Candy Stores ...
... that's about how much self control I seem to have lately when it is coming to needle point projects. I like lots of little goals and plans. The problem crops up when you start looking at time for execution of said plan and target. A HAED isn't a little project, even if it is a mini - and most of mine aren't mini's.
Since it's Friday I hit up Traditional Stitches again - which is dangerous.
The issue is projects I have in mind for people. More notably for little people, like my nieces. Except, will they be old enough to appreciate it? Or worse yet. If I start now, by the time I am finished will the design still be something that they will like?!
Right now I am thinking the project for Claire, in Mini. On a hand dyed fabric instead of stitching the background.
So hopefully, on "Dusk" it'll look as good as it would on the "cloud like" blue fabric on the left for the top picture. I liked purple better. It's more girly. However it is also a whole lot more childish (maybe?)
My sister wanted a needle minder and I wanted to grab a grime guard for the Q-snap frames so I can figure out how to make my own. I also wanted some Thread Heaven conditioner to see how helpful it actually is and then ... well ... the wheels may have fallen off!
Since it's Friday I hit up Traditional Stitches again - which is dangerous.
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| How do you choose?! (The 2 middle are opalescent fabric) |
Right now I am thinking the project for Claire, in Mini. On a hand dyed fabric instead of stitching the background.
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| Rainbow Corn - by Karen Middleton |
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| Rainbow Corn overlaid on "Dusk" 32 count Hand Dyed Belfast Linen by Silkweaver |
My sister wanted a needle minder and I wanted to grab a grime guard for the Q-snap frames so I can figure out how to make my own. I also wanted some Thread Heaven conditioner to see how helpful it actually is and then ... well ... the wheels may have fallen off!
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| Just some of the purchases ... |
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Faster Than Me!
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| 25-Aug-2015 |
This is stitched 2x1 tent on 25 count magic guide.
However, even having 2 little kids, I think she's farther along on her pattern than I am on most of mine! (Although in my defense, her pattern only has 32 colors, most of which are black!)
It's looking really good though and she is quite happy with it! I think there is a good chance I can keep her addicted and working on another HAED when this is finished!
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Quilted Balls! - The Birthday Presents
I do do some crafting that is in fact, not cross stitch. The problem is I bounce around with everything, and then I procrastinate until the last second when I FINALLY actually finish something.
I think I had this plan about two and a half years ago?
I make quilted Christmas ornaments that I will eventually blog about. They're quite fun and once I have everything cut for them I can piece one together in about a day (aka 2-3 hours of crafting time.)
So I made some for Christmas for everyone. Then my sister redid my niece's room and made a duvet cover - and I had the brainstorm to make a mobile for the corner of the room and it evolved from there.
Unfortunately my older niece has a birthday first, so I had to figure out how to make her one too (to be fair and not play favorites with the kids.) It was a lot more difficult to pick patterns/fabrics/colors and create. So by the time I got M-O-R-G-A-N done for that birthday, I didn't want to finish the other one.
I finally finished C-L-A-I-R-E's rainbow this Saturday. I really like how it turned out.
All the individual pictures:
I think I had this plan about two and a half years ago?
I make quilted Christmas ornaments that I will eventually blog about. They're quite fun and once I have everything cut for them I can piece one together in about a day (aka 2-3 hours of crafting time.)
So I made some for Christmas for everyone. Then my sister redid my niece's room and made a duvet cover - and I had the brainstorm to make a mobile for the corner of the room and it evolved from there.
Unfortunately my older niece has a birthday first, so I had to figure out how to make her one too (to be fair and not play favorites with the kids.) It was a lot more difficult to pick patterns/fabrics/colors and create. So by the time I got M-O-R-G-A-N done for that birthday, I didn't want to finish the other one.
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| Purple and Pink (her fav colours) |
I finally finished C-L-A-I-R-E's rainbow this Saturday. I really like how it turned out.
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| Rainbow |
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Portal - First Page Finish!
Not much to say! I finished the first page of Portal over the weekend, so I'm now 1/3 for my 6 month goals. I like all the orange and the black much better now, it looks vaguely like flames!
Kind of exciting even though it isn't much - it is the first page finish I have had on a HAED where it is solid stitching. I like the speed of tenting, we'll have to see if I like the finished product. I do find parking a little more difficult and sometimes I have to think a second while counting as well.
Meanwhile, I have rotated to The Book (QS Once Upon a Time) to finish that partial page to complete my second 6 month goal.
Happy Stitching!
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| 16-Aug-2015 - First Page Finish |
Meanwhile, I have rotated to The Book (QS Once Upon a Time) to finish that partial page to complete my second 6 month goal.
Happy Stitching!
Friday, 14 August 2015
WiP "Wednesday" II
Okay, so maybe it is more Friday ... and maybe some of the WiP pics are actually from last week on Friday ...
I really did want to finish Lily before the end of July while I was camping. However, it was getting down to quite a few color changes to finish it up and that meant that I couldn't stitch without the stand. Which meant that I couldn't stitch a lot of the time camping. I will say this; HAED's they're not very portable.
So I swapped projects for a bit. Since I did bring Portal with me I started page 1. Lots of black, so easy to be portable at that stage. I still didn't do as much stitching as I wanted, but all things considered, not bad progress!
As of 7-Aug-2015 I was maybe 1/2 of the page done?
Doesn't really look like much yet. I'll be honest. The black with the brown isn't really my idea of pretty either. It'll look good once it's done, but page by page the picture "unfolding" isn't going to be anything to write home about.
Now today I'm a bit further along. I'd ball park at maybe 3/4 of the page done. Stitches have hit page edges, now I just need to fill the gaps in. Then back to The Book or Lily to finish what I need there to hit my yearly goal target! Exciting!!
I really did want to finish Lily before the end of July while I was camping. However, it was getting down to quite a few color changes to finish it up and that meant that I couldn't stitch without the stand. Which meant that I couldn't stitch a lot of the time camping. I will say this; HAED's they're not very portable.
So I swapped projects for a bit. Since I did bring Portal with me I started page 1. Lots of black, so easy to be portable at that stage. I still didn't do as much stitching as I wanted, but all things considered, not bad progress!
As of 7-Aug-2015 I was maybe 1/2 of the page done?
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| WiP 7-Aug-2015 |
Doesn't really look like much yet. I'll be honest. The black with the brown isn't really my idea of pretty either. It'll look good once it's done, but page by page the picture "unfolding" isn't going to be anything to write home about.
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| Closer Up WiP 7-Aug-2015 |
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| WiP 14-Aug-2015 |
Thursday, 23 July 2015
Half Year Goals - July to Dec 2015
Its been 6 months! On the HAED BB it's now time to post half year goals for the challenge. I'm sort of tip toeing around the edges of participating in a forum, so I think I might join this. Besides, if you meet your goals, you could win charts. Who doesn't like free stuff?!!?!
To help hold myself accountable and have a reference to look back on, I'm posting here as well. But with full size pics and more explanation!
Goal 1
Lily of the Valley (No BG) - Rachel Anderson - Regular Format
Complete the last 6 partially stitched pages to finish this piece, for my first HAED finish!
Stitched 1x1 full crosses on 28 ct antique white linen
"Start" Pic
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| WiP 22-Jul-2015, stitching portion view |
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| WiP 23-Jul-2015, full picture |
Goal 2
QS THB Once Upon a Time - Aimee Stewart - Regular Format
Finish one partially stitched page to have 1/20 pages completed (some number here!!/85,800 stitches)
Stitched 1x1 full crosses on 28 ct lugana
"Start" Pic
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| WiP 23-Jul-2015 |
Goal 3
Portal to Anywhere - Jena DellaGrottaglia - Regular Format
Start and finish one page to have 1/63 pages complete (7840/415,275 stitches)
Stitched 2x1 tent stitch on 28 ct lugana, for my first attempt at tent stitching!
Goal 4
Goal 4
Request mini's of HAED Designs that I want to buy the next time there is a sale.
Dreams of Unicorns by Steven A Roberts:
(reminiscent of the story Morgan Morning by Serendipity) - to eventually stitch for Morgan
Rainbow Corn by Karen Middleton:
(because Erin loves ponies and uni-ponies!) - to eventually stitch with no BG for Claire
Dreams of Unicorns by Steven A Roberts:
(reminiscent of the story Morgan Morning by Serendipity) - to eventually stitch for Morgan
Rainbow Corn by Karen Middleton:
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Cheating?
Is doing a "no background" pattern cheating? I'm not sure how I feel about it. Maybe?!
Lily is coming along. Over half way there now. I've rolled the fabric for the last time. From here on out finishing is just filling in the fabric left showing. Tiny little bit left to stitch on pages 7 and 8, with minimal stitching on 10, 11 and 12.
Overall I am happy to be looking at the finish line. But I still second guessing some things - like the white (B5200) I used instead of Kreinik on the dress and more noticeably on the Fairy's arm. Or the cream/off white fabric. This would have looked really good on pale green. Or a nice hand dyed. Live and learn I guess. Certainly can't fix the fabric now!
Since it's looking like the puppy plans for Sept are falling through, I'm just focusing on my stitching in the evenings right now. I've also brushed off my reading addiction for watching Net Flix, which is helpful for stitching! Instead of reading for hours which is very unhelpful for stitching.
I've gotten a little desperate about no progress and started bringing Lily to work with me to work on at lunch hour instead of Wreath. I have told myself that I need to finish up one of my current WIP before starting another - although I don't know which "another" I intend to start. Sadly I've also "found" more patterns that I want - this lack of time to get everything done is bad!
Wreath is likely to become more a UFO and less a WIP, but what can you do?! SO. MUCH. CONFETTI. I don't think that Wreath is "cheating" because it doesn't have a background, the entire thing is terrible confetti. I honestly think it might take longer to stitch than a more solid piece twice the size!!
This weekend marks the beginning of camping for a week and a half. I am so ready for a break from the daily grind! Dogs, lake, beach, hiking and swimming. Hell Yes, Please. With some stitching thrown in if I feel like it.
Lets see if I can get this done by the time I get back from holidays in Aug!
Lily is coming along. Over half way there now. I've rolled the fabric for the last time. From here on out finishing is just filling in the fabric left showing. Tiny little bit left to stitch on pages 7 and 8, with minimal stitching on 10, 11 and 12.
Overall I am happy to be looking at the finish line. But I still second guessing some things - like the white (B5200) I used instead of Kreinik on the dress and more noticeably on the Fairy's arm. Or the cream/off white fabric. This would have looked really good on pale green. Or a nice hand dyed. Live and learn I guess. Certainly can't fix the fabric now!
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| WiP 22-Jul-2015 |
Since it's looking like the puppy plans for Sept are falling through, I'm just focusing on my stitching in the evenings right now. I've also brushed off my reading addiction for watching Net Flix, which is helpful for stitching! Instead of reading for hours which is very unhelpful for stitching.
I've gotten a little desperate about no progress and started bringing Lily to work with me to work on at lunch hour instead of Wreath. I have told myself that I need to finish up one of my current WIP before starting another - although I don't know which "another" I intend to start. Sadly I've also "found" more patterns that I want - this lack of time to get everything done is bad!
Wreath is likely to become more a UFO and less a WIP, but what can you do?! SO. MUCH. CONFETTI. I don't think that Wreath is "cheating" because it doesn't have a background, the entire thing is terrible confetti. I honestly think it might take longer to stitch than a more solid piece twice the size!!
This weekend marks the beginning of camping for a week and a half. I am so ready for a break from the daily grind! Dogs, lake, beach, hiking and swimming. Hell Yes, Please. With some stitching thrown in if I feel like it.
Lets see if I can get this done by the time I get back from holidays in Aug!
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
WiP Wednesday I
More Lily updates. I don't get a lot of work done on the weekdays with all the dog stuff going on.
Monday - Teaching
Tuesdays - TA Class every second week
Wednesdays - Class
Fridays - Barn Rental
Saturday Morning - Teaching
Little exhausting. But Lily is coming together, which is good. Since I am not going to start another until she's done!
Happily, the remainder of the flower is mostly greens and in blocks, so there is significantly less confetti. Page 5 is complete and Page 6 is well on its way to being complete as well. Once they're done I'll have to roll the frame again and then it will be on to the last set of pages!
Happily, the remainder of the flower is mostly greens and in blocks, so there is significantly less confetti. Page 5 is complete and Page 6 is well on its way to being complete as well. Once they're done I'll have to roll the frame again and then it will be on to the last set of pages!
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| WiP 24-May-2015, must remember to stop using cell phone pics ... |
I also discovered one of my House Mouse pieces given as a Christmas present that someone was going to sell in a garage sale. Its been rescued and re-homed with my Mother (she's got a kids room for the grand kids and has her House Mouse up on the wall in there. I assume the new one will join it.)
Lily likely won't be going to my sister for a birth announcement. I might lose it completely if I frame her and find her in a garage sale bin after I spent WAY more time and money on her than I did on Sweet Dreams. Somewhat disappointing.
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| Sweet Dreams - stitched Fall 2009 |
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