Christmas Crafting 2015 - Cross Stitch

Since we're about 1/2 way through the year, I figured maybe it's time to post about last Christmas! 6 months late?! No problem!

The red stitching, in silk on opalescent lugana was transformed into this wall hanging for my Mom. She always was unhappy with her fireplace and lack of a center piece for it, so this should hopefully solve that issue.

I loved stitching the dark reds and think that it turned out rather well.

HAED Stitching Challenge #2

Challenge #2 consists of stitching an entire new page (7300-7800 stitches) of at least 5 colors as cross country. So you'd do all of a color on a page before changing to a new color.

I already stitch in a hybrid method of this (I usually cross country, then I park, then I go back to that cross country color when I have more anchor stitches around it.)

Happily, this challenge was allowed to be done with either full crosses or tenting. I chose to use Sorrow, since it would be "faster" than the full crosses on for The Book. I didn't even "cheap out" on the challenge and use one of the mostly black pages, I stitched page 10!

WiP Jan 2016 

Challenge complete, WiP 05-May-2016

I'm happy with how this one is progressing. I've completed 3 pages since Jan. The 4th page on the bottom row there is going to start the head of the woman that is the focus of this piece, so that is exciting as well!

I'm still trying to convince myself that I don't want to start another piece just to get some stitching in different colors going. I've got 3 HAED WiP on the go, as well as a non-HAED Christmas project. I REALLY don't need to start anything else - except I have fabric and the kit to start Treasure Hunt Bookshelf, and I'm thinking about it.

Guess we'll see how my self control holds up!

Until next time,
Happy Stitching!

HAED Stitching Challenge #1

On HAED's facebook page they decided to run some stitching challenges. Challenge 1 was to complete 1000 stitches, but the catch was they have to be in 10x10 squares in a checker board pattern.

So, I completed this while I was flying to Ottawa to get my puppy. However, what I didn't catch was the fact that this needed to be done as full crosses, not tenting.

So, I had less than a month to redo the challenge. Thankfully I'm stitching Once Upon A Time in full crosses.

They both look a little boring, either a ton of cream colors or basically all black! But progress is progress.

WiP 23-May-2016

After creating the checkerboard I decided I wanted to fill it in. Watching the writing start to come to life has been fun even if stitching in full crosses takes forever.

I do think this is the last project that I'm going to stitch on the linen though. Both this project and Lily are not square. They are taller than they are wide because of the fabric and it bothers me! Not enough that I'm going to redo 2 pages of work, but enough that I'm not using that fabric ever again.

Until next time,
Happy Stitching!