She's Baaaaackkk

I haven't posted in a really long time. Lucky for me the blog keeps track of it for me...

My 94 year old Grandmother became quite ill and for the last number of months, and I have been out of my stitching habits. Many long nights and hard days, but she is getting the care she needs and is stable now. It has brought our family from four corners to come together and make the best decisions, and it is nice that we are on track.

Have been working on this teeny sampler for my husband's desk at work, and it is in variegated reds and pinks so it will stand out in a bunch of white cubicles and computers.

Now that I have a ton of more time to devote to this, I will be stitching my wips like they are going out of style... My turtle trot pieces will come first.

Turtle Trot 2014 - My First finish!

Already in time for January 10, I have one finish done! Because I got to it so quickly, I added another one to my 10. Here is the Blackwork Rose finish.

Here is the progress I have been making on the  Ink Circles Damask Square, I have decided to do a grey/antique blue blended color with a heavier border color (#931, #932) on white instead of the brown/DMC #4150 as directed. Variety of reasons, mostly because I need to use up some fabric, and it will look better when I have three or four of them together. We will se, I might regret it... 

Working on it already...

I started working on my Turtle Trot while the inspiration is within me, and I managed to get a significant amount done on the Blackwork Rose. Here is my update:

In the meantime, I realized I have no fabric the correct size to fulfill Scarlet Ribbands, so I have withdrawn that one out of my Turtle Trot. In its place, I have brought in two Ink Circles patterns, one of them is the Damask Square and the other is  Rosetta which will be a similar challenge to Scarlet Ribbands.

2014 Turtle Trot is READY

Join  BAP Attack's 2014 Turtle Trot here

Dear God, I didn't get as far as I wanted to during 2013!

Paris Market - Dimensions Gold Collection 
(= Confetti stitching) shockingly still WIP







Here is the November 4th progress:

China Blue - Permin of Copenhagen - still WIP










                                 
Here is the Nov 10th progress:

This is a complicated full stitch pattern based in this original wallpaper William Morris Roses, the stitching pattern actually starts half way down in the diagram. The pattern is out of print - still WIP 







Here is the June 11th progress:

Teddy Bears Tree Skirt - Still WIP







 Here is the April 13th progress:

Madre Terra (doing this in Purple variations)- Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks - still WIP







Here is the Dec 24th progress:

Panda Pals - Brittercup Designs  (added a second adult Panda on the other side of the baby- WIP







Here is the June 16th progress:

Here is the Rovaris R-106 I haven't even cracked the package yet

Stoney Creek Rose, going to stitch it on to a pre-made pillowcase with waste

canvas:

Scarlet Ribbands - Long Dog Samplers

Blackwork Rose - I don't know who the author is, if anyone knows, please comment so I may cite the designer.

January 1 2014 Happy New Year!!

As I set out tremendous stitching goals in 2013, I think I will be a tad more conservative with my goals. I have decided to set up a list of 14 projects, some carried over from 2013 Stitch a Longs. I have edited my pages to reflect the ones I will remove, and which ones I have bumped up the list. I have also made a point of selling off some patterns at the end of last year to make room for some new smaller less time consuming patterns. at the end of the day, I have figured out I have about 7 years of patterns in my possession, and I think, for the time being, I will see what I can accomplish this year before I continue to take a whole bunch more on. Here is one of the patterns I will be commencing in January:

 

 

It is a pattern by Rovaris called R-106, an Italian Pattern.

International Hermit Stitch Weekend

Here is a link to the blog:

Its time for the last one of the year! This is what I will be working on all weekend:

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I didnt end up having much time....This is the update after the weekend...

December

I have been working on my Turtle Trot over the lat few days, got two finishes done, and I am looking forward to a third soon. I am working on an Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks pattern of a tree. AAN has several tree patterns, but I am working on one in particular. I have changed out the beige for gradient purple. This is an Emily Carr type lesson where I am shading nature although being unrealistic about it... I don't know the art term....

When I look out my six windows on the world from my flat, I see the city moving about, and trying to go on its merry December way. The traffic is hindered by snow, sand, and dirty ice:, the snow has fallen again last night for the umpteenth time in the last two weeks. In the spring we had record rains that caused a flood, and now we have record snows. I take consolation in the fact that even Cairo got snow for the first time in 112 years, and take refuge in my blanket with a warm cuppa.