The time sure does fly by, especially with the days feeling "all the same" for the past several months. Anyhow ... time for another WIPocalypse update.
This month I stitched mainly on my "Berry Patch Rooster". I filled in stitches on the feet and legs, and stitched a large amount of the yellow in the border.
Here is where I left off last time:
I also stitched a bit on my "Halloween Pumpkin" - I stitched some grey/black on the cat and a bit more of the moon.
And, I stitched a bit on Teresa Wentzler's "Castle Sampler", working more on the border. (Pardon the bad image - my camera batteries are dead, so I had to use my scanner.) I will be working on this one for a long time to come. Lots of blending and lots of details. I do love to work on it, though.
Question of the Month: What new charts or designers are catching your eye this year?
Sad to say, but I have not looked at anything new. I have been focusing on my current WIPs. I am interested to see what charts and designers everyone else is stitching. Maybe I will find a few to add to my holiday wish list. (hee-hee)
That's all for me.
Happy Stitching!
It's time for another WIPocalypse update. This stitch along features WIPs (works in progress) that I hope to finish before the world ends.
I did not accomplish too much stitching this month. I lost my stitchy mojo. In fact, I lost my "everything" mojo. I did work on a couple of projects early in the month ... but not in the past few weeks.
OK. So I put some time into my "Berry Patch Rooster". I worked on his legs and feet, and I made some progress on the border.
Here is where I let off last time:
I also stitched a bit on "Women of the Mayflower":
I was fortunate enough to download a copy of LongDog Sampler's "Pandemic" chart while it was being offered for free last week. I have always wanted to stitch a LongDog Sampler, and look forward to starting this one. It will be a little while ... I want to finish a couple of my WIPs first, and will need to be able purchase supplies.
Question of the Month: Half-year recap: How are you doing with your goals so far this year?
Well ... I did finish 1 WIP and 2 small projects. So, I am doing OK. I had hoped to have made more progress this year, but considering how the year has gone - I am OK with what I've completed. I am really going to try to push myself to pick up my stitching every day for the remainder of the year, whether I feel like it or not. Baby steps. The journey of a thousand miles ... and all that jazz.
Hope you are all staying safe.
Happy Stitching!
I'm still here and stitching for the WIPocalypse. This stitch along features works in progress that I hope to finish before the world ends.
This month I managed to put stitches into several projects. Shown above is my "Spring Sampler". I stitched the Lily of the Valley section, and a bit of the frame to the right of that.
I always enjoy stitching on this sampler during the Spring! *Bonus: the Lily of the Valley is my birth flower.
Continuing on ... I also stitched a bit on my "Summer Sampler". I stitched the cream background behind the "camp" section and added the "Wish you were here" cursive text.
I finished most of the butterfly in the top left of "Butterfly Forest". I have a bit more color to stitch and then the back stitching to complete the butterfly.
I also stitched on my "Bothy Threads cut thru' Pirate Ship". I added more of the ship.
Finally, I have been working on "Hummingbird and Fuchsias". This is a printed piece. I have such a hard time getting the stitches even as I stitch on the printed areas of the cotton fabric. I am having to let it be "not perfect" and it seems to be looking fine despite my "not perfect" stitching.
I made quite a bit of progress with the leaves - but do have lots of back stitching to add.
Question of the Month: Tell us about a piece that you absolutely loved stitching.
Such a hard question. I have so many projects that I loved stitching. (I really love stitching the bothy threads cut thru' kits!)
I will just post a couple of my favorites.
Nature's Alphabet by Sandy Orton. This kit had only about a dozen colors. Simple and straight forward. No blended colors, no fractional stitches, no back stitching. It was fun and easy to stitch.
I also enjoyed stitching "Simple Blessings" by Sandy Orton. I opted to stitch it in red and black. It was another simple stitch with no blending or fractional stitching. Easy to follow and a lovely finish.
That's all I have for my update this month.
Happy Stitching!
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| BeeHive Sampler |
Hello World. I started out the month by working on a different WIP each day. I was able to keep it up for a week or so before life got in the way. I have been having a tough time the past couple of years, and then things just got so much worse. A lot of anxiety, fear and sadness in 2020. The worst was losing my Dad last Saturday. So bear with me ... I am kind of a mess right now. Just trying to keep busy to get through the day.
I am merging in my "Gifted Gorgeousness" update, as several of these projects were gifted to me over the years. The "Gifted Gorgeousness" stitch-along is hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching, and features projects that in some way have been gifted -or- are being stitched to be given as gifts.
I worked on many different projects since my last update. "BeeHive Sampler" shown above finally has a beehive. This is a Sandy Orton design from years gone by. Here is where I left off last time:
I still have back stitching to do in the central motif, and some more bands of stitching at the bottom of the sampler. LOVE this one!
Next "Winter Sampler": (gifted to me)
I am working on the area around the snowman. This sampler is working up very slowly. Lots of color changes and small areas with back stitching. But I did spend a few hours on it.
Also "Autumn Sampler": (gifted to me)
I am working on the grapevine to the right of the apple girl. Again, slow progress with lots of color changes and small areas with back stitching.
I also stitched on my "To Everything a Season" sampler (gifted to me). Another one of Sandy Orton's designs.
"Linen Sampler" got a completed alphabet:
Here is where this one was left previously:
"Victorian Charm" got some attention:
Other projects I stitched on include: "Afternoon Nap", "Ride to Dreamland", and "Women of the Mayflower". Not really enough progress to show on these. But I think I had a great start to the month - working on 9 projects! I hope to continue making progress on my projects, and maybe have a finish before too long.
