Grand Marquoir Progress

Here is my Grand Marquoir. This was my progress as of Sunday, November 15th. I have actually stitched on it some more since then. I am hoping to get this done by this weekend. For those of you have asked, this is stitched with DMC 312 and 334.

Two Halloween Finishes

Even though Halloween isn't one of my favorite holidays, I could not resist these 2 cute designs from Val's Stitchin' Stuff:



This is Three Little Spooks...stitched on 28ct White Lugana and I used the floss the pattern called for.



and this is Halloween stitched on 28ct Blueberry Jobelan. I used a combination of the Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss.

My Prize

Recently on the HDF board, Barbara (Luv2stitch2) held a drawing for 3 Halloween pillow tucks and I was one of the lucky ones to win one. I received the tuck yesterday, and this is what I put in it:



Its Boo 2 You from Val's stuff. Thanks Barbara for offering this cute tuck! It was the perfect size for this little project.

New Month....3 Finishes

September 30th ended my self-imposed No New Starts program. So on October 1st, I started a Brand New Project---Acorn Hill by Little House Needleworks:



This project only took a few days and I love how it turned out. It has such rich, Autumn colors. Its stitched on 32 count Days Gone By from Silkweaver. I made no changes in floss.



After I finished Acorn Hill, I moved on and did this little piece. Its part of the Year of Pinkeeps collection by Maryse. Its stitched on 28 count Antique White Lugna and I stitched it in the DMC floss called for. Some day I hope to finish this as an ornament or a pinkeep.




And finally, this sweet little design from Country Cottage Needleworks. This design appeared in the 2008 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue. I stitched it on 32 count Summer Sky Jobelan. I did change some of the colors. I decided to make the birds red. Unfortunately, this piece did not photograph very well. You can barely see the snowflakes and the wording at the bottom.

I have 2 Halloween designs from Val's Stitchin' Stuff completed, but I need to get them ironed and photographed. So stay tuned...

It has been a while

...since I posted anything to my blog, so here is what I have been working on for the past month.

I finished part 3 of Isabelle Vautier's Grand Marquoir. Now I am half finished with this project!



Here is my Waiting for Ships. All I have left to do is the beading. I plan to work on the beading this weekend. Hopefully it will go quickly and I will have it done by Monday.


And finally here is my Blonde Cameo Lady from Passione Ricamo. She is stitched on Magic's Kiss 16ct Aida from Enchanted Fabrics. Unfortunately I was unable to capture the true beauty of the fabric. It looks really washed out here, but in reality its a beautiful rosey pink and gray.

Progress on Waiting for Ships

Here is my Waiting for Ships mermaid by Mirabilia. I started this project about 2 years ago. The picture on the left is my stitching before I begain stitching on it again on August 2nd. The picture on the right is the progress I made in 2 weeks. I can't believe how much progress I made! I never thought I would finish her tail. It was quite intense! I still have the beading to do in her tail (and everywhere else), which I will do in the end. Anyway, I am stitching her on 14 count Seamist by Heaven Lee Creations. I changed her hair color to black and I stitched her sea shell top in a pink Krienik.

I have been limiting my stitching time on WIPs to 2 weeks. However, since I am so close to getting this one done, I've decided to give myself another 2 weeks to finish up this project. Hopefully in 2 weeks (or less) I will be posting another finish. Wish me luck!

Progress on Sleepy Hollow

Here is my progress on Sleepy Hollow as of July 19th. This was the end of my 2 weeks of stitching, so now I must move on to another project. I am a bit disappointed in myself that I did not get as much stitching done on Sleepy Hollow as I had wanted. I thought that I could at least get the entire right side of the design done within the 2 week stitching period. So it goes back in the WIP pile.

So what am I going to work on next?



I have a small design from Passione Ricamo called Blond Cameo and Trick or Treat Fairy (sorry she is so wrinkly!) by Nora Corbett. Both projects are nearly done and I think I can get both done within the next 2 weeks.