October Goals

It's a new month and time for new goals.

September Goals
Stitch an ornament Yes, two in fact - Old fashion ornaments II by Elizabeth's Designs
Work on SP - Yes
Work on Tour - Nope
Work on Plum pudding - Nope
Finish current motif on Canada Sampler - Yes

Here is the update on SP and Canada Sampler

October Goals

Stitch an ornament
Work on SP
Work on Tour
Work on Canada Sampler
Work on Blackwork Fantasy Garden

All the pretties

August has been super busy.

It started with a family lunch, then my birthday, the Knowledge and Needles Open House and a stash zone still waiting to be finished.

Also - my boss was away most of the month so work was busier than normal.  

Needless to say, blogging hasn't been the highest on my to do list.

But I have some progress pictures to share.

First: so of the glorious stitching on display at the Knowledge and Needles Open House.  I keep waiting for Ann to include drool bibs.

On my way to the Open House I picked up Teresa Wentzler's The Castle from the framers.  This guy is all mine

I have managed a little stitching progress

Blackstone fantasy garden

Canada sampler

Serenity prayer

That makes more sense

I made some progress on Cougar kitten and Canada Sampler on the weekend.

Cougar is now about halfway done and it makes more sense when looking at him with the butterfly added.

I did a few hours on Canada Sampler

A cougar, a garden and Canada

I made some progress on a couple of pieces in August.  I also started a new piece that has been in my stash for a few years that I kept meaning to get to, also Monday is now Ink Circles Monday for a dedicated Ink Circles project night.

 

Cougar Kitten (Stitching Studio)

Blackstone fantasy garden (Ink Circles)

Canada sampler (Stitchrovia)

Nothing in my eye

Good news - the gas bubble is now gone from my eye!  Late last month the gas bubble disappeared from my eye which means that I can see again.  I still have at least one more appointment with the specialist but things are healing as they should.

I have managed to get some stitching done :)

I finished Island Geese

Island Geese

X's and Oh's

28 count Babbling Brook Jobelean 

DMC threads

And I have worked some more on Cougar Kitten by The Stitching Studio

And I got out Canada Sampler





















Unfortunately I have had to frog a bit of Bees Knees.  I was out by a stitch.  Ugh.  This is at about the half way point.






I have been considering my stitching project options now that I am I back to it... I have been playing with the idea of a 3 day rotation of two projects for the month with the addition of Ink Circles Monday.  Still working on that as an idea because while I like the idea I am unsure if only two/three projects is going to work - mostly because it leaves so many in the pile not being touched.

A mile of back-stitching

At long last stitching progress!

On January 1st when I got up I started Canada Sampler by Stitchrovia. I only did a bit before going back to Fortunate traveler.  I am hoping to get some more stitching on it later this month.

There has been much progress on Fortunate traveler!  

First, the verse is finished - after having to frog the bunny and two lines.  I was out by a thread.  

Then I started on the top left of the dragon scene and started filling in any missed stitches and added the back-stitching.  Lots and lots of back-stitching.  I still have to finish the dragon's eye, but will do that once the rest is complete.

As of this afternoon (and the taking of the progress picture) I have five of six pages done, there is a little left on page five where I want to complete page six to make the back-stitching easier.  

Once the dragon scene is complete I still need to do Stretch the dragon, finish back-stitching the border, add eyelets and lazy daisy and then bead.