Journey's end

At long last a post!!

Also a finish

Yesterday I put the last stitches/beads on Fortunate traveller!  The last bit took much longer than I thought it would.

The Fortunate Traveler
TW Designworks
28 count cream lugana
DMC threads and Mill Hill beads

Don't look outside

It is very white outside today.  

It started snowing this morning and expected to still be snowing tomorrow morning.  I am not looking forward to going to work.  

I realized that I didn't blog finishing stretch!  I finished him last weekend.

I have been working on the net on the main border; the top and right side are done.  

I have also managed to get two Red Threads by Rosewood Manor stitched.  I still have to assemble them together - I didn't like the way it was working this morning and took it apart.

Epiphany and Wild orchid

It's a scene

Things have been super busy the last couple of weeks.  

Last week at work, I was drafted to be a training instructor and spent the week developing and presenting instructions for our new software.  Ack!   I am not a public speaker... though it seemed to go ok; we haven't gotten too many questions yet.

I have been working away on Fortunate Traveller.... and have finished the dragon scene including all the back-stitching.  I even have started Stretch.  

 

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. 

Better late then never

The best laid plans never seem to work. 

I have had blog on my to do list but I never seem to manage to fit it in. Things have been busy the last few weeks and the rest of this month is busy at work as we move to a new software system.

This past weekend was wonderful and relaxing as I went to Retreat. 16 other great ladies and three days of stitching. 
And a lot of food. 
And laughing. 
It was a blast.

I didn't set stitching goals in October. Right now I can't remember why - oops. If you don't set them that means you succeeded right?

November Goals

Work on Fortunate Traveller - I want to have this all finished this year

Work on Touching the autumn sky

Work on blanket that I started to crochet

Progress

Touching the autumn sky
 
 
















Fortunate traveller

Here a stitch, There a stitch

I had such a fun day at work today.  For those of you who don't know I work in a library, the technical side not the side that deals with "clients".  Today I got to do one of those things that is listed under "other assigned duties".... and it involved a hammer.

Oh yes, I was told to hit things.  

One of our book trucks lost a wheel.  How my co-worker managed this I did not ask.  But as I control the tool box I got to fix it.  I got it out of book truck time out, flipped it over and put the wheel back in.  It was fun.  Then I had to do real work which wasn't as fun.  

And now for stitching.

I thought I would post an update of Fortunate traveller.  I am hoping to spend at least part of the weekend working on the scene.  Right now I am doing a lot of confetti stitches: a stitch, change colour, another stitch.  

Mind the puddle

It's a good thing I was home this Saturday.  I went to go into the bathroom and the rug went squish. Bleep. 

Frantic searching.

Oh, the water line is leaking.  Bleep again

Turn water shut off

Call building maintenance.

New supply line - all fixed 


So - after all that fun I thought I should stitch and relax.

Here is the progress on Fortunate traveller - actually I will post the last picture too.

July 25

Today

Boxed in

Here a box
There a box
Boxes everywhere!

I have made some really good progress on Fortunate traveller - despite the complaining that Dani is doing on how long it is taking.

I have finished all the ivy and flowers on the border, and added the inner borders.  I will be doing the back-stitching as I go.

I have moved on to the title section and am still debating what part is next...

Make it epic

I was told that this post should be epic.... 

I don't know why - it's only the 1000th post to the blog. 

I declare this post to be epic just because it is number 1000 - and I have posted twice this month :P

I have stitching progress to share... 

A finish

Oakley Owlet 

Just Nan

Limited edition ornament

32 ct linen

DMC threads

A tree

Winter tree silhouette Arctey.com

 

 

 
A bee

Bees knees - Ink Circles

A journey

Fortunate traveller - Teresa Wentzler

I am oh so close to being all the way around - it's my goal to finish the ivy this week


Epic Post 1000 - out

It's too hot to think of a post title

Summer decided that it wants to start early here.  On the weekend it felt like the middle of July.... and I haven't gotten any of my summer clothes out so I went and spent most of Saturday at the movies seeing Captain America :)

I have managed to get a little stitching done.

I finished the stitching part of the latest Just Nan limited edition critter

 Little Hedgie

Just Nan

32 natural linen

DMC threads

I started Winter tree silhouette.  I am almost finished the first page; it is one over one on 25 count.

I also have been making some progress on Teresa Wentzler's Fortunate Traveller.