tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561159633963592582024-02-20T22:43:58.351+00:00Obsessive Cross StitcherA place for me to share my stitching obsession.Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-79391548326712476662019-01-31T19:12:00.001+00:002019-01-31T19:12:17.301+00:00Watercolour Gerberas - Riolis<br />
This kit was sent to me free of charge from Riolis a while ago. I hadn't stitched on it since I started it in July 2016. When I got all the supplies out of the folder I wasn't looking forward to stitching on it. The chart is in colour and there are a variety of different styles of stitch - half stitch with 1 strand; cross stitch with 1 strand, 2 strands and 3 strands; and back stitch. I had almost decided to give the project up for adoption but decided I would stitch on it for a few days and then see how I felt.<br />
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For some reason I really struggle with the colour chart, I think I'm just used to working with black and white charts. It helped me to stitch this with my mag eyes on as I normally enlarge my charts. I haven't made much progress over the last 5 days as I have been on a course at work and have been very tired every evening, but progress, however small, I have made. Also I am pleased to say that I am going to be keeping this and will stitch on it again. Below are my progress pictures.<br />
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It's hard to see a lot of the progress as it is half stitches in yellow but I am pleased with what I got done.<br />
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My next project is a new start for 1st February and it is Monkshood by Nora Corbett.<br />
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Keep stitching and smiling<br /><img align="left" src="http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/NicM-XStitch/Signature.png" style="border: 0;" /><br />
<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-89917087849546807902019-01-26T19:39:00.000+00:002019-01-26T19:39:25.461+00:00Hanging Loose - Cross Stitcher Magazine - Finish?<br />
Today I reached the point on the secret project I am working on which I had wanted to and decided to move on to my next project.<br />
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You may remember from my last post that the project I would be working on next was Hanging Loose - this was a set of charts from Cross Stitcher Magazine from November 2011.<br />
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Here's where it was the last time I worked on it.<br />
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So I pulled the project out. I looked at it - I looked at the ornaments I hadn't stitched yet. I looked at some threads and thought about how they might work together and I made a decision.<br />
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I am retiring this as a WIP, I'm calling it a finish. I'm not that interested in stitching any more of the baubles at this moment and to be honest I have too many ornaments for our Christmas tree already.<br />
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So that means I get to choose a new project to stitch on.<br />
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Type of project wheel spun and chose - WIP<br />
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WIP wheel chose - Watercolour Gerberas by Riolis<br />
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I will be working on this project up to Thursday and then on Friday 1st February I will be having a new start which is going to be Moonkshood by Mirabilia.<br />
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Keep stitching and smiling<br /><img align="left" src="http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/NicM-XStitch/Signature.png" style="border: 0;" /><br />
<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-67614876089202700842019-01-21T20:16:00.000+00:002019-01-21T20:16:13.162+00:00I Love You to the Moon and Back - FINISHOnce I picked this piece up I was surprised at how close it was to being finished. So I decided to stitch on it until I had completed it before spinning the wheel.<br />
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This was stitched on a piece of hand dyed silvered aida from Jodyri Designs and all the threads I used were also from Jodyri. I designed this piece myself and this is what I always used to say to my son at bed time and I couldn't find a chart that had exactly those words. I have to say stitching on the dark silvered aida wasn't easy and I had to use my magnifier to stitch most of it. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.<br />
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The first photo is my starting point and the next photos were taken at 7pm each day.<br />
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I also managed to put some stitches in on my Perpetual Calendar piece.</div>
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I am going to stitch on my secret project for a few days but thought I would spin the wheel now so you know what you will be seeing next.<br />
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Project type wheel chose - calendar<br />
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So I will stitch on the piece that it has been the longest since I worked on - which according to my spreadsheet is Hanging Loose. This was a design from a cross stitch magazine of Christmas ornaments.<br />
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You should see an update in the next few days.<br />
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Keep stitching and smiling<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-66640799000493305932019-01-13T19:49:00.000+00:002019-01-13T19:49:41.577+00:00Perpetual Calendar by Samsarah Designs - 13.01.19<br />
For the past 10 days I have been stitching on Perpetual Calendar from Samsarah Designs. I decided that I would stitch on each project for 3 days before spinning the wheel. For this project the "Stick/Spin" wheel landed on stick twice so I continued to work on it for 9 days - I added the 10th day as it was more convenient to stitch on this project than switch today.<br />
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So I'm bringing in a new rule for my wheel spinning decisions. Once I have stitched on a project for 9 days then I will definitely switch to a different one.<br />
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I am not stitching these in the called for colours. I am substituting them with my own choices from stash. The threads used are mainly from Jodyri Designs but I have used some others as well.<br />
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The first picture was my starting point and then the following pictures were taken at 7pm each day.<br />
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Today I finished the number "4" so I count that as 3 mini finishes as the ones pictured below were all partially started when I picked this project up.</div>
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I have really enjoyed stitching on this project and intend to try and put at least one length of thread into it each day. Once I get to the filling in of the background it is very meditative and I don't need to look at the chart. <br />
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Tonight I spun the wheel to see what type of project I will work on next - the wheel spun "WIP".<br />
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I spun the WIP wheel and it spun "I Love You to the Moon and Back". This is something I charted myself and am stitching for my son. I last stitched on this on 30th October 2017.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-20555071562076419202019-01-03T19:25:00.001+00:002019-01-03T19:27:49.104+00:00Roses of Provence by Mirabilia - 03.01.19My first new start for 2019 was Roses of Provence my Mirabilia. I am stitching her on a 28 count evenweave called Smokey Rose from KLT Charting, unfortunately Kim has stopped dyeing fabric so it is no longer available.<br />
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I take a photo of my stitching each day at 7pm and post on Instagram. Here is my progress over the last three days.<br />
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So tonight I spun the wheel to decide first of all whether to stick with this project or switch to another one. The choice was switch.<br />
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I then spun for the type of project to work on. Originally the choices on this wheel were WIP, Calendar or Designer. I've added in a category for Birth Sampler as I have a secret project I'm stitching on for a family member, I won't be able to share pictures of this until it has been gifted.<br />
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Tonight the wheel choice was Designer. On spinning the Designer wheel it chose Samsarah Designs. I only have one project I am working on from Samsarah which is Perpetual Calendar. The last time I worked on this was in November 2012!! High time it came out and got some love.<br />
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So I will be stitching on this project for the next three nights then repeating the above process again.<br />
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It's the 3rd January and up to now I am sticking with my 2019 plans. Let's see how long it lasts.<br />
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Keep stitching and smiling<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-42043224425995684292018-12-18T21:18:00.000+00:002018-12-18T21:18:39.457+00:00Resurrecting my blog?As the New Year approaches I always find myself thinking about setting goals for my stitching and for life in general. I also find myself almost compulsively drawn to buy a new diary/planner - I also get this compulsion in August when the Academic year diaries come out! I am trying very hard to resist another purchase this year.<br />
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I am thinking of setting myself some stitching goals and what better place to do that than here on my stitching blog.<br />
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Goal number one is to work on all of my WIPs even if it's only one stitch during 2019. I currently have 66 WIPs!<br />
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I would also like to have a new start on the first of each month because obviously I don't have enough WIPs already. <br />
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The 12 projects I would like to start during 2019 are, in no particular order:<br />
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<li>Peace Wheel by Ink Circles</li>
<li>Roses of Provence by Mirabilia</li>
<li>Seaside Kingdom by Mirabilia</li>
<li>The Time Traveller by Joan Elliott</li>
<li>ABC Sampler by Jeanette Douglas</li>
<li>Antique Bee Sampler by Elizabeth's Needlework Designs</li>
<li>Bargello Sampler by Rosewood Manor</li>
<li>Cross Stitch Nation by Heartstring Samplery</li>
<li>Leeds House Sampler by Rosewood Manor</li>
<li>Love You Still by Glendon Place</li>
<li>My Christmas List by Silver Creek Samplers</li>
<li>Fairy Moon by Mirabilia</li>
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I have also been lucky enough over the past few months to acquire quite a few out of print Mirabilia's and my wish is to start them and get them stitched so I can pass them on to other stitchers rather than just hoard them. Lofty goals indeed!<br />
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After seeing a lot of Flosstubers using the Tiny Decisions app last year I am going to use this app to help me pick what to stitch on and when. Bear with me while I go through what I'm thinking.<br />
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When I start a project be it a new one or an existing WIP I will work on it for at least 3 days. On the third day I will spin my first wheel on the Tiny Decisions app and that will decide for me whether I stick with the current project or switch to another.<br />
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If it's stick then I stick and will spin the wheel again the next day. If it's switch I spin the next wheel to select what "type" of project I will pick from next. The options on this wheel are WIP, Designer or Calendar. For calendar I will pick the oldest project I have since I last worked on it (I'm not sure that sentence makes sense!). WIP and Designer are wheels I spin again. WIP contains all my WIPs not yet worked on in the year (as I work on a WIP I will remove it from the wheel). Designer is a list of all the designers I have charts for - if a designer is spun who I don't have a current WIP for then I get a new start - if I have a WIP for them then I will pick the oldest one from when I last worked on it.<br />
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For my new starts on the first of each month I will also use the wheel. I have already decided that I am going to start Roses of Provence on the 1st January. On 1st January I will spin the wheel to see what project I am going to start on 1st February which will then give me the month to buy any supplies I need for that project.<br />
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If any one has read this far and understood all this waffle then you deserve a medal and a big thank you so THANK YOU!<br />
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Really my aim for writing this post is to get the thoughts out of my head so I can concentrate on other things and also to have a record of what my plans are. In the past all plans have flown out of the window within the first few weeks of a new year so lets just say we'll wait and see.<br />
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For the record I am going to list below my current 66 WIPs.<br />
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Before I get there though I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year. I hope you'll join me on my stitching journey.<br />
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<li>Advice from the Ocean</li>
<li>Angel of Love</li>
<li>At the Met</li>
<li>August</li>
<li>Autumn Quaker</li>
<li>Bauble Cushion</li>
<li>Bookworm Fairy Mini</li>
<li>Butterfly Lace</li>
<li>Celtic Autumn</li>
<li>Celtic Banner</li>
<li>Christmas Elegance</li>
<li>Christmas Owl SAL</li>
<li>Christmas Rules</li>
<li>Dear House</li>
<li>Dragon Dance</li>
<li>Elegant Trio</li>
<li>English Cottage Sampler</li>
<li>Fire Goddess</li>
<li>Firefly Fairies</li>
<li>Flowers of the Holy Night</li>
<li>Froth and Bubble I</li>
<li>Gypsy Queen</li>
<li>Hanging Loose</li>
<li>Hardcore Gamer</li>
<li>Harry Potter Pillow Sampler</li>
<li>Hydrangea Autumn Fog</li>
<li>I am a Stitcher</li>
<li>I Love You to the Moon and Back</li>
<li>In This House</li>
<li>Into the Jungle</li>
<li>J</li>
<li>Knotted Garden Biscornou</li>
<li>Learning Sampler</li>
<li>Live Laugh Love</li>
<li>Love Heart Tapestry</li>
<li>Masquerade</li>
<li>Mini Beach Hut in Moonlight</li>
<li>Nativity</li>
<li>Not Quite Whitework</li>
<li>One Hundred Years</li>
<li>Peacock Band Sampler</li>
<li>Peacock Butterflies</li>
<li>Perpetual Calendar</li>
<li>Planets</li>
<li>Pumpkin Passport</li>
<li>Quotes to Live By</li>
<li>Renaissance Mermaid</li>
<li>Research Project</li>
<li>Revenge of RYO</li>
<li>Royal Orchid</li>
<li>Sarah Brazier 1826</li>
<li>Save the Stitches</li>
<li>Seaside Mystery</li>
<li>Sleeping Beauty's Castle</li>
<li>Sleeping Beauty</li>
<li>Spring Mandala</li>
<li>Stained Glass</li>
<li>Stargazer</li>
<li>Stormtrooper</li>
<li>The Towpath</li>
<li>Train Ornament</li>
<li>Twelve Days of Christmas</li>
<li>Universe</li>
<li>Venetian Opulence</li>
<li>Watercolour Gerberas</li>
<li>Year at Hawk Run Hollow</li>
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-22006684802341768412018-03-29T20:42:00.002+01:002018-03-29T20:42:41.610+01:00Darth Vader - Stitch LineA couple of weekends ago we were due to go away for the weekend to a caravan. So when I was picking a project to work on next I wanted something I could work on easily without all my usual stitching tools.<br />
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I picked Darth Vader from StitchLine which is a monochromatic piece. I am stitching it on 28 count white evenweave and after about 12 stitching days I finished it!<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-77498186171909847072018-03-21T19:45:00.003+00:002018-03-21T19:45:48.881+00:00Gingerbread Emporium - Santa's Village - Country Cottage NeedleworksI'm happy to share another finish for the year. Gingerbread Emporium which is part of the Santa's Village Series by Country Cottage Needleworks. I am stitching these with the charted threads on a 20 count aida.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-13062371143492719722018-03-07T20:32:00.000+00:002018-03-07T20:32:04.336+00:00Into the Jungle - Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery<br />
The March block for the Into the Jungle SAL was a Red Eyed Tree Frog. I completed this block and added another two columns to the top of the project. I am really enjoying the colours and simplicity of this piece.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-5738868962353266212018-03-06T20:19:00.000+00:002018-03-06T20:19:26.113+00:00Class Schedule SAL - Herbology - Armada DesignsThis months block was for the Herbology class. We see pictured a mandrake and some fanged geraniums.<br />
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The back stitching on the geraniums is not as charted I just freestyled it and I think it looks ok.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-13898307154477953562018-03-05T20:13:00.000+00:002018-03-05T20:33:34.341+00:00The Towpath - Gecko RougeI adore the artwork of Gillian Mowbray and was really disappointed when I found out her artwork was being retired from Gecko Rouge. Unfortunately I wasn't able to afford to buy anymore of the kits of her work before they were retired but I was very glad to already have this one.<br />
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I love the colours in this piece and it reminds me of holidays we used to take as children on a barge on the canals.<br />
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This is the original artwork.<br />
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Here's my very small amount of progress.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-1394577587166913122018-02-27T18:16:00.001+00:002018-02-27T18:16:25.463+00:00July Mini Months - The Drawn Thread - FINISH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm pleased to be able to share my third finish of 2018. This is the July Mini Months from The Drawn Thread. It is charted with an American flag and fireworks in the background but as I live in the UK I chose to leave these off. </div>
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It's stitched on 32 count Jobelan in Pixie Dust from Crafty Kitten. I did use the Silk n Colors threads charted but subbed the others out with threads from my stash.</div>
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I do enjoy stitching these charts as although they are quite detailed and have some speciality stitches they do come together very quickly.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-63779336869809039192018-02-20T13:44:00.000+00:002018-02-20T13:44:00.805+00:00Fragile Landing - KLT Charting - FINISH<br />
I picked up Fragile Landing to work on as my next piece. I started this during Stitch Maynia 2016 and hadn't worked on it since. I had a piece of 28 count opal evenweave in an ice dye from Jodyri Designs and thought this design would look good on it as it lets the fabric show through all the gaps. I stitched it with DMC 310 for the outlines and the Dragonfly was stitched with a hand dyed cotton from Crafty Kitten called Aurora. Unfortunately this chart is no longer available.<br />
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I certainly didn't expect to finish this piece on this round of stitching but I was really enjoying it so just kept going. <br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-91737154554674057682018-02-14T09:18:00.002+00:002018-02-14T09:18:59.548+00:00Into the Jungle - Frosted Pumpkin StitcheryAfter setting all my New Year goals and swearing to myself that I was not going to sign up for any mystery SALs once again I broke my own rules.<br />
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I saw part one of the new Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery's 2018 SAL - Into the Jungle and could not resist - that sloth was just too cute!<br />
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I purchased the chart and the Picture This Plus recommended fabric (Shale - I chose 28 count evenweave) from The Homemakery in the UK. I've always wanted to try Picture This Plus fabric and by buying it from a UK stockist I knew at least I wasn't going to be hit with customs charges.<br />
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I joined the SAL as part 2 was released - so the parts released up to now are block 1 - Sloth, block 2 - toucans, the frames for all the other blocks and the top and bottom border.<br />
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I am using the charted DMC colours but there was one Weeks Dye Works charted which I couldn't find in stock anywhere so I subbed out two Classic Colorworks flosses I had in stash - 95 - Bejeweled and 191 - Grasshopper.<br />
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The whole piece is 131 stitches across so I decided to make the top and bottom border more manageable I could stitch a column of each border, each month.<br />
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So up to now I have completed the two released blocks and 31 stitches across of both the top and bottom border. I have also stitched some of the borders for each block just to make sure I had the stitching right.<br />
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If you've managed to read through all that waffle you deserve to see some pictures now right!<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-11325182958560530442018-02-03T20:22:00.001+00:002018-02-03T20:22:25.157+00:00Class Schedule SAL - Potions - Armada DesignsI have to admit being disappointed with the first block of this mystery SAL. Seeing how other people have adapted it shows just how good it could have been. I was holding off judgement on whether or not to continue with it until I saw this months block.<br />
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The February block is Potions and it was a lot more appealing than block one so I decided to continue. At the end of the day I have a son and two nieces who adore Harry Potter so I know this piece will find a good home even if I am not completely enthralled by it.<br />
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The only thing I changed in this piece was the colour of the steam from the cauldron. I thought it might look a bit more mystical with some coloured steam rather than the grey charted. <br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-86358097031874512752018-02-02T17:43:00.000+00:002018-02-02T17:43:26.905+00:00March - Mini Months - The Drawn ThreadI started this project on 28th January and finished it on 1st February. I subbed out all the charted colours with threads from my stash including Jodyri Designs and Classif Colorworks. My plan is to stitch all 12 months and display them in some way that I can switch out each month.<br />
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I stitched March on Crafty Kitten's 32 count Jobelan in Pixie Dust. This was a quick and fun stitch and I look forward to stitching the other months.<br />
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I love the satin stitches that make the roofs of the houses.</div>
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I love the speciality stitches used for the leaves.</div>
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I'm still not decided on how I'm going to finish these but I'm looking for inspiration wherever I can find it.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-24548941590415682292018-01-28T19:59:00.002+00:002018-01-28T19:59:56.082+00:00Flowers of the Holy Night - Glendon PlaceAfter my last post on Hydrangea Autumn Fog I reached a point where I needed threads that hadn't arrived yet so I decided to switch project.<br />
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I picked up Flowers of the Holy Night by Glendon Place. I started this one on the 12th December 2017. I am stitching it on a 28 count cream evenweave (I think!). I am using the charted Dinky Dyes silks but I have subbed out the Mill Hill beads for Delicas as they are much cheaper to buy.<br />
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Here's my progress over the last week.<br />
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I've had a new start today which I will of course share with you next time.<br />
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Keep stitching and smiling<br /><img align="left" src="http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/NicM-XStitch/Signature.png" style="border: 0;" /><br />
<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-79507772632387969942018-01-21T18:59:00.000+00:002018-01-21T18:59:21.614+00:00Hydrangea Autumn Fog - ChatelaineIt's only the 21st of January and already all my plans and goals for 2018 have gone out the window. I may try and catch up with them again later in the year but at the moment all I want to stitch on is my Chatelaine. I've just finished part 1 of 4 and can't see any sign of wanting to stop any time soon. Here's my progress pics since the last time I posted.<br />
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I am stitching it on a 28 count Jazlyn in Sunset Sky from Crafty Kitten. I am using most of the called for silks but I am subbing out some of the less variegated ones with DMC.<br />
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So for the foreseeable future this is what I will be stitching on. Unless of course my plans change again!<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-42072520085324899402018-01-06T21:46:00.001+00:002018-01-06T21:46:23.844+00:00April - Nautical Year - Sand, Sea & Cross StitchI finished the April block today on Nautical Year. It was already partly done so was a very quick stitch. I am stitching this on 18 count cream aida using some of the charted DMC and subbing out some of the colours with silks from my stash.<br />
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Here's where I picked it up at:<br />
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Here's the April block finished:<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-73154321036129862532018-01-05T21:29:00.000+00:002018-01-05T21:29:49.949+00:00Transfiguartion - Class Schedule SAL - January BlockOn 1st January I started on Hydrangea Autumn Fog by Chatelaine. I've had this project partially kitted up for quite a while and following Martina's passing it felt like a good time to start. Here's the progress I made:-<br />
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I'm stitching it on a 28 count Jazlyn in Sunset Sky from Crafty Kitten. I'm using most of the charted threads but I am subbing out some of the less variegated threads with the DMC alternative. I have to say if I hadn't reached a point where I couldn't really carry on until I got a new thread and the beads then I would have found it extremely difficult to put down. That thread and beads did however arrive today so who knows how quickly I will be getting back to this.</div>
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I then worked on the January block in the Class Schedule SAL from Armada Designs. This block was Transfiguration the cat representing Professor McGonagall and the rat having been partially transformed into a cup.</div>
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I stitched the outlines for all the blocks for this last year. I am stitching it on 32 count Murano in Black Hole which was the July 2017 Year of Neutrals fabric from Jodyri Designs. I am really enjoying seeing how others have made changes to the pattern to make it there own but at the moment I am just stitching it as charted. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next.</div>
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The next project I picked to stitch on was Nautical Year from the book Sand, Sea and Cross Stitch. On my goals list I thought I had 7 months to complete but I found I had already completed July, August and November - so that was a quick 3 goals knocked off the list.</div>
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Here's my starting point for April.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by - next update should be April complete and working on another one of my goals (unless that Chatelaine drags me back to it!).</div>
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-5418800218342531692017-12-31T21:48:00.002+00:002017-12-31T21:48:56.907+00:00Three French Hens - Twelve Days of Christmas - Satsuma Street<br />
I had a mini finish tonight and completed the first small part of my many 2018 goals. <br />
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I am stitching on 32 count Ivory murano. I am mainly using the charted DMC but I am subbing out some of the colours for Jodyri Designs threads I have in stash.<br />
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I'm going to start my New Year New Start now even though it's only New Year's Eve - I'm a rebel like that!<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-26670442389783627982017-12-31T11:11:00.001+00:002017-12-31T11:11:16.574+00:00New Year - New Start on the Blog!I think the making of resolutions and setting goals for the new year has resparked my interest in blogging. I'm hoping to use this blog to make myself accountable for my stitching goals for the year. I hope you will help me in trying to achieve this goals.<br />
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My first goal is to work on each of my focuses pieces each month - where possible completing a part each month. My focus pieces and the parts that need completing are:-<br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Five Gold Rings</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Six Geese a Laying</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Seven Swans a Swimming</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->f.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Eight Maids a Milking</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->g.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Nine Ladies Dancing</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->h.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Ten Lords a Leaping</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Eleven Pipers Piping</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->j.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Twelve Drummers Drumming</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Planets, Stem Stitch</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Earth x 2</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Mars x 2</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Jupiter x 2</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Saturn x 2</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Uranus x 2</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->f.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Neptune x 2</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->I Love You to the Moon and Back</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Live Laugh Love, Circus Stitches</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Class Schedule SAL, Armada Designs</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->January</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->February</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->March</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->April</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->May</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->f.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->June</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->g.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->July</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->h.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->August</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->September</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->j.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->October</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->k.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->November</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->l.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->December</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Nautical Year</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->April</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->May</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->June</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->July</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->August</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->f.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->November</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->g.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->December</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->J, Nora Corbett</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Santa’s Village, County Cottage Needleworks</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Candy Cane Cottage</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Christmas Tree Farm</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Elves’ Workshop</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Gingerbread Emporium</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Hot Cocoa Cafe</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->f.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->North Pole Post Office</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->g.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Poinsettia Place</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->h.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Reindeer Stables</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Santa’s House</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->j.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Santa’s Sleighworks</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->k.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Santa’s Stocking Store</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Darth Vader, Stitch Line</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Storm Trooper, Stitch Line</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->11.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Calendar Months, Drawn Thread</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->January</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->February</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->March</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->April</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -14.15pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->May</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->June</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->July</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->August</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->September</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->October</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->November</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->December</div>
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I am already a little daunted with all those seeing them all written down!!<br />
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I would also like to have a new start each month. <br />
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My final goal is to work on each of my WIPs at least once in the year. I would like to try and do at least 50 stitches on each WIP. Listed below are my current WIPs - not including those in the focus pieces above.<br />
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1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Advice from the Ocean</span><br />
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</span><!--[endif]-->Angel of Love</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->At the Met</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->August</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Bauble Cushion</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Bookworm Fairy Mini</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Butterfly Lace</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Candy Canes and Wreaths</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Celtic Autumn</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Celtic Banner</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Christmas Elegance</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Christmas Owl SAL</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Dear House</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Dragon Dance</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Elegant Trio</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->English Cottage Sampler</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Fire Goddess</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Flowers of the Holy Night</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Fragile Landing</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Froth and Bubble I</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Hanging Loose</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Hardcore Gamer</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Harry Potter Pillow Sampler</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->I Am a Stitcher</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->In This House</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Knotted Garden Biscornou</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Learning Sampler</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Love Heart Tapestry</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Masquerade</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Mini Beach Hut in Moonlight</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Nativity</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Not Quite Whitework</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->One Hundred Years</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Peacock Band Sampler</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Perpetual Calendar</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->36.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Pumpkin Passport</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->37.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Quotes to Live By</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->38.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Renaissance Mermaid</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Research Project</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Revenge of RYO</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Save the Stitches</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Seaside Mystery</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->43.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Sleeping Beauty</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->44.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Sleeping Beauty’s Castle</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->45.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Spring Mandala</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Stained Glass</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->47.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Stargazer</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->The Towpath</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Venetian Opulence</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Watercolour Gerbera</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Year at Hawk Run Hollow</div>
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How practical these goals are remains to be seen. <br />
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If you're still reading my blog after my hiatus I would like to thank you for sticking around. Happy New Year to you all - I would like to wish you health and happiness and plenty of stitching time!<br />
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Keep stitching and smiling<br /><img align="left" src="http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/NicM-XStitch/Signature.png" style="border: 0;" /><br />
<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-42210227314046049612017-07-27T20:58:00.002+01:002017-07-27T20:58:39.996+01:00HiatusIt's been a little while now since I last updated here and I think for the foreseeable future I'm going to be taking a break from blogging.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-60083919979668017192017-06-12T20:40:00.001+01:002017-06-12T20:40:18.741+01:00Overview - May/Early June 2017I have had three finishes since I last posted - one of them was a model for the Jodyri Designs Indian Elephant Mystery SAL so I will be able to show you each part of the design as they are released. For now I can show you part 1 - there are two versions of the chart one in DMC and one in hand dyed threads - I stitched the DMC version. If you want to sign up for the SAL all the details are here - http://jodyridesigns.com/products/2017-summer-mystery-sal<br />
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Part 1 of the Indian Elephant Mystery SAL from Jodyri Designs</div>
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On May 4th for Star Wars day I picked up C3P0 from Stitch Line. This was a project I had started on 4th May 2016. I stitched on it for 5 days and finished it.<br />
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I then moved on to Sleeping Beauty's Castle from Chatelaine. I had been intending to bead the entire project at the end but after my success beading as I was stitching with Venetian Opulence I decided to start beading this project as well. I beaded on part 2 of the chart.<br />
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I then stitched on Angel of Love for one day before starting the Elephant SAL.<br />
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I spent the rest of the month and the beginning of June stitching the model for the Indian Elephant SAL for Jodyri Designs. I will be able to show you the pictures of these parts as they are released.<br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639557397414095612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115963396359258.post-91414982336456653682017-05-01T09:29:00.000+01:002017-05-01T09:29:11.254+01:00Overview - April 2017I only worked on two projects this month. I continued working on Venetian Opulence from Mirabilia and got almost to the halfway point. I've been beading this project as I go and really enjoyed it. I am stitching her on a 32 count Murano in Limestone from Zweigart as charted.<br />
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Then later in the month I had a new start Froth and Bubble from Long Dog Samplers. I am stitching this on a 32 count Murano from Jodyri Designs in Woollen Mittens. I have switched out the thread for the border and I am using a hand dyed thread from Jodyri Designs in Whale Song. I am using the thread slightly differently than I have done previously. I am using the loop method and not stitching one stitch at a time to give a tweeded effect. Instead of using the tweeded thread for the wording I am using a variegated DMC 4240. I have also subbed out the Gentle Arts Raven for regular DMC 310. All the other threads are the charted Gentle Arts Colours.<br />
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