Sweet Flowers Part One

I've finished part one of this stitchalong.  I still haven't figured out why mysteries like to start at the bottom, but I did it despite my dislike of that.  I love the colors I chose and hope to complete this on time!  The next part doesn't come out until near the end of February.

Dinners At The Beer House

These pictures are from a couple of dinners at the Beer House.  It seems to have become our de facto go to restaurant in town.  This may be because we don't really want to explore much in the snow and cold.  Anyway, lots of different kinds of food!

Last Of The Roses

Rita's block was the last one I worked on in the Roses, Roses, Roses round robin.  As you can see, it's pretty full, with the exception of the middle.  Not even a seam empty!  I had two options - make a really dramatic middle or tone the middle down to let the other works around the edges draw the eye.  Because of the prints, I decided to go with the latter.  You can see my work below.

Still On Top

I am still working on the top row, but there's a bit more being worked down with the different colors.  I'm very pleased with the fabric substitution I made.

Still Seeing Red

I've still got the red splotch problem on the right, so my counts don't always add up, but it's coming along.  I'm getting rather tired of red back and forth and back and forth, though.

Filling In The Tree

I got a bit of tree done on this now, and the top of  the castle is done.  I'm beginning to feel real progress as I close in on the halfway mark.

Final Crazy Start - Beach Construction

Three shovels done on this - more than nothing.  It's the same size as the acorn sampler I did for my crazy January challenge last year.