The Needlepoint Pieces

Not much work done on either of these this week. I just am too busy and not enjoying it. Maybe next week things will calm down.

Ribbons and Roses

Halfway done on the second of five lines of feather stitched beads. And another couple of inches on the strap. It's getting there.

Midi Mystery and Mini Mandala

Almost the whole upper left quadrant of the mini mandala is done - at least cross stitch wise. I've put in some of the Rhodes stitches in there. There are quite a few more and some back stitching. I think it's looking pretty good. The background is a really white white, unlike what the picture shows. On the Midi Mystery, I've gotten more of the arches done. This week was supposed to be less busy than last, but it's not really working out that way. Maybe I'll get more done.

Exchange Ornament

This is the ornament I'm exchanging tonight. I do a LOT better when I stitch finish ornaments than when I glue, for some reason. Anyway, I had time to do the stitching on this one. My husband wants me to do this again but increase the contrast between the thread color and the fabric. I like this one, though.

Goldwork Leaf Done

I finished couching the leaf this week. The next thing to do is the circular berries in the upper left. They also get couched -in a circle from the inside out. It'll look neat, I'm sure.

Medieval Town Mandala

I started part four this week - it's a line of flowers on each side with fences over them. The stitching you see there was just one needleful of the dark and half a needleful of the light. At this rate, it'll go fast. I need something to go fast at this point!

Round Robin and Panda

This week has been a disaster for stitching. My guild's quarterly newsletter had to get out and the computer I keep all my data for it on died. So, these two got a bit more work done than others because I took them along on errands. The round robin needs to be done by the end of the week. I think I can make it. The panda needs to be done soon after so my husband can frame it. Hopefully I'll get them finished. Right now, I feel sooooo behind on everything. Christmas does that to me.