I got the big rose done on the buttonhole and bargello piece. A small one too! This morning, after these pictures were taken last night, I did the final one. I'm getting closer to finishing. As for the auction piece, it's coming along. I have four weeks to finish it and I'm done with the watering can itself on its rectangle. Now to fill it in and move on to the next one. I really need to have it done soon.
As you can see, I didn't finish Part 1 in time. On the other hand, I really love the colors on this. It's so pretty, I look at it and just admire it. Over the past two days, my stitching has come to a near halt. Between running around for the kids and hobbling while doing it, I've been squeezed for time to stitch. Hopefully that'll change next week, but I doubt it. I'll be single parenting while my husband travels.
The strap is up to sixteen and a half inches in these pictures. It's getting there bit by bit. I'm on the last row of beading on the purse itself. I have a decision then - to start putting the purse together or do the other bit of beading on the rose. Haven't decided which yet. What do you think?
Okay, so I didn't get as far as I hoped I would on this last week. I'm happy to report that as of Sunday night, however, all four fences are stitched. That means I only have to do the backstitching and I'm done with Part 4. Maybe this week? I'd be so happy if I did get it done.
I'm finally feeling like I'm making progress on the Midi arches. I've got one color done completely on three of the four arch sides, and another color done completely on one side. So... just have to get the rest done! On the Mini Mandala, I've really got most of the cross stitching done. All of it's done in the top half. As you can see, I started backstitching this week. Maybe I'll target it to complete next, since it's so close and I was so successful with that on the goldwork.
Yesterday I thought of taking a day and just working on this to get it done. Today, I ended up with extra free time in the afternoon and DID! I'm proud of this because every single stitch in it was something new to me. For a first attempt at such an esoteric form of stitchery, it came out well. I'm not satisfied with the striped petals on the stem, but I can live with it. Happy, happy, joy it's done! This makes two finishes on my Ten Project Challenge done.
See? I really am progressing on this. Last night I finished the second of the two upper lobes and started the row below the bottom one half stitched. Got maybe an hour and a half's work on this to do, at most. Maybe I can finish it up for a Valentine's Day present.
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I got the big rose done on the buttonhole and bargello piece. A small one too! This morning, after these pictures were taken last night, I did the final one. I'm getting closer to finishing. As for the auction piece, it's coming along. I have four weeks to finish it and I'm done with the watering can itself on its rectangle. Now to fill it in and move on to the next one. I really need to have it done soon.
As you can see, I didn't finish Part 1 in time. On the other hand, I really love the colors on this. It's so pretty, I look at it and just admire it. Over the past two days, my stitching has come to a near halt. Between running around for the kids and hobbling while doing it, I've been squeezed for time to stitch. Hopefully that'll change next week, but I doubt it. I'll be single parenting while my husband travels.
The strap is up to sixteen and a half inches in these pictures. It's getting there bit by bit. I'm on the last row of beading on the purse itself. I have a decision then - to start putting the purse together or do the other bit of beading on the rose. Haven't decided which yet. What do you think?
Okay, so I didn't get as far as I hoped I would on this last week. I'm happy to report that as of Sunday night, however, all four fences are stitched. That means I only have to do the backstitching and I'm done with Part 4. Maybe this week? I'd be so happy if I did get it done.
I'm finally feeling like I'm making progress on the Midi arches. I've got one color done completely on three of the four arch sides, and another color done completely on one side. So... just have to get the rest done! On the Mini Mandala, I've really got most of the cross stitching done. All of it's done in the top half. As you can see, I started backstitching this week. Maybe I'll target it to complete next, since it's so close and I was so successful with that on the goldwork.
Yesterday I thought of taking a day and just working on this to get it done. Today, I ended up with extra free time in the afternoon and DID! I'm proud of this because every single stitch in it was something new to me. For a first attempt at such an esoteric form of stitchery, it came out well. I'm not satisfied with the striped petals on the stem, but I can live with it. Happy, happy, joy it's done! This makes two finishes on my Ten Project Challenge done.
See? I really am progressing on this. Last night I finished the second of the two upper lobes and started the row below the bottom one half stitched. Got maybe an hour and a half's work on this to do, at most. Maybe I can finish it up for a Valentine's Day present.
