The Tale of the Appearing Pots

I got one pot done, at least. They're coming along and it's a lot easier to do than the arches. Once I'm done with the pots, there are a lot of Rhodes stitches to put into different areas. Maybe I'm over the slump I was feeling about this. I can hope so - I'd like to finish this some time in the next year.

Presents!

Several weeks ago, Yveline wrote to me and asked me to get some extra Waterlilies for her in the color I sent her for Christmas. It took quite a while because I used Stitching Bits and Bobs, but I sent them to her last month. Last Saturday, I received these two things in the mail from her as a thank you. The hexagon is a needle case, and I'm sure I'll put it to work. The white square is an exquisite piece of hardanger - the second piece of hardanger I've ever owned. I LOVE it. Yveline won't read this, though ... she only speaks French and is part of the round robin group I belong to. I'm writing her a separate thank you and hope to get to see her and some of the others when I go to France in just under two months.

Huswif Bands A and B

I got the mystery Huswif's first two bands done. The next band is some upside down letters and I'll at least start that next week. Even though these colors aren't really what I like, it's growing on me some. At least it's not pastel! That's the problem with mysteries, though - you never know the colorways. This one could definitely be worse.

Goldwork Part C Started

I got the inside of the bell shaped flower done this week and will be outlining it with Jaceron in the coming on. I'm SO glad I started this after I did the other goldwork project. It gave me half a clue as to how to go about things. It's getting lots of attention from the family whenever I pull it out.

Part One Crossed Off

I got all the cross stitches done on Part 1 and the Rhodes stitches have been done since this picture on Friday night. In fact, I got a lot of the backstitching done yesterday, too. So I -should- have Part 1 completely done by the end of the week. I still think this fabric is perfect for the pattern, and I really like seeing it come to life.

Rose Round Robin

The roses are getting there. They seem to be a bit more orange than I wanted, but I'm not about to go rip everything out now and start over. It's over halfway done for sure now, and I got more done after this shot was taken. Perhaps I'll get some time tomorrow to work on it.

Purse Right Side Out

This week, I managed to get to the point of turning the purse layers right side out. Since taking these pictures, I sewed up the open side and mended the little areas that didn't quite get caught into the hem properly. Now to sew up the edges and make it into a real purse before beading it some more... I should get it done before going to ANG seminar in August, right? I do like the color of the lining, even if I don't like sewing it. It's slippery.