Teal and Green

The new color, a teal, was added this week. I'm using it for the tie bars and insides of the swirls. This band is now over the halfway mark; maybe I'll complete it in the next couple of weeks. I still can't believe how quickly it's going.

Seahorse Returns

I've decided that I always need a small item in my rotation, and this was shunted aside last year after I got home from France. It's back in the loop now as my small project. Stitching on it's easy and it's working up quickly. Maybe I'll get it done in a month or so.

A Color Done!

This week I finished the darkest blue solid color on the third corner of this section. The end -is- in sight! I also added more gold, and after having worked some with other metallics such as Anchor and Ribbon Floss lately, I really appreciate Petite Treasure Braid more and more. It doesn't unravel or get too knotted and kinked, and it untwists easily when it does get kinked. I rarely have to worry about it. After working with these others, treasure braid is my "go to" metallic.

Significant Milestone

After working on it for the past few months, I completed part three's cross stitching of the Midi Mystery! There are still a bunch of specialty stitch roses to put in, and some backstitching, but this is a big milestone for me. The next part is much smaller and is only a few colors. Part five is surprisingly sparse. On to work some more...

More Red More White

Still progressing this and getting somewhat more substantial. It's fairly easy to stitch and I like the way it's coming together. All the blank spaces I'm leaving get filled with beads, and since I stitch on Q-snaps, I keep the beads for last and put them on in hand so they don't get damaged.

On That Note...

The buckle's coming along. Lots and lots of wrapped backstitch. I've not gotten any more comfortable with the instructions, despite being on the second page of four. Some things you have to hunt for because they're a line or two away from everything else and in small print.

Little Carnation

I made some progress this week - the flower is there. The diagonal part of the step is an odd stitch that she's having us use. It looks almost like a boxed half stitch. Not quite sure why we're using it. I'll have more done next week. I have to! I've got to go to the meeting on the twentieth with at least the first band done.