It's an Oval

This week, I was -one- jessica from finishing this when I realized I was -one- thread off two thirds of the way around ago. After muttering several curses to the stitching gods and frogging all the way back to the offending jessica, I decided I had enough of this particular area and spent three hours straight completing the oval. Don't you hate when you're off and it's a symmetrical design and would be noticed for placing everything else?

I still need to put the big stitches inside and fill in the jessicas, but I think getting that whole outline done is something to be proud of, especially since it's made with really slippery rayon.

Valentine Exchange

I participated in the Valentine's exchange on Vikki Clayton's forums this year. My post office messed up, though, and kept this buried in their packages section for two weeks, so I -just- got it yesterday. Isn't it beautiful? Tracy from Kentucky made it for me. I have it hanging on my warping board for now until I find a more permanent spot for it. I think it's gorgeous!

Seconds

The second garden piece is done. I think it'll look really good with the special stitches in it. Now on to the third part. I like that I'm making progress on this, and I think the second one went a -lot- faster than the first. Onward, ho!

Tying off the Columns

Most of the work for this band is now done. It will be finished week after next. The next band is fairly wide, too, but I don't know how quickly it will get done. I like the colors on this and my husband loves the way it looks, so he'll have a good time framing it. The background looks a lot better in person than in this picture, bu the way. It's not all grayed out.

Swimming Along

Added blue and more orange to the picture. I'm just over halfway done, and I think the seahorse looks cute. I don't know what I'll do with it. I owe two more stitched pieces to a friend to make purses for her daughters. This might be good for that.

Yay! I got a second color done on the third corner AND started the fourth. I feel like I'm making progress and will be finished with the third corner hopefully just after the end of the month.

Adding to the Flag

More blue and more white on the flag. It's, as of today, my daily project. It'll definitely be going faster now. I hope to get it done before I go on my trip, but I don't know. It's a -lot- of work.