Cross Stitches Done

Yay! I've finally finished all the cross stitches on this! Now all that's left is the specialty stitching for the last part and then all the beads for the whole piece. I feel like I can get it done before the end of the year and let it get framed. It'll be the largest Chatelaine piece I've finished yet, and the second one I ever started. The first one I started is the Medieval Town Mandala. It's only taken me two and a half years to get this done.

Framed Joyeux Noel

I made the heart as a gift for one of my husband's colleagues. He finished framing it day before yesterday, and I thought you'd like to see what it looks like. I think it came out pretty well.

YACQF

Yet another crazy quilting finish! This is Donna's block with everything I did on it. as you can see, I added two more motifs and another seam.

I used Sheep's Silk from Thread Gatherer for the center of this flower and Treenway silk ribbon for the petals. I think it came out pretty well.

The initial is in Needle Necessities floss. I had the color lying on my desk and I thought it'd go well. That corner needed something. I hope Donna likes what I did. This also makes finish 24 of my 25 project challenge. One more to go.

Just Some Brown

All I did this week was some more brown. At least it's getting worked on again.

Ice Crystal Temari

This is the third of the four temari I made for gifts. It was probably the most complex of them, although almost all the stitching was in one thread. I like the way it came out. Of course, it counted as a project finish, too. I have only two more to go to finish my challenge!

Another Favorite Thing

Well, I've started work on another round robin block. This is my next-to-last one for the circle, though I just found out my block is still only on the second person - four months and it's only been worked on by one person. Can you tell I'm disappointed? I doubt I'll ever get it back. Aaaanyway, this is Donna's block. Her favorite thing is just extreme embellishment. The block's supposedly been through three people already and looks kind of bare to me.

This is what I've added so far - a cascade of swirls and a half wheel buttonhole seam. Today I'll be adding an echinacea in wool and silk. I'll probably add at least one more seam before I send it on.

Beginning to Round the Corners

I finished off the Algerian eyes in the fleurs de lis and started the Jessicas. There are several at the bottom of each corner piece. Once I'm done with them, Part 2 will be officially stitched and Part 3 only has its specialty stitches.