A Quarter of Bling

The instructions said to work this quarter in this way and didn't mention the other three. That is, until the step that comes next and assumes that you did all four. So I need to go back and do the other three this week and then go on to other things. I think the ribbon effect is kind of neat.

I'm kind of disappointed in myself because I only finished two things in February after the great start of nine in January. This morning, though, I got my first March finish done. Blog entry and pictures later.

Could Lose a Little Weight...

Bibendum's showing his rotundity now. The black outlines are about to the point where the bike starts, and I'm approximately at the halfway point now. He's still cute.

Zentangled Part Two

The second part of Zentangle is done. I have part three, but am waiting to finish part four of the spring mystery before starting it. The spring mystery's on a much tighter schedule. I still like the colors on this, and I'm hoping to find a home for it somewhere when it's done.

Not Another Flower

This picture is way too pink and yellow, but you can see I made significant progress on my latest band. All the little diamonds are done and quite a bit of the vine they're in.

Back to Temari

I know I haven't done any of these since Christmas, but I did do this one! It's a gift, and should be getting to its recipients today. I hope they like it. Found the pattern on TemariKai. They have lots of patterns there and even if you don't do temari, just looking is fascinating.

Squared Off

Here's the little thing (it's -really- tiny) all squared off now. The red is dominant again, but I have a lot of green to do next. At least it no longer looks like measles. If I don't finish this before I get to Kosovo, it'll be finished within a week or two of getting there. Two more weeks and a couple of days before I leave. The travel is brutal - I have two layovers, each five hours or so, in Paris and Vienna. Too long to sit at the gate and too short to go into town and explore. I'll probably go into the first class lounges (the one in CDG is nice) and sleep or try to get some stuff done.

Third Mystery Part Done

I finished the third part of Tam's mystery on my German group on Sunday. Lots and lots of backstitching, but it's looking okay. I'm glad I picked the colors I did; they seem to go well with the design. It reminds me of the country feel of a lot of designs from the eighties and early nineties. Got the fourth part on Monday and am busily stitching on it.