The last thing I added to my rotation was a UFO, as I try to alternate between new and old to clear out started but not finished things. So, I came across this small one - Pirouette in Purple from The Sweetheart Tree. It'd been started quite a while back and not much else, so I worked it into the rotation. It shouldn't take too long.
I've started working on the Kaleidoscope Mandala again from Tracey Horner with Marquoir. This time I have five squares to complete, so it's going to take a while. It's still looking pretty good, I think, and people who see it in person really admire it.
Here is a picture of Janet's naked block. I was the first to work on it. It's approximately 15 inches in diameter.
And this is a picture of the beetle I put on it. The model was a picture of a Pink Sand Beetle off the Utah Wildlife site. I drew it freehand.
This one is at the same scale as the top picture. It's after all the work I did on it.
And this is a closer picture of the work I did. The ladybugs at the top are some kind of seed from around here that has been turned into beads. I don't know what kind of bug I made up for the conga line, and the butterflies are SRE. I hope Janet likes it and that the next person who works on it is able to add more to the piece.
The last third of the alphabet is done, as is part four. It looks good, I think, but now I have to wait to stitch part five until I am done with the other stitchalong parts.
I wrote an article for Subversive Stitchers this week, and you should read it. It's about what happens to those kids' hearts I stitch. You can read it here. Maybe you'll even stitch a heart too!
About a month ago, Connie in Colorado contacted me about doing an exchange with her because she wanted things from Uruguay, having seen some of what I'd shown on my blog. I agreed and sent her a bunch of beads and floss from here. She, in return, sent me all this! I'd told her that my real need was just plain cotton fabric because it's impossible to go to the store and get here. Thank you, Connie!
City Walk is an ANG correspondence course design by Linda Reinmiller. I'm taking it with my chapter, San Bernadino. I finally got all the materials together a week and a half ago and started it last week. The first part is a lot of counting and gridwork, so that's what you see here.
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