Columned Down

Buildings, plural, are beginning to take shape on bottom, while the columns of the stables on top are done.  I have the feeling this bottom part will seem to go very slowly, without finishing buildings, until all of a sudden they all get done at the same time.

Starting To Wine

I've started another round robin.  This one is all about wine.  First up is Kathy's block.  She said anything wine related, so I decided to do some grape vines and a list of wines from around the world.

Floral Conga Line

Three small green flowers/leaves on the left done.  Progress!

A Window Or So

I got the top window done, and the middle one nearly so.  The bottom window still has quite a bit to stitch on it.

More Painted Glass

Early this month the embassy had a glass painting artisan in.  She did a lot of kid stuff, but I was able to find these candle holders that fit my style.

Framing The Center

I've gotten three of four rectangles done to get the middle star framed.   More of the same stitch over and over again.

Fleured Up

I finished my shaded blackwork fleur-de-lis.  I ended up working the design, in total, from the cover picture instead of the instructions.  The instructions had a major flaw - they had each line over one thread instead of two, creating a much denser pattern than intended.  I changed the colors too.  Brown just does nothing for me, especially a flat, plain brown.  I have no idea of what to do with this, but now it's stitched and I have one more of my 2011 Crazy January starts done.