Next Time

Next time I work on this, I'm going to finish all the cross stitches.  Yay!  I still love the colors on this and look forward to starting the specialty stitches, even though I'm not fond of queen stitches.  There are a lot of those.

Silk Ribbon and Temari

I participated in an exchange for spring on the Talk Temari board.  It had to be floral and springy, and I wasn't getting any inspiration from geometry, so... I decided to branch out.  I took out my silk ribbons and embroidered the ball all over.  I might do it differently next time, as I feel there are some places more blank than others, but I like the overall effect.  I added some glass and plastic beads too.  The recipient in Sweden is very happy with it, so I can now share it here.

Not Quite

I am so close to finishing off this part - I just need to complete the last square.  Then I get more squares!  At most, I have ten more parts to go.  I'll definitely get it done in time.

Near the End

I am truly near the end of this piece.  It'll be turned into a Christmas ornament when it's done, and I hope to have it done this week.

On the Outer Edge

I am now officially on the outer rim of the design!  Yay, almost done with the skeleton and I can get to the fun part.

More Flowers, More Bricks

The outer part got some background done this week, and more of the black outlines of brick too.  And, of course, I did some more flowers on the inner area.  I'll have to move to the bottom half on the flowers next time.  Progress, yes?

Couple More Squares

I've got a couple more squares done on this set.  This set goes all the way to part 51 of 60, so I'm almost there, I'm almost there, I'm almost there...