WIPocalypse 2

It's that time again folks.  WIPocalypse update 2.  I am qFireuite pleased with my progress this past month.   I stitched on a few projects and finished  2.

Fire Goddess- Joan Elliott- 28 ct hand dyed evenweave

 Lizzy Kate- Hop Squared- Hand dyed Aida received in an exchange- finished

 Shades of Autumn-from nancy's needle- 18 ct canvas- Finished

 Japanese Garden- Chatelaine- 28 ct cashel linen midnight blue

Now for my regularly scheduled update- I ended up stitching on Shades of Autumn last week and it is finished.  I am so very pleased with how it turned out.   It only took 3 years to finish, but that isn't the point is it?  Hubby loves this one and wants to hang it in the hall, who am I to argue with that. 

Today I got out Japanese Garden. My goal is to get the border finished, whether that is possible I have no idea, but i'll give it a good try. 

Fire Goddess

I added a few new charts to my For sale page- the link to the page is on one of the tabs above.

I forgot to mention last week that I had a small finish.  It was a small- a tiny really, that I work on when I am out.  I plan to get some fabric for it in the next few weeks- So I can finish it before Easter. I am unsure what it is stitched on. A piece of Aida, hand-dyed a wonderful light Yellow that I received in an exchange. Oh and if you have this chart you'll recognize I didn't stitch the green border at the top, I didn't like it. 

Lizzy Kate- Hop squared.  unknown yellow Aida.

Onto this week.........

I am quite pleased with my stitching this week. I stitched on Fire Goddess by Joan Elliott. I am loving this project so far, The colors, the stitching- just everything about it. 

Fire Goddess- Joan Elliott, hand-dyed 28 ct.

 I am missing some threads still- that is the waist area that is unstitched. I have to order them, and haven't gotten to it yet. 





I am hoping to get some finishing done tonight. I have a pile of things waiting to be finished.  I finally picked out fabric and decided what to do for some of them.  Hopefully I'll have another post this week showing some of them off.

I am unsure what I am stitching this coming week. I'll go with whatever calls to me tomorrow.  Whether it is Shades of Autumn or Springtime Serenade remains to be seen.

Japanese Garden

Thanks for all the comments on last weeks progress.   I appreciate and read every comment, though I don't often comment on them. 

Satia- The name of the chart is Shades of Autumn and is by From Nancy's needle.  If you are interested in me sending you the chart when I am done with it just send me an email.  

I am quite pleased with my progress this week with Japanese Garden. I am starting to get anxious to get it completed, at least the stitching part. I am starting to get nervous about the beads- I have never beaded anything before.  Probably a good time to mention that I have a hand shaking problem.  Needless to say it may take me awhile.

I worked on the outer border this week. It went fast though it was boring by thursday.  The cross stitching was mostly straight lines, a huge part of it was Jessica stitches which I don't mind.
    
Thought maybe you would like a close up to see what I am talking about with the border.   I did run out of the gold treasure braid.  A trip to the LNS took care of that. I didn't buy anything I didn't need-  Beads for Fire Goddess (I will have to order the rest online),  the gold PTB, and a chart/floss for my valentine's day exchange partner.   Oh I did glance through the free boxes, where I found two that had charts I liked, but that doesn't count since I didn't spend any money. 


 

Here is a photo of the entire piece.


This week I am stitching on Fire Goddess. I am really excited about this piece. I plan to do all of the goddesses.  I love them. I may make a quilt with them, who knows.   I love the oranges in this piece. It is a color I don't use a lot in cross-stitch. 

Not at much progress as I'd hoped

I never seem to get to the weekly update on Sunday. I think I will change the day I try to get it up. 

I didn't get as much done last week as i had hoped for.  I started with good progress but then I noticed a mistake and had to frog quite a bit.  I had been hoping for a near finish  but that didn't happen. Oh well there is always next time.  I enjoy working on this.  It is different than cross stitch. It's a nice change sometimes.  

This week I am working on Japanese Garden. I am working on the outer border. I can't wait to get all the Jessica stitches done so I can work on the bridges.  That won't happen this week, but maybe next time I get it out.  I am moving along nicely though.  You'll have to wait for my next update to see pictures.