2014 finishes-5

First up in my finishes this year are 2 small pieces. These are crabby all year from Raise The Roof Designs. This is March and April. Although they were designed to be stitched on one big piece of fabric, I decided to stitch them separately so they can all share one frame. They are stitched on 28ct coffee/tea dyed even weave.

Next up We have 6 bats and a black cat. This is blue ribbons design. It is stitched on 32 ct. Jobelyn that I hand dyed. The design is published in the 2012 collectors Halloween issue of Just cross stitch magazine.

One Of my 2 BAP's I finished this year was cirque des couers. It is from ink circles. I stitched it on the same hand dyed 32 ct Jobelyn that I used for 6 bats. I started this back in February of 2013. I'm so pleased with how it turned out. I used Caron waterlillies blue lagoon.

Last up is my chatelaine, Japanese garden.  I Couldn't be more pleased. It is stitched on silkweaver's Mississippi blue 28 ct Belfast. This took me over 5 years to complete.  You can see more/better photos of this in my previous entry.

Japanese Garden 4/21/09-9/30/14

I'm finally finished. It took over 5 years but I did it. I am so unbelievably proud of myself. I have never completed such a big, complicated cross stitch project. This project saw so many firsts. Life has changed so much in the 5 years. It isn't perfect either and know what? I'm more than okay with it. 

Can I say I'm a chatelaine addict. I can't wait to start my next one! For now I will bask in the glow of having it done. 

28 ct Mississippi blue linen, silk weavers. Stitched as suggested, npi converted to Hdf.

Last update

This will be my last weekly update on Japanese garden. Next week will see this piece finished.  You will have to wait to see a photo of the entire piece.

I can't believe this is nearly done. I have so many mixed emotions. I'm so excited.

Cirque nearing completion

It's getting close now. Which is good as I have lost interest in cirque. I am bored of the solid color. Oy.  But I am pleased with how it looks.   

I have decided to rotate Japanese Garden and Cirque weekly until both are finished.  Maybe I can have two big finishes in October.