This one is meant to be a card case but, as with the others which had a specific " purpose", I went with an ornament size instead.
Another in Janet Perry's Stash-busting Projects. It's called Gran's Afghan: I was thinking of doing it all in shades of brown/beige/tan, of which I have a surfeit in my stash scraps but, when I realized how many blues I had in the last stash buster, I decided maybe a little Blue Delft made more sense. Trouble was, I only had 12 blues and I didn't want to repeat a color (I have enough problems with random as it is) so I tossed a mental coin between greens (again, a surfeit) and purples and purple came up trumps (I had seven of them, JUST enough to use each one once the way this pattern worked out in a 4 x 4 inch square). So, DMC floss, ecru as the borders, blues as the larger "ring" and purples as the inner ring.
This one is meant to be a card case but, as with the others which had a specific " purpose", I went with an ornament size instead.
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The stitch was the bonnet stitch... I KNOW that stitching with floss is not recomended for this stitch but it's what I have so... It wasn't that hard of a stitch to do if I paid attention but I did have to back up and start a gain a few times as I'd lose my place...
My stitching reminds me of how a little kid, just learning to print, makes letters all wonky. Check out that circle --- and I actually drew a circle on the fabric too! It can't ALL be the fault of the floss (or the fabric). It has to be me! Hmmm... progress? Well, I have more or less caught up with everything except the "Kimono-Revisited" project which has stalled out at the place last reported.
Ornaments ala Round is done and framed and ready to register at the fair. Ditto "Sewing with Mama", the "set of "Purrfect" and "CatPack", and three sets of ornaments (one cross stitched, one on plastic canvas and one on perforated paper). Color Through the Ages and Mittens & Mini-Socks are up to date as is the Stitch Guide class (which really doesn't have any stitching associated with it). Take A Stitch Tuesday is up to date (not counting week 27 which arrived today)/Stash Busters has a new piece to work on as does Color Palette/Crazy Quilt Journal/Bead Journal Project. My new start is "Birds of a Feather", a design by Yvonne Horn of Papillon Creations from the late lamented Gift of Stitching, which I have kitted out and put on a frame. No real photo to show here... I have never stitched on perforated card before so these are a first: The shapes are from Tokens & Trifles (they are, respectively Style 2005 Kugels - left and center, and 2006 Kugels - right), stitched in one strand DMC, and backed with blank sewing cards of the same shape. The pattern on all three is based on a design by Tricia Wilson Nguyen of Thistle Threads, for Redefined, Inc. All they need is a hanger and they are good to go for the fair! |
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