Spiral Fractal - Finished

Here's another finish of mine.  I really like crossing off projects that have been on my WIP list for a long time.  I started this one in March of 2010.  It's nice to be done with it.  I think I'll make this one in to a pillow.

New Finish - Japan Precious Moments

I have a new finish.  Sorry, there's no WIP pics but this was easy and fast to stitch up.  It only took me about a month start to finish.  And I was working on other projects during that same time.

I stitched it on 14ct light oatmeal in 2x1 full stitches.  I hate hand written symbols and that was what was on the chart.  It got annoying at times but I didn't get frustrated enough to put it aside.

Canadian Bear - FINISHED

Okay no "work in progress" pics for this one.  It was just too easy and fun to stitch up that I didn't want to stop to take a picture or scan it.  It took 2 weeks but it really was only 8 days of stitching.  Now it's done.

I use 14ct gold Aida, stitched 2x1 full. 

Here he is:

Winter in the Village - FINISHED

Well, I finished another WIP.  I'm so excited about crossing off another one.  I started this one in October 2012 so it took about a year and a half.  I could have finished it much sooner but I had a lot of other projects that I worked on in the mean time.  My WIP list was 20, now it's down to 19.  I can't wait to knock off some more.  I will eventually do the remaining 3 seasons but I've got some other projects I want to get started before then.

It was done on 16 ct Ivory Aida (although I think the packing might have been mislabeled because it's not as yellow as other Ivory colored fabric I picked up at the same time) in 2x1 full stitches.  Here's the finished piece.

oh, so close

I'm so close to finishing 2 projects that I can almost taste it.  They are Winter in the Village and We are Family.  There's always the excitement of finally finishing a project with the anticipation of being able to start another one without feeling quality about the ones you haven't finished.  Of course I still have a bunch of other projects that I need to finish, but I am narrowing my WIP List down and that's always a good thing.  Stayed tuned to see the finishes and also the new starts.

Oops! I missed an update

Oops, I missed an update.  And a finish to boot.  I'm so embarrassed.  This is the finish of the Mexico bear I was stitching.  It was so quick and easy.  I don't know that I like the color of Mexico at the bottom.  It's too hard to see.  I might change it to the orange color.  That should stand out more.

Updates . . . lots of updates

Okay, I've had some technical issued that have prevented me from posting for awhile but I've got that all worked out.  At least a temporary work-around until I can get something more permanent in place.  Instead of doing an individual post for each project I've worked on I'm going to lump everything here to make it easier for me.  So here's goes.

First update:
This is actually a finish.  Yeah!  Although in looking at the scan I might have missed some outlining on the white hair piece on the right side.  I'll have to look at the pattern and see.  This is Japanese Beauty #1.  She hasn't been washed or ironed but that can wait until I'm ready to frame her, which probably won't be until I get the other one finished (of course I have to start it first).

Second update:
This is also a finish.  Yeah!  I'm so glad to cross this one off my WIP as it's be languishing there for years.  It's Music Violin (at least that's what I call it).  It's been washed but not ironed.  When I did the strings for the violin it was pulled tight in the hoop.  Now that it's out the strings are flopping everywhere.  If you pull the fabric tight they straighten out so that's something I'm going to have to make note of when I take it to get framed.

Third update:
This is also another finish (notice a trend).  Yeah!  It's Carsassonne.  Also another "been on the WIP list for a lifetime".  I not sure if I'm totally happy with the 'C's colors, especially the lightest one, but I'll think about it for awhile until it's time to frame it.  At that point I just might give in (it might look better after it's washed) or pull the lightest color out and redo it.  We'll see.

Fourth update:
This is also another finish.  Yeah!  It might be a start too.  I don't know if I every took the time to post a starting thread or update for this one because I started it right around the time I starting having problems with posting and putting pictures in.  Anyway.  Here it is.  This is Winter Window Scene.  I'll be doing one for each season.  They're meant to go along with the Seasonal Village scenes.  This one was actually much easier to stitch up than what the pattern looked like.  The pattern make it look like it was going to be horrible to do.  But I was pleasantly surprised.  I'm not so sure I'll be able to say the same thing about Spring's window.  We'll see.

Fifth update:
Okay, this one isn't a finish . . . but I'm getting close.  This is a full page completed on Spiral Fractal.  I took this project with me when I went on my cruise to the Bahamas.  It was nice and relaxing to site on a comfy chair and look out the window as we cruised by places.  I could have done without the blaring music coming from everywhere on the ship.  There very little of the purple color left to do so the rest is mostly greens and blues.  I hope to finish it this year and cross another one off of my WIP list.

My goals for the rest of the year is to finish up as many projects as I can.  Whether that be the whole project as a finish (preferably) or maybe a page or two for the larger projects.  Also I wanted to not start so many new projects but that goal has gone out the window already this year.  Results will come at Christmas time.

July Bear - FINISHED!

I finished my July Bear project.  I made some changes to the threads and I think everything turned out.  I used silk thread for the flag pole instead of the metallic.  The blue metallic firework thread wasn't the right color but it was all I had and I don't have the money to go out and buy thread that I find difficult to work with.  I also swapped the positions of the gold and red fireworks.  I just didn't want to do the red firework right next the the red in the bow.  The fireworks pattern didn't change, just the colors.  I found this one easier to stitch the bear colors than the June Bear one I did so long ago.  The June Bear's feet were horrible.  This one . . . not so much.  I think I might do the October Bear next, if I can find the right fabric for it.

It needs a good washing and then it can be added to my "Projects Finished UnFramed" pile or PFUF as I like to call it.

I didn't finish it before the 4th of July because I wasn't in the mood to stitch even though I was so close.  I think I finished around July 7th.

Cherish Teddies - USA Bear FINISHED!

So every time I picked up this project to start stitching I told myself to get a progress pic . . . but it’s just so cute and easy that I just wanted to be stitching it.  So here’s a finished picture.  It was really fast and easy until I got to some of the backstitching.  It was really hard some times to tell if a line was backstitch or a grid line, especially the thicker 10x10 lines.  I eventually had to look at the finished picture on the booklet and see where my piece was different.  Once I figured that out I could match it up with the pattern and see the lines.

Prayers FINISHED

My first finish of the year! Now I've got to wash it and get it framed. Hopefully I can frame it myself decently enough. I don't have the money to get it professionally framed.

Crossed one more WIP off my list

I finished another WIP!!!! I'm so excited! For awhile I thought I had turned into a serial starter. Always starting projects but never finishing them. In the last month or two I've finished 2. My goal is to finish a couple more before the end of October since they're Christmas gifts. After that I think all the projects I'll be working on are for myself (with the exception of Twilight Balloon Flight for my mother; I want to finish that one by next summer at least). And since a couple of those are HAEDs so with fewer WIPs to do I'll have more time to work on those big projects.

Here's my latest finish. I think it turned out really well . . . especially with all the mistakes and ripping stitches out that I had to do on it.