Spiral Fractal update

I've got lots of updates to do because when I finish something (or a page) I've been too eager to move on to the next project.  Let's start with my latest update and maybe I'll work backwards from there.  I might miss something, but I'll always remember to show a finished pic so you'll know how it ends.

The latest page of my Spiral Fractal completed.  The next page is only about 4,800 stitches so I might stick with it and finish the project.  It will be nice to cross something off the list, especially one that's been on there for awhile.  I think I'll make this in to a pillow when I'm done.  I've got too many other projects I want to hang on the wall.

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:

Flower Pot - update page #2 complete

I finally finished page #2 of this project.  The confetti stitches were driving me crazy.  I'm hoping the rest of the top row will be better with more bigger blocks of color.  It's mostly green leaves so it shouldn't be so bad right?

The Accolade - page #2 complete

I finally finished the page for this project.  I'm not exactly thrilled with how it is turning out.  This is one of the original patterns for HAED and it only has 50 colors.  All their charts now have 90 colors at least.  They have since recharted this piece to have 90 colors but I have the original version of the chart.  While working on this page I've been tempted to stop and restart with the recharted design (I got the chart when they posted that they found an error on it.  I had already started this so I asked for a replacement chart.  That's when I found out they had recharted it because the replacement one didn't match what I had.) but I've but so much time already into the project it would seem like a waste of time, not to mention the fabric and threads already used.  I'm hoping it will look better once more is done.

reminder: 1x1 full on 25ct Aida

Faces of Faery 89 - update

Here's page 2 completed in this project.

New Start: Oblivion

I started a new project this month.  It's a pattern I made from the Oblivion video game icon at the same time I made the one for Carcassonne.  I think I like this one better and it might turn out better, but we'll have to wait and see.  I think I might make this one into a small pillow.  Because of that I'm doing it in 3x1 on 14ct Aida.  It's 70x70 stitches so it's not very big.

We Are Family COMPLETED

I hate backstitching.

There I said it.  And I mean it.

So why did I pick this project to do?  Well, I liked it, and I have something in mind for it as well.  I picked the color Daydream from Dinky Dyes as my thread and a pale pink 14ct Aida fabric.  There didn't look to be too many factional stitches but I was wrong.  The next time will be on 28ct to make things easier.  I stitched the small fractionals as I was moving through the piece.  The full stitches I made first, then went back to do the outline since that had to be done in 1 thread vs. 2.  I don't really like how that looks compared to the ones I did along the way. 

I stitched this one first for me as an experiment to see if it would work and would I like doing all that backstitching.  I've learned how to do things differently that will make it look better and maybe make it easier.  I first starting stitching this with some DMC varigrated thread with 2 strands.  I didn't like how some of the smaller words look so I had to frog it all.  The said part was that I thought I finally had a grasp on how to do french knots for the people's eyes.  They turned out beautifully.  When I started over with the Dinky Dyes threads I couldn't make them work.  I think I'll have to practice that before doing another one.  I need to wash it to see if the colors are color-fast but I'm hoping that won't be a problem.