I think it's time for a new round of

I just finished "Noah's Ark" for DSis Christina's baby's room. I'm going to stitch it into a banner. (and I haven't forgotten that I promised the chart to Linda Wright) I'll post a picture later. I'm nearly done with a thimble box and a needle tool roll. I have a sweater in the half finished stage for DGS Kaito. I'm putting MP's "Lots of Love" back on my floor stand because Cheryl I is waiting for the pattern after I'm done.

Bobbie V.

Maybe I can see Noah on Sunday then...

And mentioning the sweater reminds me that I need to pick a yarn for DD's friend's scarf....

Well there goes the alarm for DD. Time to feed the next ones out the door.

C

I recently finished an Amy Mitten sampler, the Tanya Berlin piece from class (Bird of Paradise) on green silk, and an ornament for our Guild exchange later today. I'll have to get pictures of these and put up on RCTNP.

For a break and something simpler, I'm now working on a MLI Christmas freebie. I do these on 13 count plastic canvas, add a backing and hang on the tree. I have roughly 45 handmade ornaments (both ones I did, and ornament exchange ones) on my tree.

MargW

Only two projects in the current rotation:

Laura J. Perrin's Amethyst Dreams, which I'm not stitching in amethyst, but blacks, silvers, and grays and thus I refer to this project as "In the Midnight Hour." More than 75% finished. Need to make the big push on this one. This was a class that Ellice taught last summer.

And Martina Dey's Tsunami Charity sampler that was in the autumn 2007 issue of SANQ. I replaced the silks with Crescent Colours and figure I'm about 20% done. I've developed a new fondness for Quaker style samplers. Very relaxing, meditative stitching.

Donna in Virginia

Thanks Bobbie! I just finished a long in progress Noah's Ark - crayon and stitching. I'm sort of "eh" about the way it finished up, but I think I'll make it into a baby quilt to donate to the pregnancy crisis center or another organization for kids in need. Someone will probably appreciate it more than me lol!

I am working on Stardust's "Smoky Mountain Christmas" - you can see it here:

's on that linen I wrote about the other day - I work with noglasses or contacts right up to my nose. Two bear legs down, lots togo.

What I'm really waiting for is Christmas - I get my Amethyst Dreams (pattern, kit and threads for Donna's "In the Midnight Hour" adaptation) and another canvas I bought at a specialty store in St. Louis, together with threads for same - it's a beach theme.

Linda

I'm working on a beaded frame -- Piece of aida is the ground; an oval cage similar to ones used with cabochons holds the picture in place. After corners are done, fabric is folded over, edges turned in and beaded and when beading is done, the thing is slipped over an acrylic frame, the ones with easel back.

I have 2 more of the kits, each with different corner techniques, that I may do next, especially if someone in my family 'commissions' a frame.

A friend of mine creates the kits and used to sell them at her shop in Michigan. Since moving to TN, she's not updated her web site or put in a shopping cart so I won't give y'all her URL. Some of her designs are available through Mary Maxim and other catalogs.

Ornaments....assembling two versions of the freebie from Blue Ribbon Designs (I took liberties with the colors):

on freebie link)and stitching the little stocking from the Workbasket in this year's ornament issue on 40-count linen in the silks called for. It's beautiful -- and I may actually KEEP it, LOL! Last night instead of doing cross-stitch I crocheted - finished up an afghan that had been waiting some time for one night of concerted effort to get it finished. So now I can check that off and clear it out of the way!

Sue

I'm trying to confine myself to UFO's and projects out of stash. Too much stuff and not enough space. I've been working on an afghan out of scraps and bits based on a Kaffe Fassett design - the border is in 4 sections and I've finished the second one. So I've been sewing in ends for the past week. I'm not sure I have the endurance for section 3 right away. Dora

I've forgotten - which one is GMTA???

Cheryl

On 12/4/08 6:36 AM, "Cheryl Isaak" wrote:

Hmm - actively working on Baroque. On black. Almost done with the horrible outlining (mosaics, smyrna's, XS) in black perle 5, and deep violet blue in perle 8. Horrible to see but necesseary. The outlines in the lavender, no problem - except for my fingers actually getting sore from pulling. Anyone looking at the model link - all the diamond shapes are inner & outer outlines, also the doubled rectangles in the corners, the center almost circle, and the almost circle in the corner motifs. Umm - yup, my colors have nothing to do w/ the original (black in Red areas, Purples in teal/green areas, and icy greyish/lavender instead of gold). So, I can't wait to do the "fun" stuff. Could start the center motif - as that is done. And 70% of the outer double diamomd, about 50% of the inner double diamond (black), and 2 of the doubled rectangles. However, I'm plugging along. I do not recommned working black perle on black background for relaxation - at all. It's really difficult to see doing the rows of mosaic stitch. Snyrbas and XS not so bad, These outlines have to be done as they're anchoring points for the "fun" stitches - which are mostly kind of long length, kind of "loose" that have to be laid into place nicely. And I'm keeping notes, as I'm teaching this piece in Jan/Feb and debating the "pre-work" issue. If I was teaching it at guild, it would definitely have pre-work. But, for a shop class, I'm trying to decide if we can do a different order. So that's my stitching.

Also, picked back up on Twister - plan massive time on that for next week as I'm teaching the next section the following week.

Picking and choosing - I think I'm going to finally finish my Drawn Thread Welcome spot sampler. It's very close to being done. And picking up my fun Ostrich family.

Sounds nice. I have a stack of a few finished pieces, er, waiting to be "finished" .

Ellice

I love that Tanya Berlin piece - congrats - looking forward to the picture.

That's definitely a switch - but sounds like a good idea.

Ellice

And it's stunning. If we're lucky - we could both finish and get them into Woodlawn - tee hee (my excuse, I taught it twice, and had to leave my piece in the works to be able to show the students in session 2 the back, etc.)

And it looks nice in the CC.

Ellice