WIPocalypse 2015 - May

Not Forgotten, by Dragon Dreams. I added Noah's robe and second hand and started working on the second dragon (on the roof).

Autumn Mystery, by Pamela Kellogg. I finished (finally!) stitching the grapes (LOTS of color changes), and did just a little work on a leaf.

Just a Little Autumn, by San Man Originals. I started this freebie just because I'd get to make more than 2 stitches in a given color at a time!

So, as you can see, not much progress since last year, but a little. I'm hoping I've got a little momentum back, but we shall see.

WIPocalypse 2014 - November Update

Well, I didn't do any stitching all summer long. In early October, I started to get back into the swing of things, though, and here are the results:

I did a little Halloween stitching of ornaments for my Halloween tree, but I never got them "ornamentified". Maybe next year! They are: RIP (a freebie from The Stitcherhood), Halloween Cross Stitch #10 (The Floss Box), and just a few of the monsters from Monster Conga Line (by Reliquary Arts on etsy).

Autumn Mystery, by Pamela Kellogg. I finished stitching kitty's face, and started work on the red grapes.

Not Forgotten, by Dragon Dreams. I finished the roof peak, finished the first unicorn, added the second unicorn, Noah's crook, and some background, and backstitched the unicorns and part of the dragon.

WIPocalypse 2014 Update - June

Autumn Mystery - Worked on his face a little.

Not Forgotten - Started the roof on the boat and started the first unicorn onboard.

Clearly, I didn't get much stitching done this month, but it's summer, after all!

WIPocalypse 2014 - May Update

Not Forgotten, by Dragon Dreams. This month, I added the first creature onboard the ship - a dragon!

Autumn Mystery, by Pamela Kellogg. I pulled out what I had done on the lower plum (one stitch off - story of my life), stitched the plums, filled in kitty's ears, and started working on the middle of his face (lots of shades of gray).

WIPocalypse 2014 - April Update

Lo, How a Rose, by Better Homes & Gardens - finished! I may try my hand at framing this myself, but I'll hold off till closer to Christmas. (Note: I took this picture outside - the blotches are just shadows.)

 

Nuthatch ornament by Crossed Wing collection - finished! (but not finished-finished.)

Not Forgotten, by Dragon Dreams. Finished backstitching the sea monsters and bottom of the boat, and stitched the water. Now I can finally move to the critters on deck.

Since I had 2 finishes this month, I'll rotate in another oldie I had started and then put aside: Autumn Mystery by Pamela Kellogg.

Oldie, Resurrected

Here's a piece I finished a couple of years ago (after it was MANY years in progress). When I washed and pressed it, darned if some of the brown floss didn't bleed, which caused me to put it away for months, then try to get the dye out of the fabric using an ammonia/dishwashing liquid/water mixture idea I found online, then put it away for months again. Finally, I got it back out and decided it doesn't really look all that bad. I think I might get it framed, after all.

WIPocalypse 2014 March Update

My daughter is leaving on a band trip to Washington, D.C. in the morning and taking my camera with her, so I thought I'd do my progress post a little early. Sadly, I didn't get much stitching done this month...

Here's my progress on "Lo, How a Rose", by Better Homes & Gardens. It's starting to come together, I think, but I noticed that yet another DMC shade has changed from what it used to be - from a more subtle grayish-green to one with a lot more blue in it. Since there are so many similar shades in the design, maybe it won't matter too much.

And here's my "Not Forgotten", by Dragon Dreams. I finished the right side of the boat, and did some backstitching.

This is the beginning of my little nuthatch ornament by Crossed Wing. I have more to do on the branch, and then some backstitching left to do.