Mystery Sampler - Progress

Taking a little break from the 31 for 2012 Challenge for the Lizzie Kate Mystery Sampler.  This sampler chart is being released in three parts and this is my progress on part 1.  I started stitching on Friday afternoon and took this photo on Sunday right before I went to bed.

Lizzie Kate

Mystery Sampler

The Book Store - Finished!

Finished up this afternoon!  Lots of stitching gets done when it feels like an oven outside.

Progress as of 7/4

Finished!

The Book Store

Country Cottage Needleworks

The Book Store - Progress

I picked this design back up last Saturday morning (one week ago) as soon as I finished Winter Rose.  It's coming along very quickly (surprisingly quickly).  I have been stitching while watching LOTS of U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage.

Top photo is under lamp light; the one from today is natural afternoon light.

Also, you can sorta-kinda tell on the top photo - the books are finished with sparkly metallic gold thread on the bindings.  LOVE.

Two days ago

Today

The Book Store

Country Cottage Needleworks

Winter Rose - Finished!

I didn't quite get this finished before stitching group last week, as planned. The final 15 or so stitches went in first thing Saturday morning.

Winter Rose

Lavender & Lace

Winter Rose - Progress

She has a head!  I'm going to try to finish this up before stitching group meets again on Wednesday!

Winter Rose

Lavender & Lace

Winter Rose - Progress

Her head is still chopped off, but check out the rest!  Cool plaid skirt!  Floofy ruffles!  And the blue pattern on the side.  I love it!

Winter Rose

Lavender & Lace

Winter Rose - Progress

I've chopped her poor little head off here.  The central figure is almost complete.  I'm getting started on the plaid skirt edging now and then there's a petticoat ruffle and skate and she'll be all done.  There's plenty of background and edging to do before it'll be done!

Winter Rose

Lavender & Lace

Green Flip-Its - Progress

Halfway through!

Green Flip-Its

Lizzie Kate

Green Flip-Its - Progress

2/3 of the right half of of this project.  Each panel will have little yellow flower buttons.  So cute!

Green Flip-Its

Lizzie Kate

The Nutcracker - Progress

Pardon the creepy children with no eyeballs.  The middle section now complete, I have snowflakes and flowers at the bottom and title at the top.

The Nutcracker

Country Cottage Needleworks

The Nutcracker - Progress

Progress as of Sunday, May 6

Progress as of Thursday, May 3

Letter E - Progress

Top half - done!  There will be sparkly gold thread in the three gaps on the cross bar and beads in the gaps at the top.  More beads will be in the flower/bubble thingies above the fairy's hands.

Letter E

Nora Corbett

99 - Finished!

Drew this bottle design and stitched it up on 4/25/2012

The finished product!

99 - In Progress

4 months of work .... 

10/2/2011

10/9/2011

10/18/2011

10/25/2011

11/3/2011

11/11/2011

11/21/2011

11/25/2011

Here's what the back looks like.

12/4/2011 - Halfway done!

12/6/2011

12/12/2011

12/19/2011

12/27/2011

1/2/2012

1/4/2012

1/21/2012

2/3/2012

Nautical Fence - Finished!

Stitched the last X in the sand last night (just before midnight).  The buttons are not attached yet - just laid on top to show placement.  I've loved this pattern since I first laid eyes on it and it was a pleasure to stitch.

I did something different with the sand section on the bottom.  Inspired by one of the members of my stitch group, I stitched it diagonally instead of horizontally.  I think it gives the sand a nice texture (and it made a neat pattern on the back!).

Nautical Fence

Raise The Roof Designs

Merry New Year - Finished!

Got some early morning stitching in on Saturday.  Don't ask me why I woke up before 7am!

Merry New Year

The Stitcherhood

Homework - Part 3

Fireworks on Groundhog Day?  Works for me!

(What a difference sunlight vs lamplight makes on a picture, eh?  This one is by the window; the last one was under my stitching lamp.)

Ground Hog Day

Bent Creek

Homework - Part 3

Progress on the last bit of homework for this summer's retreat!

Ground Hog Day!
Bent Creek

Homework - Part 2

Missing floss arrived in the mail yesterday. Got it all stitched and finished last night!

Owl on an Egg
Bent Creek

Homework - Part 2

Progress on my second homework item. I am waiting for the missing color floss to be delivered.

Owl on an Egg
Bent Creek

Homework - Part 1

Taking a short hiatus from the 31 projects to complete homework for an upcoming finishing class. I'm taking a class on the following - Box Finishing, Tall Triangle Stand-up Finishing and Ruched Ornament Construction - and this is the first of three pieces being stitched for this class.

Birds & Berries
Lilybet Designs

Daydream - Finished!

Knocked out another project today!



Daydream
My Mark Designs

First Mate Santa - Finished!

Oy! The cutting out is headache-inducing! But the sparklies are worth it.

First Mate Santa
Mill Hill

Nautical Fence - Progress

The mermaid comes next!

Nautical Fence
Raise the Roof Designs

Bed & Breakfast - Progress

Eye with tentacles or egg and bacon? You decide!

Bed and Breakfast
Amy Bruecken Designs

Bone Cheeks - Progress

Having so much fun with this one! The silk threads are luscious.

Bone Cheeks
Prairie Moon

Fleur d'Orleans - Finished!

Picked this back up on Wednesday for Panera stitchy night and finished it last night!

Fleur d'Orleans
Ink Circles

Slainte - Finished!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Yeah, yeah, yeah; I'm a little late. But I did work on this all weekend! Had finished all but the tippy top of the S and the entire E. Got that done tonight.

Slainte
A. Fox Original

Gyrafa - Progress

1834 Gyrafa Sampler
Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly