Day 11 of 31

Well, it's Wednesday again, so that means stitching night at Panera!

2009 Santa
The Prairie Schooler

Day 10 of 31

Why yes, that is a giraffe butt! This is a reproduction of a Spanish sampler that was created to commemorate the arrival of a giraffe from Egypt to France in 1826. I was drawn to this as soon as I saw it because of the unusual subject matter.

1834 Gyrafa Sampler
Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly

Here's a photo of the original sampler. The colors on my finished product will be brighter/deeper.

Day 9 of 31

16 stitches!

The Book Store
Country Cottage Needleworks

Day 8 of 31

Well, when you wakes up at 5am on a SUNDAY, you gets lots of stitching done. Argh. Hope that doesn't happen again.

Daydream
My Mark Designs

Day 7 of 31

Pretty good progress today! Sorry for the crummy picture.

Summer Biscornu
Barbara Ana Designs

Day 6 of 31

I forgot to post last night! I love Little House Needleworks designs. Have tons, have stitched few. This is one of the biggies.

The Library
Little House Needleworks

Day 5 of 31

This is the bottom claw and body of the lobster in the upper right. I'm using 10 ct fabric for this project. The plan is to finish it as a table runner/throw.

Lobsters in the Round
The Sampler Girl

Day 4 of 31

Spent a lovely couple of hours today with the stitching group from my LNS! We've been getting together at Panera Bread on Wednesday since the fall.

I love the delicate nature of this designer's work. Extra bonus is that a little time gets a huge result!

Fleur de Lis
JBW Designs

Day 3 of 31

Just a smidge today. I started in the lower left corner on this one, rather than the middle as usual.

Ocean Curiosity
!? Who Knew ?!

Day 2 of 31

Another new fiber for me! I am still indecisive about the needle to use. The fiber is a bit too thick for a 26 needle, but I was having trouble getting a 24 through the backs to tie off the ends.

OutsideBox
monsterbubbles

Day 1 of 31

I joined a stitching group at my LNS, Covered Bridge Needlearts, in the middle of last year. The owner suggested a challenge to the group, so I joined right up! We'll be starting a new project every day during the month of January. Here's my progress from day one.

Helen Bell's Multiplication Table
Carriage House Samplings

Thy Needle WIP

This is being stitched in memory of the designer. Lisa Roswell was killed suddenly several weeks ago, when her car was swept off the road by floodwater in Ohio.

Raise the Roof WIP

A little late on posting this WIP photo. It's from 2/22.



This is part one of Needlework Accessories For Dummies by Raise the Roof Designs. I'll be attending a class with Raise the Roof in July and I can't wait!!

A few more 2011 projects

So, I finished the Schoolgirl Lessons project about 1 day after the last progress photo. Followed up my first silk project with my first over-one! The Sampler Girl's By The Sea.



I made these bookmarks as a Valentine's Day gift for my husband. We traditionally don't celebrate V-Day, but I couldn't resist these. Collaboration between Subversive Cross Stitch and Beefranck.

One from 2010

I missed posting this project from last year.



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