WIPocalypse update #8 and LOTS of finishes!

I've had six finishes since the last WIPocalypse update!  I finished Cackle, Trick or Treat, Spring & Fall (April), Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 2), a Butterfly ornament, and a long lost UFO from 1998!  Welcome Cottage was all stitched except for the word, "Welcome," which I finished and framed today.  The kit came with the printed mat.

Welcome Cottage (newly discovered long lost UFO)

Welcome Cottage - finished and framed!

"Welcome Cottage"
Designed by Michael A. LeClair
JCA, Inc.
Started 7/31/1998, Finished 8/1/2012

Cackle - finished!

Trick or Treat - finished!

Spring & Fall (April) finished!

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 2) finished!

"Santa's 12 Days of Christmas" (Day 2)

Book No. 125

Designed by Pamela Byrd Smith

The Prairie Schooler

Started 3/24/2012, Finished 7/28/2012

Santa #2 and this ornament are both counted towards my X-Stitching Christmas Challenge for July on Lady Kell of Kincavel's blog.

Butterfly ornament - finished!

"Butterfly"
Designs for the Needle
Janlynn
Started 2/22/2012, Finished 7/31/2012

I also added backstitching to Dog House Sampler, which I finished last year but I was never happy with it since the dog bone and fence blended into the fabric.  Now it's framed in a perfect blue and brown frame that I bought at a thrift store.

Dog House Sampler - finished (without backstitching)

Dog House Sampler - finished and framed!

BBQ Queen and the flamingo have legs now.

BBQ Queen update #15

Two more jack o'lanterns are backstitched on Halloween House.

Halloween House update #18

I started "May" in the Spring & Fall booklet from The Prairie Schooler.

Spring & Fall (May) update #1

I also started the Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL and the Lizzie*Kate Very Scary Mystery Sampler.

Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL (Part #1)

Lizzie*Kate Very Scary (Part #1)

What a busy stitching month I've had!  You can see current pics of all of my WIPs on my WIPocalypse page.  Don't forget to check in on Measi's blog with a link to your WIPocalypse update, too!

Happy Stitching, everyone!

Cackle is finished!

Hurray! My first finish for July is a birthday gift for my friend.  Halloween is her favorite holiday.  I stitched the moon with variegated yellow floss instead of lavender in the pattern, since I used hand-dyed lavender Aida from Stitchnmomma.  I also used purple variegated floss for the letters instead of black.

Cackle - finished!

"Cackle"
Raise the Roof Designs
Started 1/21/2012, Finished 7/8/2012

Does anyone want to stitch this fun Halloween design next?  I will have a giveaway of this original chart, Cackle, and mail it anywhere.  Just leave a comment if you want to be entered in the drawing.  I will choose a winner on Thursday, July 12.

WIPocalypse update #7 and lots of SAL updates!

Trick or Treat update #14

I haven't touched this one in 3 months, so I finally made some progress on the purple hat.  After the hat is finished, I need to add the word "OR" and a few more spiderwebs and it will be done!  So it looks like this one will make it off my WIPocalypse page and onto the Finishes 2012 page pretty soon!  Be sure to check in on Measi's blog to post your WIPocalypse update, too.


I've had two finishes since the last WIPocalypse update.  French Country~Lark was stitched for a quilt for World of Charity Stitching.

French Country~Lark finished!

I made a small Harley-Davidson logo into a magnet for my dad (shown on his black refrigerator).

Harley-Davidson logo (small) finished!

On my Monday SAL with Linda of Cackle, I have started to stitch the letters in variegated dark violet floss.  It will say, "Cackle and the world cackles with you.  Shriek and you shriek alone."  I'm using hand-dyed lavender Aida from Stitchnmomma.

Cackle update #4

On my Wednesday SAL with Linda of Diane Arthurs' designs (she has Lady Liberty and I have BBQ Queen), I have almost finished stitching the apron.  It's a lot of white on white so the progress pic doesn't look very different from last time.

BBQ Queen update #13

On my Friday SAL of Halloween House with 10 other stitchers, I have added more pumpkins in front of the fence, but they still need backstitching before they look as cute as the others!

Halloween House update #17

On my Saturday SAL of Prairie Schooler monthly designs with Linda and Rosemary, I have stitched two more flowers on April.  I want to finish this one before I start on May, June, or July.

Spring & Fall - April update #5

Have a happy stitchy summer, everyone!

More holiday stitching!

Cackle update #3

I finished the witch and the moon.  The chart has the moon in lavender, but since my fabric is that color, I chose a light variegated yellow instead.  I have decided to give this one to my friend for her birthday in two weeks, since Halloween is her favorite holiday!  You can see what the finished picture will look like on my UCJC page.

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day #2) update #4

The wings of the birds are done and I stitched some more red of Santa's coat.  Linda has already finished Day #2.  I wonder how far Kaye has come on this design.

Harley-Davidson logo (small) finished!

I glued the Harley-Davidson logo to a magnet sheet and then cut it out.  My dad loved it!  Here is a picture of it on their black refrigerator.

Some of you might remember that I started a Harley-Davidson puzzle for my boyfriend last year.  I didn't finish it in time for Christmas, so I decided to wait until his birthday in June.  Well, he got tired of waiting and asked me to take it apart so his sister-in-law could put it together for him instead.  She finished it but I had my friend Beth frame it with orange and black mats in a large black frame.  The puzzle size was 20"x28" and the frame size was 24"x32".

Harley-Davidson puzzle finished and framed!

A flamingo, a witch, and a finish!

BBQ Queen update #12

On my Wednesday SAL of Diane Arthurs designs with Linda, the flamingo has appeared, but now he needs legs!

Cackle update #2

On my Monday SAL with Linda, I have almost finished the black witch.  She needs legs, too!

Harley-Davidson logo (small) finished!

Hurray!  I finished the Harley-Davidson logo for my dad.  I have the right size magnet to attach it to, but I'm still trying to decide whether I should use spray adhesive, regular glue, or double-sided tape!

"Harley-Davidson logo"
battybat
Started 2/17/2012, Finished 6/22/2012

New SAL start for Monday!

Cackle update #1

Since Linda and I finished our Monday snowman SAL, we chose another chart from the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge to stitch on Mondays.  Our new SAL is Cackle by Raise the Roof Designs.  This is the start of a witch, even though my daughter said it looks like an octopus!  LOL!  I am stitching on a hand-dyed lavender 14 ct Aida from Stitchnmomma.

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 2) update #2

I missed four Sundays of my Sunday SAL of Santa's 12 Days of Christmas! Since last time, I have added Santa's hands and a sleeve.  Let's hope he has a face next week!

French Country~Lark

I started French Country~Lark last week for a quilt for World of Charity Stitching.  Each square will be a French Country design from JBW Designs and they will all be stitched in dark green.  Today I clicked on the Random Number Generator and it chose #60 out of the 60 starts on my WIPocalypse page, which is the newest one!  I hope to finish it pretty soon and mail it to WOCS.

Happy Stitching, everyone!

Day #21 - Cackle

Day #21 of my Ultimate Crazy January Challenge is Cackle, from Raise the Roof Designs.  I am stitching it on 14 ct lavender Aida, so I think I will change the color of the moon to a pale yellow.  I bought this chart from the closeout sale at NeedleDelights.  She still has lots of patterns left!