Turtle Trot SAL - August

Claudette of BAP Attack is hosting the Turtle Trot SAL, where we choose 10 WIPs and post before & after progress pics on the 10th of every month.  I finally stitched on all 10 of them this month!  Here is my progress since last time:

2. Harley-Davidson:  I met my goal and stitched on the seat.  My goal for next month will be to stitch the back of the seat.

Harley-Davidson (before)

Harley-Davidson - update #6

3. Flaming June:  I stitched more light tan on the wall.  My goal for next month will be to finish page 1.

Flaming June (before)

Flaming June update #9

4. First Love Wedding Record:  I stitched the boy's lips and part of his nose.  My goal for next month will be to finish his nose and eyes.

First Love Wedding Record (before)

First Love Wedding Record update #2

5. Thankful Critters:  I met my goal and finished the letter V with all the backstitching.  My goal for next month will be to stitch the letter E.

Thankful Critters (before)

Thankful Critters update #15

6. Majestic Eagle:  I stitched some gray on the tail feathers.  My goal for next month will be to finish the claws and tail feathers.

Majestic Eagle (before)

Majestic Eagle update #10

7. Orange Poppies:  I stitched some of the green stem and leaves.  My goal for next month will be to stitch more stems and leaves.

Orange Poppies (before)

Orange Poppies update #8

8. Canyon Waterfall:  I stitched more clouds and sky.  My goal for next month will be to finish page 1.

Canyon Waterfall (before)

Canyon Waterfall update #6

9. "99":  I stitched the shelf under six bottles.  My goal for next month will be to stitch two more bottles.

"99" (before)

"99" update #13

10. We're Off to See the Wizard:  I stitched some blue on Dorothy's dress.  My goal for next month is to stitch more of her dress and white blouse.

We're Off to See the Wizard (before)

We're Off to See the Wizard update #3

1. Stained Glass Nativity:  I finished this one at last and it's at the framing shop now!

Stained Glass Nativity (before)

Stained Glass Nativity - FINISHED!

Now my Turtle Trot list is down to only 9!

Christine's Q-Snap Huggies closed her website and now she sells them through her Facebook page instead, https://www.facebook.com/groups/Christinesqsnaphuggies/

Turtle Trot SAL - May

Claudette of BAP Attack is hosting the Turtle Trot SAL, where we choose 10 WIPs and post before & after progress pics on the 10th of every month.  I only stitched on 7 of them.  Here is my progress since last time:

Stained Glass Nativity:  I did 222 stitches of blue window in the third panel.  My goal for next month will be to finish the blue windows.

Stained Glass Nativity (before)

Stained Glass Nativity update #7

Harley-Davidson:  I stitched more on the handlebars and windshield.  My goal for next month will be to finish the windshield and the headlight.

Harley-Davidson (before)

Harley-Davidson update #4

Thankful Critters:  I stitched the three pumpkins on the letter G.  My goal for next month will be to finish the letter V.

Thankful Critters (before)

Thankful Critters update #12

Majestic Eagle:  I started stitching the eagle's left leg.  My goal for next month will be to finish the other leg and tail feathers.

Majestic Eagle (before)

Majestic Eagle update #8

Orange Poppies:  I started stitching the green stem of the poppy.  My goal for next month will be to finish this poppy and stitch more green stems.

Orange Poppies (before)

Orange Poppies update #6

Canyon Waterfall:  I filled in the missing holes of confetti stitches in the trees and stitched more sky.  My goal for next month will be to finish the first page.

Canyon Waterfall (before)

Canyon Waterfall update #5

"99":  I stitched one more bottle.  My goal for next month will be to stitch two bottles and the shelf under the six bottles.

"99" (before)

"99" update #10

Bottle #15 is Purple Haze, Abita Brewery, Abita Springs, Louisiana.

Happy Mother's Day and Happy Stitching, everyone!

Turtle Trot SAL - February

Claudette of BAP Attack is hosting the Turtle Trot SAL, where we choose 10 WIPs and post before & after progress pics on the 10th of every month.  I only stitched on 7 of the 10.  Hopefully I'll have updates on all 10 of them next time! Here is my progress since last month:

Stained Glass Nativity:  I almost finished all the black outlining in the third panel. This is a needlepoint design that I started in 1980.

Stained Glass Nativity (before)

Stained Glass Nativity update #5

Harley-Davidson:  I stitched more on the tank and started the handlebars.

Harley-Davidson (before)

Harley-Davidson update #2

Flaming June:  It doesn't look like much, but I did about 150 stitches in the water, still on page 1.  This is tent stitch, 2 over 1 on 25 ct.

Flaming June (before)

Flaming June update #7

Thankful Critters:  I filled in the letter "G" but the backstitching isn't done yet.

Thankful Critters (before)

Thankful Critters update #10

Majestic Eagle:  I finished the wing but no backstitching yet.  Almost every color is tweeded (2 different color strands).

Majestic Eagle (before)

Majestic Eagle update #7

Orange Poppies:  I did about 250 more stitches in this poppy.  There are 12 more poppies to go in this big picture by Thea Gouverneur.  This will be about 18" square on 18 ct black Aida.

Orange Poppies (before)

Orange Poppies update #5

Canyon Waterfall:  I stitched a lot more black in the trees.  It doesn't look like much, but it was more than 260 stitches.  I'm doing tent stitch with 2 strands over 1 on 25 ct.  I took out the grid lines because they were bugging me.

Canyon Waterfall (before)

Canyon Waterfall update #4

My next update on these 10 WIPs will be on March 10.  Every little stitch is a tiny bit closer to a finish!

All the Q-snap covers are from Christine's Q-Snap Huggies.

Tardy TUSAL and Turtle Trot SAL - October

For the Turtle Trot SAL, we choose 13 WIPs to work on and post progress pics on the 13th of every month.  I only stitched on three of them since September.  You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

The Sorcerer:  I stitched the book and more purple on his cloak.

The Sorcerer (before)

The Sorcerer update #8

Majestic Eagle:  Just some more stitching on his wing.  It will really look nice when I add the backstitching on the feathers!

Majestic Eagle (before)

Majestic Eagle update #5

Canyon Waterfall:  I stitched more clouds and sky.

Canyon Waterfall (before)

Canyon Waterfall update #3

Here is my tardy TUSAL (Totally Useless Stitch-A-Long) photo of my ORTs!  Check in on Daffycat's blog with a link to your ORTs photo, too!

TUSAL 2013 #10

Big thanks to Justine of Justine's Cross Stitch for sending me a traveling chart, Be Naughty, by Lizzie*Kate.  I will stitch this one soon and then have a giveaway drawing to send it on to the next stitcher.  She also sent ribbon with bunny rabbits and Stitched With Love and a fuzzy pink sheep magnet.  Thank you also to Kate of By the Babbling Brooke for sending the Loon Lake chart and an Uncle Sam booklet!  It was so nice to come home from vacation to find international packages in my mailbox waiting for me!