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 - June

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've only worked on 7 of them this time:

Stained Glass Nativity:  I stitched another blue window.  My goal for next month will be to finish the windows.

Stained Glass Nativity (before)

Stained Glass Nativity update #8

Harley-Davidson:  I met my goal and finished the windshield and headlight.  My goal for next month will be to stitch more of the seat.

Harley-Davidson (before)

Harley-Davidson update #5

Thankful Critters:  I stitched the little bird and started the letter V.  My goal for next month will be to finish the V with all the backstitching.

Thankful Critters (before)

Thankful Critters update #14

Majestic Eagle:  I started stitching the tail feathers.  My goal for next month will be to finish the claws and tail feathers.

Majestic Eagle (before)

Majestic Eagle update #9

Orange Poppies:  I met my goal of finishing this poppy and stitching more green stems.  My goal for next month will be stitching more green leaves.

Orange Poppies (before)

Orange Poppies update #7

"99":  I stitched one more bottle.  My goal for next month will be another bottle and the shelf under these 6 bottles.

"99" (before)

"99" - update #11

Bottle #16 is Rainer Beer, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, Illinois.

We're Off to See the Wizard:  I stitched more of Dorothy's dress.  I am copying Annette, California Stitcher's idea.  I loved seeing her Tinkerbell figurines with each update of Fairy Hill, so I will include a Wizard of Oz figurine with each of my updates. I have 12 of these musical figurines and lots of little individual Oz figures to show each time!  My goal for next month is to stitch more of Dorothy's dress.

We're Off to See the Wizard (before)

We're Off to See the Wizard update #2

We're Off to See the Wizard update #2

You can click on the pictures to see them bigger.  All the Q-Snap covers are from Christine's Q-Snap Huggies.

Theme-A-Licious Menagerie May

The theme for last month was Menagerie May, "Is it a zoo in your stack of WIPs? How many projects can you find that include animals or birds?"

I have lots of WIPs with animals and birds and this was just the right incentive to stitch on some of them that have been ignored for awhile!

On Bird Nest (No 2), I stitched more of the pretty pink bird from Yiota's XStitch.  I started this one in the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge 2012.

Bird Nest (No 2) update #3

Yiota's XStitch kits come with all the floss on bobbins already.  Isn't this nice?

I stitched the other back leg on Leo, a freebie from Stitch Alley.

Leo update #5

I stitched an owl on Picnic Area.

Picnic Area update #7

I stitched another little bird on Thankful Critters.

Thankful Critters update #13

I also started stitching another crow and the basket on Fall Welcome.

Fall Welcome update #12

And here's another bird, a goose on Santa's 12 Days of Christmas!  The gap in the middle is where Santa's arm is holding him.

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 6) update #2

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 6) update #2

I filled in the rest of the raccoon and started the zebra on Universal Unity. This is on a 14" x 17" Q-snap.  Since I'm right-handed, I turn it upside-down to stitch the zebra so it will be closer to the right side.  Do any of you stitch your designs upside-down, too? 

Universal Unity update #17

Check in on Heather's blog, It's Geek to Me, to see links to more blog posts with the animals theme this month!

Heather sent me this amazing prize package for suggesting the theme for April Showers.  All the goodies have the "water" theme.  She sent an April Showers chart from Country Cottage Needleworks and a kit to make a Lighthouse scissors charm. The fabric colors are Seafoam and Neptune blue.  But the most amazing part is the floss with names like Tropical Ocean, Mediterranean, Seafan, Silver Icicle, and Sea Turtle!  She included a vinyl project pouch to protect my WIPs from getting wet! Thank you so very much, Heather!

April Showers Theme-a-licious prize package!

The theme for this month will be June Jolt, "School's out for the summer! Let's work on things with sunshine in them or REALLY bright colors.  Summer is here!" (Northern Hemisphere... LOL)

My WIPs with sunshine and bright colors are Stained Glass Nativity, The Sorcerer and The Sorceress, Flaming June, Pac-Man, Holiday Cheer, Thankful Critters, Fractal 156 bookmark, Dance of the Geckos, Triple Jack-o-Lanterns, Beach Babe, Basket of Fruit, Orange Poppies, Jacks are Wild, Trick or Treat Greeting, and Believe.

I'm looking forward to making some progress on these to share with you on July 1! Happy Stitching, everyone!

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!