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.

Turtle Trot SAL - August

For the Turtle Trot SAL, we choose 13 WIPs to work on and post progress pics on the 13th of every month. Now I'm down to only 12.  I didn't stitch on all of them like Linda did!

I skipped the update in July, so here is my progress since June.  You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Universal Unity:  I stitched the tiger's other front leg.

(before)

Universal Unity update #10

The Sorcerer:  I stitched his smoking crystal ball.

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The Sorcerer update #6

Flaming June:  This is my first HAED chart.  I stitched more blue sky.  Next time I'll get down to the water.

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Flaming June update #4

Merry Christmas:  I stitched the letter "i" on Christmas.  This chart is from Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe.

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Merry Christmas update #5

Day of the Dead:  I stitched the jaw and chin and yellow on the mouth.  I'll start on the forehead next time.  This design is from the Twisted Stitches book.

(before)

Day of the Dead update #8

Orange Poppies:  I stitched two more strands of orange around the edge of the poppy.  This Thea Gouverneur design will be huge!

(before)

Orange Poppies update #3

Crazy January starts 28-31

Is the Ultimate Crazy month of January over?!  I have started something new every day, and now it's time to stitch, stitch, stitch away for the rest of the year! Lucky for me, I'll get to meet the stitchy ladies of the Southern California Cross Stitchers Yahoo Group on Saturday for a get-together at We, of the Needle, a LNS that has a wonderful stitchy room reserved for us!

Day #28 is Quaker Moon by Bent Creek.  I bought this chart on my last outing with the SoCalCrossStitchers group last October.  Isn't the owl just adorable? I'm stitching over 2 on 28 ct tan linen and the finished size will be about 5.5" square.

Quaker Moon

Day #29 is Orange Poppies by Thea Gouverneur.  This is a wonderful kit!  The chart pages are nice and big and clear.  The floss was presorted on cards with the color symbols.  They do not provide any floss names or numbers, so I could never pass the chart on when I'm done.  I bought this kit from 123Stitch.  It came with a huge piece of fabric, so I'm glad I can roll it up and tuck it into the Q-Snap huggies.  I'm stitching it on 18 ct black Aida and will be 17.7" x 18.5".

Orange Poppies

 

Day #30 is Christmas on the Beach, a Dimensions Gold Collection kit.  I also bought this kit from 123Stitch.  You can find almost everything there!  I'm using the 18 ct white Aida in the kit and it will be 7" x 5".

Christmas on the Beach

Day #31 is Cut Thru' Pirate Ship from Bothy Threads.  This is a restart from 2012.  I had to rip out everything I did, since the fabric was turned the wrong way!  (see previous post here)  Has this ever happened to you?  Sharine asked if it counts as a new start, so I've been thinking about that ever since.  I'm going to consider it a new start effective today!  I am stitching on 18 ct light blue Aida and it will be 12" x 9".

Cut Thru' Pirate Ship

I won the chart, Let's Do Coffee, in a giveaway, so I added it to my UCJC list. The chart is on the way so I'll start it when it gets here.

Have a great stitchy February, everyone!