Turtle Trot SAL - November

For the Turtle Trot SAL, we choose 13 WIPs to work on and post progress pics on the 13th of every month.  Claudette of BAP Attack is hosting this SAL.  Next year, we'll choose 14 WIPs and post progress pics on the 14th of every month.

I finished two of them, so now I'm down to only 11.  This is my progress to show on some of them this month.  You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Stained Glass Nativity:  I finished the green grass under the wise men.  This is a needlepoint kit that I started in 1980.

Stained Glass Nativity (before)

Stained Glass Nativity update #4

Thomas Kinkade's Lamplight Bridge:  I stitched lots of French knots for the pink flowers.

Lamplight Bridge (before)

Lamplight Bridge update #7

Lamplight Bridge update #7

 The Sorcerer:  I finished the right side of his cloak and some backstitching.

The Sorcerer (before)

The Sorcerer update #9

Flaming June:  I started stitching the water.  I'm still on page 1.

Flaming June (before)

Flaming June update #6

How cool!  The actress Jessica Chastain on the cover of Vogue is posing just like this picture that I'm stitching!

Flaming June by Sir Frederic Leighton

Jessica Chastain as Flaming June

Majestic Eagle:  I stitched more of his wing.

Majestic Eagle (before)

Majestic Eagle update #6

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!

Turtle Trot SAL - September

For the Turtle Trot SAL, we choose 13 WIPs to work on and post progress pics on the 13th of every month.  I finished another one, so now I'm down to only 11.

Here is my progress since August.  You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Universal Unity:  I stitched more grass and the raccoon.

Universal Unity (before)

Universal Unity update #11

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

The Sorcerer (before)

The Sorcerer update #7

Flaming June:  I stitched more sky and started some water.  Page 1 is halfway done!

Flaming June (before)

Flaming June update #5

Merry Christmas:  I stitched the letter S using DMC 115, variegated garnet.

Merry Christmas (before)

Merry Christmas update #6

Disney Princess Birth Announcement:  Cinderella has more hair and a blue ribbon.

Disney Princess Birth Announcement (before)

Disney Princess Birth Announcement update #5

Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL:  I stitched more rows of blue background.

Fairy Mystery SAL (before)

Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL update #4

Day of the Dead:  This one is finished!

Day of the Dead (before)

Day of the Dead - FINISHED!

Orange Poppies:  You can barely tell any difference, but I did 32 more stitches of orange!

Orange Poppies (before)

Orange Poppies update #4

Canyon Waterfall:  I filled in more confetti in the trees and started the clouds.

Canyon Waterfall (before)

Canyon Waterfall update #2

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.

(before)

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.

(before)

Flaming June update #4

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

(before)

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