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.

Turtle Trot SAL - April

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.  Here is my progress on three of them since last time:

Flaming June:  I finally got to stitch some orange and I'm still on page 1.

Flaming June (before)

Flaming June update #8

She will look like this (some day):

"99":  I stitched two more bottles.  Only 85 more to go!

"99" (before)

"99" update #9

Bottle #13 is Red Stripe, Desnoes & Geddes, Jamaica.

Bottle #14 is Bitburger Pils, Bitburger Brauerei, Bitburg, Germany.

We're Off to See the Wizard:  I decided I didn't like the parking method after all so I stitched up all the loose ends.  This is part of Dorothy's dress.

We're Off to See the Wizard (before)

We're Off to See the Wizard update #1

Here is what the finished picture will look like (some day).

We're Off to See the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!

Oh, I'm so happy that I got to see The Wizard of Oz at the IMAX theater in 3D last Friday.  Can you believe it's the 75th anniversary of this wonderful movie?  I was lucky enough to watch it at the IMAX for the 70th anniversary five years ago, but this time it was in 3D!

Next month, there will be a Collector's Edition boxed set of DVDs that I have already asked my son to get me for Christmas!  Last year, he bought me this wonderful Wizard of Oz puzzle, but shame on me, I haven't started it yet.

So I've finally started stitching the picture you see at the top of my blog, "We're Off to See the Wizard."  I bought this chart on eBay from Keenah's Cross Stitch.  It is 15 pages.

We're Off to See the Wizard

I'm starting in the center because I want to get up to Dorothy's face.  I don't think I'd have the patience to stitch all the green trees, grass, and sky first.  My starting point is somewhere in her dress.  I'm stitching full crosses on 18 ct off-white Aida.  There are 96 colors and the finished size will be 16.67" x 12".