TUSAL - July and a big finish!

Here is my Totally Useless Stitch-a-Long (TUSAL) update for July!  Check in on Daffycat's blog with a link to your TUSAL post, too!  Alice is posing again with the ORT jar, but this time she is finished and framed and matted and ready to go to my son at last!

TUSAL 2014 #8

Alice from Resident Evil - FRAMED!

I also added mats to the frame for Dog House Sampler, which I finished in 2011.  I found this perfect blue wood frame at a thrift store.

Dog House Sampler - FRAMED!

You might have noticed some yarn bits in the ORT jar.  They are from the Stained Glass Nativity needlepoint, which is finally finished after 34 years!  The framer has it now and is working her magic on it to get it blocked and framed just right!

Stained Glass Nativity - FINISHED!

"Stained Glass Nativity"
Designed by Wayne Maurer
Sunset Designs needlepoint
10 ct cotton mesh canvas, 100% wool yarn
Finished size 10" x 20"
Started 1980, Finished 7/23/2014

Whew!  I'm out of breath after doing that big happy dance!

July WIPocalypse, Turtle Trot, and a finish!

This is my belated WIPocalypse update!  The topic this time is:  "It's halfway to Christmas.  Do you start your holiday stitching this early?  If so, what do you hope to accomplish this year?"  Yes, I stitch holiday designs all year long!  I hope to finish Stained Glass Nativity and Santa's 12 Days of Christmas in time to display them this year for Christmas!  I would also love to stitch gifts for my family but if I don't finish, there is always next year, or their birthday instead.

Since the last WIPocalypse update, I have had 3 more finishes, and now the list of WIPs on my WIPocalypse page is down to 90.  I finished The Sorceress, Leo, and Alice from Resident Evil.

Alice from Resident Evil - FINISHED!

"Alice from Resident Evil"
Designed by Pau
MyPhotoStitch.com
18 ct tan Aida
Started 1/11/2014, Finished 7/13/2014

Speaking of Christmas stitching, I stitched the hat and legs and feet on Santa Hang-Up.

Santa Hang-Up update #9

I missed the Turtle Trot posting for July 10, since I was away on vacation, but here is my progress on two of them.  I finished all the blue stained glass windows on Stained Glass Nativity.

Stained Glass Nativity update #9

I stitched one more bottle on "99" by Ink Circles.

"99" - update #12

Bottle #17 is Stella Artois, Stella Artois, Leuven, Belgium.

Now that I finished the birthday gifts in time, I can get back to my SALs and stitching anything else I feel like!

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 - March

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 month:

Stained Glass Nativity:  I started stitching the red robe of the wise man.

Stained Glass Nativity (before)

Stained Glass Nativity update #6

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

Harley-Davidson (before)

Harley-Davidson update #3

Thankful Critters:  I added a bird and backstitched the letter G.

Thankful Critters (before)

Thankful Critters update #11

Now I'm back to stitching something different everyday for March Madness!  It's time to click the Random Number Generator and see what it chooses for today!

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.

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