SAL time again.  Where has the time gone!?  A lot of work for other groups to be honest (which seems to be never ending.

Here is the rest of the group!

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, 

AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, MaryMargaret

I made a decision as to the next project.  I went thry my hugs to-do stack(s) and narrowed it down to about 4-5 then finally to one.

The Potting Shed   by Shepherds Bush.  Here is the cover sheet.

Here is my start.

If you look close, you can see my left side basting stitch

to help me keeo track,

And here it is today 

(actually last night)

Hope you enjoy everyone's stitching.

SAL TIME

Hi all

It's SAL time and also Superbowl time.

First off, here are the other ladies in the SAL:  

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, 

AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, MaryMargaret

AN Open Heart is done, sorta.  It still needs some pearl-like beads which I had planned on doing this evening while the Superbowl (American football) is on because I listen not watch the game. However, the house is rooting for the Eagles, out of Philadelphia, my husband's hometown.

I took photos anyhow since the beads are a minor thing and you would really need to look for them.

 Overall

 

The top

On the left side, just under the corner

is a bead across from the start of the whitework

this where the rest of beads will go

down both sides

And the very bottom!

Make sure you visit everyone else!

 Here is where I left off .

In Sequence

and lastly

where I was this morning

I felt the progression was the better way to show how much has been stitched

instead of one huge movement of taking it off the scroll frames.

I hate rewinding pieces  to get to the next spot

but ong ago I decided I needed the scroll frame

due to all the specialty and satin stitches.

Now go and enjoy the rest of the group!

For those in winter, stay warm!

we had snow last night.

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, 

AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, MaryMargaret

Get well soon Helen.

 SAL again - 1st of 2023

I have been doing some "test" stitching to see what kept my interest.

I decided on An Open Heart by the Drawn Thread.

It's beautiful (to me) sampler

lots of different stitches

the scissor points are pointing to where I am right now

And here is a clear photo of where I am

the middle band has all the speciality stitches

next is a whitework border around everything

on the outside is a blackwork border

completed in a medium to light mauve

you can even see my basting stitches to keep me straight

and to count correctly

Please check out the rest of the stitchers

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, 

AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, MaryMargaret

SAL a week late

 Here is my SAL posting.  Yes, I know it is a week late and I have been sick all week as well as attending a dear friend's funeral - totally not expected.  Not the week I had planned on at all.

Pandemic is done (except for framing which will wait til after the holidays)

For prospective

Upper left

upper right

thru the middle  

bottom left

bottom right

Not sure what is coming next.

Whatever it will be, will wait til after Christmas

I hope the other ladies were better than me.

 

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, 

AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, MaryMargaret

Merry Christmas !  

Happy Holidays !

Dec 2

 Time for more fun stuff.     23 days to Christmas!

 Pandemic is finished.  Nov 30th.  However, it needs cleaning up.  a few spills here and there.  It badly needs ironing - curled up edge, lots of rumples.  Give me a few days before unveiling.

Meanwhile

It's December already!  Time for the season.

It was in the 20's last night.

Early for where I live

Enjoy the season

More to come