Stitching Progress

The first photo is of the progress I made before the Facebook SAL this past weekend. I'm really enjoying watching how well the colors are working together..and how nice the design is turning out.

 

 

The second picture is the progress I made during the SAL. I wished I had gotten more done but I figure that some is better than none :D

New Update

Been doing quite a bit of stitching again lately after being in such a long slump. So finally have a new picture.. I have the frame on this completely finished and a little over half of this block done..hoping to get more done soon. The first pic is from Thursday night and the second is my little bit of progress over the weekend.

Stitching Again

It seems like it has been forever since I have posted or done any stitching...took a few months break from it..but now working back on the Ink Circles SAL..hoping to have some progress pics in the next few days if everything goes ok.

Feast One Hundred & Ninety Two

Appetizer
When you drink soda/pop/coke, do you prefer to drink it from the bottle, a can, or after pouring it into a cup?

Usually the bottle never really liked it in a cup.

Soup
What television show are you willing to stay up late to watch?

I'm a nightowl so I'm always staying up late for tv anyhow lol.

Salad
Name one person, place, or thing you think of as brilliant.

Hmmmm to just narrow it down to 1 thing is impossible...but really anything that has been created by nature I consider to be brilliant.

Main Course
Would you be willing to work 4 10-hour days instead of 5 8-hour days in order to save gas?

Most likely yes.

Dessert
If you were a superhero, what would you call yourself?

Never really thought about being a superhero so I have no idea.

Feast One Hundred & Ninety One

Appetizer
What is the nearest big city to your home?

There really isn't one I live way out in the middle of nowhere

Soup
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how well do you keep secrets?

I usually keep them very well

Salad
Describe your hair (color, texture, length).

I have long dark brown hair with some red highlights in it that reaches to my waist almost.

Main Course
What kind of driver are you? Courteous? Aggressive? Slow?

I would guess courteous although I haven't driven in a few years.

Dessert
When was the last time you had a really bad week?

Almost every week is bad for me since I have a really nasty depression :(

Finally!

Finally have a picture of my Grandma's Mothers Day present. I love how it looks in the black framing that I chose but had my parents frame for me.

The second picture is my first attempt at a Biscornu which I did for my Mom's Mothers Day present...I think it turned out pretty well for a first attempt..I didn't put a button in the middle like I have seen before just liked the look better without.

Friday Feast

I've decided to start doing the friday feast just to add something new to my blog so here we go with the first one.

Appetizer

When someone smiles at you, do you smile back?

Yeh I do usually

Soup

Describe the flooring in your home. Do you have carpet, hardwood, vinyl, a mix?

In the kitchen and bathroom I have black and white checkerboard vinyl..the rest of my apartment has guacamole colored carpet lol

Salad
Write a sentence with only 5 words, but all of the words have to start with the first letter of your first name.

Jeez cant really think of anything right now but if i do later I will edit this post

Main Course

Do you know anyone whose life has been touched by adoption?

Yes I do, myself

Dessert

Name 2 blue things.

Sky and Soda can in front of me

New updates

Well I finished my Grandma's present but forgot to take a picture of it so will do that soon...but I have been working on the Ink Circles Mystery Stitch A Long..I worked on it so much today my shoulder aches..I really need to get a bigger scroll frame to fit the fabric rather than the hoop but I forgot to get a dowel the other day. Hopefully soon I can work on it even faster. This pic is my latest of what I have done so far.

Stitching Updates

I know it has been quite a while since I have posted anything besides the weekly SBQ so I decided to show off some stitching that I have been doing lately...the first one is a present for my grandma for Mothers Day...I'm not sure of the actual title of the sampler but the saying that will be on it fits her very well. It will say..Grandma's are just antique little girls.



The next picture was taken about a week ago showing that I just started the Ink Circles BAP SAL...it's my first SAL and I am really enoying seeing everyones colors..on the left side of the picture there is a skein of thread that is cut off
:( but it is black..the rest of the colors are pretty true to what I chose :)



This last picture is of the progress I have made so far..unfortunately I am going to have to set it aside for a little while and work more on the Mother's Day project as I am a slow stitcher and am afraid I won't get it done in time if I continue working on both :(

SBQ

What items do you consider essential to your needlework that you keep
in your stitching bag?


My stitching essentials are..extra needles, a pencil with an eraser, highlighter, thread heaven, scissors, seam ripper, needle threader and tweezers.

SBQ

This week's SBQ is:

When you stitch a pattern that you have downloaded do you print out
the pattern or do you stitch directly from your computer screen?


I print the pattern. I think I would have a lot harder time following the pattern if I wasnt able to mark off what I had done.

SBQ!

After you stitch a pattern or kit, what do you do with it?


So far I have kept all the patterns I have finished in an old shoebox in case I ever want to stitch it again.

Harley Davidson Flaming Eagle

This is a project I started last year..was using only 2 strands but the black didn't cover well enough so ended up ripping out what I had done and using 3 strands instead for all colors. The image unfortunately doesn't show how vibrant the colours in this are. I'm actually starting to enjoy working on this more as I'm starting to see the wings of the eagle form.

New SBQ

This week's SBQ was suggested by Outi and is:

What is your favorite past time while stitching? Do you just enjoy
silence, listen to music/audiobooks or do you "watch" TV/movies? Do
you have specific favorites you listen to/watch while stitching?

I either have music or tv on while stitching. I tend to stitch a lot faster than I do if its really quiet. I really don't listen or watch anything too specific when I stitch I guess it is more background noise than anything for me.