WIP Update.

 
 Witches Go Riding.  A finish here is going to be a reality,  I can feel it in my bones.  I am so very excited, it will be done before Halloween.. And it even looks a bit frightening.

 Here is my Fall Hang Up.  Did a little bit.  I have set a finish goal on this project - it is October 15th. 

Medieval Town. I spent a lot of time on the Yuku Bulletin Board, and other blogs of people who have already stitched this.  It is my first Chatelaine, and as each designer sees the world differently, so are their instructions.  All the boards I found out there, and pictures were very helpful, and so, I did get some stitching in.  This one, I found, I have to be in full concentration - it is on 28 ct over 2 - not my normal - the counting of the non stitched squares is still a learning process for me.  I have to count 4 times and stitch 1 it seems. Not complaining - at all, it is exactly what I wanted - More Stitching Knowledge. 

Have found of late, my q snaps are the best - and I think a big reason is the ability to gather up the extra fabric.  Love that.  This will be a long time WIP. 

Going to keep going with these three next week.  Fall and Witches are so close to the final lap.

LNS plus Pictures

The Stitchers Garden was amazingly wonderful.  I learned so much about Medieval from Tanya and Chatelaine stitching, I was taking notes.  And the Shop Owner, was just so helpful.  But first some wips.

 

I babysit for my son's dog all week, so I had an extra bit of running around, his dog, does not like my cats at all -so the dog had to stay home.  So what does all this have to do with my stitching - well, while I was with the dog - I stitched on Witches - it took less concentration, so the first picture is my update on Witches.  This looks a little wrinkly, my next picture will look better, promise.  But the words are finished.  Excellent, I hate the word stitching.  I do want to finish this by Halloween, so I will be spending time on her each week.

And here is my very first WIP of  Medieval. This is the very center of the design.  If you can tell, it is a fountain and water will be shooting out of it, but I will add that later.  I am so proud of me, as I had never done Rhodes Stitches before - yes I am serious, and I learned something new..... Yes Sir, old brain, new stuff.   I did not even know there were stitches called Rhodes.  I also used petite treasure braid for the first time.  (purchased from Stitchers Garden).  What a wonderful High Gloss thread.  It was so easy to work with.....


This upcoming week, I am going to work a little on my HAEDs too.

This is the 1st HAED I ever started, it is a Story Keep and I only have the one page left, and as you can see I have traveled down to the bottom of the page.  I would like to see if I can do some power stitching this week on her.  We will see how it goes.   As Nikki mentioned in her blog, she stitches her HAED by column, this idea will work great for this chart, the lines of her dress go Down and I think working by column will work nicely.  So fingers crossed we will see how it goes.

4th and Final for awhile

So here is my last ornament for now.  It was from the World of Cross stitch, they did this as a jar topper, but I think I can finish it off and hang it from the tree.

So here goes.  Next project.  New Start, I am taking a deep breath, stealing away some place where I will not be interrupted, and beginning this wonderful design - Medieval Mandala by Chatelaine.  I am working this on 32 ct (first) and starting from the center.  I hope to have a nice WIP to share next Friday, and not a picture of me crying... (well I am sure it won't come to that).

Medieval Town Mandala Chatelaine

Medieval Town Mandala has arrived in the mail today.  Because I have been blog hopping a ton of late, I have seen all the beautiful Chatalaines out there.  I have been drooling over these, but have been too nervous to try. 
HOWEVER, because I am me, I will never be happy until I do one of these.  And Meari was so helpful,SO I pick one and this is it... 

Doing this means speciality stitches and beads.  No doubt, can't get away from it.
Whats new and different:

I am and AIDA fabric person.  But I am going to do this on a 28ct evenweave. I know it is not the Belfast Linen 32 they suggest, but I am going with the evenweave - I have to take baby steps.

The other thing, that right now I can't do is the silks.  I would so love to, but after totalling them all up on more than one cross stitch site, I just can't do the silks right now.  My kids would starve or the cable would get cut off - well maybe I would feed the kids, but you know, it is what it is, and just can't work in this expense right now. .  So for this first attempt I am going to go to DMC.  I want to start this project soon, and that means DMC.  I know I will lose something in the translation.  But I will still do a project that is going to be an amazing learning experience, completely out of my comfort zone, and something I know I will frame. 
Also I am going to start this in the middle.... Which means I will have to work up and out - I have always, always started top left.  But I am actually going to read the directions and follow them... Oh my goodness, Mindy, you can change your ways.

There it is.

So with my Olympic Decoration Challenge starting this week, and Medieval Town Mandala (MTM) and my other adventures (will update as they happen), well my next few months WIPS will be way different.