Even though I haven’t been posting – I HAVE been stitching.
I concentrated a little bit on Lettres a mon Chat (see earlier post) before Christmas so I could get it done as a gift – but I also made some progress on Victoria’s Quaker. This picture shows the colour of the fabric quite well. I am using Needlepoint Inc Silks and I really enjoy stitching with them.
I also started Paradigm Lost (Long Dog) as part of the Snowbirds SAL. Funny thing is I’m not really a snowbird as it’s summer here in Aus – but I can dream. I’ve never actually seen snow. I’m using Cafe Au Lait 34 count Heritage Linen and Vicki Claytons’ OMG Red 1153 premium silk which was a lovely gift from my good friend Marg (who STILL doesn’t have a blog). This is a wonderful design to stitch and VERY hard to put down when you start! The linen is gorgeous in the hand too. I’m not really sure about the VC silk though – I am finding it’s fluffing, knotting and tangling quite easily. I am going to try slightly shorter lengths and see if that helps.
On the down side, I have to do quite a bit of frogging on The Workbasket’s Faith, Hope, Love. I have to frog all the progress i had made on the “Love” section as I missed out an entire column! Not to worry – I will get that done today and I hope to make this one my last finish for 2007.
I am hoping that VQ follows in January!
I am really pleased with what I have accomplished this year craft wise. I’ve made a lot of jewelry and other things for gifts and they’ve all been well received.
It’s been a good stitching year!
Hi Taz,
Good start of PL and Quaker Garden is looking fabulous as well. We are at about the same place. I want to get stuck in and finish it soon:)
I have the same problem with the VC silks from time to time and have found that the shorter lengths make all the difference. I love the sheen and coverage of her silks, so it’s worth the extra re-threading.
Beautiful stitching progress – love it!
Your wips are looking great, love the ones you are working on. Congratulations on the new job, well done. I know what a time consuming experience job searching can be, DH says that it is a full-time ‘job’.
Hiya gorgeous! Just wanted to drop by and wish you all the very best for the rest of the festive season – hope 2008 is a year that brings you all peace, joy and happiness, and everything that your heart desires! Sorry I haven’t been in contact much – just no time for ‘life’ right now ho-hum. In answer to your text (I just remembered I hadn’t replied to it yet yikes!!), yes my work email is still the same
Looking forward to the end of January when I can settle into a life of ‘normalcy’ and keep up-to-date more often! Hope the new job goes well … shame about the commute time still being crappy (I now know how it feels first hand, although it’s usually too cramped to stitch in my case boohoo). Did Rosemarkie ever turn up?? I look forward to seeing your progress on PL (I was almost tempted to sign up for that SAL myself!) {{hugs}}
Oh, your PL looks so wonderful, Tannia! I have to stitch all silks with a rather short cut because I try to keep the sheen…usually about 13″ long is my max. Wish we could conjer up several hands to stitch all we want, don’t you?!!
Hugs,
Deb