IHSW for July

Yipee! It was a stitchy weekend for me.  I was able to accomplish a lot although less than I planned.

First, I finished Autumnal Abstractions by Joni Stevenson:

Perfect? Not by a long shot, but it was fun and I enjoyed stitching it. The leaves look over-powering in the photo, but look nice in real life.

I started a new project this weekend:

Royal Garden by Debbie Rowely. I am stitching along with Fiber Talk

Yes, I am helping Gary by being his co-host. I think he will eventually find someone who is a better speaker than I am, but I am enjoying myself!

I Finished a Piece (Almost)

First, in answer to   Jo

this piece has a pattern,but you get to decide where you want to place stitches.  I have finished the canvas part and am working on the leaves that need to be attached. It will also need a branch..

But I love it that I made so much progress on this piece.  Are you getting much stitching done?

WIP Wednesday

I am stitching, just not on My Beloved, MH 1656. I will get back to it, just not right now.

This piece has been holding my attention:

We painted the canvas during the workshop and Joni Stevson had us add netting, cheese cloth and yarns to the piece. It is fun to stitch and I am fairly close to finishing it.

Thanks for your encouragement to purchase that Mill Hill Kit. But it can't travel alone so....

Hope everyone is staying cool. I need to go pull my garlic and maybe weed. Have a great day!

End of The IHSW Post June

I did manage to get some stitching time on my pieces this weekend.

Agnus Dei was further along than I showed on Friday so it looks like I got quite a bit of stitching done on it. I find it relaxing to work on first thing in the morning.

AA, as I fondly call it, is moving along. I hope to make some serious progress on this as I want to start a new project(or two) in July.

Hope you had a good weekend. We are getting some rain, which we needed and that will help the weeds grow. Guess what I will be doing tomorrow?

International Hermiting and Stitching Weekend for June 2020

This is the weekend that is set aside for doing some extra stitching. Or at least trying to remember to post about  that stitching.

My plan is to get some work on my Autumnal Abstractions by Joni Stevenson.  A group of ladies from my guild are holding Zoom meetings to work through our issues. It was a workshop we took in 2015(?). And NOT my oldest WIP!

I will also try to stitch Agnus Dei. I find it relaxing to work on it when I don't want to make decisions. The count is tiny and it is hard for me to stitch if I don't have enough light on the project.