#100dayproject My Start

First, what is the #100dayproject?  I am not sure who thought it up, but the idea is to do something for 100 days that will help you to grow. This one is about growing creatively.There are no official rules except to do "something" every day for 100 days. Last year I participated in one and I worked on Here Lie My Needles by Shakespeare's Peddler.

This time I wanted to do something more challenging. After all, I already stitch almost every day. I was ready to start a new project as they gave us a theme called Secret Places. I liked it and as I was brainstorming ideas, my mind switched it to Sacred Places. This was not the real theme but it got my little mind working overtime. I even started prepping materials for my idea.
But then I realized:am I nuts? I would go totally crazy if I started another big project!
So I switched gears and decided to work on my art quilt. I knew I wanted to be more creative. I knew I wanted to explore that through hand embroidery. The art quilt was already well underway and it needs a lot more time.It is also developing as I stitch. I have ideas that I want to try and I know I will learn as I move it forward.
Here is a photo from a few months ago:

 I have been adding to the little bits of lace with hand-stitching:

Aurifil perle cotton

This is my starting point for this week:

I won't bore you with daily photos but will try to post here every Wednesday. My goal is to stitch on this piece for 30 minutes every day. It needs so much more work! There is a chance my husband and I may travel. If we do, I may or may not be able to take this with me.
So do you want to join the challenge? It is a good way to force yourself to work on a project and to push yourself creatively.

Take A Stitch Tuesday (on Thursday)

I have joined Sharon B on her TAST SAL the first two weeks but have not posted my progress here.
For information on TAST, go to  Pintangle             .
The first week was the chain stitch:

I am putting it in the grooves of the lace.
Week 2 is Fly Stitch and the Italian Border Stitch

I love the Fly Stitch and use it a lot, but the Italian Border stitch is a new twist. Basically, it is a French Knot holding down the "U" of the Fly Stitch instead of using a straight stitch. I see a couple of places where this would be great. I may even add a different color thread to make the knots.

Slow Stitching

On Instagram there is a hashtag called #slowstitch. I think the idea is to meditative as you stitch a project and also just to be more mindful. I already knew that taking a few stitches on a project calms my mind and makes me focus on what is truly important.
I have been working on this quilt for a bit. It is truly slow since I am really not sure what I am going to do on the piece but just decide as I go.

A lot of the seams need something done to them. French knots, detached chain stitch and woven spiral stitch give it some texture. Not sure this will ever get done, but I do like working on it.