Today we celebrate Independence Day. I will get to spend it with family and friends, but I also hope to get a little patriotic stitching done.
Here is my Betsy Ross Needlecase:
Well, it is the end of the month and I want to show some progress on my WIP pile.
First, this is the from the mind of Melissa over at Measi's Musings. It is just a way to get encouragement on finishing some of the WIPs we have in our WIP pile.
I managed to finish Love Coffee by Mill Hill:
Which meant I could work on the next Mill Hill bead kit in my pile, Garden Chair:
I also did a bit more on my 17th Century Whitework Sampler:
And a little stitching on Betsy Ross Needlecase:
Blue Larkspur is HUGE, but I am making progress:
And Pour ta Fete has gotten a little attention:
Oh! And Reptiles got the 500+ stitches in February:
If I worked on one project at a time I would get more done, but I am afraid I would get a little bored.
Well, I'm running a few days behind on my check-in, but I have an excuse: I was visiting my mom in Albuquerque. I had a great time and ate some(but not enough) New Mexican food.
(Photo with my mom and younger sister)
Question for the month: What do you bring on retreats? I haven't attended a retreat in years. Hopefully I will this year, but I tend to bring too much. If I go this year, I will bring a light, a Mill Hill bead kit, a cross stitch project and a needlepoint, extra needles, cheap scissors, and Jelly Bellies.
I managed to stitch on a few pieces this month:
Gnome Santa is stitched!
I need to cut him out and attach the leaf and fully finish him, but he is done! Yipee!
Purrfect Santa:
I took this with me to Albuquerque and managed to get a little done on him.
Blue Larkspur:
I always think this would be a great travel piece, but it isn't. I really have to concentrate to stitch it. But I love it and am making progress.
Pour ta Fete:
I thought I would get a page finish on this one, but no such luck. Hopefully I can get to the right edge of the piece before the end of February.
Reptiles-HAED:
I managed 1000 stitches on my HAED! Hopefully I can get some extra work done on it again in February. I need to work on the bit that is confetti heavy.
