More Reptiles

My college boys are home for the week and I am not sure I will get much stitching done. Reptiles was out so I decided to keep stitching on it, at least for today.
Here is where I left off:

 And here I am today:

I am close to a page finish which makes me want to push forward! Waiting for my first lizard to show up!

SMALLS SAL for June

This SAL is lead by Heather over at Stitching Lotus
I finished I Love Ewe by Mill Hill.

I also finished my fourth block for the 2020 Crazy Quilt Challenge. Do you have any finishes for June?

Reptiles for June

Well, I didn't get 1200 stitches for the month. I did get some stitching in and I love how it looks. Hopefully I can stitch on this a little in July.
Here is where I started:

 Here is where I ended for the month:

Are you working on a full coverage piece?

What I Stitched Yesterday

I had some time, so I stitched.

I did a lot of coral knots and started some needleweaving. If I have some time, I hope to stitch on this more today.
I need to gather my finishes so I can post for the SMALLS SAL on Friday. Where did I put all them? Maybe the cat knows...

Another Case of Overconfidence

First, thanks for all the lovely comments on my Drawn Thread Sampler. If I die before you Cheryl, you may have it as a stencil. I will let my kids know.
Rotations: I have found over time that if I have too many project going at one time, I feel overwhelmed. I try to stick to one large project, a medium project and a small. I am trying to work on my Drawn Thread Sampler and Reptiles (a HAED piece),

by having the sampler during the week and Reptiles on the weekend. My small is either a crazy quilt patch or Butterfly:

I have totally messed up my rotation by thinking, like the crazy woman I am, I could add Uncle Sam's Hat into the mix. Bad idea! I must stitch using my frame and lay the threads carefully. But I love it and would rather stitch it than anything else in my rotation.

It is so much fun! BUT, I must get Drawn Thread done! This weekend I worked on Uncle Sam instead of Reptiles. I will work on Drawn Thread this week and pull Reptiles out this weekend. Which means Uncle Sam will NOT have a hat by the 4th of July. Oh well. Maybe by 2019?
How do you decide what to stitch?
Oh! Jo, I am still trying to get photos for all the postcards that I make. Will  post about it soon.

Longest Day 2018

I thought I was going to spend today stitching, but I had two appointments and was told that we needed several items from the store. So I spent yesterday stitching! (Or at least a few extra hours!)
I worked on my Drawn Thread Sampler by Gay Ann Rogers. I feel like I made some progress.
Here are some photos of my work:

 I took a deep breath and cut my next section:

This piece is challenging. It is stretching me. I am learning a lot. Is it perfect? No! Do I care? No! I think it is fun watching the patterns develop, but I look forward to Friday when I hope to work on Uncle Sam's Hat.

My New Favorite Needlework Tools

I was tired of white work and all the greys on my Reptiles, so I spent a lot of time on Uncle Sam's Hat.  The next stripe had Neon Rays in it. I love Neon Rays! I hate Neon Rays! I could not get my stitches smooth.I tried wetting the thread. That did not work. Sigh. Then I remembered a talk with Gary Parr and Christine Williams on   Fiber Talk           .
They suggested ironing the thread with a flat iron. After a little talk with my dd, I located my iron.

And I watched a video that suggested using Thread Magic. I had a container of Thread Heaven and I used it. I know there is controversy about using it, but I was desperate!
Here is where I left off after the weekend:

My stitching improved, but it is far from perfect. I do have doubts that this will get done before July...