Happy 4th of July!

 Hope you are able to spend this holiday with family and friends!

Agnus Dei Progress Report

 I have been able to make some serious progress on this piece. 

I need to dig through my stash to find a thread that I like to do the center, as I want the Lamb of God to be a pure white. The thread I am using is variegated and I don't think it will work.

So close to having that little bit meet.

Can I concentrate on this piece and get it done in July?
 

July is Here!

 First, let me answer Nicole's question about eyelets: the idea behind eyelets is to make a small hole in the center of the eyelet. Some stitchers say there doesn't have to be a hole, but there should be no threads covering the center where your thread goes down into the center. If you want to keep the back neat and tidy and the front so you can see a hole in the center of the eyelet, it often helps to plan a path around each letter doing half, or less, of each eyelet. I will try to remember to take photos when I  work on my next letter to show how it works.

Anyway, after that long-winded not very good explanation- here is my calendar for June:

I missed a few days stitching, but that is life. But I also completed two projects! 

First up, Ode to Palette color wheel class:

I made it into a cover for my bullet journal. Perfect stitching? No. But it is done and I learned tons about color. I highly recommend Natalie Dupis class.
I also finished my great-niece's birth sampler, but you have seen that already. 

I'll try to take a photo of Agnus Dei to show you my progress.

Fixing A Mistake

 I made a huge mistake on my eyelets on this piece.

 I didn't take a photo as I was so mad! But I attended my local Embroidery Guild of America meeting and a friend was also working on a piece with eyelets. 47 count linen, I believe!! Yikes! Anyway, she reminded me that I should be doing half of the eyelet and moving around the letter. Once I did that, it went much better.

Join us tonight for Fiber Talk Live.  It is at 8:00 pm Eastern on Wednesday June 30th. We are talking to 

Dima from D1-D2 who is a fabulous stitcher!

Close to A Finish

 I am super close to finishing this piece. It needs one more night of work and it should be done.

I think this is upside down, but you get the idea. Once it is done, I need to take the time to mount it on some cardboard and put it on the cover of my next bullet journal.

IHSW for June

 It is hard to believe that it was the 3rd weekend of the month.

There is a Facebook group for this weekend or you can check it out on Jo's blog. 

Here is what I worked on:

Pretty Little Baby-Satsuma Street

 

I finished the name, but realized I shouldn't post it here.... Now to fully finish it and send it to my nephew and his wife and baby.

Here is Agnus Dei:

Start

 

 

Finish

It feels like a major accomplishment that I am almost to the corner. I still have the center to do, but I can feel a finish!

 

Here is my Ode to a Palette class project:

A bit more to do on it, but I feel like I made some progress. My hope is to have it done by the end of June. It is supposed to be the cover for my next Bullet Journal.

WIP Wednesday

 This is a fun stitch and I need to get back to her:

So many other things are calling my name that it is difficult to concentrate on one item. Maybe if I did, I would have more finishes!