Better late than never

My TUSAL jar has lots of blue ORTS from Windswept with bit of reds and greens from Cherries nestled on the bottom.

Some progress...

Happy Stitching!

2014 Wishes

Wishing you a joyful year full of prosperity, good health, and cheer!

What little stitch time I've eeked out this holiday season, has been spent on Windswept.

Here is my progress.

The fabric's marbling is so pretty, that I decided to forgo most of the background (sky) and jump right to the mermaid.

I'm having trouble putting her down.   Lots of confetti in this, but parking helps.  I'm using tent stitches, 2 over 1.  The fabric is 25ct. Lugana and I'm very pleased with the coverage.  The blues are more vibrant in person.

Until we meet again...

Happy Stitching!

March already?

Is it March already?  The last few weeks have just flown by and with "real life" being rather obnoxious, it's been hard trying to find some time for myself.  Whenever I can manage to grab a few hours, I pull out French Country Kitchen Garden.  Part 1 has been slow going with all of the confetti.  However, I am totally enamored with this piece.  Buttery browns, sweet and sticky pinks, delicate grays, bursts of blue, hardy greens; this palate is really speaking to me. With each color change, I find myself delighted and strangely at peace.  Funny how that happens.  

Finally gotten the knack of parking, and it has helped tremendously.  My little country cottage is making an appearance and that's helping to keep me motivated.

I've also managed a very small start on Windswept.  There won't be much to share for a while since the first few pages of this chart are almost exclusively 1 solid color – DMC 712.  But I’m determined to enjoy the background work.  Very little counting, no color changes, no needle swapping, no frustrated frogging.  To stave off color boredom, I picked a hand-dyed fabric to keep my senses happy.  The fabric is a 25 count Lugana called Stormy Skies.  It has this marbled grey/silvery green thing going on.  It's my first HAED and I'm hoping to have her all done by the end of this year.  Oh gosh -- is it March already?

And here is my TUSAL contribution for March 2013.  Most ORTS are from French Country. 

Happy Stitching!