Lots of new things!!

Sweet Stitches

Somehow, I don't think the exquisiteness of this canvas translates to these photos. It is so rich and varied, and the colors are most unusual. I have used only a few fancy stitches, as you can see with the pale lavender "diamonds" and the velvet for the petal edges.

The detail and the shading are taking me a very long time to work out, and at times I have to put it away for a number of days and work on something easy and quick. But it is a labor of love - because it seems to me to be as subtly beautiful as nature herself, or as a wonderfully seasoned relationship!

A Gem of a Canvas

This new canvas by Mindy uses color and texture so subtly, that it is a joy to stitch. I DO have one frustration, though. I had envisioned the iris petals in Petite Very Velvet, but the colors available at A Stitch in Time didn't suit my vision. Instead, I have several Silk and Ivory, which is always a joy to stitch with. I love the challenge of canvases by Mindy.

In my music piece, I did only basketweave or tent stitch, nothing at all fancy, but for this, I wanted to vary the texture in several areas. I love Mindy's color choices!

Santa Sings!

It's finished! Santa is singing and Roxy helped me finish him! I love all the stitches on this canvas. I learned several new ones. Check out his mustache - those are bullion knots. His beard is french knots with a tail. I did have to rip a bit, but it was worth the trouble.

What should I start on now?

Some of February's Finished Canvases and One WIP

Plumed Nutcracker DONE! The stitch on the
bottom stretched the canvas badly! (RIGHT)




Cat Stitch'n'Zip Glasses Case! (ABOVE)

Angel Ornament - DONE! (RIGHT)

Beanbag Bear - DONE! (BELOW)

Singing Santa - working on the background! The dark places at the top are shadows from the Florida sunshine!!!!

I HATE RIPPING OUT STITCHES!

What is the largest area you have had to rip out?

I completed a lot of the Singing Santa background Friday night and had to rip most it out last night. It used two colors of stranded floss blended together and I got 792 in the mix instead of 791. The colors were so close I didn't notice it on Friday, even under my natural light lamp. Most infuriating!!!

Back to Nearly Normal

I even had a voice this morning in church, in spite of sounding like a bass on Friday! The Organist said I sounded like "angels singing". I started on another Stitch and Zip glasses/cell phone case last night and took it to work on this morning. Very portable - the floss and my tiny scissors fit entirely in the pouch formed by the zipped up case.