Another biscornu and some framing!

Hey y'all! Happy Summer Vacation! Hope everyone is finding time to stitch.

This latest finish for me is from Sweetheart Tree's line of Teenie Tweenies, and came with all the embelishments. It is called the Strawberry Quilt Block. I used a 28ct pink fabric, Weeks thread (the border), DMC, and a pink glass heart bead for the back (which is left plain).....


....and here is the biscornu! Many small square designs work well for biscornu, and they are a breeze to finish.

This is a gift I finished stitching earlier this year, and is now framed. It's a name tree from M Designs for a new cousin in the family.

I stitched this freebie from Papillon a few years ago, and took advantage of a frequent shopper discount at my LNS to get it and two other peacock motifs framed in matching black frames. I have a nice blue wall in the home office in need of some decoration!


This one I finished last year, a design called Alla Turca by Pelin Tezer. It is stitched on Aquamarine linen from Silkweaver, over 1! I adusted it somewhat for balance and added the gold treasure braid to the Weeks Peacock floss.

This is the third peacock, a freebie from The Workbasket ladies called Peacock Repose, stitched on tea-dyed linen with Weeks fibers.

I have one more to take a picture of, and one ready to be picked up still, both were finishes this year. I am now working on part 6 of Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow, and sorting thru the stash for projects I can take on vacation soon!

More Castles progress!

Part 10 of Castles was pretty easy, so I'm back posting more pics. Not much visible change, just the addition of two heart topiary trees on the borders. Here is a close up of one, the other is just done in different colors. Still thinking about beach projects....another biscornu for sure, and maybe some ornies.....hard to decide!

Castles in the Air progress report

Well, I finally got back to Papillon's Castles project, and finished part 9 last week. Now working on part 10. Here is a close up, and the entire piece so far! The pics are clickable.

Still debating what to take to the beach later this month....must be small and portable...and calling my name!

May Recap, June Goals

May Progress
WiPs...
~Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow, Block 4 Done!
~Castles in the Air, Pt. 9 Working...(part 9 done June 4th)
~Dragon Feathers Afghan Got another block done...2 to go!
New Starts...
~Frogscornu, Barbara Ana Done!
~Candy Cane Cat, Chessie & Me (2004 JCS ornie issue) Done!
~Hang in There, Elizabeth's Designs Done!

June Goals
WiPs...
~Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow, Block 6 Working...
~Castles in the Air, Pt.10 Done!
~Dragon Feathers Afghan Did some hemming...
New Starts...
~biscornu--Sweetheart Tree's Strawberry Quilt Block Done!
~new start-Blueberries, Little House Done!
~new start-April Showers, Val's Stuff Working...

Meow! Another ornament done!

I have been trying to catch up on all the JCS ornament issue favorites for a while! This one is from the 2004 issue, by Chessie & Me. I left off the border and smyrna stars so it would match her other cats. There have been several, and they are in my Webshots ornament album if you are interested. I am going to ornamentify them with the same holiday fabric....sooner rather than later I hope!

Last finish this month, as I am getting back to Castles in the Air today!

Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow, May update

I finished the 4th block of Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow last night. This block necessitated adding filling stitches to the night sky to show the snowflakes. They were hard to see otherwise!

Started with the dark blue also used in block 6, and then used a slightly lighter shade. Tried a third blue, but the deer was hard to see so left it white. Live and learn!

Going to try and squeeze in an ornie before the month is over...and pick a project to take on vacation next month!

Stitching and Finishing...done!

April and May have been pretty busy this year! Thankfully, over the last week or so I managed to get both some stitching and some finishing done! I finished stitching the Barbara Ana design "Frogscornu" and also finished it off into it's biscornu form. The fabric is a 32ct Silkweaver solo from my stash, as were the buttons. The back side is plain. I love the expression of "frog scorn" on the face of the frog prince!

Last Saturday I also finished up the Hummel pillow for my mom's birthday (it's displayed on her sofa now!). The kit came with backing fabric, but I used the blue floral you see for the back to match her decor.


This last little thing is from Elizabeth's Designs, a chartpack that came with the charm. Stitched it over the weekend and framed it in a small frame I had on hand. The fabric is from my stash as well, 28ct platinum linen.

Now I'm back to working on block 4 of Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow. More to come!

Dinky-Dyes Luna Park Biscornu

Started and finished this in a couple of days to close out the month of April, and then got the Dragon Feathers afghan out for a change of pace!

This is by Jo at Dinky-Dyes, stitched with silk that came with the chart, and on 28ct white opalescent cashel. I love how colorful it is!

It's been really busy lately, as we are getting some repairs done on the house...both porches and a window that had to be replaced, plus painting the exterior. Now if we could just get the grass to grow.....

April Recap, May Goals

April Recap
WiPs...
~Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow...Block 1 Done!
~Castles in the Air...Pt.9 Postponed to work on different WiP
~Lily of the Valley...complete this month...Done!
~Dragon Feathers Afghan Working...
New Starts
~Luna Park Biscornu Done!
~Keep a Little Secret Done!

May Goals
WiPs...
~Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow...Block 4 Done!
~Castles in the Air...Pt.9 Working...
~Dragon Feathers Afghan...Another square done...2 to go!
New Starts...
~Frogscornu Biscornu Done!
~Candy Cane Cat ornament Done!
~Hang in There! Done!

Hummel finish...

I have been busy with lots of stuff this month...the house is getting a spring fix-up and new paint outside, and I'm trying to get more time to stitch as the month runs down. Finished this Hummel child for my Mom's birthday next month, just need to make it into a pillow. It is called Lily of the Valley, which is the May flower, and my mom loves the little Hummel children, so...

For a kit, this was fairly detailed, with lots of blended threads. I used the aida in the kit because it's a pillow and needs to be more sturdy.

I also did another block of Carriage House's Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow, the first block this time! Here is my progress so far.....four done, eight to go!

If you recall, I'm insanely stitching this on 40ct silk gauze over one. Still debating the issue of filling in the background. Some blocks are quite full, like the one center top, others are not, like the first one. It's hard to hide threads on that sort of block. Will decide later, I think.

April is just about gone, hope everyone is enjoying the seasonal changes in your part of the world!

Just Nan finish, and a very little one indeed!

In order to calm my nerves over Final Four weekend/Easter weekend/Birthday weekend, I stitched up a little goodie from Just Nan, called Keep a Little Secret, between events. And little it surely is, only one inch wide and stitched over one! Chart comes with the tin, but I expect this will be hard to find, it's so cute!


Oh, and my birthday on Easter was wonderful, nice dinner I didn't have to fix, lots of stitchy money to spend, a new cordless phone (so stitching is not interupted) and my PT Cruiser got a full out cleaning inside and out! Of course, by the time I drove it home, it already had a fine layer of yellow pollen! Still, the Duke blue Cruiser never looked better....and my Duke Blue Devils even gave me a pressie...they won the NCAA 2010 Men's Basketball Title on Monday!! Oh, and my other sports passion, the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team, will be hosting the NHL All-Star game in 2011....what a week! I think I'd better go stitch to calm down! ;-)

March Recap, April Goals

March Recap
WiPs...
~Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow...Block 3 done!
~Castles in the Air, Pt.8 Done!
~Dragon Feathers Afghan Rethinking rotation...
~Breaking Dawn Ditto
New Starts...
~The Branch Done!
~Winter Wonderland Biscornu Done!
~Lily of the Valley Hummel pillow kit Started...


April Goals
WiPs...
~Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow...Block 1 Done!
~Castles in the Air...Pt.9 Postponed to work on different WiP
~Lily of the Valley...complete this month...Done!
~Dragon Feathers Afghan Working...
New Starts
~Luna Park Biscornu Done!
~Keep a Little Secret Done!