May WIPocalypse Check-In

Topic: Which designer’s projects do you absolutely love, but are too intimidated to try? I absolutely love Chatelaines.  Their mandalas are absolutely gorgeous!  I have 3 patterns in my stash, but have yet to try starting any one of them.  I really don't know why they intimidate me so much. I have stitched with silks before.  I have done many specialty stitches already (and have quite a few more left to go in Around the World in 80 Stitches).  And I have beaded a million times.  Why these pieces intimidate me so much, I'll never guess.

 This month I am stitching on Around the World in 80 Stitches by Papillon Creations, Madonna and Angels by Kooler Design Studios, Narrowboat, by Carol Thornton, Into the Deep by Passione Ricamo, Athena by Mirabilia, Iris Fairy by Nora Corbett, Dolphin's Domain by Dimensions, and Fabulous Women in History by Cloudsfactory.

Around the World close up

Around the World full view

Athena

Dolphin's Domain



Into the Deep

Fabulous Women

Iris Fairy

Madonna and Angels

Narrowboat

10 Hour Rotation Finished

I finished 10 hours of work on my Christmas Tree Sampler by the Victoria Sampler Company.  I'm really proud of the hardanger band I completed.  I did it wrong at first so it didn't look quite right.  After seeing Ingeborg (from A Stitch Too Far) on Youtube show her hardanger sampler, I knew for sure that it was wrong.  So I found a very clear Youtube video showing step by step how to accomplish it. 

Christmas Tree Sampler after

Christmas Tree Sampler before

Happy Birthday, Stash Queen!

For Katy, the Stash Queen's birthday SAL, the theme was something royal.  So I decided to work on Madonna and Angels by Kooler Design Studios.  I think this counts for the Royal family.

Madonna and Angels before

Madonna and Angels after

Full Coverage on the 5th

This month I worked on Fish City for my full coverage project.  Made a little more progress.

Fish City before

Fish City after