Friday, August 14, 2015

Stitchy weekend!!

My guys are out of town for the weekend again, so it's just me, the critters, season 3 of Orphan Black on DVD and my stitching--woo hoo!

I haven't done a lot of stitching this past week, but I did manage to finish the fifth of six Mill Hill Owlets:


These little guys are so bright and cute, and make me happy just to look at them. :)

If the model doesn't arrive today, I'll be working on The Raven Queen some more. Here's where she is as of last night:


Did you notice the bird flying in the background? I'm taking a couple of  ravens from another chart and stitching them over-1, to make them look like they're in the distance. Here's a close-up of the first one:


I have to admit, stitching over-1 with black floss on a dark, opalescent fabric is not very kind to my 48-year-old eyes! I need to recover a bit before I attempt the second raven, which has more stitches than the first one.

Hope everyone has a great stitchy weekend; I know I will!

10 comments:

  1. The owls are all too cute.
    Raven Queen is looking great, what a great idea with the small Ravens.
    Have fun with your stitching marathon! :)
    Marilyn

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  2. It sounds like pure blizz with an empty house and nothing else to do but stitching! Enjoy!

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  3. Wow your version is so beautiful.
    Owls are very very cute.
    Great work
    Happy holiday. In Italy the name of this holy day is Ferragosto. Ciao

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  4. Looks like a very productive weekend.

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  5. Love the raven in the distance. A very nice touch

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  6. Hope you had a nice stitchy weekend. I love how you're adding those ravens. Your owls are so bright!

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  7. What fabric did you use for the Raven queen? It looks so good! Thank you!

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    1. It is a "solo" from HLC Fabrics that I bought from Kristy in her Facebook group; it's not part of her regular line.

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