A bit more progress

Between my last post on May 12th and receiving two models for Friendstitch on May 15th, I was able to complete another "round" on Chatelaine's Little Tuscany Mandala:

I'm starting to think I probably won't even be done with the regular cross stitches in this one by the time the retreat rolls around, but I'm not going to worry about it as I'm just really looking forward to the trip.

The two models that arrived on the 15th were both larger than I had anticipated; last year I stitched two and one took only a day and a half and the other about three days, so I thought this year would be similar, but both designs are bigger than either of the previous ones. I finished up the first one last Wednesday, so it took about a week, and the current one will probably take closer to two weeks; I'm hoping to be done around the middle of next week.

We had another shot of yucky weather here recently, cold and wet and windy, so I still have windows in a couple of rooms to clean and all of the planting yet to do, but I'm getting there! Hopefully after next weekend most of those chores will be done and I can settle back in with the mandala for a while.

I did hear from my finisher last week that she's making a start on my Tiny Town drums, so I'm hoping to hear from her again very soon. I also think there might be a new Tiny Town being released soon, possibly a farm (Cecilia used a sheep emoji when she posted about something new coming), so I am looking forward to seeing what comes out.

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!