I was happy to finish Teresa Wentzler's You Were Hatched last Wednesday, a bit earlier than I had thought I would. I spent most of one day just doing the back stitching on the dragons; it's a pretty subtle impact for all that work:
The border also took most of a day, with the metallic back stitching taking almost as long as the stitching; here is the completed design:
I'd like to finish this as an ornament before the retreat, but I'm not really feeling the urge to actually do it yet. I've been in a cleaning mood lately (probably already anticipating "hibernating" for the winter), and once I'm done inside the house I need to start getting the landscaping ready for winter.
Nora Corbett's Misses Blueberry and Blackberry arrived today, so I'll probably start one of those tonight or tomorrow. While I was waiting for them to get here, I pulled out a Mill Hill kit, Feline Friends, that I had started back in July when I was traveling to a couple of retreats; here it is as of last night:
I'm planning to take this with me when I go to Charlotte in a couple of weeks; hopefully it won't take 10+ years to finish like the other Laurel Burch kit in this set... 🤣
Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!
Hatched looks great.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see more of the Laurel Burch project.
I did yard cleanup yesterday as it was so nice out.
It's supposed to rain most of the week here.
Marilyn
It's been beautiful weather, hasn't it? I always love the (not long enough) times of year when we don't need AC or heating.
DeleteHubby wants to turn the heat on, I told him wait until October when it gets colder. :)
DeleteI love this time of year.
Marilyn
Ah, the dreaded backstitch! It makes the dragon pop though. You can see her/his eye in the pre-backstitch piece. The Friends will look spectacular when it's done. Happy Hump Day🤗
ReplyDeleteThanks Shelly! I'm used to back stitching bringing more "oomph!" for all the work that goes into it, so this felt a little less than exciting. 🤣
DeleteHi Melanie: Congratulations on the finish, I like the dark fabric, metallic threads are not my friend, or should I say i am not a friend of theirs, giggles. Nice progress on Feline friends, so sweet.
ReplyDeleteCatherine
Thank you! Metallics are not the easiest to work with, but they sure are pretty. 💖
DeleteOh, look at that dragon! He's amazing! I know the backstitching can be a pain, but so worth it in the end.
ReplyDeleteFeline Friends is sweet, great colours!
Thanks, I love the colors in Laurel's work, right in my happy place!
DeleteThe dragons are so cute! You are just flying through your goals.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm really trying to be better about finishing what I start instead of collecting WIPs... 😅
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