We've had a pretty mild winter here in Wisconsin up until recently, but between the snow we got last week and the polar vortex that has settled in it has definitely taken a turn for the worse! Lows in the negatives, highs in the single digits and wind are making it feel awful, and here is our current snow situation:
Roxie and Murphy are having a horrible time trying to get their business done before their feet freeze, poor babies. I think we're supposed to get back to 30F in a week, which will feel almost tropical at this point!
On the plus side, I've had a lot of extra stitching time while I've been hunkered down avoiding the cold as much as possible. I finished the third of three models last Monday, then had a couple of days to work on Fairy Idyll while I waited for another model. I completed the stone face at the top of the design; it was a time-consuming process, but it turned out beautifully:
The drapery is stitching up much more quickly and I look forward to getting back to it when the current model is done. It's a Tiny Town that arrived last Thursday afternoon and I'm already past the halfway point, so I'm hoping to finish it by Wednesday or Thursday.
I also recently received a chart that I've been looking for off and on for probably 10+ years and I've already kitted it up so I can start when I have the time and inclination. It's called Princess Wandabee and I've just always thought it was so cute; there's something about the expression on the face of the frog that she's kissing that just makes me smile:
We got brutal cold here in Indiana too. Not much snow though. Send it my way haha. Congrats on finishing your model. I remember how it was fun to celebrate that but not able to share makes it sad. I just love your witch pattern. How hilarious.
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie, you understand the thrill of a finish that can't be shared yet. :)
DeleteWow, that stone face is so detailed! Hope you get some warmer weather soon, though.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty bad when you're excited about temps in the 30s! :D
DeleteMother Nature is paying us back for a mild winter!
ReplyDeleteFairy Idyll stone face is awesome, & worth the time & effort.
The Frog on Princess Wandabee is too funny!
Enjoy stitching it.
Marilyn
I was hoping we'd get through winter easy this year, but the stupid polar vortex had other ideas!
DeleteThought that stone face was a needle minder--wow!
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me how Nora can get so much detail with six colors (in this case five colors and a blend of two of them) and a bit of back stitching. :)
DeleteHello Melanie: It has been warm here in central Minnesota, we have had very little snow, but still cold up until a couple of weeks ago, no snow on the ground now, today in the 50s, nor so bad for the Midwest.
ReplyDeleteI love the stone face, so pretty.
I do like the frog with his tongue hanging out when the witch kiss's him, so funny.
I hope you are having better weather.
Catherine
Hi Catherine, we have had a warm-up as well--feels almost like spring. Isn't that little frog the cutest? Just cracks me up!
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