Progress...

I worked on "It's Berry Time" a little bit over the weekend...

I also worked on "The Riddle" some.

I got this section finished...

Now it's time to work on my favorite section with more bargello! :) Write soon!

More Sale Items Added!

I added some more charts and linen to my Trade Blog!

Ornament

I forgot to share an ornament I stitched for Shelleen for our exchange. It's the Prairie Schooler ornament from the '99 JCS ornament magazine.

Prairie Schooler "Let it Snow-Man"
Fabric: 40 ct. Vintage River Willow
Threads: DMC and WDW

A Little More Berry Time

40 ct. Vintage Maritime White, Belle Soie silk "Rouge" (1 over 2)

Not much to report - nothing really going on here! Just stitching in between loads of laundry and dishes. Write soon! :)

More Riddle

I've been working on "The Riddle" for the past couple of days. I finally got the grass/tree section finished and now I'm onto the over one words.

I think I'm going to get back to "It's Berry Time" now. I saw a beautiful finish by Francoise (not sure of blog) and she used the same thread (Belle Soie Rouge) that I'm using. It turned out so pretty! If I find out her blog or photo album I'll post a link. Write soon!

It's Berry Time

I got a little tired of stitching with all that green, so I decided to take a little break from "The Riddle" for a day or two. I ended up starting the new Loose Feathers by Blackbird Designs "It's Berry Time." I'm using Rouge Belle Soie silk and stitching it on 40 ct. Vintage Maritime White by Lakeside Linens.

I love the color of this silk - it has shades of red, fuchsia and pink.

Well, my child is needing me! Write soon! :)

Weekend Stitching

I cleaned like a mad woman on Friday so I could relax and stitch on Saturday and Sunday. And that's exactly what I did! I worked on "The Riddle" all weekend. I was stitching along on the grassy area when I realized I didn't have a color that was needed! I double checked the thread list and sure enough it wasn't on it. The color needed was 341, I did have 342 in my stash, so I decided to try it out. I think it turned out ok. It's not as light as the picture, but I think it will be fine.

Even though I didn't have the right color, I had a lot of fun stitching the grass because it's all bargello. I love bargello. Have you all seen Coni's finished bargello canvas work piece? I would love to stitch something like that one day!

For those thinking of stitching this - there is a mistake on the left detail grass pattern - the bottom row is missing. That caused me to frog a couple times. I must have been tired because I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong! :)

Well, nothing else going on here. Just hanging out with the kids - watching Spongebob. :) Write soon!

The Riddle Progress

I have been working on the riddle for the past couple of days. I got one tree finished (after frogging the dumb branch about 10 times) and part of the house.

I am loving this project. I love the colors and the fabric and the silk threads. My dh took my older boys golfing and Matthew is taking a nap (kind of late, but I'm not complaining), so I'm going to get back to stitching! Hope everyone is having a Happy 4th! Write soon!