Castle Progress

I barely made it to midnight last night, so I didn't start stitching until this morning.
A little progress, not much. We'll see how it looks at the end of the month.

Happy Stitching!
Kate

Finally!

Started stitching and hubby made me go to bed wahhhhh (but my 3 yr old will be up early).  Tammy

I changed my new start from the one I had originally posted.  This is Full Service by Artecy.  That other one was just to big.

I'm looking forward to starting this tomorrow and for the SAL.

Linda

Ready. Set..........

     Fabric came and I think it will look great with my piece.  I have all the thread needed.  I cut and stitched around the fabric this afternoon so it's all set to go.  I'm so excited.  Will be waiting and watching for part one of the chart!  Everyone else ready?
     LindaLee

Snowman Wisdom by Sue Hillis

When I joined this SAL I didn't realize everyone else's BAP was going to be HAED.  My BAP will be Snowman Wisdom by Sue Hillis.  I will be stitching it twice if that counts, I won't feel offended please let me know if this is a big enough project.  I showed the chart to my friend Lisa yesterday, she loves snowmen and winter because she grew up in Alaska.  She used to cross stitch when she was younger, and appreciates the time and energy I put into each cross stitched gift I have given her.  She hinted that she would love it if I stitched her one at the same time as I stitch it for myself.  That is why I will be stitching it twice.

I will be stitching both pieces over 2 on 28ct Jobelan Babbling Brook.  I  will change a few colours to make them stand out on this blue background and to personalize the projects.  The chart says the stitch count is 118 stitches wide X 323 stitches high.

Today I will iron the fabric, then cut 2 pieces and attach them to the scroll frames.  I'm getting excited, I haven't stitched in about 2 weeks because I am a One-at-a-time stitcher and was waiting patiently to start Snowman Wisdom on January 1st.

Looking forward to seeing everyone else's progress throughout the year!

Ann Christie

www.ColourfulCrossStitches.blogspot.ca

Dark Force, #2

On the very last day, I'm finally posting my start as well...I was afraid I would change my mind again as I have some very nice charts to choose from, but no I have ordered my fabric and floss, and there's no turning back: Just as Elaine, I'll be starting Tilton Craft's 'Dark Foce' in January.

I won this chart in a contest on deviantArt this summer (or rather, I won a free pattern and got to choose), and I really love it - I'm a big fan of Star Wars, and this design (as well as all artwork of Sanda) is stunning. There also is a partner piece, 'Master', starring Yoda and mostly whites/light greys, which I have as well. Sadly, both patterns are no longer sold on Tilton Craft's webpage, so I'm glad I got both of them before they were taken off.

The pattern calles for 1 over 1 on 25ct, but I had a few concerns with that:

1) the smallest I have stitched so far is 18ct,
2) I don't like 1 over 1 coverage on 25ct, at least not when so many dark colors and black are involved, but 2 over 1 on 25 ct is too bulky for my taste
3) this is Darth Vader, and making him any smaller by switching to 28ct is out of the question.


So my final decision fell on 22ct, 2 over 1. I hope I will be happy with that choice in the end! So, as I said, supplies are ordered; I won't be home before the 4th to start, but I hope that stuff will have arrived by then.

T-

It is 1 day, 1 hour, 6 minutes, 31 seconds

thats how long in mountain time as of 10:54 p.m. until Jan 1st are you ready!!!!

Can I Change My Mind?

For those of you who don't know, I'm very indecisive, especially when it comes to crafts. There are just too many crochet patterns and cross stitch charts out there! I'm the crazy one who always has multiple projects going at once.

I had originally posted here that I was going to use my first chart for the Super Duper Ultimate Crazy January February Challenge, the Spring Quilts, as my New Stitchy Start project. And I'm still going to be starting this one on Thursday. But am I allowed to change my mind at the last minute about my chart for this SAL?

I just bought this one from Hornswogglestore on Etsy. I have the fabric and threads already and am itching to start it. Does anyone mind the last minute change?

Happy Stitching!

Kate

Unspoken

Hello!  I'm really looking forward to this SAL!

I'll be stitching a HAED, 'Unspoken' by Adele Sessler.  I've been wanting to stitch one of these big, grey-shade patterns for a long time!  I have the fabric and most of the floss, enough to start with.

Tama

5 Days to go!

Dark Force

Greetings!

I'm excited to join this group.  I'm going to be starting Dark Force by Tilton Crafts.  I have the fabric, scroll bars, and most of the floss.  I enlarged the pattern today, and I'm all ready to start stitching on Jan 1.  Looking forward to seeing progress on all these great designs.

Elaine

question

I have decided to do a cut off of 20 stitchers (not including me). I would like it not to be too big so we can get to know one another and have a little stitching community. What do you think good idea

Tammy

Serenity Harbor

Hello everyone! I'm so glad to start a new year of stitching with you.

This year I'm going to work on Serenity Harbor from By the Bay, same as Linda Lee. The stitch count is 173 x 560. I'll be using 40 ct linen from Picture This Plus, so it will be about 8.5" x 28" when I'm finished. My fabric should be here today. I'm not convinced that I chose the right color (a gray-blue), but I have a few of the floss colors in my stash so I can compare. The rest of my floss is on order and won't be here for a few weeks, so I have time to find a different fabric before I get started.

Amy

Wizard of Oz

This is my Heaven and Earth piece that I have for 2015.  I have started the first page earlier this year but plan to make much more progress on it in the new year.  I can't wait to work on it and I am filling my time with small projects until January.

Happy Stitching!
Trina

Scarlet Macaw Preening

Hello all!

I'm so excited to be joining this SAL! Thank you!

This project was planned as a restart for 2015 so joining in this SAL will make me work on it at least once a month, even if it isn't for very long. It's probably my favourite chart of all time!

Here's Sherlock, as he's been called with his details:

Shinysun's Cross Stitching

Stitch Count 400 x 532 (260 x 470 without background)

To be stitched on 32ct Autumn Woodland Belfast Linen 2 over 2 (no background)

Those of you already familiar with my blog will know that I was not happy with my previous fabric and have concerns about the new one. But I'm seeing this project as a huge challenge and am looking forward to it very much, even if it is with fear and trepidation!

See you next year!

Rachel x