Monday, January 23, 2012

sooooooo close!

IHSW was an amazing success!  I've really been stitching nonstop every night since the last time I posted, so maybe the W stands for WEEK in my case. :p  I'm so close to finishing the stitching on Tree of Hope - all that remains is the rest of the flower on the right, the dragonflies above the flower, and two small motifs at the bottom of the trunk.

I was ready to set this bad boy on fire yesterday, though!  I think all the color changes in the flowers was getting to me, and my eyes were pretty strained by the time I wrapped it up for the day.

But looking at it again and seeing how close I am to finishing... mmm... :)  I want to stitch even though I had to put this monster on the dreaded scroll frame.  I hate that thing, but I hate squashing stitches with a q-snap even more, so sacrifices were made.

Enough blabbing, how about some pictures?

Almost full view (the top is completely finished but wrapped around the scroll bar):


The two insane flowers with too many colors!

  
And the left side maiden with her flower and butterfly:


I want THIS as my reward for finishing...

But that will just give me MORE eye strain in the long run, so maybe I'll wait a bit on that one. :p

28 comments:

  1. It's gorgeous! Did you use all of the specialty threads called for?

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  2. it is really so beautiful..lovely colors..
    love and hugs xx

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  3. Thanks T.J.! Yes, I'm using all materials as listed, except the fabric... subbed a linen with a nicer feel than the "natural" called for on the list. :)

    There are four colors of Caron Waterlilies in this piece, though you could honestly get away with just three as the orange doesn't get used much and doesn't have as much variation as I would have liked. The other three colors are absolutely necessary, I would say, and they get a lot of use. I have very little left of one of the colors, though I'm wondering if I used it on some other project too...

    Long story short: YES! :)

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  4. Oooo, it's almost time for a Happy Dance! It's gorgeous Rahenna and your stitches are just beautiful And as for the Drawn Thread piece... love!! :)

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  5. Hi Rahenna

    I am looking at some of the blogs for IHSW and just wanted to say that I think your Tree Of Hope is beautiful.

    I love that Drawn Thread design too!

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  6. Your Tree of Hope is gorgeous. I love the colors in it. The flowers look great, so all the colors payed off :)

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  7. GREAT progress! Absolutely beautiful! Looking forward to seeing the finish... :)

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  8. Ooooo, it's so pretty! Sorry for the eye strain, but you will forget all about that once it's done! =D

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  9. Awww, it's beautiful, and the colours are gorgeous!

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  10. Great going, Rahenna!!! It looks soooooo fabulous. I can't wait to HD with you. Love your new chart. :D

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  11. Oh do not set it on fire you are so close! I stitched the maidens for a friend at Christmas and wanted to do the same, I cannot imagine the flowers with all that confetti! Looking forward to seeing your finish.

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  12. I don't know if you have the same problem as me but the closer I get to finishing a picture the more faster I stitch and I get the shakes ect. Congrats on your almost finish it looks great!

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  13. I checked out the link and it is absolutely gorgeous - I want to add this one to my wishlist.

    Not long before you finish, I'm rooting for you.

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  14. Absolutely beautiful! Not much further to go, and its totally worth all the floss changes.

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  15. Rahenna this is gorgeous!! You sure were on fire this weekend!!

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  16. This is sooo gorgeous!! Love the colours!!:)
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  17. Tree of Hope is awesome; your stitching is beautiful, Rahenna! This is on my wishlist to do. You will be happy dancing soon! I'm new to your blog, found you through the IHSW link. Love your wips from past posts. I'm glad I found you. Happy Stitching!

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  18. Stunning!!! You are so close!!!!!

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  19. Almost there! Can't wait to see this finished in all its beauty!

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  20. Beautiful! Can't wait to see it finished! ...found your blog as I am a fellow hermitter. :)

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  21. I hate scroll frames, too! SO MUCH! HAAAAAATE. Also, I approve of your char lust :)

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