tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16637519623198710042024-03-27T18:54:50.390-05:00Crafty RahennaRahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.comBlogger744125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-75528381742459372482024-03-14T15:31:00.001-05:002024-03-14T15:31:17.811-05:00long time no see<p>I've been stitching a ton, just not posting! At the beginning of the year I had some goals for my projects left over from 2023, plus new starts I'd planned to make. Here's the lists:<br /></p><p>- Chinese Garden Mandala (Chatelaine) - finish in 2024<br />- Dragons of Sumatra (Ink Circles) - finish in Q1<br />- Magic Potions Temperature SAL (Teeny Weeny X Stitch) - finish in 2024<br />- Mushroom & Fern Mandala (Chatelaine) - finish in Q1<br />- Rosarium (Chatelaine) - ???<br />- Violet Patch Mandala (Chatelaine) - ???</p><p>- Amethyste Band Sampler (iStitch Designs) - finish in 2024<br />- Snowy Winter (Owlforest) - finish in Q1<br />- Wisteria (Nora Corbett) - finish in Q1</p><p>Things are not QUITE on track but I've done a lot! Dragons of Sumatra was a finish in February:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNx2lR0yyuZMCObDbCjvdNaHyw3viE2GoF6wgJ0yZnfWwxlVRMi_jY2h9hACNkRy6edKX6WFB-ci0OJHKenrZEv0tgHX0pAq8bovmLxhV-Vk3k26uwsuew9Nc4waFKyGRyHPkWh5C5BO1r-Hm24PtKQjn2t6UmGtYvxgL5vyP_8ZsYAwXl790KVSNF5s/s1500/424748179_3363399533805505_3216344905886241483_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1500" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNx2lR0yyuZMCObDbCjvdNaHyw3viE2GoF6wgJ0yZnfWwxlVRMi_jY2h9hACNkRy6edKX6WFB-ci0OJHKenrZEv0tgHX0pAq8bovmLxhV-Vk3k26uwsuew9Nc4waFKyGRyHPkWh5C5BO1r-Hm24PtKQjn2t6UmGtYvxgL5vyP_8ZsYAwXl790KVSNF5s/s320/424748179_3363399533805505_3216344905886241483_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I didn't start Snowy Winter until after Dragons of Sumatra was done. My intent for the four Owlforest seasons was to have three full months to work on each (thus finishing them all in one year) so I might aim for Winter to be done by the end of April and carry on with three months each from there. I've already gotten quite a bit done here: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghogIdgA1avl7MgKhYPmzyIJDdLHFQf-yMPyO8QDGYy6eEH8Yv40p7bNi_5t8maacwf-xN_qmmrWF78tfmN6JDFZAh9ME6aGrdkCySl1ZGPXLWBSBO4C0c5lBHBOatBGXOUBNeREDxqNbsFkCczwx9UJzWpZbpVreZ_3HuPma1EE5qyhnZ3lQOYXAP4HE/s1200/2024-03-12%2012.56.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghogIdgA1avl7MgKhYPmzyIJDdLHFQf-yMPyO8QDGYy6eEH8Yv40p7bNi_5t8maacwf-xN_qmmrWF78tfmN6JDFZAh9ME6aGrdkCySl1ZGPXLWBSBO4C0c5lBHBOatBGXOUBNeREDxqNbsFkCczwx9UJzWpZbpVreZ_3HuPma1EE5qyhnZ3lQOYXAP4HE/s320/2024-03-12%2012.56.44.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And yes, I went with hand dyed fabric because eff boring colors and skimpy kit fabrics. (I love Owlforest but their kit fabrics are SO stingy, less than 2 inches on each side.) This is Aether by Chromatic Alchemy, and it's a pretty ice blue with beige smudges. Even prettier in person!</p><p>Finally, the BIG BOY - Mushroom and Fern Mandala! I'm 100% done with the stitching as of March 13 so now it's time for beads! I'm super excited, this is the first "big" Chatelaine that I've gotten to this point and I can't wait for it to be finished! Previous finishes like Spring Knotgarden and Octopus Treasure Cave are on the smaller side for a Chat mandala, but I have to say that Mushroom is a lot less dense than Chinese Garden. Even though Mushroom is like 60 stitches bigger in both directions, I'm pretty sure Chinese Garden has a LOT more stitching in total.</p><p>Anyway. Here is the center beading in progress! The center pond has been done since the very beginning, but now there's gold beads in the meadow (in place of french knots in metallic gold because no) and the start of the blue corners and triangle borders. Exciting stuff!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlTXcLl4DE6wDNya13NXFiFOMQ11qRBpMuxRByoLy-SDusmwt0SBeWzRS4vpn2pGdUdMH88ZdIZnESA7rMa3OuID4ymiklSW3ETb6Bf0KipzrRW1auGZNubXYR28eJ2_IGm99g3lUDIXKUZs-PyOT2uDwPgwxjX3Wq7mWFN1UODysb2Lb3E54L4Vikv8/s1200/2024-03-14%2014.39.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlTXcLl4DE6wDNya13NXFiFOMQ11qRBpMuxRByoLy-SDusmwt0SBeWzRS4vpn2pGdUdMH88ZdIZnESA7rMa3OuID4ymiklSW3ETb6Bf0KipzrRW1auGZNubXYR28eJ2_IGm99g3lUDIXKUZs-PyOT2uDwPgwxjX3Wq7mWFN1UODysb2Lb3E54L4Vikv8/s320/2024-03-14%2014.39.11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Also I couched every single one of those little spiral ferns around the center, each of which had 30-50 attachment points to the fabric, so you're GOING TO look at them:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wPSRrt9tRN48stivrEFRWuTc-uZ5g2XVrDHZw9jNh9tV_xYw_mjiD2zueWQW4gXaAsBUecgSb-Kl8HpR9OtstG2_huf91pJ3QheV5lYwLV8d7jr6cu_MugspHCJfeQUz_9YnsEA_v__-2Hs0oRV53Y927uFUZwXqyGgnSkEmbYC8cxzNgahy32LMieY/s1200/429591748_3388050601340398_9051659309518231458_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wPSRrt9tRN48stivrEFRWuTc-uZ5g2XVrDHZw9jNh9tV_xYw_mjiD2zueWQW4gXaAsBUecgSb-Kl8HpR9OtstG2_huf91pJ3QheV5lYwLV8d7jr6cu_MugspHCJfeQUz_9YnsEA_v__-2Hs0oRV53Y927uFUZwXqyGgnSkEmbYC8cxzNgahy32LMieY/s320/429591748_3388050601340398_9051659309518231458_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Thank you. :3<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-71133687761387309952024-01-18T15:11:00.000-06:002024-01-18T15:11:08.436-06:00progress and such :)<p>So far, so good! 2024 is off to a reasonable start as far as stitching goes.</p><p>I got started on Wisteria by Nora Corbett (aka Mirabilia) and finished her wing and started a tiny bit of her body and dress. I changed the colors on the dress because <strike>I can't leave anything alone</strike> they weren't anything like the actual color of wisteria. Honestly, nothing about this pattern makes me think of wisteria - the dress is too blue, the flowers are the wrong shape - but I'll change what I can and <strike>be upset about</strike> deal with the rest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuwvfCms-AWJvfGDKYHJGkDL92Nsow28fv0VOAT3s6-ez_EZZsV-wWiutun082ftjDV5L9VeCCds5wGbHp4lu3dqqq_O9hB9-XYPdFVCWBmkbAjKQf-DxYh4LqudVNjz4GM4A5S3UrJuiJ1R1JF8Pu6DxcUJeAsShQjB7ZeGRy4Wb34FG1NzA3GWDihE/s1000/2024-01-07%2010.15.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuwvfCms-AWJvfGDKYHJGkDL92Nsow28fv0VOAT3s6-ez_EZZsV-wWiutun082ftjDV5L9VeCCds5wGbHp4lu3dqqq_O9hB9-XYPdFVCWBmkbAjKQf-DxYh4LqudVNjz4GM4A5S3UrJuiJ1R1JF8Pu6DxcUJeAsShQjB7ZeGRy4Wb34FG1NzA3GWDihE/s320/2024-01-07%2010.15.29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I think I did an okay job of picking colors to match the wisteria we have in the backyard. (Not currently flowering, this is an old picture!)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx_JP3Age_w6TmkRiKWSOXGvsKSjQ7anADlJXfthZLr8_FpSAYAUuPcrs6wXaFfrtt8P1tRMXfYWJTK7fb8LVPPiXcVlPZzJ3idMzuLNmikY2R97KGSoWv0Je6JpZQ6vRX4ud1vvggnLMM08XfRQQYZfdF-izY781VHc2fw2MmTxabViSuxwBiFOKAx4/s3264/20150320_080751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx_JP3Age_w6TmkRiKWSOXGvsKSjQ7anADlJXfthZLr8_FpSAYAUuPcrs6wXaFfrtt8P1tRMXfYWJTK7fb8LVPPiXcVlPZzJ3idMzuLNmikY2R97KGSoWv0Je6JpZQ6vRX4ud1vvggnLMM08XfRQQYZfdF-izY781VHc2fw2MmTxabViSuxwBiFOKAx4/s320/20150320_080751.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I also picked up Chinese Garden Mandala again and worked on the many layers of border around the bottom half of the piece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rRTrq6CL1fRWE6m5BoLjvcevQoxNyKxWQDzfHZKfm3-RjOyGUOdi9sbAtvOYXtLOqXZC5CI59pJ-ntzVMA1tU-QtceyUO0WcQQS_SuOTF3NKCOQ7UDKKH4o15E7gG8GG4FQ-c1K4sL45f7coaEyWENMm-ELByXM0_fRlu-6sHJFjDcTiRFZsw5XZIZM/s1200/2024-01-11%2014.43.31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rRTrq6CL1fRWE6m5BoLjvcevQoxNyKxWQDzfHZKfm3-RjOyGUOdi9sbAtvOYXtLOqXZC5CI59pJ-ntzVMA1tU-QtceyUO0WcQQS_SuOTF3NKCOQ7UDKKH4o15E7gG8GG4FQ-c1K4sL45f7coaEyWENMm-ELByXM0_fRlu-6sHJFjDcTiRFZsw5XZIZM/w400-h400/2024-01-11%2014.43.31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's actually pretty exciting to get a start on the swirly stuff on the left because once that border is done, it's on to the outermost motifs. Certainly nowhere near a finish but starting to get a little whiff of it on the breeze if I let myself daydream a bit. :p</p><p>And then there's Mushroom and Fern Mandala and the long list of fussy bits to finish!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgC1VyyigmaB8daddYLa5su3E3aUDbYS7E_ei893KE3-4q_MbBHfzckNGjvE5X75qWyWW3NLiio47KrWOkAZn97sMz-s5Q_KCvQZy_4RHbm75Y-D53V-QWx4YTKb2q9CJx8y-lT5FR2r5wdriVwnGO8vEzWz3oAWCqf5sFm0GemhwxwOMPyBHy8quG5M/s1200/2024-01-16%2015.29.03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgC1VyyigmaB8daddYLa5su3E3aUDbYS7E_ei893KE3-4q_MbBHfzckNGjvE5X75qWyWW3NLiio47KrWOkAZn97sMz-s5Q_KCvQZy_4RHbm75Y-D53V-QWx4YTKb2q9CJx8y-lT5FR2r5wdriVwnGO8vEzWz3oAWCqf5sFm0GemhwxwOMPyBHy8quG5M/w400-h400/2024-01-16%2015.29.03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It doesn't look like much since the last time I posted but there's more of the leaf garland, another blue triangle in the center area, and I finally decided to suck it up and just stitch those horrible quarter stitch hell corners. They don't look good (same as the leaf garland) but at least they're out of the way. Mostly. I had to leave the two sides at the very bottom unfinished because they're too close to the qsnap edge for me to get the needle in for quarter stitches without a struggle. I'll finish those the next time I reposition.</p><p>I've also done the couched scrolly ferns in the upper right mushroom panel, but those were added after I took this picture. Oops.</p><p>I still need to add the two (or maybe four if I'm feeling crazy) over-one snails that are sitting on the leaf garland, but I have to fix up the colors first. I don't really like the dark red body of the snail, especially since it's very similar to the shell color. I know red snails are real, but I want more contrast since they're so small compared to the rest of the design.</p><p>And the updated list so far: <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPwiiuLZ00cYjtmBWu8uHa1pjTqWXzpA2_dh_2FDRGZf4SKen4dzxHnEgJLOBDdduyMgsu7jB6WVaIKvnSIW7vmBN7QV5968PEuQxylk6G_C-vP6op7hAsCsbHkv_poOJSCMuP5apP8t386XOJMnmKVK2-RuL5mvHzwl2SMwP1gQ-tQ3dOZqgS3CkyiY/s1334/2024-01-16%2015.29.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPwiiuLZ00cYjtmBWu8uHa1pjTqWXzpA2_dh_2FDRGZf4SKen4dzxHnEgJLOBDdduyMgsu7jB6WVaIKvnSIW7vmBN7QV5968PEuQxylk6G_C-vP6op7hAsCsbHkv_poOJSCMuP5apP8t386XOJMnmKVK2-RuL5mvHzwl2SMwP1gQ-tQ3dOZqgS3CkyiY/s320/2024-01-16%2015.29.22.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <br />Getting a little excited to move the qsnap on this one but gotta get those snails done first!<br /><p></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-22156523281805458822024-01-03T19:40:00.004-06:002024-01-03T19:44:34.871-06:00new year, new goals!<p> ...aka time to make more goals that I will proceed to completely forget/ignore. :p</p><p>Well, hopefully not because I have a few big projects close to a finish and I'd like to get them done sooner rather than later! <br /></p><p>So, my projects left over from last year and my goals for 2024 are:</p><p>- Chinese Garden Mandala (Chatelaine) - <span style="color: #e69138;"><b>finish in 2024</b></span><br />- Dragons of Sumatra (Ink Circles) - <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>finish in Q1</b></span><br />- Magic Potions Temperature SAL (Teeny Weeny X Stitch) - <span style="color: #e69138;"><b>finish in 2024</b></span><br />- Mushroom & Fern Mandala (Chatelaine) - <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>finish in Q1</b></span><br />- Rosarium (Chatelaine) - <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">???</span></b><br />- Violet Patch Mandala (Chatelaine) - <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">???</span></b><br /></p><p>(My single remaining HAED can eff off yet again, haha.) <br /></p><p>I'll definitely work on Rosarium and Violet Patch (been itching to get back to them, honestly) but I haven't decided which will be the main focus once I finish Mushroom & Fern and Chinese Garden. Probably Violet Patch as it's smaller and less dense? Not sure though. </p><p>A few progress pics so this post isn't totally boring. :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQBTMiJf7guxIbbTGGmbs4U0Na_IdnVGDzWBJ7xONl81AkEui6-JHDDsoiE2Noj7JV-D2h5LAGxmjtGphnACdKBuCZkmeoegvhyphenhyphenzFWLRtpP7m8oC83riQMIGTVgyBtKGUwtwAayR8GU8hP3NmxCi7WE7cu8bwYLZTp6w9sPPCPH8qa-JxiOL1UYfBnjI/s1200/404305778_3309799852498807_3856977552823038127_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQBTMiJf7guxIbbTGGmbs4U0Na_IdnVGDzWBJ7xONl81AkEui6-JHDDsoiE2Noj7JV-D2h5LAGxmjtGphnACdKBuCZkmeoegvhyphenhyphenzFWLRtpP7m8oC83riQMIGTVgyBtKGUwtwAayR8GU8hP3NmxCi7WE7cu8bwYLZTp6w9sPPCPH8qa-JxiOL1UYfBnjI/w400-h400/404305778_3309799852498807_3856977552823038127_n.jpg" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Well, whatever, at least I have an entire year's worth of data already so I can just stitch it whenever. :3 <br /></p><p>And then there are new starts and their goals:<br /></p><p>- Amethyste Band Sampler (iStitch Designs) - <span style="color: #e69138;"><b>finish in 2024</b></span><br />- Snowy Winter (Owlforest) - <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>finish in Q1</b></span><br />- Wisteria (Nora Corbett) - <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>finish in Q1</b></span></p><p>No pictures yet. They're either barely started or not started at all. <br /></p><p>I plan to start more stuff throughout the year, of course, but I'd like to get the Q1 finishes done first before throwing anything else into the mix. I'm a single digit WIP count kind of girl. :p <br /></p><p>Snowy Winter is part of a set of four seasons, and I'd like to stitch one in each season, or I guess one in each quarter since a month or so of winter has already passed. I haven't decided yet if I want to use the kit fabrics or if I'll substitute something from stash and/or buy fabric. Owlforest kits are always stingy with fabric margins but Snowy Winter only has ONE inch on two of the sides! Plus it's 28 count fabric and a bland neutral color where white is barely visible against the background. I'd like some nice colorful solids in Belfast instead.</p><p>I guess I've already decided but sometimes I like to pretend I'll actually use the fabric that comes with a kit! What else am I going to do with four odd sized pieces of neutral Cashel? (Sell it, that's what.)</p><p>So that's the plan. For now, at least! I also have some nebulous goals for reading, gaming (aka finish BG3, holy hell that game is LONG), and even using up my massive stash of tea, but the basic idea is USE WHAT YOU HAVE. Easy enough. :) <br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-78521335033049067172023-12-20T17:11:00.001-06:002023-12-20T17:11:05.154-06:00Mushroom and Fern progress!<p>After finishing Peach Cranes, I got back to work on Mushroom and Fern Mandala. It won't be done by the end of the year, but I think it will get pretty close! Here's a picture of the section I'm working on:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVrS-OxBlvLuosNk6N0olXwNwAvBSWQij6Ny-UtNo7-pA1YQwyg59wbil0ZMGjpoNvSwPHSDm-cTEN_JZELLfijISG05HhZDMV5CX-PkQQ1-3_nOUKzX5y3Xd1SJMLViYS6BYqF4cj17PPtmaVgyMD_ZrKal2MIZmP46aaQdA_1fst-lVbAyxInM4tuU/s1600/2023-12-20%2015.49.36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVrS-OxBlvLuosNk6N0olXwNwAvBSWQij6Ny-UtNo7-pA1YQwyg59wbil0ZMGjpoNvSwPHSDm-cTEN_JZELLfijISG05HhZDMV5CX-PkQQ1-3_nOUKzX5y3Xd1SJMLViYS6BYqF4cj17PPtmaVgyMD_ZrKal2MIZmP46aaQdA_1fst-lVbAyxInM4tuU/w400-h400/2023-12-20%2015.49.36.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It looks the same as last time, but I swear there's progress! There's so many little fiddly bits that need to be completed, and each one is pretty small. In fact, after a couple of days I made a list of all the missing parts, just to have some sense of accomplishment as I check things off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBHXg2TlsYgSRmvtOkLXC3mXXIMUmMFgW71IdMBr7IR2zeLVWCSAh-MYNjqB8Z6gRw8m-yVPLuYCT5sHrpLhmdMoQVhgyF5KPoHEZkqbqHwoLJHSUHtFIEccjqWpOQ78-TYKHc-FdKusghZuA-uGtHN0JRU0cLB-RVFaBM0Vs_PxcgbU0YIQbluN_gU8/s1000/2023-12-20%2015.49.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBHXg2TlsYgSRmvtOkLXC3mXXIMUmMFgW71IdMBr7IR2zeLVWCSAh-MYNjqB8Z6gRw8m-yVPLuYCT5sHrpLhmdMoQVhgyF5KPoHEZkqbqHwoLJHSUHtFIEccjqWpOQ78-TYKHc-FdKusghZuA-uGtHN0JRU0cLB-RVFaBM0Vs_PxcgbU0YIQbluN_gU8/s320/2023-12-20%2015.49.19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>This makes it feel a lot more manageable, though it's also depressing to see how long the list is, haha. And this doesn't even include beads...</p><p>The hardest parts will be the couched ferns around the center (many many MANY points of attachment), the over one snail on the leaf garland (bad colors, I need to rechart it), and the quarter stitch hell corners (easy enough to do whatever you want once, but to do all four exactly the same? good luck!) so... yeah. Not looking forward to any of those.</p><p>Well, whatever. I'll get through it and I'll be happy even if it's annoying because this project is gorgeous and the work is well worth it!<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-65191838229511886282023-12-09T14:31:00.005-06:002023-12-09T14:33:22.529-06:00Peach Cranes - finish!<p>I finished Peach Cranes by Owlforest Embroidery back on November 30 and now I'm finally sitting down to post about it. :)</p><p>The model was stitched on a slightly greenish brown (khaki, I guess?) and I originally considered a similar color, plus a few others:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRKrZpYDj6c894cO0sLVwmTPHQdIs1p8sNj7osi_q8Nr3Mha4nB054nQddgrZ_64e4Uuu7_F_vIa7V3yXEO0s1vhiA2TxmsGW3ZvjguXfz8HOyBv4TwcY700RV3Q3g459FN5ppcSXzPAGLEJzFLV4L4H7Nwm12iPcaQpd3Q9js7FyPCqW1ZOekfFJo2I/s670/3-tile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="670" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRKrZpYDj6c894cO0sLVwmTPHQdIs1p8sNj7osi_q8Nr3Mha4nB054nQddgrZ_64e4Uuu7_F_vIa7V3yXEO0s1vhiA2TxmsGW3ZvjguXfz8HOyBv4TwcY700RV3Q3g459FN5ppcSXzPAGLEJzFLV4L4H7Nwm12iPcaQpd3Q9js7FyPCqW1ZOekfFJo2I/w400-h335/3-tile.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The fabric I used is A Very Peri Winter from Fiberlicious (Belfast linen). This fabric is somewhere between the purple and blue (more purple than it appears here, but of course the photo isn't picking that up correctly!) and I think it was the perfect choice.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3SzHnnOvTIo0AKlcGYkzDWQsBUd6DMVYP5xaB_aDPKuXgH2sNIANu25NzSdI-2CQOcaDOeIyoeHb5Gne1hrIUeODaLA-VfqjvwmHUtQxg40DIzVPxIp5NGaCdttGUfircgIS3PY1Rfv8DRAddi-bM2X2DXeMeOH2dcYn7U9yqrgZY05i9chKT10vDqY/s2343/2023-11-30%2017.55.11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3SzHnnOvTIo0AKlcGYkzDWQsBUd6DMVYP5xaB_aDPKuXgH2sNIANu25NzSdI-2CQOcaDOeIyoeHb5Gne1hrIUeODaLA-VfqjvwmHUtQxg40DIzVPxIp5NGaCdttGUfircgIS3PY1Rfv8DRAddi-bM2X2DXeMeOH2dcYn7U9yqrgZY05i9chKT10vDqY/w250-h640/2023-11-30%2017.55.11.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><p></p><p>Once I got past the cranes and the satin stitch flowers surrounding them, I was kind of over this pattern. The rest of the bands are less interesting and I seriously considered leaving off the very bottom band which doesn't look like anything at all. I guess it's flowers but... nah.</p><p>I think it would look better with all the flower/leaf bands removed, honestly. Like this:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4psTYgwG-vQCbROt5KRpnDWYG55aFoOjafQ0g7EObOAbMetG87-MvAhJBaI6SETlspuBd1tkBqnJWCVWCuKC__mSwKqjlwkWGsWobeW0UhAq538gA4OlpOhOoeMheBOigUc3xZ8Ltspbp4clkk5nxW3C-bw1T-WftzZKzE1cMSdG6WMD86ZtcPkN8eE/s1416/test.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="915" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4psTYgwG-vQCbROt5KRpnDWYG55aFoOjafQ0g7EObOAbMetG87-MvAhJBaI6SETlspuBd1tkBqnJWCVWCuKC__mSwKqjlwkWGsWobeW0UhAq538gA4OlpOhOoeMheBOigUc3xZ8Ltspbp4clkk5nxW3C-bw1T-WftzZKzE1cMSdG6WMD86ZtcPkN8eE/w259-h400/test.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><p>I think this takes it from nice to WOW. The mountains, cranes, and flowers are what drew me to this pattern in the first place and I love having those as the only focus.<br /></p><p>Not saying this isn't a nice pattern or I don't like it, but it would be a top ten favorite for me without the narrow bands. I might go back and frog them all out later. Not sure what to do about the vine between the mountains and the peach trees, though. Probably just leave it alone?</p><p>Some day I will stop messing with every pattern I stitch. (Just kidding, I won't.)<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-41628298532917084712023-11-16T22:15:00.002-06:002023-11-16T22:15:54.718-06:00Night - finish!<p>I thought the day would never come. Night was my first large WIP back when I was in high school and it is now... a number of years later. Heh.</p><p>This isn't the original one from back in the day - that one was started on fabric that was too small and I discarded it ages ago. This one was started around October 2017, put aside for a long time, then restarted (like completely restarted, ripping out all of 2017's stitching) in February 2020. So... a bit less than four years to finish, haha. Listen, I finished like 50 other projects (<a href="https://rahenna.blogspot.com/p/finishes.html" target="_blank">not an exaggeration!</a>) in those four years, so I think I did pretty well. :p</p><p>Anyway, less blabbing, more pictures, starting with an awful overall pic:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wUgCQxWJ8VL_7lA3vxrdYGPTxEPRm6usy1UDMfKHIkxK3A_3KXdJvHrMskpohh_NqTVX8aNL0uLL349n8NnHQGUn2eS_4W5QvVgHTQTsuD95yGzuivEwBCqyUtEsspNlvhb13WhxYve3OHYroJ6-Oj4uzlIgPlO6X5E9tXznSv4LQbGzq1pQ_sTOdZ8/s2164/2023-11-16%2016.23.48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wUgCQxWJ8VL_7lA3vxrdYGPTxEPRm6usy1UDMfKHIkxK3A_3KXdJvHrMskpohh_NqTVX8aNL0uLL349n8NnHQGUn2eS_4W5QvVgHTQTsuD95yGzuivEwBCqyUtEsspNlvhb13WhxYve3OHYroJ6-Oj4uzlIgPlO6X5E9tXznSv4LQbGzq1pQ_sTOdZ8/w445-h640/2023-11-16%2016.23.48.jpg" width="445" /></a></div><p></p><p>The colors are better in all the closeups.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiSi8xdxq7DySQjzr9X29xdljK9v6x-8eScHnw-6EenxHT-TD5HW0WYy0nwNoA7NufCGc054pDV4cqM2WNwLHio14qwJDMTG9HqVBgPaIPWXGBn3urNm1OZ5DtL5sJ1AuXknEwPYvyBD_xSClNNhRoXcVm9grS96JyQUlIidLeedY3gUfPCGEfrXdnm0/s1500/2023-11-16%2016.23.54.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiSi8xdxq7DySQjzr9X29xdljK9v6x-8eScHnw-6EenxHT-TD5HW0WYy0nwNoA7NufCGc054pDV4cqM2WNwLHio14qwJDMTG9HqVBgPaIPWXGBn3urNm1OZ5DtL5sJ1AuXknEwPYvyBD_xSClNNhRoXcVm9grS96JyQUlIidLeedY3gUfPCGEfrXdnm0/s320/2023-11-16%2016.23.54.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOgDwNBAFNwMGSlCi1Yvlfl8jK2Ce1W91z1uyZBA8XyZzTKBfenQorVvuACxsNKKwc95THRTEgGv2HYk_MYoEY001w4ipTxqedeHHnZK9PbYljWP7inWo0eEQiNDzgUvs1BUSVnkpjsVQ1gHLIRDCsWov53FmL7IQqYFnp-djzSfqTjGgOxD_lwZe694/s1500/2023-11-16%2016.24.36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOgDwNBAFNwMGSlCi1Yvlfl8jK2Ce1W91z1uyZBA8XyZzTKBfenQorVvuACxsNKKwc95THRTEgGv2HYk_MYoEY001w4ipTxqedeHHnZK9PbYljWP7inWo0eEQiNDzgUvs1BUSVnkpjsVQ1gHLIRDCsWov53FmL7IQqYFnp-djzSfqTjGgOxD_lwZe694/s320/2023-11-16%2016.24.36.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Tried to get an angled picture to show the blending filament but I don't think it shows up well. I didn't blend it with the DMC, but topstitched it at the end as a half stitch over top of the completed crosses. That keeps it from tangling weirdly and also helps keep all the sparkle on top where you can see it!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUph4zTk3oukItNY5YYs9ngPsjC_D1XMZqOvKmoBwNCVkWK64_jAPGaWwgOVsYPPInuxrIqonAsCrt8yJsCvZee4r6WcH1xZ7YWp7QR3UABKJCGyKTHYbYSqOtxkiSnKwErvH29SbyzhmxwQXdNv4-GVBIeVdubpoApD6qXUdxz0aTnoN_R7UmHroStw4/s1500/2023-11-16%2016.24.22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUph4zTk3oukItNY5YYs9ngPsjC_D1XMZqOvKmoBwNCVkWK64_jAPGaWwgOVsYPPInuxrIqonAsCrt8yJsCvZee4r6WcH1xZ7YWp7QR3UABKJCGyKTHYbYSqOtxkiSnKwErvH29SbyzhmxwQXdNv4-GVBIeVdubpoApD6qXUdxz0aTnoN_R7UmHroStw4/s320/2023-11-16%2016.24.22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used rose gold size 15 beads instead of the recommended yellow size 11 MH beads for a more delicate look. All but one of the yellow-tipped pink flowers had beads charted around them, so I added beads around the one that didn't to make it match the rest.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflSYCDuZkgt555BivxGZUIuNNyKUrMKQhnmSDNRVXn8GKcpzv8VzKCdaMPpp7EyiopLOfAdRpHBadxsjO6nGzj6U8oxYm_pDE-MZeQ43JT9tu_-kbD4bMCAe_m5T1rvsOQ-fOV1dT2_rqTXVeQikwFHITID2cyggnUQtKq-y2twJLy4BVh9_s601ubJE/s1500/2023-11-16%2016.24.40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflSYCDuZkgt555BivxGZUIuNNyKUrMKQhnmSDNRVXn8GKcpzv8VzKCdaMPpp7EyiopLOfAdRpHBadxsjO6nGzj6U8oxYm_pDE-MZeQ43JT9tu_-kbD4bMCAe_m5T1rvsOQ-fOV1dT2_rqTXVeQikwFHITID2cyggnUQtKq-y2twJLy4BVh9_s601ubJE/s320/2023-11-16%2016.24.40.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I freaking LOVE the colors in the dress. Kind of wish the backstitch on the cream flowers was just a bit darker to match more with the contrast of the pink flower backstitch.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdDQ-KX6ISEydzPQYH8nIV4MwW0fcTwncgCASJiWSz8oKpRzPKDIWXK0pSyW-ni9IWPc_44sitn8XQuAvnLdWYmCsxgwH4-xWyv-kRvnLWngfSNwyVSJ9cuhIuPLyZnxaFpRa563O01dYhbuApDN-INiLKs04qnTLst09YuD8QnaUWpkvb6Iy2r-TsQU/s1500/2023-11-16%2016.24.13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdDQ-KX6ISEydzPQYH8nIV4MwW0fcTwncgCASJiWSz8oKpRzPKDIWXK0pSyW-ni9IWPc_44sitn8XQuAvnLdWYmCsxgwH4-xWyv-kRvnLWngfSNwyVSJ9cuhIuPLyZnxaFpRa563O01dYhbuApDN-INiLKs04qnTLst09YuD8QnaUWpkvb6Iy2r-TsQU/s320/2023-11-16%2016.24.13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I redid all the satin stitch blocks in all four corners (and some of the eyelets I messed up while taking them out) but I'm still not happy with them. I'll just have to live with it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGBFzK6vkEJDbE0eCduwzM8_Xf5mUpcQmp9bQTp1LZfhcQZWVgg3gUyKH2u9ModSQVhEqWHHtKWjylG2wLII96aUUsDqyCCsztLw6i6s7c0aL75B9SkmHVfYdKZtOm_qRV25M_P6qLOY1vywxvZ_slU_-LsdadSXQC6i8Kwv1PrG7Oe_2tvNxYp7LRE4/s1500/2023-11-16%2016.24.07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGBFzK6vkEJDbE0eCduwzM8_Xf5mUpcQmp9bQTp1LZfhcQZWVgg3gUyKH2u9ModSQVhEqWHHtKWjylG2wLII96aUUsDqyCCsztLw6i6s7c0aL75B9SkmHVfYdKZtOm_qRV25M_P6qLOY1vywxvZ_slU_-LsdadSXQC6i8Kwv1PrG7Oe_2tvNxYp7LRE4/s320/2023-11-16%2016.24.07.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Barf.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also barf, this really out of place angular leaf among all the natural-looking ones. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6QrFUbJB8C3gX0n6LuyDO0bKpNaY9VGDfDfuFpg_5BD_CS0LjZHe7UNCF7s_2BUIMPj3lr2427mn_MxQPpc047xBlJHj61RoABqJQNohLNXzIshso7j6fI2tHK7wQflpoUHC3es4opbPb10lSvSwt83MambIdgNfkVHgoSasdNN-I2Lgy6Pza5lUb1s/s686/nah.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6QrFUbJB8C3gX0n6LuyDO0bKpNaY9VGDfDfuFpg_5BD_CS0LjZHe7UNCF7s_2BUIMPj3lr2427mn_MxQPpc047xBlJHj61RoABqJQNohLNXzIshso7j6fI2tHK7wQflpoUHC3es4opbPb10lSvSwt83MambIdgNfkVHgoSasdNN-I2Lgy6Pza5lUb1s/s320/nah.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the
time I realized how weird it looked, I was in too deep to change it. I
mean, I could always go back and change it later, we all know this won't
be framed any time soon...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><strike>I should probably change everything that's bugging me <i>before </i>I put away all my leftover threads... </strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But this is definitely going in the finish pile for now and I'm taking a well deserved break from blended threads, double highlighting (yellow to mark what needs doing, then blue once it's done to turn it green), fighting with FOUR thread cards that love to tangle, etc etc. Back to something EASY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For at least a couple of days, anyway. :p</div>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-18258903178020742872023-11-07T22:24:00.003-06:002023-11-07T22:24:42.878-06:00Night - so close!<p>Cross stitching is done and the end is in sight!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-UKHg2Z_EQSloJvIekUpFulZb6F81hooAUsZAHemP_Zm2ZmOUJPnThFb7tqSWVQuLnjd4puzcANNKLHUuIcn1CaAkSh7ChQaxaBl1Y8vI0hqwFrW344Tfuz8B86T7kf2QHVR8D-k0Ftt2T0v1KlFaVTzh22b3KUFFfHy5x2oXpU6HTQG85qbzzKA6aU/s1773/2023-11-05%2016.26.17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-UKHg2Z_EQSloJvIekUpFulZb6F81hooAUsZAHemP_Zm2ZmOUJPnThFb7tqSWVQuLnjd4puzcANNKLHUuIcn1CaAkSh7ChQaxaBl1Y8vI0hqwFrW344Tfuz8B86T7kf2QHVR8D-k0Ftt2T0v1KlFaVTzh22b3KUFFfHy5x2oXpU6HTQG85qbzzKA6aU/w434-h640/2023-11-05%2016.26.17.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><p></p><p>Well, sort of. I didn't do any of the blending filament yet, but I like to stitch that on top of the completed crosses instead of blending it in with them. More sparkle that way. :) I may also redo some of the satin stitch blocks because the eyelets pulled them out of square a bit. It's not super obvious from the picture but it's obvious (to me!) in real life and I don't think I can live with it.</p><p>The joys of perfectionism. :p<br /></p><p>A couple of closer shots:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8QzIMe4cDoQe3YOmTdoeCf7zn8aTLAUq9vyGP2CloDlyXIY1Oa_8pyhso8Gsoj9NR70vTWnvmvuPSqIqMk2RALK0bNFYmYrXtVdn7u0tcoFSnWh3hC3MxoqhEAiErJi5M7K0Pi2pnUEd7QlNM8neqmAOkpIVuABnxNbUDL4i4yUAK6SUaw5NTrNARJE/s1200/2023-11-05%2016.26.24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8QzIMe4cDoQe3YOmTdoeCf7zn8aTLAUq9vyGP2CloDlyXIY1Oa_8pyhso8Gsoj9NR70vTWnvmvuPSqIqMk2RALK0bNFYmYrXtVdn7u0tcoFSnWh3hC3MxoqhEAiErJi5M7K0Pi2pnUEd7QlNM8neqmAOkpIVuABnxNbUDL4i4yUAK6SUaw5NTrNARJE/w400-h400/2023-11-05%2016.26.24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXQVWVn_067g10JEGbvJF7rMf9yOK6POIPtWaBMZRsLMq-hrF85pV87f2gjDgI1F-WmHW6HpXNRen9z5S4mcKeYnJgLW9w-C7QTbkalWyfV6cjvQCIHBedQfZmBBJUgVGiB5-cNnGZ4PBeLyeGL0Aqd-qP5CfQieF_EiFn3BaQmlZFfwTgJILmpmpGnc/s1200/2023-11-05%2016.26.38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXQVWVn_067g10JEGbvJF7rMf9yOK6POIPtWaBMZRsLMq-hrF85pV87f2gjDgI1F-WmHW6HpXNRen9z5S4mcKeYnJgLW9w-C7QTbkalWyfV6cjvQCIHBedQfZmBBJUgVGiB5-cNnGZ4PBeLyeGL0Aqd-qP5CfQieF_EiFn3BaQmlZFfwTgJILmpmpGnc/w400-h400/2023-11-05%2016.26.38.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Model photos do NOT do this pattern justice. Look how pretty the colors are! All the model photos are dark and skewed toward yellows, but the real thing has such a pretty blue border and lots of soft colors in the dress. Even the grass and flowers look so much nicer.</p><p>These pictures are a couple days old... I'm already done with backstitching the dress and about half of the grass. Next post on this one will be a finish! :)<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-40530434974350192072023-10-26T20:18:00.001-05:002023-10-26T20:18:03.508-05:00Peach Cranes progress<p>It's time to put Peach Cranes away for a bit, so I thought I'd make a progress post! I worked on this from October 4 to 23, so almost three weeks total. Unfortunately it's moved up the qsnap so I can't show a full picture, but this is how far I got overall:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgti9V931qDcw5OcKh5oIVkgqYxkYwpPvRbaTy3atd9sQZ40GYdxZX4dpGn2eVeu6zPmzKL5YM4RMldsF-wyXv_UEKC4bXC7zlJ3gwAsYZX-uwXuz_qZR548eko8SJUWGZSOeG7mJ0CDlBYGz33h2PDQJe3TTkBF8qSCYwWicAfr2eDD61p0_De97mHpz4/s1370/2023-10-23%2014.42.27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgti9V931qDcw5OcKh5oIVkgqYxkYwpPvRbaTy3atd9sQZ40GYdxZX4dpGn2eVeu6zPmzKL5YM4RMldsF-wyXv_UEKC4bXC7zlJ3gwAsYZX-uwXuz_qZR548eko8SJUWGZSOeG7mJ0CDlBYGz33h2PDQJe3TTkBF8qSCYwWicAfr2eDD61p0_De97mHpz4/w293-h400/2023-10-23%2014.42.27.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><p></p><p>Once I finish the flowers on the left side (mirror image of the right side), this will be 3/4 done. The last page at the bottom is pretty simple stitching, so the next time this comes out, it will be finish time!</p><p>Speaking of finishes, I've switched back to Night again and will be pushing for a finish on that. I only have a little bit of the border and then all the grass at the bottom of the main design... and then a billion backstitches. So we'll see. :p<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-26250511343358632462023-10-12T09:26:00.003-05:002023-10-12T09:27:27.308-05:00plans are always changing<p>So I posted about goals for the rest of the year back in August and of course everything went out the window once I picked up Night again. :) I would still like to get Mushroom & Fern done this year, which means I need to put that bad boy back onto the qsnaps. I think Night will be a finish this year, while Dragons of Sumatra will have to wait a bit longer.</p><p>And of course I started something new. :p</p><p>This is Peach Cranes by Owlforest Embroidery:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMrs-01U8Ax6Iha3Qfg1pTEvJwvpQtWr3_AYv_U_QqUY7PC5O1J_kZVQLb-XjZxnLkJL3vJzwk7Opkumz4QecC1fwkzZZObB13N8duaIkP51KJk2GAFYuUNwmMirtbSTCsWkj5RJKthnlznhQhKJ1k2zElBuAOx6OizJa6zFvi6i34A_tRRoKXjv6ViQ/s1500/22018.750@2x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMrs-01U8Ax6Iha3Qfg1pTEvJwvpQtWr3_AYv_U_QqUY7PC5O1J_kZVQLb-XjZxnLkJL3vJzwk7Opkumz4QecC1fwkzZZObB13N8duaIkP51KJk2GAFYuUNwmMirtbSTCsWkj5RJKthnlznhQhKJ1k2zElBuAOx6OizJa6zFvi6i34A_tRRoKXjv6ViQ/w400-h400/22018.750@2x.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It was one of those situations where I saw it and immediately HAD to have it. The closeups of the Bargello style mountains at the top completely destroyed me, haha. There was a bit of a wait because I ordered the thread pack (and the thread packs for like ten other patterns lalala) and it took an eternity to arrive, but once it got here I started right away.</p><p>It took an afternoon of pawing through my fabric box to pick a color, but I finally settled on A Very Peri Winter from Fiberlicious, which I had received only a few days before! I guess it was meant to be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywNvIlGLnL33J0-cYA0JEMRDa377qrWL3e1MUIid7MTnDX-65QKKZKcIf-cfAXIBETrzQTRQe-JPJEjGdTrddctvJDU-B4D-DOouHJK6k5f1qIp0UKXSOM_4E8KQZ6U1ihh8yJ3phxEYEdVS5D790Sb38YLMbY7GCSdEcWmgcOK5m1K3yxBgofgnpvZ4/s1281/2023-10-12%2009.10.20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywNvIlGLnL33J0-cYA0JEMRDa377qrWL3e1MUIid7MTnDX-65QKKZKcIf-cfAXIBETrzQTRQe-JPJEjGdTrddctvJDU-B4D-DOouHJK6k5f1qIp0UKXSOM_4E8KQZ6U1ihh8yJ3phxEYEdVS5D790Sb38YLMbY7GCSdEcWmgcOK5m1K3yxBgofgnpvZ4/w375-h400/2023-10-12%2009.10.20.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><p>The colors are a little off, as always. This looks amazing in real life and awful here! The fabric is more blue and a bit brighter, and the thread that looks orange is more of a deep salmon pink. Or peachy pink, since the design is of peach blossoms. :3</p><p>This was the break my brain needed after too much Night! Though now that I'm rested up a bit mentally, I'm wanting to get back to Night again, so I'll probably pick that back up when I get tired of this one!<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-71113304841191371412023-10-01T21:41:00.002-05:002023-10-01T21:42:31.364-05:00finish triplets<p>Because I am absolutely incapable of being chill about anything, my little break to work on smalls ended up with three days of finishes in a row.</p><p>First was Forest Song by Elizabeth's Designs, started September 27 and finished on the 29th. It's stitched in HDF silks from my stash that were close enough to the model picture. Actually, the thread for the leaves is very different, but I like my choice more. :3<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrJnI1x-vZmVgDYnORPsY2rZel8rpgizVMae-wjwybqG5pXoWoMdcILr9Gwk75l6wgEW4YmwYn_lz7qt0ORtLIHtnYZtAzMQVe3YXYlE2NHbOudowpzlDKS0saEjWhpWwD-tDZrOtlVdz4qyyzlUkyus6Qo2DIBb3fkNVR00daSsJn6vkWxs2LKPgo3g/s1000/2023-09-29%2019.00.55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrJnI1x-vZmVgDYnORPsY2rZel8rpgizVMae-wjwybqG5pXoWoMdcILr9Gwk75l6wgEW4YmwYn_lz7qt0ORtLIHtnYZtAzMQVe3YXYlE2NHbOudowpzlDKS0saEjWhpWwD-tDZrOtlVdz4qyyzlUkyus6Qo2DIBb3fkNVR00daSsJn6vkWxs2LKPgo3g/s320/2023-09-29%2019.00.55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Then I moved on to a cute leaflet of smalls, Button Up Birdies 8 by Victoria Sampler. I have a number of their charts but this is the first I've stitched! These were small and simple, each taking only one day of stitching to fully complete. Here's Oriole:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXyjyV9gz1E-ryHct2tkVPHJTqkhHDWnNsNQip7-eDKIaB_Q33AFLF1bu_wAiCNDRpiVnkM3Hdoo7ikKzwffmDStKVUuJhz82jQE4StlfPhJCS_5L88Ir7Iwhox2FC5mett0PLiePQv_MM-7KR7pxxk8J7PsfQzpz_OK_HmMSth1BDqRCGrVwB72mIHQ/s693/2023-09-30%2018.57.41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXyjyV9gz1E-ryHct2tkVPHJTqkhHDWnNsNQip7-eDKIaB_Q33AFLF1bu_wAiCNDRpiVnkM3Hdoo7ikKzwffmDStKVUuJhz82jQE4StlfPhJCS_5L88Ir7Iwhox2FC5mett0PLiePQv_MM-7KR7pxxk8J7PsfQzpz_OK_HmMSth1BDqRCGrVwB72mIHQ/s320/2023-09-30%2018.57.41.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><p>And Barn Swallow:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblYR_or4irpR50APCs1M9IbUDJvjOAtXq-X_SVONrz_bDRKXfmpx_DrTJmvgNwOIo3fJ6rfivnDDpvha_E8SenHls_XgI7bE84PPasADtHfGKI-H4bT52uLFOW1Tn3snZzPOEy-6X3UPWoGDqP4d-OTnBldp9oqJZdYbhmQD0FM1jOmR7vAtY97I0YHs/s805/2023-10-01%2018.34.14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblYR_or4irpR50APCs1M9IbUDJvjOAtXq-X_SVONrz_bDRKXfmpx_DrTJmvgNwOIo3fJ6rfivnDDpvha_E8SenHls_XgI7bE84PPasADtHfGKI-H4bT52uLFOW1Tn3snZzPOEy-6X3UPWoGDqP4d-OTnBldp9oqJZdYbhmQD0FM1jOmR7vAtY97I0YHs/s320/2023-10-01%2018.34.14.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p></p><p>Again, stitched with colors and beads from stash that were a good enough match to the cover photo. I think the white flower beads on the barn swallow are especially cute!</p><p>I have two more leaflets in this series (so four more birds total) but those will have to wait for another time. After looking carefully at the tiny sample pictures, I realized that the branches at the top of EVERY pattern in this series are exactly the same, just with different leaves or flowers. And they're all pretty hard to stitch because there's nothing to anchor threads to when finishing off, except by weaving and winding around the backstitches many times and hoping that will be enough.</p><p>Still, I really like these little birds and I know I'll enjoy the rest when I get to them. The fabric I used is big enough for all six with plenty of room to cut out and make into ornaments as suggested on the cover:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDoG8NXTwIi3mQwBkg0j9IUBppKJo5yYTjGBp4Yd7rmpyz6WaZKT8Js78STqOnR1BV_-7P7WIjWchHDbKJTNs-hve4APfImjJnQKV_TMnTFUlXJ2nXqTjjERaZZ6CHi8Ele3jrD4ELzcyP3JJ5XlXSWe1AHUVBmD7kLNRGED9TASnjIzAXNOP8i9kvJ4/s900/CJVS65_CathyButtonUpBirdies8Front_700x.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDoG8NXTwIi3mQwBkg0j9IUBppKJo5yYTjGBp4Yd7rmpyz6WaZKT8Js78STqOnR1BV_-7P7WIjWchHDbKJTNs-hve4APfImjJnQKV_TMnTFUlXJ2nXqTjjERaZZ6CHi8Ele3jrD4ELzcyP3JJ5XlXSWe1AHUVBmD7kLNRGED9TASnjIzAXNOP8i9kvJ4/w311-h400/CJVS65_CathyButtonUpBirdies8Front_700x.webp" width="311" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Super cute! I'll be making them exactly as shown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still not ready to go back to a big project, but I haven't picked my next start yet. Soon, though! <br /></div>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-71582012409323558442023-09-26T11:58:00.002-05:002023-09-26T11:58:45.244-05:00good night to Night :)<p>I've been working on Night for about a month now, and it's time for a little break! I thought I might press on until it's done, but I dug through my stash last night and realized I need to stitch something small and easy for a little while before going for the big finish.</p><p>Current progress: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_rHwZO0vVxgca3TcuSbndJwDDdijetrbWmq1Rhy5_ThEAvrF-3GmYijvZ3ay2uidZpUT18owd0k-qC07OD44zj2yW-_JstqmfyO_4pv_Gv70a7QRsZdHoEC-vl5m-cVvdHN0JUyE4EYHld_pXWsanBLU-WcFt2jmx908nGFaOj5k5l0DB9a4hP7vick/s1780/2023-09-26%2010.59.57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_rHwZO0vVxgca3TcuSbndJwDDdijetrbWmq1Rhy5_ThEAvrF-3GmYijvZ3ay2uidZpUT18owd0k-qC07OD44zj2yW-_JstqmfyO_4pv_Gv70a7QRsZdHoEC-vl5m-cVvdHN0JUyE4EYHld_pXWsanBLU-WcFt2jmx908nGFaOj5k5l0DB9a4hP7vick/w432-h640/2023-09-26%2010.59.57.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><p></p><p>Compare to almost exactly one month ago:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmParFbYgMvMk695qnc4RmO0wHPNaDe9s-xOZ53JCXtSEE84Ts8TCbdQlGMg0Fbeezrqm6Rq27MjhkbvbNfUC5nddcBenWahmZnI54JcwlAX3XzISdu8KwVUAZRC4THYf5SfmjjFoW6EtMg2mB6elrSxQdvCaLw0oU094WBOjDZhAaNmD44qgFJXb_ubo/s1207/2023-08-27%2014.18.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmParFbYgMvMk695qnc4RmO0wHPNaDe9s-xOZ53JCXtSEE84Ts8TCbdQlGMg0Fbeezrqm6Rq27MjhkbvbNfUC5nddcBenWahmZnI54JcwlAX3XzISdu8KwVUAZRC4THYf5SfmjjFoW6EtMg2mB6elrSxQdvCaLw0oU094WBOjDZhAaNmD44qgFJXb_ubo/w398-h400/2023-08-27%2014.18.21.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p> Amazing, isn't it? Kind of hard to believe even though I'm the one who did it!<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-67609569016089956882023-09-20T16:58:00.004-05:002023-09-20T16:59:11.596-05:00yes, it's Night again<p>Another week, another progress pic. :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N6PpOa5ymRAqnXVV7AqeC4qTobTz5BRVZaOIAaNgo0e9WiODMNDwhRPHP7vfO_hvZLodMmdAv6t12nHV6TmtmHXlH04QZ6BkDrL7hcCu01qGgS1s1adocGn5BtlWTWdIvGczffN3VrPGvRUO4BVz0pj_0Le6VyIDtCzwig2iVT3Ht6jMr0mArwTJbiM/s1698/2023-09-20%2016.54.12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N6PpOa5ymRAqnXVV7AqeC4qTobTz5BRVZaOIAaNgo0e9WiODMNDwhRPHP7vfO_hvZLodMmdAv6t12nHV6TmtmHXlH04QZ6BkDrL7hcCu01qGgS1s1adocGn5BtlWTWdIvGczffN3VrPGvRUO4BVz0pj_0Le6VyIDtCzwig2iVT3Ht6jMr0mArwTJbiM/w453-h640/2023-09-20%2016.54.12.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><p></p><p>So... yeah, lots more progress. I need to take this off the qsnap and extend the long sides a bit as it's just a little too close for comfort on the bottom. And it's starting to get skewed from too much handling, so it would need to come off for realignment anyway.</p><p>Not much to say except I'm going to keep at it! Maybe this will be a surprise finish soon?</p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-29965681528630122502023-09-12T18:59:00.004-05:002023-09-12T18:59:56.484-05:00more Night progress!<p>Night is progressing well! I finished her entire dress (!!!) and started on the over one skin, which is slow going because I'm making it up as I go along. Not too bad, though, since I printed out a zoomed in portion of chart so I could draw in the color separation lines. I always smooth the transitions between colors when converting to over one to avoid a blocky look, but I'm gonna be honest... two of the skin colors used in this pattern are so similar you really can't tell the difference when stitched over one.</p><p>I'm still smoothing the transitions anyway, of course. Because maybe some day the light will hit it just right and I'll be able to see the difference between those colors. :p</p><p>So, I'm here now: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZIMUIV804tBL6zL_9PRG8VvHYUJ7FG2WPB1ixaCfGg5uRwK4nwnQRxfzpvKw6vthhOc1MckPdP6e24J6EjjFdpzVhLXZzCxmmTLlMpMvKx8mnWGhZkNYf8EOjYeZJh1S-zhmr8MLLSWzcaBWeVXXuSLp_QpAe5RtpUtVHmv-mEuYPxQZQPaEviG8WBw/s1434/2023-09-12%2016.20.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZIMUIV804tBL6zL_9PRG8VvHYUJ7FG2WPB1ixaCfGg5uRwK4nwnQRxfzpvKw6vthhOc1MckPdP6e24J6EjjFdpzVhLXZzCxmmTLlMpMvKx8mnWGhZkNYf8EOjYeZJh1S-zhmr8MLLSWzcaBWeVXXuSLp_QpAe5RtpUtVHmv-mEuYPxQZQPaEviG8WBw/w536-h640/2023-09-12%2016.20.19.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><p></p><p>I also changed one color that wasn't blending in well. The black square symbol in the darker/bluer purple of the inside of her wrap was originally 3041, a very red purple. Every other color in there is a blue purple or blended with blue, so it looked very out of place. I changed it to 29, one of the newer DMC colors, and changed the backstitching to 28 which is a darker version of 29.</p><p>Here's the difference. 3041 on the left, 29 on the right:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcROSJu6ImflLPAOkFjiHGFcG1tgTlI0ZW9hcirqKXw79JcGK0Vt6vmn3XyQK4qnmQlF8bUtt9AolnudA4qrdpQ9PtZdJhuO20OlLxZvCbsrneROV5mGu-81C9J6xtheapb2wOA1_W6SKuVebcMjtVexR7qnUKCsFSBsBkBDcl_IgAiqYQ2KJihZcCRLU/s372/a-tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcROSJu6ImflLPAOkFjiHGFcG1tgTlI0ZW9hcirqKXw79JcGK0Vt6vmn3XyQK4qnmQlF8bUtt9AolnudA4qrdpQ9PtZdJhuO20OlLxZvCbsrneROV5mGu-81C9J6xtheapb2wOA1_W6SKuVebcMjtVexR7qnUKCsFSBsBkBDcl_IgAiqYQ2KJihZcCRLU/s16000/a-tile.jpg" /></a></div><p>Ah, much better. Now I don't have to be irrationally annoyed every time I look at the purple. :p</p><p>I'm going to finish the rest of her skin (neck and one hand) and then get back to the border on the right side. I've had my fun in the middle so now it's time for the hard part again! Though honestly I really enjoyed working on the border too, so maybe it's all fun for me. :3</p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-24947694708498353402023-09-08T16:29:00.004-05:002023-09-08T16:29:54.222-05:00Night - return of the WIP<p>With Unicorn Tapestry done, I was itching for a challenge, so Night by Teresa Wentzler emerged from its nearly two year hibernation. Oops.</p><p>Here's where I left off back in 2021:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb4TMJyc_fnyw9fbTIrskdmVUZirnAp0fBKwimso4QBa6BHFTXtw1nEpFNqHa1oTJsKQdL5lo-z6e-pU29jMh3j_JkGjRR7067W7GlXFUxH3G2oCMrkvdqUpl6QQcZ0y9TKVT88ztGg7PpTCQ92s1mqJ-pVO8UvJN55s1xDgNfF_oec1uyL6ACa1kdzI/s1207/2023-08-27%2014.18.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb4TMJyc_fnyw9fbTIrskdmVUZirnAp0fBKwimso4QBa6BHFTXtw1nEpFNqHa1oTJsKQdL5lo-z6e-pU29jMh3j_JkGjRR7067W7GlXFUxH3G2oCMrkvdqUpl6QQcZ0y9TKVT88ztGg7PpTCQ92s1mqJ-pVO8UvJN55s1xDgNfF_oec1uyL6ACa1kdzI/w398-h400/2023-08-27%2014.18.21.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p></p><p>And here's where I was after a week and a half:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkDzMWR1AGeNRunoXGmdGe44bg-X8nso41Kk_LCuQElNZSSsFIZR0_cqKP4oCQ-tC7EACH6xQZ0LJMK_mEiJ6rX6X_qUfKV0OWYKAuiG7ybjWy_mAo3jCGomlSX0O7PqnPPj5ZFpqsf0sh1Cvv0QQ3ROw2c6ooqasnellLWts29OFSA4SjlLZTmJTUJ0/s1571/2023-09-06%2014.01.01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkDzMWR1AGeNRunoXGmdGe44bg-X8nso41Kk_LCuQElNZSSsFIZR0_cqKP4oCQ-tC7EACH6xQZ0LJMK_mEiJ6rX6X_qUfKV0OWYKAuiG7ybjWy_mAo3jCGomlSX0O7PqnPPj5ZFpqsf0sh1Cvv0QQ3ROw2c6ooqasnellLWts29OFSA4SjlLZTmJTUJ0/w488-h640/2023-09-06%2014.01.01.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><p>I'm a monster, I know, but this is super fun and I couldn't stop! I've done a bit more already but I'm starting to slow down, so I might switch back to the border or give this one a short rest. Definitely feeling motivated to get this done or close to done this year.</p><p>It's also a LOT smaller than it looks, or at least, the central panel is. Stitch count is 125x193 but the border is about 25 stitches wide, so the lady and the inner frame around her is just 75x143.</p><p><strike>Also I really want to start Magical Night but I'm NOT allowing myself more than one TW at a time!</strike> Shh, no one saw that confession...<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-36926134711036980272023-09-04T19:44:00.001-05:002023-09-04T19:44:24.550-05:00Unicorn Tapestry - finish!<p>I finished Unicorn Tapestry on August 27 but didn't have a chance to iron it until now because our craft room has become a disaster storage room while our house is getting some (very slow) interior repairs. The sink basin is finally out of the way so it's possible to actually move around in there a bit!</p><p>These pictures are color corrected but not 100% accurate. My camera wants to make this fabric look very blue, but it's a deep teal green in real life. I THINK the color is Zweigart Petrol Blue (sadly only available as Cashel - I would have greatly preferred Belfast) which is more green than blue. The regular Petrol probably would have been a better match for the cover photo but this one is good enough. :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcONKTtw-55Xu5IK_fe-7h7nEc2qewpy7TBoNMy0suaSBOPTQEqGkz1qWcn1IqHx9VzVE4YAR1U7Zl4znBFZ1RBIX_8JGl22F9oQUX7Nz7rF_q-M3wqco_5djyi5BYCrMGNFZfki96fqX6Jo8NDy8umxPSMLCa-Yct2Fqihegn4l60Sb0Hw4p-GojDTs/s1522/2023-09-04%2019.21.56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcONKTtw-55Xu5IK_fe-7h7nEc2qewpy7TBoNMy0suaSBOPTQEqGkz1qWcn1IqHx9VzVE4YAR1U7Zl4znBFZ1RBIX_8JGl22F9oQUX7Nz7rF_q-M3wqco_5djyi5BYCrMGNFZfki96fqX6Jo8NDy8umxPSMLCa-Yct2Fqihegn4l60Sb0Hw4p-GojDTs/s320/2023-09-04%2019.21.56.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><p>The thread colors are a little darker than this shows and so is the
fabric, but if I try to darken the picture it doesn't look right. This fabric is SO hard to photograph.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXT-KFygyxQ4-PUw5JcixXzJzkp0kokmS4cScxpANA-m6ZA7CChNA7uvQsTiNh1ohk8sLnmMfaktw71jE5xJ-jWmMAdVrJvMwg66LcuXvYqj4NwgBqbxpyAJvkxOmLNyZ_WDBBFePq0AUIm-fXypPZPBjxBxAv9PZ-MDAeGYNb6Tl8Lfq3Rlmmvs8P60/s1200/2023-09-04%2019.22.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXT-KFygyxQ4-PUw5JcixXzJzkp0kokmS4cScxpANA-m6ZA7CChNA7uvQsTiNh1ohk8sLnmMfaktw71jE5xJ-jWmMAdVrJvMwg66LcuXvYqj4NwgBqbxpyAJvkxOmLNyZ_WDBBFePq0AUIm-fXypPZPBjxBxAv9PZ-MDAeGYNb6Tl8Lfq3Rlmmvs8P60/s320/2023-09-04%2019.22.16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The little animals are cute but I'm not super fond of how the darker grey is lost in the background. I can always change it later, of course.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj183MVcgxNVHS8xdARkI7Qq_Fwr3sXtqPfGECHZHAj44B4oUMD86ds9pFJiSFSg2sJIA6oPg9ZAWwl4NiFS80a1j6cNuyCQYk7E9PGY48dsVHLwOkNwXleJwZ5HwJdHFdbXHsMnZ6_veceVB1adqQuel7-wAKtjAbs76sZpRyoRTc-q5-UBmkfZ87Obmo/s1200/2023-09-04%2019.22.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj183MVcgxNVHS8xdARkI7Qq_Fwr3sXtqPfGECHZHAj44B4oUMD86ds9pFJiSFSg2sJIA6oPg9ZAWwl4NiFS80a1j6cNuyCQYk7E9PGY48dsVHLwOkNwXleJwZ5HwJdHFdbXHsMnZ6_veceVB1adqQuel7-wAKtjAbs76sZpRyoRTc-q5-UBmkfZ87Obmo/s320/2023-09-04%2019.22.09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Everything is stitched as charted, except I made the unicorn horns metallic gold instead of yellow. :)</p><p>This is a cute project but I don't think I'll stitch anything else by this designer in the future. I'm not really a fan of the cartoony style in general (though this one obviously appealed to me!) but the real issue is chart design. I got the printed chart because I like to gift or sell them when I'm done, and this 143x185 stitch project was charted on just TWO pages. In other words, it was microscopic. Even worse, it was a color chart, which makes it difficult to make a working copy that can be highlighted as I make progress.</p><p>I mean, obviously I was able to work things out, but I'm lazy and I'd rather not HAVE to. :p</p><p>As planned, I hopped right back into Night by Teresa Wentzler as soon as I finished this and I'll have a scary amount of progress to show in my next post!<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-53601690079443821782023-08-20T20:39:00.004-05:002023-08-22T16:38:55.284-05:00rambling about goals<p>I haven't really talked about goals much this year (at all, really!) and maybe that's because I haven't really put any thought into it, haha. I've just been going with the flow and keeping focus on a small subset of projects, which has led to a ton of progress and a few finishes.</p><p>Since I'm down to three focus projects, I figure it's time to think about what's next!</p><p></p><p>Dragons of Sumatra (Ink Circles) - Bottom is cut off a bit in this picture here, oops. About 3 of 9 pages left and a page takes a couple of weeks when it's my sole focus, so maybe finish by end of October?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieE5D-j5Am9_GftJI9Sx2gs1zQzQA23ojI88jr4W-gt-HZg63JZYzFsI5DDV0roPQl4RAWvhRSf-3oIiRFFOb_o1ELG2aimEr8HV-OPu5V2IQILwfWHZxcbjnB57PtD-Fd3aCfTkUKe24aXDYs39Z2pEfBjqGkOI7jk_lIyGDeOfMW_AArOGYjwuThCCE/s1200/20230812_132542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1200" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieE5D-j5Am9_GftJI9Sx2gs1zQzQA23ojI88jr4W-gt-HZg63JZYzFsI5DDV0roPQl4RAWvhRSf-3oIiRFFOb_o1ELG2aimEr8HV-OPu5V2IQILwfWHZxcbjnB57PtD-Fd3aCfTkUKe24aXDYs39Z2pEfBjqGkOI7jk_lIyGDeOfMW_AArOGYjwuThCCE/s320/20230812_132542.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Mushroom & Fern Mandala (Chatelaine) - It will take a hard push to get this done by the end of the year. It looks very close to complete but there's still a huge amount of detail to be added. I can do a lot when I'm focused, though, and I know this is doable. Will be getting this framed immediately (in fact, I should order a frame now!) once it's finished. Definitely one of my top ten favorite projects of all time!<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdK2_Vwh8CjhPQDim1f9MjFrsiNp3FUKZ8LTH5EX4gnMERsaKhj-hVkRovl9lG8G6UYY93VlbH5ujLu8SKimIpESJ-N8EVxFqnoJXI09ap6ybBATPXkTANxItNCVFB9TH9615LiXCi9GhkLDAZIZm_mykOlZzLpe9D-r06CknQGtiJNyUKFVOV0lh1dM/s1500/2023-07-22%2017.10.45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdK2_Vwh8CjhPQDim1f9MjFrsiNp3FUKZ8LTH5EX4gnMERsaKhj-hVkRovl9lG8G6UYY93VlbH5ujLu8SKimIpESJ-N8EVxFqnoJXI09ap6ybBATPXkTANxItNCVFB9TH9615LiXCi9GhkLDAZIZm_mykOlZzLpe9D-r06CknQGtiJNyUKFVOV0lh1dM/s320/2023-07-22%2017.10.45.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Unicorn Tapestry (Tiny Modernist) - I don't have a full progress picture, but the obviously missing stuff in the bottom left is all I have left to do. Should be an easy finish by the end of the month.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35TdL-d7IEgd84Mnkv848vPNdjjA_2b7zIDyXDl0ownV-fMfgE0mR63TBS2gAxYJbOfmKy-_T5-QwFmdcXsrI824fg_x_YCtKgQ7rP5v2Bk69fxp1mNSrXAuv_xRUEWge1-MJRiYjLFix6A3MhIO1HP93zo7YP1ppAyWIhBB2F0GFSL0qKTiPWzOuzrk/s1200/2023-08-22%2016.29.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1200" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35TdL-d7IEgd84Mnkv848vPNdjjA_2b7zIDyXDl0ownV-fMfgE0mR63TBS2gAxYJbOfmKy-_T5-QwFmdcXsrI824fg_x_YCtKgQ7rP5v2Bk69fxp1mNSrXAuv_xRUEWge1-MJRiYjLFix6A3MhIO1HP93zo7YP1ppAyWIhBB2F0GFSL0qKTiPWzOuzrk/s320/2023-08-22%2016.29.48.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>Once Unicorn Tapestry is off my plate, I want to add Night back in. It's been well over a year since I touched this project and I'm ready for the challenge again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qcmQYLJWFulYJReeKygO6Axsr7F3hNglT2-1GK6OeJqFC7Qc_XncyL2QRuLobVglP8w6WmMvV6MpXaBL-tmM1U94l6rxTCqSV5ojMSp-oJvBE0j1y29TrfPON2--i01o-LlDc_r1rXUxbpLhYBvIcucl178nYaMmL0-kPJttyBRNBwb53Aur6I_UlHU/s1200/2021-11-04%2014.33.33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1200" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qcmQYLJWFulYJReeKygO6Axsr7F3hNglT2-1GK6OeJqFC7Qc_XncyL2QRuLobVglP8w6WmMvV6MpXaBL-tmM1U94l6rxTCqSV5ojMSp-oJvBE0j1y29TrfPON2--i01o-LlDc_r1rXUxbpLhYBvIcucl178nYaMmL0-kPJttyBRNBwb53Aur6I_UlHU/s320/2021-11-04%2014.33.33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And then? Not sure. There's a lot of possibilities, though... something new from the bucket list, or get back to the temperature SAL that I barely started, or some blackwork cards from Circle Cross, or add another Chatelaine WIP back to the mix. Or something completely different, who knows?</p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-31340615153522458322023-07-31T17:10:00.003-05:002023-07-31T17:10:58.576-05:00more Unicorn Tapestry<p>After putting away Mushroom and Fern, I got out Unicorn Tapestry by Tiny Modernist for about a week and added a ton of flowers and vines. :)</p><p>Started out like this:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6ffFYMdGgkuyqp7basBcMIsCTjzOTSvPbe5VCzHtbG_2xAGolVuS_GxB52_Xv-6a5Yns_b3dG54fBT-6LYANZl-BTD-P8GbmRzPBkQMKfBwanzQK1aFkCwun2jImb8BM_pqBgAYAdg8aNLCcYzDFqxbuhl5lEUJnKL6IBAXorl7KXJGAofbs9ExOoxc/s1569/2023-07-04%2009.34.50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6ffFYMdGgkuyqp7basBcMIsCTjzOTSvPbe5VCzHtbG_2xAGolVuS_GxB52_Xv-6a5Yns_b3dG54fBT-6LYANZl-BTD-P8GbmRzPBkQMKfBwanzQK1aFkCwun2jImb8BM_pqBgAYAdg8aNLCcYzDFqxbuhl5lEUJnKL6IBAXorl7KXJGAofbs9ExOoxc/s320/2023-07-04%2009.34.50.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><p>Yes, that's a lot more progress than my "most recent" progress pictures here show. I haven't been great at keeping up with my blog this year, which is kind of weird considering I'm constantly taking update pictures for the FB challenge group I'm in.</p><p>I finished the top half, give or take a bit of stitching near the middle. This is two pictures quickly pasted together to give a rough idea of how it's looking now:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBZwMdJjjXH2tEUbA9s0nnbvAV17gOeeC-wAPG1jFk8bs7ywwKxPuyVd73SvbAZ_rXL_gPjpa3d9t4q-9Pxz13Z5Ttc0lUXwqEFAZvaEcO4alePzfXTcMvW2bpfYO7W4-QA__2jB27VGM2-Ayf5mCMnc0hwit0kJEoRxqMywVvLL6BTspnkulgrWyp94/s1590/unicorn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBZwMdJjjXH2tEUbA9s0nnbvAV17gOeeC-wAPG1jFk8bs7ywwKxPuyVd73SvbAZ_rXL_gPjpa3d9t4q-9Pxz13Z5Ttc0lUXwqEFAZvaEcO4alePzfXTcMvW2bpfYO7W4-QA__2jB27VGM2-Ayf5mCMnc0hwit0kJEoRxqMywVvLL6BTspnkulgrWyp94/s320/unicorn.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p>The splice isn't perfect but you get the idea.</p><p>I originally changed the orange flowers in the meadow between/under the unicorns to pink, but I think I'm going to take all of that out and redo it as charted. It looks a little out of place since I didn't change any of the surrounding flowers, and now that more is stitched I'm not thrilled with the shades of pink I chose. Guess this will end up pretty much exactly as charted. :)</p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-10077404423945798102023-07-26T17:59:00.005-05:002023-07-26T17:59:43.532-05:00Mushroom and Fern Mandala - still going!<p>I busted out Mushroom and Fern Mandala by Chatelaine again around July 4 and made some hefty progress over the course of about two and a half weeks. As always, I'm amazed at how much progress I can make when I'm in the mood for a particular project.</p><p>I left off around here back in April.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3zqqi9EjeBxPXEAuREAxovfv1iSmNJQ6KtsQ16df6BXEbbviVphqbKc5Iaiu12MdFKNmyUnTN-LdKZVB3zTicgK0mhlHo53_j7uyw23QBF4JDH8LyeYV32J3iauarIj1x2GrHVm6K9XzIDgdyTzqZfwx8GCceRjs3Wp-zMSoILfqQ0BElB1dvVCoK3A/s1500/2023-04-23%2017.32.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3zqqi9EjeBxPXEAuREAxovfv1iSmNJQ6KtsQ16df6BXEbbviVphqbKc5Iaiu12MdFKNmyUnTN-LdKZVB3zTicgK0mhlHo53_j7uyw23QBF4JDH8LyeYV32J3iauarIj1x2GrHVm6K9XzIDgdyTzqZfwx8GCceRjs3Wp-zMSoILfqQ0BElB1dvVCoK3A/s320/2023-04-23%2017.32.47.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The logical next step was to carry on in the bottom right, so the first thing I did was start working on the fourth and final dead tree arch.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzVFGY4UeCFxAbwMXR4U79vM1PSxTopEkcyVM-YBi7nGB0kAly5ORC0tRK1_Khr4-BiXI9yQJ_DQCmlw6Ko3xKkA0FNOnz5k6VKmBq018fV7-TmOqo9zsMca-ppHaaCSqpNjpncrCrwBg8nchRX2Srdf18mkcAx6cQo3pusRTmdVAoYfdCHkk9Uh4zus/s1234/2023-07-04%2009.38.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzVFGY4UeCFxAbwMXR4U79vM1PSxTopEkcyVM-YBi7nGB0kAly5ORC0tRK1_Khr4-BiXI9yQJ_DQCmlw6Ko3xKkA0FNOnz5k6VKmBq018fV7-TmOqo9zsMca-ppHaaCSqpNjpncrCrwBg8nchRX2Srdf18mkcAx6cQo3pusRTmdVAoYfdCHkk9Uh4zus/s320/2023-07-04%2009.38.18.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><p></p><p>A couple of days got me here, relieved that everything lined up properly!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HE9pWa_wFnvTEz-ahDrYuakaGFcYmXrxadWU_OwAqlutatoVXv_6szflVF8kzeSGIOZz10cZBXJ3ZF16ALVkom2O1RvphqlmejAWx_UFmDivxzx-EElNbDbjKNMWyZ-BnHjMvgA0hsGQDZyxsDPabAOXjHRf_ny1nJ2944RHyf-7jtb7S_LE63UaPIE/s1200/2023-07-06%2015.22.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HE9pWa_wFnvTEz-ahDrYuakaGFcYmXrxadWU_OwAqlutatoVXv_6szflVF8kzeSGIOZz10cZBXJ3ZF16ALVkom2O1RvphqlmejAWx_UFmDivxzx-EElNbDbjKNMWyZ-BnHjMvgA0hsGQDZyxsDPabAOXjHRf_ny1nJ2944RHyf-7jtb7S_LE63UaPIE/s320/2023-07-06%2015.22.30.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Three more days to finish the branches and start adding the details like the leafy vine, the other leafy vine, and the tiny mushrooms at the base of the tree: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUroR8HIaDrMqUPhwZmXIwdrTd14hRlK9cN7IZsAUSVyaklA96jq6WrLTVtIyhSE2W3CrqXSY-A14f_nLaEMD6_DlGggjO45W2kYlEURw7eAZGK8pSh-dVTE-FP52mJD9nFECs70wl0Elm2A_xRujBd_i6HTH9JC35Wmdz21Dq_f8cNVFIOEVohhUIy8/s1200/2023-07-09%2014.55.03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1200" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUroR8HIaDrMqUPhwZmXIwdrTd14hRlK9cN7IZsAUSVyaklA96jq6WrLTVtIyhSE2W3CrqXSY-A14f_nLaEMD6_DlGggjO45W2kYlEURw7eAZGK8pSh-dVTE-FP52mJD9nFECs70wl0Elm2A_xRujBd_i6HTH9JC35Wmdz21Dq_f8cNVFIOEVohhUIy8/s320/2023-07-09%2014.55.03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Another day for more details like over-one bugs and a shiny spider web:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhGjuFY_TfGHn047hJ3cbW67Ni9l6tCphujbJBub5tMRAEt-umTthmfVXK98AEu9KdWslX_lLm-Y6l5NpgLYVRKj8SMF4C6WEtUURuSWGLJsNo7tsNNgT-jHJSREejeDmpm_yI1JBKVDz-LkEF38jAIxsAc58Uv38UVAnuAwyE8QCOe2fiUw7c4VeNqk/s320/2023-07-11%2013.30.26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>It only took a few days to get the framework put in:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyv1wztGhdvjZSZwWcmFApTOp2ui8mUiohC_3kWOXOTTs---iaSWU2tyQAMJtFb4NtnISlv1jgUuoIPXzybZdGU-ek4lF33mU60m4gubi2CF_0bCP91JvwdZlt-aKIgcq_0xazcmg7XHg3PRv4HTXGt5MQLks_CzN6JLDXumChmjXJ9srYlWe6QJKjdc/s1226/2023-07-13%2016.58.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyv1wztGhdvjZSZwWcmFApTOp2ui8mUiohC_3kWOXOTTs---iaSWU2tyQAMJtFb4NtnISlv1jgUuoIPXzybZdGU-ek4lF33mU60m4gubi2CF_0bCP91JvwdZlt-aKIgcq_0xazcmg7XHg3PRv4HTXGt5MQLks_CzN6JLDXumChmjXJ9srYlWe6QJKjdc/s320/2023-07-13%2016.58.29.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><p></p><p>Six more days to finish up the outer border, slower than usual for me because we're in the middle of some house repairs and there was a lot of noisy stuff going on in my stitching area:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIJFZotSWCOIMy71yIOsRutjIDPlTwce7IpLpxydO4YMf7S6wxEKo301Qa8xEk0G6p_NTnwRPCMUNWGXB5bCpkyZGQzfERUXQLbvPccPxmSe9JUFHTCHykcIO1joUIRqBYHtt8zYQQRlsBwJWr97moehG5MtwRkP6J5WS8iOhTOx8XhgHv9cAFrP65nI/s1200/361941158_3210553642423429_4709719585780700585_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIJFZotSWCOIMy71yIOsRutjIDPlTwce7IpLpxydO4YMf7S6wxEKo301Qa8xEk0G6p_NTnwRPCMUNWGXB5bCpkyZGQzfERUXQLbvPccPxmSe9JUFHTCHykcIO1joUIRqBYHtt8zYQQRlsBwJWr97moehG5MtwRkP6J5WS8iOhTOx8XhgHv9cAFrP65nI/s320/361941158_3210553642423429_4709719585780700585_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Once things were quiet again, the mushrooms took about three days:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNVmqw972jqCTVIGgyCAYCOlDfiSIuXkwdtmOrDo8WVagV-pIjqZJGoXCYr2UPz-xGdvc2C_2QnfbWR-8yNLC246JYtBig7XXQPWSrrLVS6yvYcLkcoF4qv3adD33WzoFtbMcMxu0YjwXlyNDY1TxZrF0yaNlTY4_fU2r8rngFlOXFYYHjGLnuHkuKU4/s1200/2023-07-22%2017.06.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNVmqw972jqCTVIGgyCAYCOlDfiSIuXkwdtmOrDo8WVagV-pIjqZJGoXCYr2UPz-xGdvc2C_2QnfbWR-8yNLC246JYtBig7XXQPWSrrLVS6yvYcLkcoF4qv3adD33WzoFtbMcMxu0YjwXlyNDY1TxZrF0yaNlTY4_fU2r8rngFlOXFYYHjGLnuHkuKU4/s320/2023-07-22%2017.06.11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>At that point I knew I was going to totally lose it if I kept working on this monster, so I popped it off the qsnap for another full picture, but didn't iron it so it's not exactly a beauty shot:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD7D5YXnQPOO_5RvJwLTll6HLmepT6M7XAdfG5oL8sMAtrOipQ8NvgjcZaoVZYjhyC2vtXk1uueGnLIhoNqhx9iKsED0v3uM1tTLJTklUPPl23_ZiQJ-4perEv7Cq0puI0fsOz6fkwNGpmxLfVGDPNwp2YZAH6CiMXaeIUf_1eTrFznJlGAPmMli-zSk/s1500/2023-07-22%2017.10.45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD7D5YXnQPOO_5RvJwLTll6HLmepT6M7XAdfG5oL8sMAtrOipQ8NvgjcZaoVZYjhyC2vtXk1uueGnLIhoNqhx9iKsED0v3uM1tTLJTklUPPl23_ZiQJ-4perEv7Cq0puI0fsOz6fkwNGpmxLfVGDPNwp2YZAH6CiMXaeIUf_1eTrFznJlGAPmMli-zSk/s320/2023-07-22%2017.10.45.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This looks close to done, but trust me, it is noooot. There are so many little details to finish all over like the inner leaf vine/garland, lots of over one bugs, long stitches to couch in three of the mushroom corners, spiderwebs, an annoying mini border with extremely complex 1/4 and 3/4 stitches, some missing backstitch, one mini mushroom section I totally skipped, ferns to couch in the center because I'm crazy, fancy scrollwork in the corners of the central diamond border... I think that's "all" ???</p><p>Oh, right, and beads. One million beads.</p><p>So yeah. Nowhere near done, but getting there!<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-19738345833537625832023-06-29T13:16:00.005-05:002023-06-29T13:16:45.049-05:00Unicorn Tapestry - various progress pics<p>Looking back over my blog, I realized I've never posted any progress pictures of Unicorn Tapestry by Tiny Modernist aside from the very first "hey I started this" picture.</p><p>So, let's see what I've got here. :)</p><p style="text-align: center;">Feburary 28:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWou9uo06bIjqRE2mLIVePqTxMrNE4q4a0fDswfPuGwBUk7_gFTOPsAiI7i9zHhUWmzPcEb1nVRl4RqhFdM8s1ZE8RFAOq0WsgH1Ku_YV4YKeSSikbub4xgASzxMQ3yeMSlbt5vgVkW6457iJSxDzgBbDCidL3JmjInv6qkfqTjttsQfNCXHbusNlYIZM/s1298/2023-02-28%2017.11.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWou9uo06bIjqRE2mLIVePqTxMrNE4q4a0fDswfPuGwBUk7_gFTOPsAiI7i9zHhUWmzPcEb1nVRl4RqhFdM8s1ZE8RFAOq0WsgH1Ku_YV4YKeSSikbub4xgASzxMQ3yeMSlbt5vgVkW6457iJSxDzgBbDCidL3JmjInv6qkfqTjttsQfNCXHbusNlYIZM/s320/2023-02-28%2017.11.13.jpg" width="247" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">March 29:<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6GIqlE3IctS8_dK95BCORYORjlj3NRaLhMFkM1YTEuCHtgPBo9X-9WVvI6-iKLmiaN0stuqWCNm_GIVpE0lcQkm1sDIeLFMKaATPbYsLkjhTZLpGSnnTx7iOM3WVAD2aW5LLBVOT8Xei5Ewec_71Ml0xLf3mp_Nv4x3h1eIx0Uj5gsASDKjQ2AQNuZU/s1200/2023-03-29%2013.21.26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="1200" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6GIqlE3IctS8_dK95BCORYORjlj3NRaLhMFkM1YTEuCHtgPBo9X-9WVvI6-iKLmiaN0stuqWCNm_GIVpE0lcQkm1sDIeLFMKaATPbYsLkjhTZLpGSnnTx7iOM3WVAD2aW5LLBVOT8Xei5Ewec_71Ml0xLf3mp_Nv4x3h1eIx0Uj5gsASDKjQ2AQNuZU/s320/2023-03-29%2013.21.26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">April 28:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgUP6MPySo1ohQCfzpzmWbMBDQe8oqm8FhoobwIS2VUa-Qt4dmuOr6hFxTTXsXbXFbtuDBehzOLiKdkI_ARKOK2k7YkFR1l62--HOEQzH9CSbsCCURJyPw0YPS97ju3yXGMPZ8TP7pA0QcMTjCY-OMo-4HkE_hHOH-pyhurm8ZB1oVlVerC-I15ZZ57o/s1312/2023-04-28%2019.14.02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgUP6MPySo1ohQCfzpzmWbMBDQe8oqm8FhoobwIS2VUa-Qt4dmuOr6hFxTTXsXbXFbtuDBehzOLiKdkI_ARKOK2k7YkFR1l62--HOEQzH9CSbsCCURJyPw0YPS97ju3yXGMPZ8TP7pA0QcMTjCY-OMo-4HkE_hHOH-pyhurm8ZB1oVlVerC-I15ZZ57o/s320/2023-04-28%2019.14.02.jpg" width="293" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">May 4:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicslO7qYULKEEC64oMCitHsHT8Qao2aDcYU8FMz3IDRiw8JplYQKF-TcTwgKyBk89M-DMhXMZHmt_267TzDWBAhKVQ3tkuu1yTW85Yy35qVh0PIomn-JggwnCJS5reWEdq7p7sTJh2-9Vl25EDqUIdOgFwS2NmWlODgs21p9fZERmHhvVNBHJ8hWzdj60/s1633/2023-06-29%2013.12.24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicslO7qYULKEEC64oMCitHsHT8Qao2aDcYU8FMz3IDRiw8JplYQKF-TcTwgKyBk89M-DMhXMZHmt_267TzDWBAhKVQ3tkuu1yTW85Yy35qVh0PIomn-JggwnCJS5reWEdq7p7sTJh2-9Vl25EDqUIdOgFwS2NmWlODgs21p9fZERmHhvVNBHJ8hWzdj60/s320/2023-06-29%2013.12.24.jpg" width="235" /></a></p><p>For some reason, my camera has a lot of issues with picking up the correct colors on this one. The last picture is close to accurate, but the fabric is a bit more on the greenish side in real life.</p><p>There's still a LOT more to stitch on this one.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="349" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jx3dSVk2Ugy9koXeDqu2zI5KQc8BZQSlBjhtGhrQYsKeHii73qBJBYiakVbIFKEafKITurNMnt7y6fi-hdITjEkQF32kE1DdU6aMkjW5H4OzYMzSLGNX6XRyV-5qQ4qCIkzNOs5H75uI4F3T7ibNNP6bz356YJ70i7x-QnjdVqaETNQPuj88VLFazN8/s320/319891184_573737057898299_272377528254681700_n.jpg" width="279" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Might look like too much flowery confetti for some people, but the mess of scattered flowers is one of the main things I like about this pattern. :)<br /></div><p></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-49003790051898437782023-06-28T21:15:00.003-05:002023-06-28T21:17:06.213-05:00Solo Tua - finish!<p>Back from vacation and I have a finish! And this is finally a good picture showing the colors of the fabric and threads properly!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIb_dQuLyNd-wNM9g332Hew3JOY2NWLil8tcAljylVM1p4IjP1nwpJNoL-m68fVBdPhlQT-lWBxlQIrwxILgwH5Xogr8Y3IjIF3NORW-Jr5Hmi2AddG3IheO0GhbMqhxBXmNqVq696ZdwFYUn7DO7gJ_Z22Qrdk2ceHATmUedxVG6tlXPHPuderUa01g/s1547/2023-06-28%2021.03.39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIb_dQuLyNd-wNM9g332Hew3JOY2NWLil8tcAljylVM1p4IjP1nwpJNoL-m68fVBdPhlQT-lWBxlQIrwxILgwH5Xogr8Y3IjIF3NORW-Jr5Hmi2AddG3IheO0GhbMqhxBXmNqVq696ZdwFYUn7DO7gJ_Z22Qrdk2ceHATmUedxVG6tlXPHPuderUa01g/w496-h640/2023-06-28%2021.03.39.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><p></p><p>She's stitched mostly as charted, except I changed the backstitch color (I think it was grey, why do so many Mira/Nora charts have GREY backstitch for skin?!) and a few of the bead colors were subbed with something in my stash that was close enough.</p><p>Also, looking at her all completed like this, I think I know why I can't stop feeling like her back is to the viewer, even though it's supposed to be her front. It's her hair! When I look at her body and ignore her hair, I can clearly see her facing forward. As soon as my eyes see the way her hair spills over her shoulder, my brain flips around to seeing her as facing away.</p><p>I'm lazy so I probably won't actually do this, but I think I should redo her left shoulder (the one on the right in the picture) so the shoulder is in front with her hair behind.</p><p>Or maybe I can just move on with my life, haha.<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-48880295151927819532023-06-05T08:42:00.000-05:002023-06-05T08:42:05.551-05:00Solo Tua - nearly there!<p>I've worked exclusively on Solo Tua since starting her on May 11 and I'm almost done! Unfortunately she will have to remain unfinished for a while, but for a nice reason - I'm going on vacation for three weeks and I'm only bringing a tiny travel project! :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7dDs4uTJvbAzDdthWsuwB_BBDFTtzEqsxT8jmir-a8xW1eLJ_oKDICdBAeM8KdMyr400sS_r7ywMde7Eo51thpC-uX7NT42aKqbk_a_lfr9wfzFi_q0Y9wHCVB1hlAVyzdKyaeLe1GiFuGmzlXsOYW4T-_XR6w2lGKlSN57gtTI0bi8-g2_0_dHk/s1706/2023-06-05%2008.30.20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7dDs4uTJvbAzDdthWsuwB_BBDFTtzEqsxT8jmir-a8xW1eLJ_oKDICdBAeM8KdMyr400sS_r7ywMde7Eo51thpC-uX7NT42aKqbk_a_lfr9wfzFi_q0Y9wHCVB1hlAVyzdKyaeLe1GiFuGmzlXsOYW4T-_XR6w2lGKlSN57gtTI0bi8-g2_0_dHk/w450-h640/2023-06-05%2008.30.20.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><p>All the stitching is done and I've made a tiny start on the beading in her hair. Beading is my favorite part of projects, especially Mirabilia/NC patterns, so this will be a nice treat when I get back!</p><p>...Also, looking at this picture, I realize I can't tell if she's facing forward or if she has her back to the viewer. I always saw her as with her back to us, but with the way her face/chin and left armpit (her left, our right) are backstitched, I think she might be facing forward with her hair covering most of her face. That would explain the fabric ribbon thing going right across her body... if she's facing forward, it's covering her breasts.</p><p>Okay, now I really can't decide! What do you think, is this her front or her back???<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-23181462564111326432023-05-17T11:25:00.002-05:002023-05-17T11:26:27.709-05:00Solo Tua - new start!<p>I've had only four focus projects for the past couple of months. Between the difficulty of Mushroom and Fern, the all-red of Dragons of Sumatra, and the confetti on Unicorn Tapestry, I was getting kind of worn out. My fourth project is the <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">Magic Potions Temperature SAL, which I haven't posted here yet, but also haven't made much progress on.</span></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"></span></span>Time for a new start!</p><p>I knew I wanted a small Mirabilia (aka the Nora Corbett line) and I let my wife pick from all the patterns I'd already matched with fabric. She chose Solo Tua, which wouldn't have made my top five personally, but the boss has spoken! I think the universe just wants me to stitch this for some reason because I didn't even buy this pattern, it was sent to me in error when I ordered a different one. I thought it was cute and paid for it instead of returning it.</p><p>And yes, I did get the pattern I originally ordered as well. <a href="https://rahenna.blogspot.com/2018/09/bleeding-heart-finished.html">Stitched it</a>, too! :p</p><p>I started Solo Tua on May 11 and this is my progress as of May 16: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDFMOaWzyg6aOjpMUrDojDKvhw4kKtwvIIXM1mcjLJMPVdfWCfiBswSkGeE8YBRXAl7Z8q3TNSU7sXhvSmZEL7hlzgSRkuEzYsyM0Xj6RvMvY8C_Ob1S3TULsJhVGseVeoDkEWH2M9bykJEGhrjpHIq8qCjp6w_199SZUuNWPHsJ6Cnx-duceHdnu/s1157/2023-05-16%2015.57.31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDFMOaWzyg6aOjpMUrDojDKvhw4kKtwvIIXM1mcjLJMPVdfWCfiBswSkGeE8YBRXAl7Z8q3TNSU7sXhvSmZEL7hlzgSRkuEzYsyM0Xj6RvMvY8C_Ob1S3TULsJhVGseVeoDkEWH2M9bykJEGhrjpHIq8qCjp6w_199SZUuNWPHsJ6Cnx-duceHdnu/s320/2023-05-16%2015.57.31.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><p>The fabric color is way off so hopefully I can get a better picture of it in a future update. There was no tag on it so I'm not sure what color it is, though I suspect it's a Crafty Kitten piece soooo no chance of getting one for yourself if you fancy it.</p><p>Speaking of which, who are some good dyers these days? I currently buy from Picture This Plus, Fiberlicious, and Chromatic Alchemy, but it would be good to have more options...<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-73532065607768318372023-05-15T20:38:00.004-05:002023-05-15T20:39:35.597-05:00Dragons of Sumatra, but no dragons<p>The title says it all! I worked on Dragons of Sumatra by Ink Circles for a while, but none of the stuff I added included any dragon motifs. Boo. :p</p><p>I started here:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXEJo9lWY64QNzj147TINV3JKqVAFvxJ1maZS54gId21tVxr4ljrrhxeKYk67qT0Y3_-BgLPHOLWvdrZq0o7lMOzoWKPBlzuxIkM5oGycapRQYOJPKauFUKE6c3c9yiChYPL2JkBOmowq8PiE_B6zrg0G_I7QcvsKq9qw_2tlaHWemqTYUWnr5HAR/s2325/2023-02-18%2016.33.33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="2325" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXEJo9lWY64QNzj147TINV3JKqVAFvxJ1maZS54gId21tVxr4ljrrhxeKYk67qT0Y3_-BgLPHOLWvdrZq0o7lMOzoWKPBlzuxIkM5oGycapRQYOJPKauFUKE6c3c9yiChYPL2JkBOmowq8PiE_B6zrg0G_I7QcvsKq9qw_2tlaHWemqTYUWnr5HAR/s320/2023-02-18%2016.33.33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And got tired of red around here (around 2000 stitches, I think):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKNih9OxLfcbBqFMv7h2MQ_Xh_TRzFw8pmstcsgQ26-JT7bW254gSs9FjJgJ7r2ANcFbZ3MgvZVd3GCA8fC_3i31CT8nIcvct2aU1pv3s3qAeUOdi0BY7IGr0OLxSXwa0awkFu-4M1827dH4xBQzsVodZ31qYNqT9vWMnbnq7UEK0ArmaOnzzJCiL/s1065/2023-05-09%2016.16.00.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1065" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKNih9OxLfcbBqFMv7h2MQ_Xh_TRzFw8pmstcsgQ26-JT7bW254gSs9FjJgJ7r2ANcFbZ3MgvZVd3GCA8fC_3i31CT8nIcvct2aU1pv3s3qAeUOdi0BY7IGr0OLxSXwa0awkFu-4M1827dH4xBQzsVodZ31qYNqT9vWMnbnq7UEK0ArmaOnzzJCiL/s320/2023-05-09%2016.16.00.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Still, I'm quite happy with how it's going! The chart is 9 pages and I'm complete or nearly complete with 4 of them at this point (5, 6, 8, and 9), so I'd guess this is about 40% done? All the pages are roughly the same with just #9 being notably smaller by grid size, so I think that's a good estimate.</p><p>Next up... a new start. :3</p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-7498824589617609752023-04-24T09:47:00.002-05:002023-04-24T09:47:30.744-05:00Mushroom and Fern Mandala - more progress!<p>I'm all mushroomed out for now, so I thought it would be fun to do another progress update and then show all the progress made in the past month.</p><p>April 12 was the last incremental progress pic, so here is April 15:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIem1Qxr9YBtDX2VQPErTNAgMEYgl7F9nmstfGz1Fi3GuBydpRjvQU0MYCpZeSBSTUYa_cyy7YZ4GPWxmQLZJRSWgoNlx8ijgLaJAxu1OgA0e0TybwKFW9mXb8RunnoS-9as-dv-YBAbsj3HXgbWt48O-o2_Q83vSX4f_fAh9atuH7xIgN7AY14Eqq/s1200/2023-04-15%2015.02.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1200" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIem1Qxr9YBtDX2VQPErTNAgMEYgl7F9nmstfGz1Fi3GuBydpRjvQU0MYCpZeSBSTUYa_cyy7YZ4GPWxmQLZJRSWgoNlx8ijgLaJAxu1OgA0e0TybwKFW9mXb8RunnoS-9as-dv-YBAbsj3HXgbWt48O-o2_Q83vSX4f_fAh9atuH7xIgN7AY14Eqq/s320/2023-04-15%2015.02.46.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And then April 19:<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g9flQB-rVVqnxOAIEY9WsYA-QyXew_hcUWbu0vMFDyfTHFAHlqo0sK8L8aLsDaP1e9pq_z7GP9Kn6NzZZrMQVEmclvEs4i7tYwX5OvPJtJ-1z-KAO-p0CzL_-KyJgm6gn3J_Qen3Av_VF34-cjmh-w_SlP79o0b45rOCAwanI1CY4jd5kVlGvdHb/s1200/2023-04-19%2016.23.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1200" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g9flQB-rVVqnxOAIEY9WsYA-QyXew_hcUWbu0vMFDyfTHFAHlqo0sK8L8aLsDaP1e9pq_z7GP9Kn6NzZZrMQVEmclvEs4i7tYwX5OvPJtJ-1z-KAO-p0CzL_-KyJgm6gn3J_Qen3Av_VF34-cjmh-w_SlP79o0b45rOCAwanI1CY4jd5kVlGvdHb/s320/2023-04-19%2016.23.41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> And finally April 23, my stopping point:<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzBZ99Di0o80KWi_7RV8k11AuK1bdciuO2atOu15bsV_ELwYERSvpdKOSSCsz_HC00LjLqQUQGs8Akz8Z2G7GiCFunp1yEhOncWiNcCKx6qLU-_38ef1WbKeCuhCx9UMOLR0agUHFi3uY0Wq4Mk_GOGZuH-y3zCZ7mL4Fv-sf0SEEcA1nbAzABi-z/s1200/2023-04-23%2015.19.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1200" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzBZ99Di0o80KWi_7RV8k11AuK1bdciuO2atOu15bsV_ELwYERSvpdKOSSCsz_HC00LjLqQUQGs8Akz8Z2G7GiCFunp1yEhOncWiNcCKx6qLU-_38ef1WbKeCuhCx9UMOLR0agUHFi3uY0Wq4Mk_GOGZuH-y3zCZ7mL4Fv-sf0SEEcA1nbAzABi-z/s320/2023-04-23%2015.19.23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br />And now the overall progress pics - March 29 to April 23!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RQRMES4e247xRR1jVmfuAX3rG_vW2u-d8A65hh3gpVZufR6NYN6IOkDdRQhMvI9NF-rlxt6Bq1FWw-es1qtKetkTdzYkfj51aXLl_Z8GpmyrABtHuLDfMkLXSDXwVO1Ew_l-1Y6nu1Gk8M1uS6i93dWDQ38J1GKac0TCZgYnqHZrIVJ5EKx_rI67/s1200/2023-03-29%2013.40.06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RQRMES4e247xRR1jVmfuAX3rG_vW2u-d8A65hh3gpVZufR6NYN6IOkDdRQhMvI9NF-rlxt6Bq1FWw-es1qtKetkTdzYkfj51aXLl_Z8GpmyrABtHuLDfMkLXSDXwVO1Ew_l-1Y6nu1Gk8M1uS6i93dWDQ38J1GKac0TCZgYnqHZrIVJ5EKx_rI67/s320/2023-03-29%2013.40.06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HAH1xMK6wNjhz4Gyz42pkDrF5FGmNuxOZ3YbSOfI4PRuk9GsRHGOUvL-wts4bTljxmmoS2yvsiKQB28uAc2iN-0zOGk_andzZdWDrahBCMkMVAhD_E3Bkux6g4gS_b_Mz7mpSZ36ryY8GdCOfLhc0IR9yuH07XEOV4Jn1Yk6ZB0HNIhEYS__h5gg/s1200/2023-04-23%2015.24.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HAH1xMK6wNjhz4Gyz42pkDrF5FGmNuxOZ3YbSOfI4PRuk9GsRHGOUvL-wts4bTljxmmoS2yvsiKQB28uAc2iN-0zOGk_andzZdWDrahBCMkMVAhD_E3Bkux6g4gS_b_Mz7mpSZ36ryY8GdCOfLhc0IR9yuH07XEOV4Jn1Yk6ZB0HNIhEYS__h5gg/s320/2023-04-23%2015.24.07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And a rare overall progress picture because I took this off the qsnap to give the stitches under the clamps a chance to rest and fluff up again. Also I ironed it because the fabric was a mess. :p</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp1273WdK48AvSOW5WJAVjY9wyJ9VjtcNufYxVGVNlGAV2oSKBbVzT0r1rJJhhFiGuVgCeJ5QQbfdxBRmZO2DXFxgFapSBp4BdiuF1wYdh0CH_aRxETVP14pnf1gB1RUBE0We91r_IfwwB2kPcC1NsJqryBr_G4Zd5bNXnMqVLYxo_0Wg162EHOXo/s1500/2023-04-23%2017.32.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp1273WdK48AvSOW5WJAVjY9wyJ9VjtcNufYxVGVNlGAV2oSKBbVzT0r1rJJhhFiGuVgCeJ5QQbfdxBRmZO2DXFxgFapSBp4BdiuF1wYdh0CH_aRxETVP14pnf1gB1RUBE0We91r_IfwwB2kPcC1NsJqryBr_G4Zd5bNXnMqVLYxo_0Wg162EHOXo/w400-h400/2023-04-23%2017.32.47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This may look close to finished, but there are SO MANY little details I need to go back and complete all over the piece. Lots of tiny caterpillars and spiders to add, two more mini mushroom patches, a ton of super detailed couched ferns around the center, leaf garland, specialty stitches... Next time I pick this up, I think I'll start cleaning up these details and getting areas to 100% stitched.</p><p>I generally bead as I go (and you can see I did the center already) but most beads will have to wait until the end because this thing is SO BIG that beads will absolutely get crushed by the clamps if I do it early. I'll have to reconstruct the giant mega qsnap to hold the entire stitched area at once and just hope my short t-rex arms can reach the beaded areas well enough. :p<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663751962319871004.post-47838935196752523872023-04-13T10:13:00.004-05:002023-04-13T10:13:49.688-05:00Mushroom and Fern Mandala progress<p>Time to catch up on progress posts. :p</p><p>So, it's been a while since I worked on Mushroom and Fern Mandala... like about eight months, since August of last year. I left off at this point:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KfHFF7j3fMXjeQMxQcnesaMn45CXMmT9tIsh2q9JGPqm1T7vGrEzI-JgYpzGbJTP-F78H41O7C3FEIz8smcKIpEIsXcerM6UOR1_CPgn_5u--peK2uOoTfSHHPv7kl1h7pVYVHLguv0Ea48dDiY7hK7xD9RAdU4OBNH651XwIyC9DUbUS1paX6MT/s1066/2022-08-10%2020.13.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1066" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KfHFF7j3fMXjeQMxQcnesaMn45CXMmT9tIsh2q9JGPqm1T7vGrEzI-JgYpzGbJTP-F78H41O7C3FEIz8smcKIpEIsXcerM6UOR1_CPgn_5u--peK2uOoTfSHHPv7kl1h7pVYVHLguv0Ea48dDiY7hK7xD9RAdU4OBNH651XwIyC9DUbUS1paX6MT/s320/2022-08-10%2020.13.08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I started working on it again on March 29, and got this far by April 1:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZ5-CwOszxPrglGBkhgPbJANPfvrx2KXzhcmxF6EV3d3NUj2hqpKhn5ckidkAz9joLP9Vs-aXrbYuXnBqqa4W3sRrBedguJ8QhMBnADksgZYc6F4GHgqw-ffSsIsQhRRJN3jsrA-d8RM_f3LCMme_X0y4hZzAAttbwA0Zi1eXCIVKkvBNyGzNNs2i/s1200/2023-04-01%2016.24.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1200" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZ5-CwOszxPrglGBkhgPbJANPfvrx2KXzhcmxF6EV3d3NUj2hqpKhn5ckidkAz9joLP9Vs-aXrbYuXnBqqa4W3sRrBedguJ8QhMBnADksgZYc6F4GHgqw-ffSsIsQhRRJN3jsrA-d8RM_f3LCMme_X0y4hZzAAttbwA0Zi1eXCIVKkvBNyGzNNs2i/s320/2023-04-01%2016.24.35.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>April 4 got me here:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnFcqVFFMQZGkq_iCwevdxR5OngZlY2Kg8Zyx3vwilXP9jhZBAYZOXAyXudSZYskeeIXLSp0mcRNaFsMwLRYPd37BxbryTKm2OzMCSfmn7uYdy35wAosZ3T_VcjvPswOcqlhDWGlr38TcB6gn7m6LKbSpeo_gHKcNA97bjxzGyz2MbE3iF_6abuLe/s1200/2023-04-04%2016.04.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1200" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnFcqVFFMQZGkq_iCwevdxR5OngZlY2Kg8Zyx3vwilXP9jhZBAYZOXAyXudSZYskeeIXLSp0mcRNaFsMwLRYPd37BxbryTKm2OzMCSfmn7uYdy35wAosZ3T_VcjvPswOcqlhDWGlr38TcB6gn7m6LKbSpeo_gHKcNA97bjxzGyz2MbE3iF_6abuLe/s320/2023-04-04%2016.04.23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Yes, I'm a monster. Maybe? To be fair, large specialty stitches tend to go faster than cross stitching of the same size on a Chatelaine, in part because there aren't <i>fifteen color changes in a small area</i>. No, I'm not traumatized or anything, why do you ask?!? :p<br /></p><p>And then April 8 had it looking like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcydG-9Q8XAklvTCKvwJ36Pe6NYWi5MjSkM8bBipAHZScGGhjDIwW_v1zc1S-eadR34gsm6JWbhQnDQWkK_JCqg4VfXTNEmBCUM_R1G1S5dqCKcDR62b0VnO2z6wzIV4wg-kAq--RPQxDBdL9TPbBRB8hKUkluDBzH8L92wv8-as54ri5tho5k9t8/s1200/2023-04-08%2010.04.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcydG-9Q8XAklvTCKvwJ36Pe6NYWi5MjSkM8bBipAHZScGGhjDIwW_v1zc1S-eadR34gsm6JWbhQnDQWkK_JCqg4VfXTNEmBCUM_R1G1S5dqCKcDR62b0VnO2z6wzIV4wg-kAq--RPQxDBdL9TPbBRB8hKUkluDBzH8L92wv8-as54ri5tho5k9t8/s320/2023-04-08%2010.04.49.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Okay, maybe I really am a monster...<br /></p><p>And by April 12 I was here, which doesn't look like a lot of progress in comparison to the previous pictures, but there was a lot of over one stitching and so many little details to complete! Still not 100% finished with the stitching in this area!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWetmlfqE0slqAD3yD_232qT34l_SejhhjTNSsewJb6GSo5jYLsHgL2hZCk4fIS6kPWCBwgihM6Bu8BVeslZJi8N4-ZME2gzMNOsF0CITK9fGh0mEt3w8kgaD1i7KBjVhxdgRKtlrN8polz7wF9-bUuo5g-DpSs3iHcds-4noljLK60zeecHIMXG7T/s1200/2023-04-12%2014.23.54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1200" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWetmlfqE0slqAD3yD_232qT34l_SejhhjTNSsewJb6GSo5jYLsHgL2hZCk4fIS6kPWCBwgihM6Bu8BVeslZJi8N4-ZME2gzMNOsF0CITK9fGh0mEt3w8kgaD1i7KBjVhxdgRKtlrN8polz7wF9-bUuo5g-DpSs3iHcds-4noljLK60zeecHIMXG7T/s320/2023-04-12%2014.23.54.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>So I finally started on the inner leaf garland, which was a major source of grief for me since I first started working on this project. The leaves look beautiful on the chart, but not so much on the fabric. I decided to stop worrying about it and just stitch them as charted (well, the shape anyway, I changed the colors because the original green didn't contrast enough with my fabric) and I don't love them, but... eh. At least they will get done.</p><p>Still need to find a different perle for the leaf veins, though. The original was charted for blue (wtf) so I tried subbing a grey/green that's used elsewhere in the piece, but it's too similar to the leaf colors and doesn't really stand out. I'll keep trying with other threads I have until I find something I can live with. Also, I'm not stitching the connecting vines between the leaves because that looks goofy af when it's done in the same color as the veins. I may consider adding them in a different color later on depending on how it looks when I get more of the leaves done.<br /></p>Rahennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203395207339138306noreply@blogger.com1