Monday, August 22, 2011

IHSW results :)

Okay, here are the results from International Hermit and Stitch Weekend!

Garden Party is all done, finally! By the time I got to the butterfly I kind of wanted to poke my eyes out with my needle because I was so tired of the huge, tedious frames around each insect. I'm not too thrilled with the design of the butterfly either, it seems very plain and boring compared to the other bugs. Maybe I just don't like that shade of blue...


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And the whole thing. Yes, I know I'm bad at taking photos. :x


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I wish I knew how long it took me to do things. The butterfly block only took three days once I made myself sit down and just DO IT. But as for the hours... no idea. Probably a useless figure anyway as we were watching Doctor Who, so I'm sure I spent at least half the time drooling openmouthed at the TV. :p

Tree of Hope got some love too. Not all of this progress is from the weekend, though! I worked on the branches on the right side of the tree, and the lightest colored leaves just to the left of the center, near the top. I think I finished all the leaves of that color on the left side of the tree.

Still not even halfway done with the tree! I may give up on that area for now and work my way down the trunk, stitch a maiden or something instead. :p


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Well, at least one thing's been knocked off the WIP list. ONWARD!

13 comments:

  1. Hi Rahenna. :D

    I love your insect block, and congrats on the finish!! I agree with you about the blue of the butterfly on its own, but next to the others, I think it pops beautifully. :)

    Love the colors in Tree of Hope.

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  2. You may not have enjoyed the butterfly, but it's a lovely finish.
    And I'm curious, which Doctor Who were you drooling over?

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  3. congrats on your finish!! It looks wonderful! I love the bumblebee, he's my fav!!

    Great progress on your tree! I really like that design!

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  4. Thanks everyone! You know, Joysze, the butterfly does look better when the entire design is taken into consideration... it was just driving me nuts to do yet another large block of color!

    Demeter, we're watching season four of NuWho, so it's David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. Really loving the show, my parents used to watch the original when I was a kid, and my sister is actually named after one of the companions!

    Anne, I can't decide if the bumblebee or dragonfly is my favorite... that fat little bee is just so cute!

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  5. Hi Rahenna, I'm just blog hopping to check some hermitters! :D Congrats on the finish!Garden Party looks lovely, I love the butterfly, but if I have to pick up a favourite that would be the dragonfly.The tree of hope is great too, sich beautiful colours!

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  6. Congratulations for the finish. The butterfly is very pretty and when seen with the other three blocks it get's really cute. And lovely progress on the Tree of Hope

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  7. Hi Rahenna, congrats on finishing Garden Party. It is a cute design. Stitching large blocks of the same colour is not my favourite either.

    I love the colours in Tree of Hope.

    Great stiching weekend

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  8. Lovely work, congrats on the finish!!!

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  9. Rahenna, you have some beautiful stitching pieces. Congrats on your finish. I love your tree of Hope, the colors are so pretty.

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  10. The tree of Hope looks very good, i agree with the others the butterfly looks oke next to the others , but i think i can see your point.

    Hugs Yvon.

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  11. Your stitching looks wonderful, Rahenna. Love the colors in your tree; they're gorgeous!! And grats on finishing Garden Party. It's cute!

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  12. I love this Mirabilia, congratulations on your progress

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