Monday, March 26, 2018

Iris Flower Panel - post #2

Quick update on the iris panel!


The over one in the central garden is slow going, so I'm alternating working on that and doing some of the easier parts. I completed the iris (converted to purples) on Friday and then moved on to the little onion dome at the top.

Here's a closeup of the iris:


The empty spaces are for beads. :)

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Iris Flower Panel - post #1

I'm on a roll with doing whatever I want this year, haha. I started yet another Chatelaine project, the Iris Flower Panel. It's a companion piece to the Cattleya Orchid Flower Panel I finished a few years ago. I decided to start this one when I ran across the kit in my 'future projects' box. Plus I've decided that irises are special to a fictional couple I enjoy writing about, so... this is for them. Haha.

I'm converting the iris at the bottom from shades of light blue to a darker purple color, because a) I like purple and b) my couple's irises are purple sooooooo...

Anyway, I started on Sunday! Here are my progress pictures for each day.

 

Yes, I went a little crazy today. Took a day off work and pretty much stitched all day. Let me tell you, it does wonders for your stress levels... I feel better than I have in ages!

The fabric is PTP Truffle Belfast - it's a little pinker than the photos show. Should be a really nice contrast for the purple iris. :3

Monday, March 12, 2018

Mushroom and Fern Mandala - post #4

Still going! I've tried editing the pictures to get the colors to show up correctly, but this still isn't very accurate. It's much nicer in person - the pictures are washed out and weird.

Working on finishing up the large diamond shaped border (so many eyelets aaaagh) and adding the little triangular bits sticking out at the points and sides. I'm also slowly adding the backstitched meadow around the center medallion. Very slowly...


And because I DO WHAT I WANT, I started beading the center! Again, the colors are horrible and it's much more vibrant in person.


I don't see myself putting this down any time soon, so look forward to more mushroom in the future. Hopefully I'll actually get to some mushrooms soon. :p

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

a couple of finished items!

I forgot to post a couple of little ornaments I made recently. :)

Yes, these are bad pictures as usual!


On the left is a mini mushroom pattern by Chatelaine that used to be a freebie. I think I finished the stitching last December when my wife was away on a business trip, and then I made it into an ornament last month. And on the right is the Father Winter ornament by Teresa Wentzler, which I made a long time ago and finally turned into an ornament at the same time.


Closer look at the mushroom, since I apparently forgot to post it here when it was done! The beads are random stuff from my stash, but I think all the threads are as charted.

Monday, March 05, 2018

Mushroom and Fern Mandala - post #3

Help, I can't stop working on this. :p


A more detailed look at the top corner:


I'm going to keep working on the outer border and the backstitched grass and stuff around the central medallion. Maybe I'll start adding beads to the very center as well, since there's a lot. Gotta see if I have any q-snap extension bits and figure out how far out it's safe to bead...