I am long overdue for a project update. I am slowly plugging away on the mystery Steotch-along. In fact, I'm so slow that it is no longer a mystery to me. And frankly, it shouldn't be a mystery to anyone else after seeing this shot of my stitching after "Week 4."
My husband is already calling this one for his work desk. Believe it or not, I am almost done with the cross-stitches on this. Week 5 is completing the cross-stitches, week 6 and 7 are about backstitching for definition, and Week 8 provides a quote for a final touch. The fractional stitches (as well as all the endless but slightly differing shades of brown, gray, and peach) are making this one a challenge, but it is fun to see the picture slowly develop into an image with weight and shape to it.
I also completed both July and August frames for Story Time Sampler. July is "The Lady of Shalott." This is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson based on a King Arthur legend. People who are more familiar with the poem were in a heated debate about whether she should be smiling, as the FPS characters usually are. I decided to give her a more pensive look.
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| July 2015 |
August is
The Phantom of the Opera. This is my favorite frame after
The Wizard of Oz. The characters look so adorable, and I like the lush curtains surrounding them. It brings back fond memories of seeing the musical on Broadway with my dad when I was in high school.
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| August 2015 |
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| Four months left! |
FPS also started their latest club pattern, A Very Merry Christmas Town. I completed Clue #1. At this rate, I am going to run out of friends to give gifts to!
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| Clue #1 |
Things have been busy, but I am getting back into the groove and looking to new crafting adventures. Find out more in future posts!
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