Happy Dance - August Palko Lap

Started: 8/1/2019

Finished: 8/5/2019

This is a free SAL from several years ago on her blog which can be found at http://palkolap.blogspot.com/2019/07/1220-idojaras-das-wetter.html

 

It's stitched on 25-count ivory Lugana as charted with DMC Coloris floss #4521which reminds me of sunflowers.

It took approximately eight hours to stitch over five days.  It should have been faster, but there was a lot of frogging involved.

Next Up: A Birthday Present
Goal: Finish

Happy Dance - July Palko Lap

Started: 7/13/2019

Finished: 7/15/2019

This is a free SAL from several years ago on her blog which can be found at http://palkolap.blogspot.com/2019/07/1220-idojaras-das-wetter.html

 

It's stitched on white 25-count Lugana as charted with DMC Coloris floss #4512.  Now I'm wishing I'd used white for all the squares and just changed the floss color.  Too late now though!

 

I really enjoyed this one and it went fairly fast.  It was fun to watch the bottom motifs appear.

 

Next Up: Flip Flops (a free design from Lucie Heaton for Kyleigh's quilt.

Goal: Finish

 

 

 

Happy Dance - A Few Finishes

I just realized that since I didn't post any Wednesday updates in June, I missed posting some of my finishes, so I'll post them now.  I think you've seen them all, but I haven't shared the details.

First is the May Owl from Leslie Teare's free Facebook SAL.  It's stitched on 14-count Aida in Lite Oatmeal.  It's stitched as charted with the called for DMC except for the reds, for which I used darker shades.  This will go to WOCS (World of Charity Stitching) and is one of my favorites!

Started: 5/11/2019

Finished: 5/31/2019

I also stitched the Palko Lap SAL squares for May and June.  May is stitched on 25-count Lavender Lugana with DMC Color Variations 4260 and June is stitched with on Pink Blush 25-count Aida with DMC Coloris 4507.  I did stitch the borders on these two with two strands of floss because I felt one strand didn't show well enough so now I'm planning to go back and restitch the borders on the first four.  Fortunately, the frogging should be easy!

 Started: 5/29/2019

Finished: 6/4/2019

 Started: 6/5/2019

Finished: 6/9/2019

Wednesday Update - 5/1/2019

It's time for another Wednesday Update and I have several projects to show you today including two finishes.  I also managed to stitch everyday and kept up with my One A Day Challenge on the Eagles

As of 4/23/2019

As of 4/30/2019

My first finish was the Fabulous Pineapple, one of the Fabulous Fruit by Jenny Barton, found in Cross Stitch Crazy #192.  As with the others, it's stitched on 14-count white Aida as charted with the called for DMC.  There's only four more to go and then I can make it into a wall hanging.

Started: 4/10/2019  Finished: 4/25/2019

My second finish was the Palko Lap square for April.  This is a free monthly SAL on her blog from several years ago.  It's stitched on 25-count Lugana in Water Lily with DMC Variations 4069. 

I also had two new starts.  The first one was the April Owl from Leslie Teare's free SAL on Facebook. 

My second start is a unicorn for Kyleigh's quilt.  She recently did a paper saying unicorns were one of the things she didn't want to live without so I decided to make one for her.

That's all for this week.  I'll see you back here next week with, hopefully several more projects and maybe a couple of finishes.


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Wednesday Update - 3/13/2019

I am late posting the Wednesday Updates for the month of March except for the first week which was on time.  I'm posting even though I'm late because this is how I keep track of my progress.

I made a lot of progress this week and stitched on six projects.  First up is the Anemone, the free blackwork SAL from Leslie Teare.  Part 6 was released on Wednesday (3/6) so I'm all caught up again.

I had two finishes this week.  The first was my February Owl from the 2019 free Owl SAL, also by Leslie Teare.  It is stitched on 14-count Lite Oatmeal Aida as charted with mostly the called for DMC.  The reds have been changed and the outline is done in the darkest purple instead of 666.  As with the January Owl, this one will be sent to WOCS to be made into a quilt for a senior in a care home.

Started: 2/26/2019  Finished: 3/10/2019

I also finished the Palko Lap design for March.  This is also a free SAL from several years ago.  It's stitched on 25-count Mint Lugana with DMC 4047.

Started: 3/4/2019  Finished: 3/8/2019

I also had two new starts this week, but didn't get much done on either one.  The first was Caroling Cardinals from the 2018 JCS Ornament Issue for the JCS SAL on Facebook.

The second was the March Owl from Leslie Teare's free Owl SAL.

Finally, I continued working on Big Trees which I've chosen to be my focus stitch this month for the WIPacolypse SAL Blog.  I'm supposed to add at least one stitch every day for the month of March.  So far, so good!

As of 3/6/2019

As of 3/13/2019

Wednesday Update - 2/20/2019

It's Wednesday again and that means it's time for my weekly update.  I did a lot of stitching this week, but it didn't seem like much until I totaled it up.

I stitched every day and worked on seven different projects, two of which have since been trashed.  I'm learning that my stitching abilities are changing so certain charts are no longer a good idea even if I do think I want to stitch them.  I have decided that when I encounter one of these charts, I will trash it instead of being frustrated with it or turning it into an unloved UFO.

I managed to finish another three projects this week:

Started: 2/8/2019 Finished: 2/14/2019

This is the free January square from the Palko Lap SAL.  It's stitched on light blue 25-count Aida with DMC Variations #4022.  It will now join February in the Waiting to be Finished drawer until the rest of the squares are completed or until I decide how I want to finish them, most probably into a quilt.

Started: 2/9/2019  Finished: 2/15/2019

This is Merry Stocking by Ursula Michael from the 2018 JCS Ornament issue.  It was stitched on 14-count gold dusted Aida with DMC 816 mostly as charted, but with a couple of unintentional modifications (seems to be the story of my life lately.).  This was stitched for the JCS Stitch Along on Facebook.  I am making several ornaments using this Aida and complimentary threads and plan on making them into a wall hanging.

Started: 5/17/2018  Finished: 2/19/2019

Ping Panda is the 22nd animal in the Brooke's Books Advent Animals free series.  It's stitched on 14-count misty blue Aida with DMC threads as charted except that I used two strands instead of three in the border.  This is one of my YOW projects and it's also being stitched for the Winter SAL Take Two at Cross Stitch Frog Busters.  Here is the whole thing to date:

I also stitched part 3 of the free Anemone Blackwork SAL by Leslie Teare.

And I started another project.  It's from the Beautiful Blooms Needlebooks article in Enjoy Cross Stitch, Hearts and Flowers from Spring, 2017.  This is for the Pink Flowers SAL at World of Charity Stitching.

Wednesday Update - 2/6/2019

Again, this was a good stitchy week.  I stitched everyday and had three finishes.  The finishes are:

Started: 5/16/2018  Finished: 2/4/2019

This is Ethan Elephant, the 21st animal in the Advent Animals series from Brooke's Books.  It's stitched on 14-count misty blue Aida as charted with the called for DMC except that I used two strands when three were called for.  This is the third YOW project that I've completed this year.

Started: 1/26/2019 Finished: 2/3/2019

This is Consumed by Gifts by Brittercup Designs.  It came from the 2010 JCS Christmas Ornament issue.  It's stitched on 14-count gold dusted Aida and is stitched with DMC.  I'd say that it was stitched as charted, and it was, but there were several unintentional customizations and fudging involved.  I stitched this for the Christmas Ornie SAL.  I was supposed to stitch something out of the 2009 issue, but it's the only one I can't find at the moment.

Started: 1/30/2019  Finished: 2/3/2019

This is the free February square from Palko Lap.  It's stitched as charted on lite pink 25-count Lugana with DMC 4211.  I haven't decided whether to FFO this as a pillow or as a quilt so it will remain un-FFO'd until the others are finished.

This is Part 1 of Anemone, a free blackwork SAL from Leslie Teare.   There are supposed to be black french knots or black petite beads surrounding the dark center, but I haven't added them yet.

This is Merry 2008 from the 2008 JCS Christmas Ornament Issue and is being stitched for the Christmas Ornie SAL for the month of February.