End of Rotation - Fox Magic Doll

It took me over two weeks to get in 10 hours on the Fox Magic Doll that I'm stitching for Q40C, but I finally did it. 

As of 6/15/2019

 

The color is truer in the first picture.  This is being stitched on white 14-count Aida with the called for DMC.  The backstitch has been modified some, because it's the fussy kind that uses partial stitches. 

It will be going to Q4OC for Love Quilts Brazil when completed.

Next Project in Rotation: Patchwork Teddy Bear (part of an Amanda Gregory nursery design)

Goal: 10 hours

Wednesday Update - 5/29/2019

I can't believe that it's Wednesday again.  It' s been a rough week in many ways, but I did get some stitching done.  I also stitched on my three projects every day except for Friday, May 24th, because I went to the Angels' Game and left my scissors at home.  I did manage to stitch on Tinkerbell when I got home though.

Tinkerbell is my Monogamous Monthly stitch for May and although I'd hoped to get a lot more done, I at least have stitched for a few minutes each day in May.

As of 5/21/2019

As of 5/28/2019

I'm still working on my May Owl, but it hasn't received a lot of attention this week. Hopefully, I'll have a finish soon!

As of 5/21/2019

As of 5/28/2019

 

I also had a start and finish this week.  This is Harvest Barn from the Mill Hill Autumn Harvest Collection.  It's stitched as charted with the enclosed DMC floss on the enclosed perforated paper.  The only change I made is to use two strands of floss for the cross stitch instead of the three called for.  This will be made into a magnet and be displayed on my refrigerator.  It was stitched for my husband who is a John Deere fan.

Started: 5/23/2019   Finished: 5/28/2019

There are quite a few threads and beads left, so if anyone wants my leftovers, please let me know.  I'll wait a week and hold a drawing if necessary.

Wednesday Update - 5/22/2019

Although I had less time for stitching this week, I made good use of the time I did have.  I stitched on three projects everyday, but two of the projects got more time than the third and I did manage to finish one of them last night.

This is Redwork Borders by Elizabeth's Needlework Designs in the 2018 JCS Ornament Issue and was stitched for the JCS Ornament SAL on Facebook.  It's stitched on my new favorite, gold dusted 14-count Aida with DMC Coloris Floss, 4518 instead of the called for red.

Started: 5/13/2019  Finished: 5/21/2019

I continued stitching on my Monogamous Monthly Stitch, which for May is Tinkerbell.  Again, I only took a picture of the current section.

As of 5/15/2019

As of 5/22/2019

And finally, I continued stitching on my May Owl.

As of 5/15/2019

As of 5/22/2019

Wednesday Update - 5/15/2019

I had a really good stitchy week this time and got quite a bit done on all of the projects I worked on.  I stitched on three projects each day which hasn't happened in quite a while. My mindset has changed  to I only have to do one stitch for it to count.  I've never done only one stitch though and usually managed to stitch for about a half hour to an hour on each project.  .

I had two finishes this week  My first finish was the April Owl from Leslie Teare's free Owl SAL on Facebook.  It's stitched on 14-count Lite Oatmeal Aida with the called for DMC.  The leaves were supposed to be striped, but it felt too busy to me, so I changed them to be solid colors using the green floss in the umbrella.  This will be sent to WOCS with the rest of the owls when completed.

Started: 4/18/2019  Finished: 5/9/2019

My second finish was Dashing through the Snow by Lucie Heaton in the 2018 JCS Ornament Issue. This is my April ornament for the JCS Ornament SAL on Facebook.  This isn't the chart chosen by the group, but I had trouble enlarging that chart so I chose this one as a wildcard instead.  It's stitched on 14-count gold dusted Aida as charted, except that I used all different colors.  It was charted to be all in red and white on a pale blue fabric.

Started: 5/7/2019  Finished: 5/12/2019

I continued stitching on my Monogamous Monthly chart, Tinkerbell from the Art of Disney. Since I didn't want to take it off the Q-Snaps just to take a picture, I'm only showing the current week's stitching instead of the whole project.  The color is truer in the second picture.

As of 5/87/2019

As of 5/15/2019

I also started two more projects that should, hopefully be finished next week.   After finishing my April Owl, I immediately started on the May Owl.  I really like this one.

May Owl - Leslie Teare

And immediately after finishing Dashing through the Snow, I started my May ornament for  the JCS Ornament SAL  This is Red Borders by Elizabeth's Needlework Designs from the 2018 JCS Ornament Issue.  It's being stitched on 14-count gold dusted Aida with DMC 4518.

Wednesday Update - 5/8/2019

This has been a good stitchy week for a change.  I worked on four projects, three of them WIPs and had one finish, again stitching every day.

My finish is another square for Kyleigh's quilt.  This time I stitched a Unicorn from Cross Stitch Crazy #251.  It's the monthly Quickie and I think it's designed by Lucie Heaton, but I'm not sure about that.  It's stitched on 14-count white Aida as charted with the called for DMC.

My Monogamous Monthly Stitch for May is Tinkerbell Spring Blossoms from the Art of Disney.  he colors are more accurate in the first picture.

As of 6/21/2018

As of 5/8/2019

I also continued stitching on my April Owl, the free Facebook SAL by Leslie Teare.

As of 4/30/2019

As of 5/8/2019

Last night I started my April ornament for the JCS Ornament SAL.  I'm doing a wildcard again; this time it's Dashing through the Snow by Lucie Heaton.  I didn't get much done last night because I discovered that I have two different die lots of DMC816.  I'll have to do some frogging before I start working on it tonight.