Sweet Pea Fairy and The Biggest Stash

The past couple of days saw me working on two pieces. First was the Sweet Pea Fairy by Joan Elliott:

I love this piece, this is the first of her fairies that I started working on. Here is where I stopped:

The last few times I worked on her before this time I was focused on the one over one skin, so it was very nice to work on her hair this time. Plus I think the hair just brings out the beauty of the one over one skin even more! This is being done on 28 Jobelan in Fairy Dance from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.

Yesterday saw me working on The Biggest Stash from Cross Point Designs:

This really is an adorable piece I fully plan on hanging in my Mom Cave when it's finished. Here is where I stopped yesterday:

I plan on backstitching this as I go, but still need to finish a little more on the chair (specifically the blanket hanging on the back of it), but I should be able to finish that next time around. I'm doing this on 32 Jobelan in April Showers, also by Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.

Until next time!
~Katy

Sugar is Sweet Sampler

Yesterday I spent some time working on the Sugar is Sweet Sampler from Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.

You may recall that I am totally changing the color schemes on this piece. Here is where I was able to get to yesterday.

I'm doing this piece on 28 Jobelan in Highland Heather from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie using flosses from Mo's Sale. The alphabet specifically is being done in Gelato - I plan on changing nearly all the colors as I go along.

Until next time!
~Katy

Vacation Update

Well, I'm back from vacation! We had a wonderful week long vacation in Colorado! We went to Denver first, then Boulder so hubby could do the Ironman (he finished! Yay!), and then finished the trip in Breckenridge. We did so many things and had so much fun, it was a really great time, though I'm glad to be home!

I did complete a lot of stitching during my vacation, though. I did have two finishes, one the night before my vacation, one on the way to the airport on our last day!

Wine Glass by Mill Hill

Started: 5/15/15

Finished: 7/28/15

All Things Noah by Dimensions

Started: Sometime before 2001

Finished: 8/5/15

All Things Noah was my oldest WIP and my first project for Alphabet ABC's for Stitch Maynia this month! I'm so excited to have it done!

I also worked on several other pieces this week!

Spirit of Cross Stitch Angel by Brooke's Books:

St. Peter's from John Clayton International:

Stardust Fairy by Joan Elliott:

Stitching ABC's from Design Works:

Storytime Sampler from The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery (OMG Phantom of the Opera! LOVE!!):

Walking Through The Stars Zodiac Sampler from Cloudsfactory:

Lots of great progress, lots of fun, but now it's time to get back to the real world!

Until next time~
Katy

WIPocalypse 2015 - July Edition Part Two

As I mentioned in my last WIPocalypse post, we get two full moons in July this year, so we get two WIPocalypse reports as well! Yay!

For the second report in July, Measi asked us the following question:

What makes you pick up a long-abandoned UFO rather than beginning a new piece?

Let's be honest here - anyone who follows this blog knows I'm a serial starter. I wouldn't have as many WIPs as I do if I wasn't. That being said, I find that having my daily rotation helps make it so that no project falls completely by the wayside. It may take me longer to finish a project, but I know I'll get back to it eventually in the rotation, even if I start other new projects along the way! I don't believe there is such a thing as too many WIPs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to do all the stitching I want to do!

Here are the nitty gritty details for my second WIPocalypse Report for July 2015

Total Number of Pieces for WIPocalypse for 2015: 63
Number of Pieces Completed This Month: 2
Total Number of Pieces Completed This Year: 6
Number of Pieces Worked on This Month: 29

And now, here come the pictures! Because of the sheer volume of WIP's I've got going now, I'm only going to show the pictures of the pieces I actually worked on this month.

Angel of Compassion
Start of WIPocalypse 2015:

As of July 31, 2015:

Butterfly Rose Cross
Start of WIPocalypse 2015:

As of July 31, 2015:

Flames of Desire - Restart in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Italian Vista
Start of WIPocalypse 2015:

As of July 31, 2015:

Jeweled Apple - Complete!

Let's Do Wine - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Letters From Nora - T - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Magical Creatures Calendar - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

March 2015 Sampler Motif Club - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Medieval Maiden - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Mediterranean Flavors
Start of WIPocalypse 2015:

As of July 31, 2015:

Miss Valentine - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Mixed Berry Cheesecake - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Pin Up Girls - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Plum Pudding - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Princess Collection - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Princess Leia - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Quaker Diamonds - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Rainbow Parfait - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Rapunzel
Start of WIPocalypse 2015:

As of July 31, 2015:

Robin Hood - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Rose Fairy - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Santa - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Skater's Village Tree Skirt - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Spirit of Cross Stitch Angel - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

St. Peter's
Start of WIPocalypse 2015:

As of July 31, 2015:

The Little Mermaid - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Walking Through The Stars Zodiac Sampler - New Start in 2015!
As of July 31, 2015:

Wine Glass - Complete!

Thanks for stopping by! See you next month!

Until next time!
~Katy

Vacation!

Hey everyone,

Just a quick post. I'm getting ready to go on vacation and even though I'm stitching, blogging will have to wait until I come back! I will have a WIPocalypse post on time since I have that scheduled, but other posts will have to wait until I come back! I'll see you all soon!

Until next time!
~Katy