March 26, 2013

Listed

By On 2 cross stitch, organizing, WIP

I made a list of all my WIPs. Want to see it? Why not, who doesn’t like a nice list?

  • Happy Kat samplers (2 of them, to be used as headers soon)
  • Blackwork Sampler
  • Rio Grande by NP Designs
  • Scooby Doo and Mystery Inc by weelittlestiches
  • Batman epic adorableness (all three Bat-patterns by weelittlestiches)
  • Man’s Best Friend by Dimensions Gold
  • Golden Puppy by Dimensions Gold (to be referred to as DG from now on)
  • Pinocchio by Thomas Kinkade Crafts (the boys love this story)
  • a book mark I’ve been working on, then losing, then finding for about 8 years (it’s in my purse now so I might even finish it)
  • House of Leaves sampler (oh this book!)
  • Prick Your Finger by Twisted Stitches
  • Mighty Samurai by DG (epic. Just epic. I have his left hand and a little of the belt done. This one will take awhile.)
  • a little 3D sushi ornament
  • Midnight Dance by DG
  • Dreaming of Tuscany by DG

 

Criminy! I keep vowing to finish something before I start something else. You can see how well that’s been working out. :-P

Here’s one more list. I found these kits hidden away in my closet.

  • Japanese Maiden by DG
  • Clipper Ship Voyage by DG
  • Historic Voyagers by Elsa Williams
  • Jewels of the Orient by DG
  • Yei II by NP Designs
  • not to mention many patterns in the many pattern books I have ;-)

I love lists.

Lately

By On 2 cross stitch, WIP

I’ve been working on a lot of things, as per usual, but here are the three main ones:

Batman & Friends by weelittlestiches (I love you guys! R0ck on!! \m/) I plan on adding Batman Villains 1 and 2 above and under the good guys. It will be my epic Bat-stitch adorableness. Batgirl is next after I finish Alfred. Yay!

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Check out weelittlestitches here. Poor headless Alfred.

This is one I need to finish! I started it in 2010. It’s for my aunt and uncle. They love wine and Italy, so there you go. I’ll put their names and their wedding anniversary year on the bottle. I admit I messed up a little, I missed a whole row while stitching the bottle, so it’s one row short. Meh. Not a big deal; I’ll fudge it when I get to the table area. I can barely notice it and I have the pattern. This one turned out more difficult than I had expected, mostly because the cloth is 18 point Aida. Sheesh! I need bright sunlight for those tiny stitches. I like how it looks though, and I bet I can finish it this summer!

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It is the Dreaming of Tuscany kit from Dimensions Gold Collection.

Finally I am still chugging along on a blackwork sampler by Celeena Cree. I met her on revelry and got this pattern free if I would test it. I admit I thought I’d be done by now, but what can I do? Kids, job, whatnot. I love this pattern SO MUCH. I chose my own colors for it to eventually hang in my bedroom. It’s so cool. I hope to finish this one this summer, too.

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That’s just what  have been actively stitching, not even what awaits in the WIP bag. :-)