Framed! 4&5 of 5

 Hey!

Last night, I framed the 4th and 5th pieces I plan to show in our county fair.  They are Night Train and Night Train II by Elizabeth Spurlock.  I believe they are both out of print (check Etsy or Ebay if you’re interested in either).  I know I finished Night Train in 2008, so it only took 16 years for me to complete the set.  Yes, I can be a bit of a procrastinator.  ;-)

I’ll let you know how they do in the fair (July 31-Aug 3).

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Another Finish: Sweet Peas

 Hey Everyone!

I have another finish!  This one is Sweet Peas from The Lilac Studio.

This one is OOP (out-of-print) as the designer switched her artistic talents from cross stitch patterns to baby dolls (or baby doll items?  I don't know.)

I'm not going back to my usual rotation, I'm actually starting something new.  I have two train patterns from Elizabeth Spurlock that I purchased online.  After looking, I've discovered that they are no longer available!  Bummer!  If you want to search for them (like on Ebay, Etsy, etc.), they were published by StitchWorld.  The one I'm starting is Night Train II.  I finished the original Night Train back in March 2008 but never framed it as I want the frames to match.  

Here's Night Train:

If I get this new one done, that will give me 5 items to show in my local fair next year (hopefully!).

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Stitching Updates

After having the flu, getting well, taking a 5 day vacation in Las Vegas, getting a cold and trying to get over it, I have managed to get some stitching done! I've even managed to take photos so that I can share.

First of all, I finished my January 1 stitching challenge piece, Night Train. I haven't chosen a frame for it yet since I want to stitch the companion piece Night Train II and then get identical frames for the pair.

Here is a quilt that I finished recently. It is a pattern of 9 patch squares alternated with blocks of single fabrics all set on-point. It is approximately a full size quilt.

After finishing Night Train, I started working on my UFOs again. This is Teresa Wentzler's 12 Days of Christmas. I managed to finish Day 2 and have the border ready for Day 3.

Since I finished a day on the 12 Days, I've rotated to my Wild Menagerie UFO (from Cross My Heart). There are 8 pages in this pattern. This photo represents 2 pages finished. The odd thing about this project is that I am stitching it sideways! While I have some big a** scroll frames, I didn't have any wide enough to hold this fabric normally so I rolled it with the left edge on the top scroll and the right edge on the bottom scroll. In the long run, I think this makes it more manageable to work with. As I am stitching, I have the pattern rotated 90° as well. I have made some progress since I took this picture as I am about 50% finished with the third page. Since the pattern calls for stitching on black fabric, there are large areas that do not need to be stitched which is making my progress seem faster.

Happy Stitching!!

Stacy C.

2008 Stitching Challenges

Happy New Year!

Here are my particular stitching challenges for 2008.

On one of the cross stitch e-mail lists that I belong to (2MuchXS) there is a challenge every year to start at least one project on January 1. That's the whole challenge - start on Jan. 1.

I didn't participate in 2007, so I thought I'd do it this year. My challenge piece is Night Train by Elizabeth Spurlock. I purchased the pattern for this at PatternsOnline.com.

Here's what the finished piece will look like:

 

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I have several U.F.O.s (Un-Finished Objects) that I hope to complete in 2008. The main ones that I hope to finish this year are:

Heirloom Christmas Sampler by Victoria Sampler (still working on the tree at the top)

12 Days of Christmas by Teresa Wentzler (half way through Day 2)

Wild Menagerie by Cross My Heart. (working on the tiger)

Happy Stitching!

Stacy