Sunday, March 29, 2020

Twilight Duel - SAL Update 2


The photo above shows the progress from our last update on my Heaven and Earth Designs (HAED) Twilight Duel cross-stitch project, based on the amazing artwork of Ruth Thompson. (You may see more of her art that HAED has charted here, if you are interested.)




My progress on Page 9 through our last update may be seen in the photo above. The picture below shows how it looks now.


Some of my recent stitching is also working onto Page 10 (which is just above page 9 in this photo.) The tail, part of the black dragon's leg and the sky are filling in. 


1,015 stitches have been added since our last update.
The project is now 47.87% complete. (It was 47.18%)
Page 9 is now 42.02% complete. (It was 29.3%)
Page 10 is now 2.56% complete. (It was 1.41%.) 



USA Road Trip Challenge:
I am participating in a USA Road Trip Challenge through the Stitchtalk HAED Challenges Facebook Group. There is a list of 108 destinations beginning and ending in Florida. There are 32,364 miles (stitches) in the challenge. 

I made it through Destination #29: Campobello Island (the first 4,339 miles) with the Storykeep Effects of Caffeine. 

March 8th: 4,808 miles (stitches) traveled, passing through Destination #31: Old Port Maine.

Today: 5,823 miles (stitches) traveled, passing through Destination #36 - the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.


I do hope you will hop over to see what the other crafty bloggers in our Stitch Along (SAL) have been up to! Our next update will be on April 19th. If you are interested in joining, visit Sewing Beside the Sea through the first link below. Avis is fabulous at keeping us all motivated.

We do live in different time zones, so if a post is not up yet, please check back later. 

AvisClaireGunCaroleSue,
ConstanzeChristinaKathyMargaretCindy,
HeidiJackieSunnyHayleyMegan,
Deborah, Mary MargaretCarmelaJocelynSharon,
DaisyAnneConnieAJJenny,
LauraCathieLinda


Finishes shared on March 8th - in case you missed them:

Jocelyn finished Swirling Flowers designed by Karen Kluba, as seen here.

Carole finished one of my favorite cross-stitch designs, I Never Finish Anything from Nerdy Little Stitcher on Etsy. You may see hers here.

Sue finished embroidering lovely flowers onto a pillowcase, as seen here

Kathy finished cross-stitching her darling Christmas stocking, as seen here.

Margaret finished the Dimensions kit, Finery of Nature (with a few modifications) and it is stunningly displayed, as seen here.

Hayley finished a camp blanket for her daughter that displays all of the badges she has earned, as seen here.



Thank you so much for stopping by! I wish you all good health during these crazy times.
-Renee

12 comments:

Susan said...

Gosh, Renee, that design eats up the stitches, doesn't it? It's coming along nicely, and you did get a lot of stitches done the last three weeks. I love your travel idea. That's a lot of stitches and a lot of in-place travel this year!

Anonymous said...

I love the way you keep count of your stitches - I would not have any patience.

Sewing Beside the Sea said...

Over 1000 stitches is amazing! Beautiful stitching as always :-)

nwpaintedlady said...

You are accomplishing so much and it looks great. The travel in place is so inventive and interesting. Keep up the adventures :)

Queeniepatch said...

That's a new version of Armchair Travel!
Great stitch journey!

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

Over a thousand stitches! That' a lot. You are doing a great job of moving this piece along!

stitchingirlblog.wordpress.com said...

Such great progress!! I also love these designs!

Gun said...

Beautiful, what more can I say!!!!!

Laura said...

Nice progress, Renee. I don't know how you keep track of your stitches!

K Reeves said...

Wonderful progress Renee! Over 1000 stitches is amazing to me!

Katie said...

Fantastic work!

Magpie's Mumblings said...

I can see your progress! And what a fun stitching challenge traveling around the country. Happy Easter Renee - to you, and your family.