Twilight Duel: SAL Update 13

 

Only 204 stitches were added to my Heaven and Earth Designs Twilight Duel cross-stitch since our last Stitch-A-Long (SAL) update.

I hope to have more progress to share in our December 6th update.

Several other crafty bloggers belong to this SAL, organized by Avis at Sewing Beside the Sea. I do hope you will stop by to see the progress they have made on the projects they are working on.

For those of you in the United States, I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! Ours will be interesting, as we face another COVID-19 shut down. Wishing you all good health and happy crafting time!

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole,

Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy,

Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie,

Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah,

Mary Margaret, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny,

Laura, Cathie, Linda, Helen

Hugs,
Renee

Twilight Duel: SAL Update 12

 

1,641 stitches were added to this Heaven and Earth Designs Twilight Duel cross-stitch chart since my last update.

Page 15 is more than 1/3 complete. The sky and the black dragon's wing are filling in.

I do hope you will hop over to see what the other talented bloggers in our Stitch Along (SAL) have been up to. Our next update will be on November 15th.

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole,

Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy,

Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie,

Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah,

Mary Margaret, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny,

Laura, Cathie, Linda, Helen

Sending you all safe wishes and good health!

Renee

Twilight Duel: SAL Update 11

 

I am thrilled to say I finally finished page 9 on my Heaven and Earth Designs Twilight Duel cross-stitch project! 

And I really want to thank everyone for their positive thoughts and wishes in my last update. I am so happy to say that the rains arrived, helping clear the fires from this area and clearing the air quality. I doubt I have ever been so happy to see blue in the sky! My thoughts are still with those affected by fires in the northwest.

Almost 600 stitches were added over the past 3 weeks, completing page 9. Now I am on to page 15, which will finish most of the white dragon and include part of the black dragon's wing.

I do hope you will hop over to see what the other crafty bloggers have been up to. Our next update will be on October 25th.

Thank you for visiting!

Renee

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole,

Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy,

Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie,

Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah,

Mary Margaret, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny,

Laura, Cathie, Linda, Helen

 

Twilight Duel: SAL Update 10

 

Over the past 3 weeks, I have added 1,358 stitches to my Heaven and Earth Twilight Duel cross-stitch. 

75,236 of 147,600 stitches are complete.

The photo below shows how it looked in our last update.

There are only 305 stitches remaining on page 9, so I hope to have it finished by our next update.

Updates on this project are shared every third Sunday as a part of a  Stitch Along (SAL) with other talented bloggers. I hope you will visit them to see what they are working on! We each choose our own project to work on and we live in different parts of the world. If you visit someone's blog and their post is not up yet, please check back again later. Our next SAL update will be on October 4th.

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole,
Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy,

Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie,

Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah,

Mary Margaret, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny,

Laura, Cathie, Linda, Helen

Earlier this week, I reached out to Avis just in case I was unable to share this update due to wildfires in our area. To be honest, it feels like the west coast is on fire. California, Washington, Idaho and Oregon all have several wildfires. 

Here in Oregon, some of these fires were caused by lightning. I believe others were caused by strong winds carrying embers. However, there have also been a couple of arrests for arson. 

This wildfire season is unlike any I have ever experienced. Friends of mine in various parts of the state live in or near evacuation zones. 

Thankfully, our town and home have been safe. Only a few miles away, neighbors, friends, and coworkers have been in Stage 2 (Be Ready) and Stage 3 (Go!) Evacuation areas. 4 fires are within a 30 minute drive from our home in various directions. It is crazy.

The air quality in our area has hazardous levels of smoke and ash. A few days ago, the sky was red as far as the eye could see. (Now it is just a hazy gray limiting visibility.) Some businesses have cut their hours or closed until further notice to protect their employees and their customers. 

I am so incredibly thankful for the firefighters, police, and other rescue workers risking everything to keep us safe. They are in my prayers.

Thankfully, the past couple of days have not been as windy, the winds have changed direction, and temperatures have cooled down. This has helped with the fires. Last night, some of the Stage 2 areas near us were reduced to Stage 1. There is a chance of rain early this week, that we are all praying will help. 

So far, 9 lives have been lost to the fires in Oregon. There are still several people missing. It is heartbreaking. 

I am sending safe wishes to you all.

Hugs,
Renee