Fractal White Tiger September 2016 Update

This month, I added about 800 stitches to my Charting Creations Fractal White Tiger cross-stitch based on artwork by Ricky Barnard.

This is how it looked last month.

I do love working on this one for my eldest son!

I began this project on January 1st, 2016 as a part of A New Stitchy Start. If you have a minute to visit, there are some gorgeous projects being worked on this year.

1 Christmas Item a Month September 2016

I have a partial finish to share this month. I finished embellishing this Christmas fabric postcard. 

Many of the seams were embellished with TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) stitches. 

The gift boxes were created using Sharon B.'s Crazy Quilt Template Set 2. (Please note: I received a complimentary set in exchange for an honest review, and I LOVE my set. This seam was also featured in my formal product review published in the Summer 2016 Edition of the Crazy Quilt Quarterly. I am not affiliated with the magazine or the templates. I just love both.)

I want to thank Narelle at 1Xmasitemamonth.blogspot.com for keeping me motivated to work on Christmas items. Can you believe there are only 13 weekends until Christmas? (Including this weekend.) Yikes! Time does fly.

Next month, I will share a photo of the assembled postcard.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Renee

TAST 2016 Stitch 52

TAST Stitch 52: Sheaf Stitch

This week I added TAST stitch 52 - the sheaf stitch - to an under the sea themed block I am working on.

I used the stitch to couch down a velvet ribbon I dyed in the free Intermediate Crazy Quilt Course 102 (ICQC-102) that I took from Kathy Shaw last year. (According to her blog, registration for the next ICQC-102 course will open in 2017.)

Although the fabric did not pucker, the ribbon did fold in on itself a bit as I cinched the sheaf stitches together. For this block, I like the effect that created.

The first time I used the sheaf stitch, I made it into a filler stitch on an October crazy quilt block. (I believe it was the 2nd block I ever embellished.) Orange sheaf stitches were added to the black stripes on the orange and black striped fabric in the upper-left side of this block.

The original blog post for the block may be found here. 

TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. It is a personal stitching challenge offered by Sharon B. on Facebook and on her blog, Pintangle.com. Anyone may join in at any time. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Renee

HAED SK Effects of Caffeine Days 9-11 Update

Over the past few months, I had 3 opportunities to work on my travel cross stitch project, Heaven and Earth Designs "Storykeep Effects of Caffeine" based on artwork by Randal Spangler.

This photo shows how it looks after 11 days of stitching during appointments (just over 15 hours of stitching.)

Oops. I forgot to share the photo I took after Day 10.

And this is how it looked with my last update.  

It is fun to see visible progress - especially on a project I work on so infrequently. Over the next few weeks, I will be taking someone to appointments a couple of times a week that may last up to an hour, so I should have more updates to share soon.

I am linking up with Monday Stitchery Link Party #77 at Super Mom - No Cape! You will find a free vintage embroidery pattern and links to other blogs participating HERE.

If you do any hand embroidery, I encourage you to join the party!

TAST 2016 Stitch 42

TAST Stitch 42: Fern Stitch

I had fun with the fern stitch this week! In the past, I have made similar plants on under-the-sea blocks using the fly stitch. Both methods are enjoyable.

TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. It is a personal stitching challenge offered by Sharon B. on Facebook and on her blog, pintangle.com. You may read more about it here. If you follow the TAST Facebook group, you know some incredibly inspiring examples of these stitches are being shared. Anyone may join at any time during the challenge. 

In my last post, I asked if anyone kept a bullet journal. I should have shared a link. Sorry about that! This journal system is described at bulletjournal.com.

Speaking of journals, Sharon Boggon will be focusing on journaling at her blog, In a Minute Ago. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Renee

Please note: I am not affiliated with any of the websites mentioned in this post.