In July, 626 stitches were added to my Heaven and Earth Designs "Twilight Duel" cross-stitch project, based on artwork by Ruth Thompson.
Most of those stitches filled in the sky and wing of the white dragon on the lower-right section of the piece.
Percent Complete:
Project: 38.7% (It was 38.27%)
Pages 1-2: 100%
Page 3: 41.51% (It was 40.84%)
Page 4: 100%
Page 5: 1.83%
Page 6: 0%
Pages 7-8: 100%
Page 9: 5.06%
Page 10: 0.25%
Pages 11-12: 0%
Page 13: 100%
Page 14: 61.19% (It was 53.34%)
Page 15: 2.95% (It was 2.93%)
Pages 16-18: 0%
Page 19: 100%
Page 20: 3.72%
Pages 21-24: 0%
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Renee
My cross-stitch travel project is a chart from Heaven and Earth Designs (HAED). "SK Effects of Caffeine" is a storykeep chart based on the artwork of Randal Spangler. You may see what the completed piece will look like on the HAED website, here.
The photo above shows how it looked in December of 2017. On May 28th, I worked on it for 32 minutes and added 91 stitches. The photo below shows the progress.
On Friday, August 3rd, I took it to work with me and worked on it for 40 minutes during my lunch break. 81 stitches were added. The photo below shows how it looked.
And, Saturday, August 4th, I was able to work on it for an hour and ten minutes. 100 stitches were added. This photo shows how it looks now.
The project is 13.77% complete with 3,257 of 23,660 stitches finished. The first page (of four) is 51.13% complete.
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Renee
The March block for my Crazy Quilt Journal Project (CQJP) 2018 was pieced in July and is ready for embellishment. It measures 8-inches by 8-inches.
My goal is to embellish 12 blocks to create "My Favorite Things" crazy quilt by the end of the year.
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Renee
CQJP is a challenge to complete one crazy quilt a month that measures at least 8-inches square. You may learn more details and see the blocks that have been completed this year at the official blog for the challenge here. You may also follow CQJP 2018 on Facebook here.
Related Posts:
Embellished CQJP 2018 February Block - here
Embellished CQJP 2018 January Block - here
My CQJP 2018 progress may be found on this Pinterest board.
Week 13: Sheaf Stitch
During Week 13 of TAST, Sheaf Stitch was introduced. There has been 1 break week, so this is Stitch 12 for this round of TAST. It was introduced on March 27th in this post, and the instructions for the stitch may be found here.
I worked the stitch with size 8 variegated pink perle cotton. After completing this seam, I added a French Knot between each of the Sheaf Stitches.
TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. This is a personal challenge shared by Sharon B. of Pintangle.com to learn a new embroidery stitch each week. In 2018, 28 stitches have been shared; so, I am a little bit behind, but this is a no pressure challenge. You may learn more about TAST here and find a Facebook Group with others participating with TAST here.
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Renee
527 stitches were added to my Heaven and Earth Designs "QS Red Hearts" cross-stitch project in July. I just love this artwork by Ching-Chou Kuik!
This is how she looked at the end of April.
And this is how she looked at the end of July.
The project is now 84.16% complete. (It was 83.04% in April.)
Pages 1-4: 100% complete
Page 5: 91.06% (It was 90.68%)
Page 6: 59.7%
Page 7: 100% (It was 90.64%)
Page 8: 14.48% (It was 13.58%)
Page 9: 0.47%
To finish her this year, I need to add roughly 1,490 stitches a month. I am working full time now, so time will tell if I can pull that off or not.
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Renee
