It felt so nice to put some time into my Heaven and Earth Designs (HAED) Twilight Duel cross-stitch this weekend! I only managed about 3 and a half hours, but put in 326 stitches in that time.
The photo above shows my progress on page 9 in my previous update (back in March.) And the photo below shows how it looks now. More of the sky above and to the left of the white dragon's talon was filled in.
The project is now 48.09% complete. (It was 47.87%)
Page 9 is now 46.48% complete. (It was 42.02%)
USA Road Trip Challenge
I am participating with a challenge through the Stitchtalk HAED Challenges Group on Facebook to reach a list of 108 destinations in 2020. Each stitch is a mile. On May 29th, I reached Destination #37: Holland, MI. 6,149 of 32,364 "miles" have been traveled this year.
3 Week SAL
I do hope you are able to visit the other talented bloggers participating in this Stitch Along (SAL) hosted by Avis at Sewing Beside the Sea. We select our own project to work on and share an update every third Sunday. We are all in different time zones, so if you do not see a post, please check back later. Thank you!
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole,
Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy,
Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie,
Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah,
Mary Margaret, Carmela, Jocelyn, Sharon,
Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ,
Jenny, Laura, Cathie, Linda,
Sherrie, Helen
Happy Stitching!
Renee
This month, I was thrilled to complete another page on the Charting Creations Fractal White Tiger cross-stitch I am working on for my eldest son. We can now see the tip of the tiger's nose!
Due to the way this piece sits on my frame, I am working down the chart. Pages 1, 2, 6, 7, 11, and 12 are now complete. Pages 16 and 17 are next and they will reveal whiskers and more of the nose.
The piece is now 23.08% complete. 1,070 stitches were added in May. Although I began this project on January 1, 2016 for the Stitchy Start blog, there have been only 130 days of actual stitching progress.
This is how it looked at the end of April. It was really hard to put him away, but Twilight Duel needed some attention, too.
Happy Stitching!
Renee
Wow! 3 weeks went by quickly! I am afraid I still have no progress to share on the Heaven and Earth Designs Twilight Duel chart I am stitching for my youngest son.
To be honest, I am down to 3 needles and I forgot just how fast I go through them on this piece. 2 strands of floss over 25-count fabric makes it pretty tight to get through sometimes and the eyes of the needles tend to snap. I am happy to say the needles I wanted to order are finally in stock again, so I plan to resume this piece soon.
Over the past 3 weeks, I did manage to put 839 stitches into the Charting Creations Fractal White Tiger chart I am stitching for my oldest son. Although I am working this one with 2 strands over 28-count fabric, I am using the continental tent-stitch and it is soooo much easier to get a needle through. But I do love the coverage the full cross-stitch gives to Twilight Duel.
On our May 31st update, I will definitely have progress to share on Twilight Duel.
Confession... My boys remembered how much I enjoyed playing Animal Crossing with them on their GameCube when they were younger. So, my eldest bought the game for his Nintendo Switch and said it was just for me. So, for the past 2 weeks, I confess my little bit of "me time" after work has been playing or watching my boys play instead of stitching.
It is Mother's Day here today. I do hope all of you moms have an amazing day! (Even if it is Covid-19 style...)
Happy Stitching and Healthy Wishes!
Renee
Please do stop by to see the progress everyone else has made. I am happy to announce Helen has rejoined us. Welcome back, Helen! I look forward to seeing more of your Garden Alphabet.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole,
Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy,
Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie,
Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah,
Mary Margaret, Carmela, Jocelyn, Sharon,
Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ,
Jenny, Laura, Cathie, Linda,
Sherrie, Helen
It is time for our Stitch Along (SAL) update. No progress has been made since March 21st.
Please hop over to see the progress other participants have made. Many of us are in different time zones, so if a post is not up yet, please check back later. Links are at the end of this post.
We have a new member, too. Sherrie, welcome to the SAL!
In case you missed finishes shared in our last update:
- Christina of Petals and Pins finished Madame Chantilly's Pumpkin Thieves, as seen here.
- Carmela of Pyros & Patch finished her lovely sampler "Casette Innevate" as seen here.
Wishing you all good health,
Renee
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue,
Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy,
Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Hayley, Megan,
Deborah, Mary Margaret, Carmela, Jocelyn,
Sharon, Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ,
Jenny, Laura, Cathie, Linda, Sherrie
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.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue,
Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy,
Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Hayley, Megan,
Deborah, Mary Margaret, Carmela, Jocelyn, Sharon,
Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny,
Laura, Cathie, Linda
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
