Train OF Dreams

I havent posted any pictures of late on my Train of Dreams so I thought that I might

Its coming along nicely although I have miles to go on it, still Im enjoying working on it very much and am ignoring the voices in my head that are trying to shame me into working on some of my other pieces

To date Im very happy with the way this is turning out

WIP Train of dreams

Well I have done some more on my Train, infact since starting this one I have been sadly neglecting all my other works  But it is coming along nicely and I have almost finished the first page.  Despite all the confeti stitching Im really enjoying doing it  But I must get going on my other works The angel is calling as is the cross. I do want to get them done so I expect for a time the work on my train will slow as I try to get some other works finished.



Train of Dreams

Here is the first picture of my train
Ive done just over 1600 stitches on it and its not till I look at it from a distance that it makes any sense

But Im loving doing it I just need to learn to keep my other WIPs going
The angel still needs to be done and I would like to see her finished by christmas
Still we will see if I can drag myself away from the train long enough to get her done

My Girl - Finished

Well with a big push this week and an eagerness to start my Train of Dreams I have finished the girl I was working on
She was a bit of work but really quite a joy with big blocks of colour and done on 14 count
Im really pleased with the finished product

Now on to my Train - Yay

Dees Angel - Update

Well the work on this one continues to be slow the dress is proving to be the nightmare I thought it would be with lots of gold thread and just to top it off I have made a mistake but cant stand the thought of unpicking all that gold thread so Im hoping no one will notice Bring on Christmas and by then this will be finished I will never do this one again So if you want the patten let me know

Bird of Paradise

This bird I did over christmas one year I was really taken with him I thought the colours were just so nice He was ment for my mum but when he was finished she said she didnt want him and I cant throw him out after all the work that went into him So I kept him and who knows one day either Ill find a home for him or I might do something like frame him But dont you think he is georgous.

My Girl No 1

This is the pair to the one that Im currently working one and she is just lovely  I thought you might like to see her

Fishes

This is one of my completed works there are a couple of mistakes in this one but you would never notice them ( I do) But I thought they were a bit of fun and they were a joy to work  Maybe one day I will get round to framing them

My Girl - Update

I have been working hard on this one and finally the gap is now starting to close I can see the eye now  Id like to think that Im now on the home streach but I know there is now alot of confetti stitching to be done Still with a real push Im hoping by the end of September Ill finally be able to say She is done Then I can start my Train Of Dreams.

Okay I have a problem Im hoping someone can solve for me
I really want to do this pattern I think its something very special but I have an awful feeling its done on a black background
I dont really want to do it on black as I find it to hard to work on and Navy is just as bad
Does anyone have any ideas on what other colours I could use
I dont want to do it on white or a pale colour either
Im looking for ideas please

Dees Angel Update

Well this weekend I have been working hard on this one
My aim was to have the wings completed by Sunday Night as I can only work on them in daylight hours
With a real push the wings are now done and Im very happy with the progress on this one
Now Im starting on some blocks of plain colour before I have to go back the balance of the dress, where there is more gold thread to be done
Im not sure which is worse the wings (white on white) or working with gold thread
Still I hope to have her done by Christmas
We will see how I go.

Cross

Ok I have been working on this as part of my 100 stitch a day challenge and I have gotten quite a bit of it done now, almost half way through it
Now Im getting into some big blocks of colour the stitching is fast and easy
I hope to get it done by September

Dee's Angel

This is a work in progress
Im doing it for a friend of mine in Canada
She has  been a real labour of love with lots of gold thread and the wings are white on white
She is well over half way done now but there is still the back stitching to be done but Im hoping that she will be done before Christmas
We will see how I go

This is a dimensions Chart and Im happy to part with it if anyone wants to have a go at doing her

My Girl

This is another WIP and she is for me
She has been an absolute delight to work on
Big blocks of colour and done on Aida too
Im loving working on her and cant wait to see her finished
I have been working on her for about 12 months now and Hope to have her done by christmas as my other half has promised me a dragon to do if I can get one of my current projects finished
So Im working hard to do just that
I love the colours in her I think she is just georgous.

The Cross

This is another work in Progress
Im doing this for a friend of mine in Florida
this has been driving me nuts there are so many colour changes and no blocks of colour anywhere at the momment
As I move further out there are blocks of yellow which will be easy and fast to do
When its done it will be a yellow cross with purple passion flowers over it
Still its done on Aida and dispite all the color changes its not to bad to do
There is no back stitching on this one so Im really enjoying working on it and it will be nice to give it to my friend where it will hang proudly

This is off a Christian Cross stitch page which publishes free charts

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Mine name is Caite and I love to cross stitch and cook and mostly thats what this blogg will be about