Mid-Month Milestone

Two weeks since my last post!! I have been busy, yes, and also not much to show on the stitchy side either.

Two weeks however bring my next milestone for the Lilies progress, and here is how it is at the moment... I am happy at 47% of the overall progress, and 700-odd stitches remaining of the current page... The top portion has some confetti to be done, otherwise it is peacefully serenely completing its journey...

Each time i think i will mention how i came about these dangling threads, and then postpone it. Not this time though, so here is my answer to questions from some of you!!

They kind of evolved, LOL. When i began i used to stitch and snip then and there. This i find took too much of my time. Also selecting floss from my thread-cards after every other stitch or two was very frustrating. So i decided i leave the threads, and take them through the floss web network (just me trying to be smart *wink*) underneath a grid or so beyond. That is how emerged my dangling threads routine.

I "do" take time to know which code a specific thread is but it still is lesser than looking up the thread-card, and taking the required floss out and putting through the eye of the needle et cetera... When i used to see pics with parked threads, i used to be overwhelmed. Even though i read their instructions, i never ventured to follow them till necessity demanding my attention!!

I have completed the Sticklounge SAL - the first SAL after our group was renamed from Marquoir to Sticklounge. This is called Topiary Garden by Debbie Draper... I am so happy with my chosen colors, and thanks to all of you readers who liked the combination too!! I had finished all sans the border a week back, but the border got its place only end of last week... And now this one joins my ever-increasing pile of completed projects not yet framed/finished.

I did put in some time on BOINK, but nothing to pic about. So we will leave it for another week. Weekends have been pretty busy with lot of visiting out and guests, so not much justice has been done to BOINK this weekend. I am now outlining (almost done) my second cat. Now that i have reached the final stages of the Lilies page, i do not aim to work on BOINK during the week (night time stitching).

My bookmark has not yet reached Bonnie, although she has heard from Canada Customs - so while it is a relief it has crossed the borders/oceans et al, it has still not reached her. So i am waiting to put both the pics once she receives my bookmark. Her stitching is fabulous, and i have got TWO cute bookmarks and some floss too...Pls pray that she receives my stuff soon, and then i can post pics!!

And August 15th - we celerbated our 63rd Independence Day... Here is a pic i grabbed, this is rangoli done with flower petals...

And here a closeup:

 

Here's wishing all a great week!! Let us all hope to meet needle and thread..