The Rooky Woods SAL is done!

The final part in the Rooky Woods SAL came out last Thursday and I was able to finish it that evening:

Very happy to have kept up with this and finish it "on time", and I rewarded myself with a new start on the Amy Bruecken A Little Batty SAL that I talked about in my previous post:

I have the chart for the words in the center that I plan to work on this week, then on July 20th the other two characters in the top row will be released so I'm hoping to get the middle section done before they arrive in the mail. I did change the colors in the checkerboard pattern from black and white to a more colorful option, which means I'll need to make a few other changes so elements don't get lost in the new colors, which is always fun to do.

The Dragon's Blood SAL continues, with 14 of the 25 parts completed as of now:

I am relieved to say that I'm now confident that three skeins of the Waterlilies will be plenty, so I don't have to worry about dye lot issues becoming a factor at the end--phew!

Today I should be able to finish part 7 of the Cecilia Votta SAL, then I'll have over three weeks until the next part comes out:

I did finish the current Mirabilia model back on the 17th but Nora has decided to add to it so I am waiting for those changes to be sent to me, possibly this coming Friday. Hopefully the changes won't take more than a few days, then I can send it on it's way.

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!

Mirabilia Tea

Mirabilia Tea (MD182) has been released so I can share photos now. I enjoyed working on this one with all the pretty colors and textures--I really like the effect the Waterlilies create on the table:

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!

Hoping for a June finish

I'm happy to say that I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel on the current model and am hoping that I'll be able to finish it by the end of this month. I will be sad to send it off, but also relieved and ready to spend a bit of time starting a new Amy Bruecken 7-part SAL called A Little Batty:

I received the first two charts this past weekend and I have floss and fabric ready so now I just need to free up some Qsnaps and some time.

The three other SALs I'm currently doing are still going well; Cecilia Votta's seasonal SAL is now halfway through and ready to move into summer:

And I was right (for once!) that the partial leg in part 5 was from a little girl on a swing.

The Dragon's Blood Mandala has had two more parts released since my last post and I finished those up this past weekend:

We've reached the center and since it's a mandala I could technically stitch the rest by reversing previous parts, but that would be WAY too much work so I'll continue to do one part every two weeks.

The Rooky Woods has two more parts remaining, so we'll get one this Thursday and then in two weeks we'll be done (so that'll free up those Qsnaps I need for A Little Batty!):

The last Mirabilia model I stitched should be released on the 15th this month, so I'll probably post that next Wednesday--stay tuned...

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!