Crescents and

I added Crescents and more to create spokes.

 

Getting started

The center area is all worked with three strands of Threadworx overdyed floss.  The crescents are worked in three shades of Silk Lame' Braid petite.

 

Stitch Guide Sunday-Las Vegas!

Stitch guide Sunday is Las Vegas by Leigh Designs, #5053 from the Gold Diggers Collection.

Guide is available as a pdf file or printed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com for details.

I also write custom guides!

 

Next up!

 

I pulled this from my stash.  Cathedral Notre Dame by Kirdy Biggs Threedles.  I am changing-the canvas color to blue, and the threads to ecru and white.  I have pulled several and added some Silk Lame Braid Petite in for shiny.  I will also add some beads as needed.  I have been studying the chart and plan on making some changes to it as well.  Stay tuned for this voyage!

And the crown!

 

This one is done!  I beaded the crown using Kreinik #4 to match the bead colors.  If you look close you will see that there are small purple and green beads along with the five cube Amethyst beads.  Ready to be framed!

All the letters

All of the letters are finished!

 

Lettering

I am adding the lettering with Silk Lame' Braid in an outline stitch  

 

Stitch Guide Sunday-Single Feather

Stitch guide Sunday is Single Feather by Machelle Somerville, MS080  

Guide is available as a pdf file or printed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com for details.

I also write custom guides!

 

There!

Almost 3 spools of white Trebizond and the entire background is now finished!

 

Another bunch of bands.

Just plodding my way across the white bands.....just a few more to go.

 

We have white!

The white Trebizond arrived!  I have started working the white stripes across the canvas.

 

A pumpkin!

I stitched the pumpkin.  First I stitched the black cutouts with Silk Lame' Braid in black.  Then I tent and reverse tent stitched the shading lines with more Silk Lame' Braid.   Last, I did random long and short stitches with the orange Silk Lame' to create the side curves and then the center straight stitches.  What a happy pumpkin!

 

Stitch Guide Sunday-Wild Poppies!

Stitch guide Sunday is Wild Poppies  cover by Leigh Designs, #7300, from the Tissue Toppers Collection.  

Guide is available as a pdf file or printed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com for details.

I also write custom guides!

 

 

Ever have one of those weeks?

Ever have one of those weeks where you can hardly find ten minutes to stitch?!  That was this week, but today I managed to finish all of the  colored bands!  Finally!  The white thread is still making its way to my mailbox and I am hoping it arrives soon!

 

Almost all the bands

I haven't been pushing on the bands as I want the white to finish the bands so

I can move on to the other areas.  In the meantime, I have also pulled a couple of other projects out of the stash in case I need to set this aside for a while waiting on the thread.

 

Stitch Guide Sunday-Queen Mary's Brooch

Stitch guide Sunday is Queen Mary's Brooch by Leigh Designs, #7224, from the Crown Jewels Coaster Collection.  Love all that bling!

Guide is available as a pdf file or printed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com for details.

I also write custom guides!

 

Waiting on white

 

I thought I had plenty of Trebizond white, but no, I did not.  I am going to 

keep working across the bands until the mailman delivers the white.  The purple and green bands are Darning patterns H & I.

Bands

Background threads are Trebizond.  White is a cashmere variation, orange is tent stitches, purple is a darning pattern.

HalloQeen

Next up!

 

Finished!

 

Building a Snowman is finished.  I added a nose in Silk Lame Braid, his body in a Bargello stitch with more Silk Lame Braid.  I added the stars using a sequin secured with a bead and had some square beads for all the coal.