Mel's Sunday Update

Morning all,

Well I have lots to show today.  I've stitched up a storm after my slump for the past few weeks.

I stitched up Snoopy for Hilary's UFO project Peanuts Directors, a kit from Permin.  It was a quick stitch, but the non-linear backstitching on Aida was a pain :) :)

I also went back to Dogwood Square for the rest of the week.  I finished the border-work that gave me such huge cane toads a couple of weeks back and I actually completed all motifs.  The only work left on this project is to do all the background colouring in stitching.  Mind numbing and really good to do when you have no energy and your brains have leaked out your ears due to working long days.

Finally I've added some pictures to my Finished Album.  I have pictures of Tutankhamen which I framed and gave mum for Mother's Day this year.  I also have photographs of framed Livres Chat Rouge and framed Gothic.

So a good week for stitching and a lot of time spent on photography - god I wish I was better at it.  Oh on the Livres Chat Rouge picture, I could not get the mat visible without glare off the glass reflecting the scene behind me - so I deliberately photographed it half in shade.  The right side is in shade, but the top left corner shows a true representation of the colours of the frame and matting.

Gothic completed

Well I did *no* stitching over the weekend, then a blitz Monday night and then nothing since - poor FireFlower is feeling neglected .....

However the stitching I blitzed on Moonflower Monday night was to finish Gothic. Pics here:

She's finished, washed, ironed and ready to go to the framer's on Friday. I was thinking of a thin but intricately carved dark blue or black wooden frame. Paul suggests with a thin line of silver on the inside edge. Any thoughts?

Mel's Late Monday update

Well I was hoping to report a finish today - but it was not to be. Had Paul around all weekend and spent my usual sunday morning stitching time, finishing book one of the Dresden Files! Gotta hunt down book 2 now ..... Teegs thanks for the heads up -I am loving this series! Liked episode one of the TV series too .. I love the way they've altered Bob for the TV series - Harry himself looks too grungy for my taste, but I love Bob - can I take Bob home ?????

Anyway I'm loving stitching this design and I've been playing with my stitching technique to get a better look from the variegated. I altered the direction of my stitching from horizontal to vertical to diagonal to try and keep the mottled shading moving smoothly around the design - and try to minimise the stripy look. Pics here!

Please guys - honest feedback - was taking this extra time worth it in the outcome? Does it look any better for me taking the extra time to change the flow of the stitches?

Anyway will hope to finish this next Monday!

Froggies !!!!!!

Ever stitched the same line of stitching four times and each time it wont line up and then you realise that the line you are comparing it against is the one with the mistake ????

Anyway its after midnight but I've finally finished the outline for this piece - having stitched the equivalent of the whole thing at least twice :)

Now just to fill in the middle - no thinking required and then attach the charm and we are finished.

The froggies didn't worry me - cause I still have broadband !!! YAYYYY !!!!!

WIP - Gothic

Over on the PTP yahoo group they've decided to do a FireWing Friday so we can all stitch on Eva's designs as a SAL.  I half-jokingly added "well then, lets do a Moonflower Monday too!"

So last night being Monday, I pulled out an old Moonflower WIP and started working on it.  I started Patty's Gothic last year, but made a mistake right at the
beginning and put it down without frogging!  So last night I pulled
this back out of my UFO pile.  I finally found my mistake and frogged
and re-stitched.  Phone calls then interrupted me and I got no further
for the evening.  But I just wanted you to know that I did stitch on a
Moonflower project on a Monday :)