SAL Update – Bee #13
August 7, 2022 at 8:05 am | Posted in Embroidery | 12 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
Another Bee update today, since I went on vacation and the Bee is the portable one of the projects I’m working on. Got a couple of days of stitching in, so there’s more orange to see. Last time:

And the orange blob got quite a bit bigger this time round:

So, may be time to get back to the owls one of those days? Let’s hope so!
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Bee #12
July 17, 2022 at 8:17 am | Posted in Crochet, Embroidery | 8 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
I managed to do a tiny bit on the bee this time round. Before:

Today:

I think this was just one session of watching TV. Hoping to do a bit more for next time.
I did work on another project, though: My parents will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at the end of July and asked me to make the place cards. Since buying them and just writing the names on them is boring, I designed my own:

The little flower is from one of my historical Irish crochet pattern books, and I really like making those in the different variegated threads. I think those cards will help to give a light and summery feel to the party!
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Nothing to see here
June 26, 2022 at 8:48 am | Posted in Uncategorized | 4 CommentsTags: SAL
I seem to have fallen into a summer hole and haven’t added a single stitch to either of my two projects in the last three weeks. I’ve been busy enough elsewhere, though. Lots of things to take care of all around. Hopefully I’ll get back on track soon! Do have a look at what everybody else has been doing, though!
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Prism Owls #29
June 5, 2022 at 7:17 am | Posted in Embroidery | 11 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
It’s owl time again, and I’ve managed at least to put a few stitches in on his beautiful collar. Here’s where we were last time:

And this is the current state of affairs:

Progress on this is slow but steady, and I did find a few more podcasts to listen to while working on it.
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Bee #11
May 15, 2022 at 12:16 pm | Posted in Embroidery | 7 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
I needed to find some TV to watch to make some actual progress on the bee, but in the last few days I’ve added a few stitches. Last time:

There will be a lot of unstructured colour in the upper right corner, but all in the gorgeous yellows, oranges and reds that make this piece so appealing to me. Here’s today’s picture:

Lots more colour ahead in the corner, and I’m looking forward to finish it and then work my way down.
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Prism Owls #28
April 24, 2022 at 7:51 am | Posted in Embroidery | 8 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
Just a tiny bit of an update on the owls today, but any progress is progress, right?
Previously:

Today:

Trying to find some additional podcasts in order to get regular stitching time on this one.
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Bee #10
April 3, 2022 at 8:22 am | Posted in Embroidery | 9 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
After March being very warm and sunny last weekend, April is starting with a layer of snow on everything and more coming down. What better time than to do a bit of stitching and look at the nice, sunny colours of my Bee again? Here’s last time:

The honeycomb is pretty much finished, and I made a start on the unstructured background in the upper right corner:

Also, my nifty app is telling me that I’ve done pretty much exactly 25% of the whole project. Yay!
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Prism Owls #27
March 13, 2022 at 8:00 am | Posted in Embroidery | 8 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
It’s time for the owls again! I ran out of podcast, and have a lot of other things going on, so not as much progress today, but there’s been some. Last time:

Today:

The beak is pretty much finished, and the area below the head is starting to fill in. Let’s see what will happen till next time!
Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda and Helen.
SAL Update – Bee #9
February 20, 2022 at 8:34 am | Posted in Embroidery | 9 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
Today it’s the bee’s turn, and I made lots of progress, thanks to winter sports on TV! Here’s last time:

I’ve added lots more honeycomb this time, and the bee has acquired a second feeler and leg. The diagonal line is the top of a wing, and the bits of black on the far right are the beginnings of a couple of blue flowers. I’m planning to finish the background in this area before doing the blue flowers, and then continue on to the wing, proabably working a bit of the bee’s body before it so the wing can be anchored where it belongs.

Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
SAL Update – Prism Owls #26
January 30, 2022 at 8:33 am | Posted in Embroidery | 11 CommentsTags: cross-stitch, SAL
Big update today! Here’s last time:

And this time, Emo-owl pretty much has a face! I’ve been listening to a podcast in the evenings with episodes between 45 minutes and an hour, and have been using this for stitching time. You can get rather a lot of stitching done in an hour a day, it turns out:

Here are the other members of the SAL who are posting today. Make sure to check out their work, it’s amazing: Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie and Cindy.
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