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SAL Update – Prism Owls #29

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, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.

SAL Update – Bee #11

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, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.

SAL Update – Prism Owls #28

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, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.

SAL Update – Bee #10

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, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.

SAL Update – Prism Owls #27

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

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, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.

SAL Update – Prism Owls #26

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, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.

SAL Update – Bee #8

I’ve been able to do some work on the Bee during the holiday season! So, here’s last time:

And here’s where I am today, at just over 20% of the whole pattern done:

There’s considerably more honeycomb to see now! I’m planning to stitch the background all the way to the right edge of the design before making my way down and stitching the actual bee. I had a bit of trouble with this fabric not staying tensioned in the frame (never had that with Green Iguana, so I’m blaming the fabric), so I asked a friend for some felt scraps and put it on the fabric where the frame goes – instant fix, I’m much happier now with how things are going!

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, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.

SAL Update – Prism Owls #25

Today it’s time for an update on the owls. Last time:

Now, the left side of Mr. Emo-owl’s hair is almost finished, and you can clearly see where the eye is going to be.

This is the last SAL post in 2021 – I can’t believe the year is already over! I’d like to wish all of you happy holidays and a great start into 2022.

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, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen and Connie.