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

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

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

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

SAL Update – Bee #7

A small update for the bee today – as winter sport on TV starts up, I hope to give more time to this one again. Last time:

I’ve started to work on the flower on the top right, and it’s slowly taking shape:

This one is still fun, although the 28-count fabric is very small indeed. I will stick to 25-count for future projects, it’s so much easier to handle in spite of the seemingly small difference in count.

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, Cindy and Mary Margaret.

SAL Update – Prism Owls #24

We can actually see bits of owl today – almost half of his fabulous blue hair is done!

Last time:

And today:

I really like the colouring 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, Cindy and Mary Margaret.

SAL Update – Bee #6

There was not as much vacation stitching as I hoped for, mainly because only one of the hotels I stayed at provided the right workspace and lighting conditions to work on this. But there has been progress, even if just a bit. Last time:

Now, the first hexagon is pretty much finished (the missing bits belong to another blue flower), and the next one below is starting to take shape:

Seems like I need to find a TV show or two to watch in order to make more progress – the owl is getting rather more love at the moment.

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, Cindy and Mary Margaret.

SAL Update – Prism Owls #23

Lots of things to see today (except the next owl, but we’re getting there). Here’s last time:

I finished the current batch of black, filled in the branches, and started on the bump of foliage on the left side. You can see the outline of the next owl much better now!

In the middle of the foliage, you can see more outline of his “hair” – this is clearly going to be 80s-emo-owl. I love the fact that all the owls on this design have such different personalities!

I won’t be posting three weeks from now (finally, some travel!), but I’m taking the Bee and hope to have a nice update afterwards.

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, Cindy and Mary Margaret.

SAL Update – Bee #5

It’s Bee time again, and thanks to rather a lot of Olympics watching, I’ve got quite a bit of progress to show. Here’s last time:

I’ve moved the frame a bit, since I’m extending the background to the right. I have now reached the honeycomb that makes up part of the background, as you can see from the hexagonal forms suddenly appearing.

Progress counter is at 17,18% now, which is rather a big change from last time. Onwards!

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, Cindy and Mary Margaret.

SAL Update – Prism Owls #22

Excitement! More Black! Last time:

Today:

I’ll work my way around the right side of the owl before reintroducing some colour. I’ll probably continue the branches first, followed by the cluster of leaves which will fill the bump in the outline on the left. After that we’ll get a look at the colours of the new owl.

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, Cindy and Mary Margaret.