It's January, so that means long summer nights in New Zealand, and plenty of stitching.
I'd normally be watching the Australian Open on TV right now, but the start date has been deferred to 8 February this year. Instead I'm watching the fallout from some players having to endure 14 days in their hotel rooms (because someone on their flight tested positive for COVID once they reached Australia). It's really going to impact on the tournament because some players can train for 5 hours a day, while others can't.
Anyway, I've been working on three embroidery projects since Christmas.
1. Pandemic Sampler by Long Dog Samplers.
I've finally finished page 11, so now I've done 7 out of 20 pages. Consensus seems to be that pages 6 and 11 are the worst, and I've done both of them now, so it should be plain sailing from here. ("Worst" as in densest stitching and most risk of error.)
2. Smoyg by Yvette Stanton
I promised to work on my Smoyg this year, and I have been. I completed the navy band in the photo below in just two nights. Why didn't I do it earlier?
3. Shades of Indigo - by Northern Expressions Needlework
This wasn't on my to do list for 2021, but I've had the pattern since 2016, so surely it's OK to start one new thing. In fact I started this piece on New Year's Day because it's a tradition among cross stitchers to start something new on 1 January. It's a pity there's no tradition about finishing things!
This photo doesn't do it justice, but I'm using hand dyed fabric and Caron Waterlilies.
Now it's time for the Peacock Party. What have you been up to this week? Feel free to link up a recent blog post below.
Wendy, your embroidery pieces are just amazing!
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All of your cross stitching projects are beautiful! Covid is disrupting so many sports this year. Hopefully the vaccine will be come available every where. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI so admire anyone who is stitching a Long Dog Sampler! I'm not sure I have the courage to start one! Liz
ReplyDeleteYour embroidery is beautiful! Wow!
ReplyDeleteWow! Wow! Wow! Wonderful stitching!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I can even see to x-stitch on Aida 14 count anymore!
Wow, that's a lot of stitching! It looks beautiful. I really like the black and white sampler.
ReplyDeleteYour productivity is wonderful, Wendy! You make me feel sluggardly by comparison. But you and I are both multi-projects-simultaneously sort of makers, aren't we? I've got one sewing machine piecing project going, and two hand-stitching ones - a Kawandi with big stitch quilting, and I'm doing and machine piecing/hand piecing combo with Glitter blocks... your Glitter quilt being my inspiration. I admire your determination to continue working on large stitching projects. They look quite overwhelming to me! As for COVID-19, I am predicting no end to this, even though vaccines are coming in 2021. I heard that doctors in the UK are predicting different strains of Coronavirus to develop, and that PPE and vaccines won't protect us against them. Of course, I hope this is all wrong!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your stitching is perfection.
ReplyDeleteYour sampler is just amazing!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely breath taking! Hugs
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects and beautiful stitching. I especially admire your neatness on the full coverage areas. That's always tricky for me.
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