Saturday, November 5, 2016

I'm Back!




Hi everyone! I know I've been gone for a while but I'm happy to say that I'm back. I went on vacation after I finished paradise and the week in between was spent making my Halloween costume. I do have some nice updates on projects and a new start!
First up is Paradise! It is framed and on its way to the recipient.
Sorry for the glare this was really hard to photograph.
It it ended up being 39" long so shipping was quite expensive. I had to reframe it a few times too because I found a cat hair, then a piece in the back was sticking out and then I found a little black speck right next to the sun. Then I refused to look at it again lol.
my next update is that I have a color finish on Halloween Green.
Finally, my new start! I started Hocus Pocus by Tilton Crafts. I was going to do cross country across the whole piece but then I realized that there were no stitch counts in the pattern so in order to update my progress bar I've decided to stitch by page...kind of. I'm stitching the colors in sections to avoid the page lines I had in Paradise. I'll update my progress bar after I totally finish a page. The stitching in the picture is 939 and it is over 3 pages.
I'm loving the fabric I dyed and I'm not stitching the black on the sides so that the fabric shows through. I'm stitching the swirls though. That's what a lot of that stitching is.
I'm still trying to catch up on blogs but I'm still around 400 behind. I'll catch up though! Thanks for stopping by see you all next time! I'll probably have another new start I'm feeling the Christmas spirit ;)

19 comments:

  1. Congratulations on finishing and framing Paradise.
    And great to see your progress on Halloween Green.
    I think you were doing great starting a new project after all that stitching on Paradise. And you chose such an interesting fabric for it.

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  2. For a while there, I was wondering when you'll finally post... Wow, love seeing Paradise framed, even the finishing is truly a labor of love! Same here in framing til DH steps in to say that's OK and nobody can notice except me. Congrats on your pretty Halloween finish and the new start, have to search it up though to see what it looks like, another great choice👍

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  3. It's wonderful to see Paradise framed! I hope it arrives at its new home safely! Your green Halloween piece looks very close to completion too! Great start on Hocus Pocus :D

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  4. Congratulations on finishing Paradise, it looks great. I love the hand-dyed fabric you did for Hocus Pocus, but I think I would mess up my counting stitching on it. We just watched the movie for Halloween, it never gets old!

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  5. Paradise looks wonderful all framed up. Great progress on Halloween Green and beautiful fabric for Hocus Pocus.

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  6. Congrats on finishing Paradise, it looks nice in the clear frame, I'm sure the recipients will treasure it :)

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  7. Glad you got Paradise framed and sent, that must be such a huge weight off your mind! Nice start on Hocus Pocus, that is gorgeous fabric, well done. Also, congrats on the colour finish on the Artecy one. I still haven't added those to my stash, needs to be done!

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  8. I love the frame you've chosen for Paradise, it looks gorgeous! Looking forward to following your progress on your new start x

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  9. Wow.....you finished Paradise. I got so far behind. Love it! Love your new starts too.

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  10. Paradise looks great framed up. I really like Halloween Green, really anything Halloween-y! Hocus Pocus is going to be a fun stitch.

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  11. Congratulations on getting your mega finish framed!

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  12. I'm sooo far behind too but it looks AH-MAZING framed! OMG! They are gonna love it!

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  13. Hope you enjoyed your vacation! It is always nice to get away and relax. Paradise looks so great framed! I love Halloween Green too :)

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  14. Paradise looks awesome! Green Hallowe'en is lovely too.
    I like the fabric you're stitching Hocus Pocus on, it makes it more fun when you're stitching.

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  15. Oh, my goodness. Paradise looks amazing and I love Hallowe'en Green as well - so spooky. Good luck with your new start.

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  16. wow Paradise incorniciato è bellissimo e favolosi i tuoi nuovi ricami

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  17. I love the Halloween set. And you did an awesome job dying your new fabric. I love it.

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  18. I was gone waaay too long this time around! The first thing I had to do was drop by and see your Paradise project. It is gorgeous!!!! Well done, my friend. I hope the recipient loves it!

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