I'm ashamed to say that the last time I worked on this project was 26th September 2014. I honestly cannot say why it has been so long since I worked on this project as I really do enjoy stitching it. The combination of bands of speciality stitches and cross stitch means there are sections I can do easily and then the speciality stitches once I get into a rhythm with them come easily too.
Here's the picture of where I left it in September 2014.
This time I mainly worked on completing Band 7 but I like to add in stitches in other bands so that one band isn't too overwhelming.
This is a close up of the speciality stitches in Band 7.
This is the piece as it stands overall:
I've decided with my new rotation that I will set myself a goal for each piece I work on. I will then rotate the project either when I have met the goal or if I have been stitching on a piece for 7 days. My goal for the above project was to complete Band 7 which I achieved in 3 days.
The next project I will be working on is the Jodyri Designs mystery Halloween SAL. As I am model stitching this piece I won't be able to share the image with you until it is released. My goal on this project is to complete part 3.
I got some more happy mail today. A couple of gorgeous new charts that I can't wait to kit up.
The first is Fairy Grandmother by Lavender and Lace. This is a piece I have loved for a long time and I finally decided it was time to add it to my collection.
The second design is one I have only seen recently but I heard it was out of print so when I saw there was only one left in stock at Sew and So I had to add it to my basket. It's called Vintage Stars by Jeanette Douglas Designs. It is charted in NPI silks and I cannot decide whether to stitch it as charted as I do love the cover image or whether to try and sub out other less expensive threads.
The last thing I want to share is that I have finally got round to organising my stash to the point where I have all my projects in folders and have catalogued all my threads and fabric. Still not quite done cataloguing charts but I have done over 1,000!
So just for fun here's where I'm at:-
I currently have 41 WIPs
I have 27 projects kitted up and ready to start
Finally I have 33 projects which I am itching to start but need to buy materials for.
I think I can say I've definitely earned my blog title of Obsessive Cross Stitcher.
Keep stitching and smiling!
