Wipacolypse - June

I'm starting to get very close to a couple of finishes this month.  Yay!

Instead of swiching to Deep Blue Sea when part 6 was released, I've kept Spring Knotgarden out.  Last week I finished the third corner of parts 5 and 6.

I'm still working on my box for the box finishing class too.  It's all stained and the bottom half is lined.  I think I need to pull up the bottom and add some glue and a little weight while it dries, but I think it will look pretty cool when it's finished.

Since I finished that third corner of Spring Knotgarden, I've been working on Chelsea's square again.  I guess, the goal is to have all the squares done by the end of the month so they can be made into a quilt and sent off to Chelsea's mom and husband by the anniversary of her death next month.  This little square has definately reinforced some of my HAED stitching preferences.  I prefer 1x1 full cross on 28 ct fabric!  I'm hoping sometime in the next week or so will see this finished.  I'm ready for it to be finished.  I haven't been able to work on a HAED other than this this year.  I would really like to spend some quality time with Lust!

Now, since we just got home from our semi annual chicken butchering, I'm going to find the Aleve, find something cold to drink, put my feet up and stitch until I need to make supper.

Later!

The Letter S

Thanks for all the great comments!  They can really brighten a girl's day or make her smile after planting trees and potatoes :)

This afternoon, since I left work about 1:30pm since all I was doing anyway was surfing the internet, I came home and finished my letter S.  It's stitched with a custom Woad combo (2407/11/15) from HDF from early last year.  I seem to have a thing for the Woads and this came out great.  It even plays really well with the fabric that will line the box.  I'm thinking of staining the box in ebony.  Any thoughts?  Comments?

Now, I've got supper to get into boys so they can get into the shower so I can sit down with Window!

Later!

Spring Knotgarden and a box

I finished my first corner of Spring Knotgarden tonight.  The bright pink is one I subbed for the much more subdued one that started in part 1.  But I think I like it.  To me, spring is all about bright colors after the blah of winter.  

Now, three corners to go.

I'm also taking a box finishing class.  You start out with an unfinished box as seen here.  You end up with a finished box that is lined with fabric inside and has a piece of needlework mounted on top.  

I found these boxes today at Hobby Lobby and picked a couple pieces of fabric while I was there.  I think I know what's going on top, I just need to get it stitched!