Gifted Gorgeousness for July

It's been quite some time since I posted for 

Serendipitous Stitching Gifted Gorgeousness SAL

but I'm back in the stitching mood and have some progress to show off!

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This is where I left off in February ~

Progress so far ~

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Where I stopped ~

Where I am now!

I really went to town on this one over the past few weeks!!

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I managed a finish as well!

                                                            

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Finally, a new start!

This one has been keeping things cool here, we've been stuck in a bit of a heatwave.

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HAPPY STITCHING  ")

WIPocalypse for February

February's full moon brings with it

Measi's WIPocalypse at Measi's Musings.

Each month we post our progress on WIPs we have and encourage each other to put another stitch in to get the piece that much closer to being a finish.

Here's where things stood in January :

LITTLE SWEEPER

 WINDOWSILL BIRDHOUSES

TWO LONG~EARED RABBITS POEM 

 and how they look today

just finishing up the back stitch

finding the outer edge and parking

some lettering love

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 I've also added over 5000 stitches to "THE ALCHEMIST" ! (HAP SAL)

ONE MORE POINT OF INTEREST,

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HERE! A hint!!

 It involves floss ")

This month's query,

What do you do when you're in a rut?

My solution is rotation, rotation, rotation!!!

I may not have many projects on the go but what I do keeps me happy.

WIPocalypse SAL January, 2015

With the full moon upon us, it's time for my first WIPocalypse SAL check in.

This is the second of three SALs that I have joined in an effort to "get er done" in 2015.

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi of Measi's Musings and has been for the past three years.

I'm working on two WIPs at the moment with more on the way !

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I started the Little Sweeper, a Weekenders kit, at Christmas

and she's coming along nicely. This is how she appeared at New Years

and today's progress.

(my apologies again for the blurred pic, my camera and my unsteady hands are forces working against me)

The other piece I had been stitching on is 

Windowsill Birdhouses designed by Martha Edwards for Dimensions.

After sitting for too many years I picked this up again about 6 weeks ago but I stopped stitching once more, I'm not sure why. No doubt being anxious to start on The Alchemist, I suppose.

 I'll be placing some stitches over the next couple of weeks.

This design has full and half stitches, which can be a pain at times.

To join the WIPocalypse SAL click on the button in my sidebar and check it out! 

You never know, you may find that little umpf you need to get those WIPs out and finished in 2015!

All in all, not too shabby in the progress department, if I do say so myself!

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My WIP list will grow as I start

 Nancy Turner's  "Two Long-Eared Rabbits Poem",

 "Always Remember" and "Decorating the Tree"

as well as

"Out For A Ride" Designed by Diane Arthurs

"Rosewood Colorful Butterfly" designed by Karen Kluba

"Woodland St.Nick" designed by Sandi Gore Evans

You may have seen these posted on my other blog

sew.darn.quilt

 I'll be posting my cross stitch starts, progress and finishes here!

Linking up to http://measi.net/measiblog/