Sarah and Ginger

Last week I kept my needle occupied with Sarah Spurr and managed to finish the top portion of the border -- which took me something like 9 hours to stitch -- and also managed a good chunk of the alphabet. Those letters really stitch up quick so it was hard to stop, but I finished off a thread halfway through the W and had to call it quits:

Last week I mentioned stitching the cream color in the border with 712, but it wasn't showing up very well. I switched to 3865 and like that much better, but I decided to be lazy rebellious and leave the 712 in anyway. And I'm glad I did. It actually blends in rather well, and isn't distracting the way I thought it might be. Now I feel like I have a secret about this piece, and it just makes her all the more dear. :)

My full coverage focus project for this month has been Ginger Nova, which is one of my more neglected pieces. I remember last time I put her down, I thought the confetti was a bit too much, so that feeling of stitching as a chore kept me from picking her up again. But after stitching on her again, it really isn't that bad after all. Maybe I've just grown accustomed to confetti? Or maybe after working on Kabuki, Ginger was a breeze. In any case, I managed my 1200 stitches for the month, which finally completed page 1 (plus a small start on page 2):

I guess I'll keep it short and sweet this month. So until next time. Happy stitching!

Summer at Cherry Hill

Hi all! Back again with meager progress to show from last week. :)

This time I worked on Summer at Cherry Hill by With Thy Needle and Thread. I fell in love with this pattern a couple years ago, so it's a shame I don't have much done on it. This was my first project on 40ct, which took some getting used to, but I think I'm starting to hit my stride with this piece. Here's a reminder of what the pattern looks like and where I left off last year:

There was a lot of stopping and starting some days, so I don't feel like I made a ton of progress, but I counted 1,111 stitches added. That was enough to finish off the top portion and move the qsnaps down a bit. Here's where I ended up:

This really is a fun project to stitch, even if progress is slow. Next time I pick this up, I'll tackle all those bees floating around.

Since Saturday was the 18th, I started something new: Sarah Spurr, by Kathy Barrick. I've had this in my stash for a while now, so I'm glad to finally have started it. I'm working on the very boring to look at border for now, which is coming along nicely:

I'm stitching this on 40ct Burch linen, which is a nice color, but apparently not dark enough for all the DMC. The conversion for the white is 712, which is a nice cream, but invisible on this fabric. I actually have some stitched in the top left corner. (Really, I do!) I had planned to use 3865 instead, but it looked so glaringly white when I picked it up I thought I'd give 712 a try. Now looks like I'll be frogging a bit. Oh well. :)

Guess that's all for now. Next week I'll keep working on Sarah, and hopefully stitch a border you can see. Until next time!