Again. Again I'm late. I should have posted the results of the IHWS in July quite a while ago but somehow it didn't happen. And I haven't shown my latest contribution to the Witch'SAL yet. So I'll start this post with these two pictures.
During the July IHWS I pulled out Jeremiah Junction's Hearts Full of Love because this is the project I want to get finished this year (it's also one of my WIPocalypse pieces). I had finished the ground floor and now there was the question: Do I backstitch all I had stitched so far or do I continue with the first floor? With a lot of big sighs I decided to do all the backstitching first.
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Although backstitching isn't really fun for me I loved to see all the details of the chart come to life. And afterwards I deserved a reward and started stitching the first floor. Which was fun again.
My July witch for the Witch'SAL is just a very small one. I love her big smile and the colour of her hair.
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And I have some more finishes to show. Three of them are projects that I started in this year's Crazy Challenge. They are not big, of course, but I had a lot of fun stitching them.
#1 is a chart by a new-to-me designer and I found the pattern offered on her blog. Before I finish it I'll dye the fabric a bit so that it gets a bit darker.
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#2 is my little favourite so far. I'm so fond of the muted colours that the designer used in this piece, and I loved to do the specialty stitches, like the satin stitch in the heart, the Rice stitch with two different colours in the basket, and the Herringbone stitch underneath the alphabet.
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#3 are actually two pieces, also from a magazine, and I stitched them right away from the beginning to the end without anything in between.
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The last finish is a little chart that I just HAD to stitch and I knew that from the moment I saw it for the first time on The Sampler Girl's blog. And while stitching it I went repeatedly to my book shelves and pulled out my books by Jane Austen thinking about which one to read first. I think I'll tea-dye this one as well.
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Before I come to the end of this post I want to thank you so much for all the friendly comments you always leave on my posts. My time doesn't allow me to thank you all individually but know that I read every word of your comments and that I enjoy hearing from you. But what I always do is visit your blogs and leave you a comment myself - I do not only love receiveing comments, I also love commenting on your blogs. Sometimes it takes a little while but I try to do my best.
During the July IHWS I pulled out Jeremiah Junction's Hearts Full of Love because this is the project I want to get finished this year (it's also one of my WIPocalypse pieces). I had finished the ground floor and now there was the question: Do I backstitch all I had stitched so far or do I continue with the first floor? With a lot of big sighs I decided to do all the backstitching first.
Although backstitching isn't really fun for me I loved to see all the details of the chart come to life. And afterwards I deserved a reward and started stitching the first floor. Which was fun again.
My July witch for the Witch'SAL is just a very small one. I love her big smile and the colour of her hair.
Little Witch (without a name)
freebie by Anchor
stitched on a mystery piece of linen with Anchor threads
And I have some more finishes to show. Three of them are projects that I started in this year's Crazy Challenge. They are not big, of course, but I had a lot of fun stitching them.
#1 is a chart by a new-to-me designer and I found the pattern offered on her blog. Before I finish it I'll dye the fabric a bit so that it gets a bit darker.
Behind My Fence by The Pinkeep
stitched on white Belfast with DMC
#2 is my little favourite so far. I'm so fond of the muted colours that the designer used in this piece, and I loved to do the specialty stitches, like the satin stitch in the heart, the Rice stitch with two different colours in the basket, and the Herringbone stitch underneath the alphabet.
Iris Sampler by Sheepish Designs
found in Cross Stitch & Country Crafts Sep/Oct 90
stitched on Belfast with DMC
#3 are actually two pieces, also from a magazine, and I stitched them right away from the beginning to the end without anything in between.
Emma's Samplers by Carriage House Samplings
found in Just Cross Stitch June 2005
stitched on Light Moccha Belfast with DMC
The last finish is a little chart that I just HAD to stitch and I knew that from the moment I saw it for the first time on The Sampler Girl's blog. And while stitching it I went repeatedly to my book shelves and pulled out my books by Jane Austen thinking about which one to read first. I think I'll tea-dye this one as well.
Reading with Jane (freebie) by The Sampler Girl
stitched on white Belfast with Anchor and HDF
Before I come to the end of this post I want to thank you so much for all the friendly comments you always leave on my posts. My time doesn't allow me to thank you all individually but know that I read every word of your comments and that I enjoy hearing from you. But what I always do is visit your blogs and leave you a comment myself - I do not only love receiveing comments, I also love commenting on your blogs. Sometimes it takes a little while but I try to do my best.
I wish you some great August days!