DUCJFC2016 - Day Two

I continued on with the bird theme today and stitched on the Commemorative Hummingbirds of the World 2013 - Red-billed Streamertail © Crossed Wing Collection.

I am stitching it on 28 ct Jobelan Tintagel from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.

I forgot to post yesterday two final finishes I had in 2015.  The first is Sunflower Fairy by Nora Corbett and the other is another PS Santa from 2014.

With these 2 I managed to finish 27 out of the 59 new starts, WIPs and UFOs I worked on in the DUCJC2015.  I hoping to do a little bit better in this year's challenge.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!

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Catchup Time!

If you read my earlier post you will understand why I didn't feel like posting last weekend.  However, throughout this difficult time I did continue to stitch. It was a great help and now I am ready to post an update.

First off, I finished another Christmas ornament.

 

  1999 Santa © 1999 The Prairie Schooler 

I also made further progress on "99" and the Sunflower Fairy.

Only 60 more bottles to go. 

I have finished all the the stitching (including the back stitching) and now I am ready to add the beads.

My goal for next weekend is to have all the beading done on the Sunflower Fairy and to complete 6 more bottles of beer on "99".

I am also currently stitching a free chart from Stitchers Anon Facebook page - Holmsey Hare's Haven.   It is called Be Happy and features Holmsey Hare next to a Daisy.  I stitching it in memory of my MIL who enjoyed life to the fullest and always had a smile on her face.   Her favourite flower was a Daisy.

Here is my progress to date:

I am stitching it on a piece of light green opalescent evenweave.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!!!

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Weekly WIP update

Good Evening!!!

I am still plugging away on the 3 WIPs from the last weekend. Below are progress pictures of "99" and the "Sunflower Fairy". I am almost finished with the PS "1999 Santa" so I will wait until it is finished before posting a picture.

As I was stitching on the "Sunflower Fairy", I discovered a couple of counting mistakes. In order to correct them I would of had to do some major frogging so I decided to fudge it a bit with just a little bit of frogging. The mistakes are not so glaringly obvious that it bothers me as some errors have, so I won't worrying about them anymore.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!

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And the Stitching Continues..............

This week, besides making further progress on "99" and  the "Sunflower Fairy", I also added  my Day 22 start - PS "1999 Santa" - to my rotation.

This is a really fun stitch and I am so glad I made it one of  my new starts in 2015.  I have "81" bottles left to stitch.

Next to Nutcrackers, Santas are one of my favourite themes to stitch for Christmas.   I especially love the PS Santas.

This is another fun stitch for me.  This week I managed to finish the 2nd wing and add a few more petals to the Sunflower.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!

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DUCJC2015 WIPs UPDATES

I decided to finish with the DUCJC2015 at the end of February. Some diehards are still going strong into March but I want to get a few more finishes under my belt before I start anything new.

On Day 17 of the DUCJC2015 I started "99" by Ink Circles. It is for my husband and I am hoping to get at least one beer bottle stitched each day so that in little more than 3 months I will have it all ready to frame.  I am down to "89 bottles to go".

The "Sunflower Fairy" by Nora Corbett was started on Day 3.  I made a pretty good start on it initially and have managed to make more of a dent this past week. I have changed the colour of the wings from 014 Sky Blue (Kreinik #4 Braid) to 3215 Peridot. I just didn't like the blue colour.

That is my update for this week. Take care and happy stitching!!!

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Day 3: DUCJC2015

I back again with today's stitching for this challenge.

I decided to start stitching Sunflower Fairy by Nora Corbett.  It can be found in the September 2009 issue of Cross Stitch & Needlework Magazine or purchased as a PDF from Herrschners.

I am stitching it on 28 ct Jobelan - Natures Dance from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.  The chart called for 3 strand Valdani Hand-Overdyed floss but I couldn't find all the colours in 3 strand so I am using 6 ply instead.

For the the past 2 days I have also added a few more stitches to my Day One start - Something Wicked (Mystery Sampler) by SamSarah Design Studio, Inc.

I will leave you tonight with a progress pic of a freebie I started stitching between Christmas and New Year.   It is from  The Workbasket - Mr Penguinee (Mr. Quaker Penguin).

Tomorrow my new start will be The Elizabeth Hancock Sampler by Little House Needleworks.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!

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