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I do have some progress photos on more of my Turtle Trot SAL pieces. I somewhat gave up on Warbreaker since it wasn't going to be finished in time and set aside time for some others. Here's an update on the entire list. No, I didn't stitch on everything, because of course I had to start some new projects too!  1. Warbreaker - no update since February.  2. Gone With the Wind - haven't started yet, but I'll need to get a move on to finish it for my Grandma in November of this year! 3. Tree of Stitches - I'm...

Thank you to Joyce of Random Ramblings for hosting IHSW the entire year! It was a lot of fun to see everyone's stitching and meet a ton of other stitchers.  This weekend I managed to finish the drummer, so all 12 motifs are complete! I'm still working on finishing the heart, I managed to stitch most of it, but there's still some backstitch to complete.  Here's the entire piece, so I'm mostly finished. I had DH wash the blue lines out today and some of the dark reds and green bled!  So annoying since I used all DMC, including the metallics. And let me say just...

Finally I've completely finished the first 2 motifs on the 12 Days of Xmas table runner. Thankfully my LNS, The Whistling Duck suggested Thread Heaven to control those pesky DMC metallics. I've been working on a Hello Kitty piece that I've already given away without taking a picture . Annoyed at myself, but the recipient seemed to really like it, so I'm glad I finished, just sorry I don't have a picture of it for you. I do have a couple photos of the table runner though! So that's the full piece so far, I've got a lot of work to...

Hello all, if you haven't checked out International Hermit and Stitch Weekend over at Joyce's blog, you're missing out on a fun weekend of guilt-free stitching, and seeing a lot of great stitching blogs. Why not join us this weekend, and then check out all the great stitching everyone did after this weekend? I hope to work more on my 12 days of Xmas table runner, put a few more stitches in my QS Siberian Forest freebie, and enjoy a great weekend of football! Happy Stitching! Tiffstitch...

I got 2nd place at the fair!! First place and best in division was won by a huge piece of a loon reflected in water. The entire piece was stitched, and I think it was about 16x20 inches.. just enormous, and definitely deserved to win! I don't mind coming 2nd to that piece. And Kate at Momuboocre Island is hosting a giveaway to celebrate her 1st blogoversary. Head over here to check out her blog and sign up. But maybe you don't need a $25 gift card to 123 stitch?  Pictures to come in the next post, until then, Happy Stitching! Tiffstitch...

Thank you for all your comments and votes for 6 Snow Belles!! That name won by a landslide apparently! So on August 15th Lizzie Kate is sending me a copy of all the charts, just for having my name selected out of the top 5, and something else for winning! :) I can't wait to see what it is! So exciting And in other news I need to finish the Carnival project by next Monday! It might be possible. I'm wondering about skipping the big hot air balloon... Here's where I'm at now: So I am pretty close... but still, less...

I started the fair project on June 1, so here's my progress as of June 7. I think I have a good chance to finish on time, and a kind soul is going to send me some GlissenGloss thread (if she has what I need), so I'll be all set there. I'm stitching it on 28 count Lugana, a silkweaver fabric that I don't know the name of. It has some subtle pink highlights in it though, so I'm hoping for a sort of late evening feel for the piece. It's mostly DMC, but also some GlissenGloss, as mentioned. I think...

Check out her new Halloween chart and comment to win one for free! Good luck, and find it here. Also she's giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to her store again, so comment here. And one more giveaway for her new alphabet series, very elegant, so comment here for a chance to win one of these! Plus she has a great new peacock chart, I know exactly who'd love this one, so comment here and check out her chart. Good luck and happy stitching! Tiffstitch...

IHSW Okay everyone, it's time again for IHSW hosted by the lovely Joyce of Random Ramblings. I can't decide if I'll pick up White Wolves again or go back to my HAED freebie. Maybe both. Here's where I left them. I just realized I haven't stitched anything on this in over a year! So given my desire to finish up some WIPs this year, I should really spend some time on this. I haven't tried it with a Qsnap, which is my new favourite stitching aid. I had this horrible scroll frame before, so I'm thinking a Qsnap and with...

I'm a new fan of Worsted For Wear, a comic about knitting! Yes, knitting. Great comic and the archives held one of the main characters knitting a Dr. Who scarf. That made me want to show mine off.  Here it is being modeled by my dad. Due to cost reasons I used Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand and I think the colours are pretty close.  I can't remember if this was the site I used for the pattern, but it seems like a good one if you want to give it a go. I think it took me 3 or 4 months...

I started IHSW a little early and managed to finish Angelic Melody!! It's been a long haul since I started her for the Crazy January Challenge last year, but she is finally finished!  Yes, she still needs a little more ironing and then I'll add the strings to her mandolin, but I still feel as though she's finished. A little TLC and she'll be perfect.  I also managed to finish another piece, Lady Kell's 2012 Band Sampler. I stitched it on 14 count navy aida with WDW Bethlehem and Meadow. It was a nice break after the fussiness of finishing the Angelic...

It's that time again! Time to hermit and stitch! I hope the finish Angelic Melody before this weekend, but if not, then I'll definitely be working on that. With luck I'll go back to another Xmas project, or perhaps the HAED freebie SAL QS Siberian Forest.  Good luck fellow hermiters! Tiffstitch...

After reading Random Ramblings I find it's IHSW time again! I likely won't have much, if any time to stitch since I'm working all weekend, but we'll see. At least it's a shorter workday on Saturday and Sunday than it is during the week.  Hope you all join in!   And a small finish, Heart of my Heart by Abi Gurden. I even did the cutting!  I used 28 count monaco with DMC Color Variations, DMC variegate thread, DMC perle #8 (Evergreen), PTB, DMC 699 and an unlabelled moss green from my stash. The cutting was tricky, but Abi sent me...

I spent an excellent weekend with my DH and my dogs and I did manage to get a lot of stitching done. There's still a ton to do by Saturday, so we'll see. I think it's impossible, but there may be a chance.  ...