St-Jean Baptist Long Weekend

Just came back to work after the long weekend. The weather was terrible so I got a lot of stitching time. Unfortunately I didn't finish the last part of Castle in the Air as I hoped I would. But I did work on it. It's about 80% done. I just got bored with the colors and felt like working on something else.

So I worked on Bramble and the Rose instead :)

Before

After

It doesn't look like a lot, but when you compare it to the last picture I took, you can see some progress.

P.S. I got also got some stash today from Heaven and Earth. They're having a 50% sale for the summer solstice that ends today. I just couldn't pass it up. More on that later ;)

Castle in the Air Part 22

Part before last. These would make very nice biscornus or pinkeeps.


I already started the last part, with the long weekend (St-Jean Baptiste here in Quebec) I hope I can finish it.

Castle in the Air Part 21

I feel very motivated to finish this now that the end is near :)

This is the last garden scene (sorry the picture is kind of blurry):

Two more parts left and then I can take a very deserved break before the beading starts.

I also went to Finnegan's Market again and found these: a tiny hook and an awl with ivory handle. Both are very old and were being sold as a packaged deal in a sewing basket with other sewing thread. The owner was kind enough to sell me only these two for $2.

Castle in the Air Part 20

So many Algerian eyelets! I hope I won't have to do any for a long while. The piece itself was very quick to stitch. But those Algerian eyelets, I thought I would never finish.

Next up is the last garden scene.

More Updates

I've had a good week. I got a lot of work done on Bramble and the Rose. It's relaxing to cross stitch without having to constantly re-thread to change colors.

I also finished part 19 of Castle in the Air. With this completed I now have 4 more parts left and all that will be left is the beading.

June TUSAL

This month's report is much better :) Here, there is thread from Rukia, Castle in the Air part 16, 17, 18 and 19, as well as Bramble and the Rose. All in all a VERY productive month ^_^.

Chibi Rukia Finished!

I've been very bad at posting updates of Rukia. It actually looked like this on Friday:

By this evening, it was finished. I made fast work of it. Every time I got to a stopping point, I just kept pulling out the next color and I didn't end up stopping at all :P.

That's one project finished, I'm now down at 3 WIPs. Now I have to decide if I can start a new project or if I should wait. Hmmm, decisions, decisions.

I also went to Finnegan's Market on Saturday. I found more small bowls to use. Aren't they cute?