WIP-it Wednesday...

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 ...and I still haven't finished picking up my studio. 

I'm still trying to recover from Tour de Fleece, so I'm taking my time cleaning up my messes. Yesterday, I dusted and found the top of my quilt table. I'm not sure what today's focus will be.

I mounted the Peacock Tapestry mini in the frame that came with the kit. This was a P.I.T.A as they intended for you to glue the piece to a cushioned piece of cardboard they supplies and then glue or tape the piece into the frame. Glue and tape deteriorate over time and they leave behind some nasty residue. Instead, I took apart the frame, laced the piece to the cardboard, placed it in the frame and used glue and binder clipe to glue the frame pieces back together. Photo will come later.

I'm working on a cross stitch piece for Summer. Summer is one of the topics I enjoy stitching and I've have this piece in my stash for a while. This is Signs of Summer by Bent Creek:

Signs of Summer picture

I've had to improvise some of the colors. I ran out of the GAST Harvest Basket thread that is used in the sand portion of the chart. I didn't like the DNC substitute that the chart recommended so i found a Limited Edition GAST that was very close to Harvest Basket. Eventually, I place an order for it and some other colors that I use frequently in the charts that I stitch.

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

  1. Marionberry Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
    Still working on pattern number 4.  
  2. Signs of Summer picture (cross stitch)
    Completed roughly 50% of the chart

No Work This Week:

  1. Illusion hexagons [Ravelry]
  2. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) 
  3. Malachite (needlepoint) 
  4. Mermaid and the Sea (cross stitch)
  5. Pacific Waters tapestry (weaving) [Ravelry]
  6. Pure Comfort Cardigan (knitting) [Ravelry]

Queued

  1. Ready to machine quilt:
    2. - Bean Me Up quilt (quilting)
    - Mermaid Songs (quilting)
    - Noche de los Muertos quilt (quilting)
  2. Ready to start
    - Lilith of Labrador mermaid (cross stitch)

Waiting for Finishing:

  1. Beach Roses (cross stitch)
  2. By the Sea needle roll (cross stitch)
  3. Do You Hear ornament (cross stitch)
  4. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)
  5. I Saw Christmas ornament (cross stitch)
  6. My Fair Ladybug mini (cross stitch)
  7. Mermaid Heart mini (cross stitch)

UFOs/Hibernation:

  1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
  2. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
  3. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)

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