WIP-it Wednesday...

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 ...and I'm still bouncing from project to project.

I was so inspired by the Frida Kahlo piece that I started thinking about a Mexican-centric sampler that I started designing years ago. It's based around Cinco de Mayo. As I looked at it, I realized that I really wanted it to be more than Cinco. As I started researching Mexican items to included, Frida kept coming into the foreground. I gave in and started researching Frida's style.

The result is a Christmas ornament in the style of Frida and uses some ideas from the Southwest Angel ornaments from the defunct Southwest Crafts magazine (Nov/Dec1990).  I made a bunch of the Angel ornaments and liked stitching them. This is Mexican Angel:

Mexican Angel ornament

Specs:
Started 10/1/2021
Finished 10/4/2021
Pattern: my own
Notes: The face is a little small, otherwise I'd add Frida's unibrow.

Since it's Hispanic Heritage Month and I am Mexican-American, I thought I'd continue the Latinx-flavor of my projects. I'm working on the machine quilting for Noche de los Muertos quilt.

Noche de los Muertos quilt, in process

I'm on the search for other Latinx items in my stash that I can work on.

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

  1. Illusion hexagons [Ravelry]
    Working on another hexagon.
  2. Noche de los Muertos quilt (quilting) 
    Working on the machine quilting.
  3. Pure Comfort Cardigan (knitting) [Ravelry]
    Added a few rows.
  4. Singularity Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]  
    Added a few rows.

No Work This Week:

  1. Hark Christmas ornament (cross stitch)
  2. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) 
  3. Malachite (needlepoint) 
  4. Pacific Waters tapestry (weaving) [Ravelry] 

Queued

  1. Ready to machine quilt: Mermaid Songs (quilting)
  2. Ready to start
    - Lilith of Labrador mermaid (cross stitch)

Waiting for Finishing:

  1. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)

UFOs/Hibernation:

  1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
  2. Bean Me Up quilt (quilting)
  3. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
  4. Mermaid and the Sea (cross stitch)
  5. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)

 

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