Carole's 2015 & 2016 WIPs

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:47 pm

Beautiful stitching---very elegant!!

millymolly · Post by **millymolly** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:20 pm

I love this

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:14 am

Just love those bows, they are so elegant and pretty. A great update

Oriettait · Post by **Oriettait** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:03 pm

lovely stitching on the band!

I am sorry you had to restart the other project, but better now than later....

Carole · Post by **Carole** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:46 pm

I've done a bit more on Sunken Treasures. This is such a lovely design to stitch.

I had a helper for some of it. First she got comfy on the instructions. Luckily I had the chart on my leg so I could still stitch.

Then she decided she wanted some lap time and got underneath the stitching. This made me nervous as she's like lightning if she decides to pounce, and she does like to pounce on the threads.

Precious Dreams has been restarted so I'll post an update on that one soon. I'm back on the Flower Sampler book at the moment as it was feeling a bit neglected.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:56 pm

That little innocent face, as if she would pounce on anything - really you must have dreamt it.

Another beautiful update on this elegant sampler. So beautiful and neatly stitched. well done.

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:53 am

Gorgeous work!!!!!!

What a little imp, with a sweet innocent face!!!!!!

Brekkana · Post by **Brekkana** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:51 am

What a pretty cat

my cat sleeps at the end of my recliner, by my feet ... when she isn't sleeping on a bed or by a window ...

MartaAre · Post by **MartaAre** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:10 am

So lovely cat! And the work is really nice, elegant and simple.

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:43 pm

Beautiful update! That sampler is absolutely gorgeous. ( I really do need to get back to my Twisted Band Sampler. I've been avoiding it because of a counting issue.)

Not surprised that innocent looking furbaby finds instructions a good place for a quick nap before requiring the needed lap time. I'm lucky that neither of mine are thread addicted (Had one that was crazy about threads of all kinds once.) so the major issue is who gets the lap and if both are on the lap who gets the front etc. Just like kids in a car.

Carole

tiffstitch · Post by **tiffstitch** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:05 pm

Great update!! and I have a cat that enjoys sleeping on the paper chart or instructions as well. Or the leftover fabric, or on my lap so I'm afraid I'll poke him. At least he's stopped batting the Qsnaps into my face....

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:28 am

Beautiful update, lovely helper

MartaAre · Post by **MartaAre** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:01 pm

Beautiful update. I love this stitch so much. It's really elegant.
Love the helper too.

Lulu22 · Post by **Lulu22** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:05 pm

Beautiful delicate work

Carole · Post by **Carole** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:27 pm

I have an update on Precious Dreams. I was going to wait until I'd finished the first page, but I'm excited to have done something that isn't plain navy stitching, so here it is

I'm over half-way through the first page so although I've slowed down quite a lot since I got to the different colours, I hope to get it done soon.

I like the colour of fabric that I've gone with. It's denim Jobelan and it's pale enough to have some contrast to the navy threads, making it easier to stitch, but dark enough that it doesn't show through. I'm doing tent stitch, 2 over 1 and I love it. Why have I never done that before? It is so much quicker

The obligatory Sammie photo. She's cuddled up to my leg

It's a bit blurry as my phone defaults to very low resolution if I don't watch it. Hopefully not a problem now I've replaced the old phone with a shiny new iPhone

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:38 pm

Great progress and I think it looks really good on that fabric. The coverage seems perfect. I wish I had known more about tent stitching when I started my HAED addiction because the ones that I'm stitching that way certainly seem to go faster.

Sammie looks like she's having a wonderful rest while your stitching. Way too cute!

Carole

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:03 am

So cozy and comfortable Sammie looks I hope you don't disturb her too much. Alas no helper for me today, its come out very warm so I am guessing he has gone to his cool place for the day.

LOve the new colour appearing in Precious Dreams, its gorgeous and beautifully stitched too. A lovely update.

Oriettait · Post by **Oriettait** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:05 am

Great update!

your cat makes me smile

lavenderbee · Post by **lavenderbee** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:41 pm

Lovely updates, the blue you are working on is a nice shade & the browns/beiges you are stitching on your other project are really lovely. and nicely worked. Well done. So love your cat. She's really cute.

fiddler · Post by **fiddler** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:20 pm

All wonderful projects

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