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Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:09 pm

January is great fun, and I'm looking forward to seeing February finished -- hope you'll manage to keep the

at bay! (Now there's a subject for a painting: The Frog at Bay

)

kimkat_tkl · Post by **kimkat_tkl** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:13 am

Yahoo!

February is now finished (pic to come tomorrow morning as my lunchtime just finished) and no

in sight (maybe due to the fact that I decided not to jump wide 'yet to be stitched' spaces in this one.)

I am kicking myself now

for not taking a closer look at these patterns before deciding on doing them over 1. They are full of quarter stitches (which I am persevering with

* i can do it, i can do it* ) and each snowman seems to have more and more....

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:56 am

I think that Mr Frog

saw me standing guard and was scared off with my big needle.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:34 pm

three-quarter stitches over one ... now there's a thought to boggle the mind

*has to go and sit down in a quiet corner as mind boggles like anything*. Seriously, how do you do them -- split the fabric like you do on aida? And could we have a close-up piccie?

SusanF · Post by **SusanF** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:12 pm

Fractional stitches on 25 count fabric- over 1 **sits down quickly before a faint comes on **

You are very, very brave and getting on well so far too - well done

sammy_v · Post by **sammy_v** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:25 pm

Brave indeed. Cant wait to see piccys, well done ur doing great.

~threadbear~ · Post by **~threadbear~** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:45 pm

*Is in TOTAL awe*

kimkat_tkl · Post by **kimkat_tkl** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:09 pm

I hope you're ready for piccies galore....

First of all here is the finished Hearts Snowman (February):

For Mabel: an ultra closeup of the quarter stitches used for the hearts on the side:

Yes I do split the fabric like with Aida and if I am struggling with the 'quarter' side of the stitch I sometimes leave it out (you don't notice it's missing

)

I am feeling really proud of myself, because before I started this project I actually got myself organised enough so that I now have a WIP folder that has all the patterns, thread etc in (see below)

mauveme · Post by **mauveme** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:30 pm

Oh he is adorable. Very well done on the fractional stitches

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:38 pm

Thanks for the close up, that's very informative. I must admit that on occasions where I had a fractional stitch over one I tended to do only the half stitch, and as you say usually that's just fine, but you have my deepest admiration for trying to make them proper three-quarter stitches! And for being so organised, too

!

kimkat_tkl · Post by **kimkat_tkl** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:56 pm

I want to do a HAED soonish, and I figure that and organised system will help no end in doing one, and like all things practise makes perfect so I thought that I should start practising.

~threadbear~ · Post by **~threadbear~** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:09 am

I'd start practising keeping a tight hold on those snowmen if I were you, especially the heart one ...

*Looks round furtively for Rose*

Have to say I really love the heart one! Too cute!

kimkat_tkl · Post by **kimkat_tkl** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:55 am

I don't think that I have to worry about Rose just yet .... I'm sure she'll wait until all of them are done

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:33 am

Ha Ha that means I can sneak in and get these two while she is not expecting a raid. HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:35 am

They are really looking good Kim. I just went and had another peek and the July one is not up yet. Rats.

carolyn61 · Post by **carolyn61** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:58 am

I love the February hearts.

for doing such a wonderful job!

kimkat_tkl · Post by **kimkat_tkl** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:40 am

Rose wrote:Ha Ha that means I can sneak in and get these two while she is not expecting a raid. HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!

But then you'll take my fabric and I won't be able to do the others - so you may get 2 but if you were smart and waited like I said you would get 6 (all that's out at the moment)

Rose wrote:They are really looking good Kim. I just went and had another peek and the July one is not up yet. Rats.

I want to know what it is - so I'm checking daily at the moment - although I have enough of them to be going on with *looks longingly at stitching and tells herself to get back to work*

~threadbear~ · Post by **~threadbear~** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:10 am

Where are the snowmen from? I looked back in the thread but you don't seem to have said ... unless I missed it.

agi · Post by **agi** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:10 am

The february one is really cute! (I am still frightened of the January one, though, sorry.)

charmagne_capalad · Post by **charmagne_capalad** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:44 am

Oh, wow! The feb snowman's sooo cute!

....very nice progress....

...can't wait for the other ones...

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