Rose Cuttings FRAMED.

[rcperryls]

Lovely lovely lovely. and you made great progress on that second rose. you will be done in no time.

Carole

[elliegirl]

[millymolly]

Thanks Lost motivation for tonight though. Hopefully get it back in the morning.

[Rose]

Wow those aare very pretty!!!!! Sorry you are not loving it.

[Squirrel]

Looking really beautiful and you certainly did that 2nd rose very quickly.
Great update

[wendywombat]

That is progressing really fast! Well done!

[Serinde]

These roses are coming along really quickly, and it's all in a good cause. Besides, they really are rather pretty, not 'clunky' like some stitched flowers.

[Cecilia]

You are doing a great job on even though you are not enjoying it. Your stitching is lovely and neat.

[millymolly]

Thanks for the lovely comments Its keeping me at it and got some more done over the weekend, think i'm just determined to get done as there are other things I would like to start!

I've noticed a few of you do rotations, whats this about and how do you decide how long to spend on each thing?

[karen4bells]

This is coming along so very very nicely!! I love the colors in it and the roses are so realistic looking. As for rotation, when I work on a larger project, I will sometimes work on that project during the week and then work on another, maybe smaller project on the weekends. I think all of us try various ways of rotation and what works for one may not work for someone else. Just try and find out what works best for you!!

[Niraa87]

The colours are amazing!

[Squirrel]

Gosh you are getting on with it and it is looking even more beautiful each time. It is going to be so much more beautiful when it is all done.

I don't do rotations as such but when I am working on my House one, which is on very dark 18cnt aida I only work on it for short times and then move to a smaller one or my Lady one to give my eyes a chance to rest a bit. It really is what you feel comfortable doing.

[rcperryls]

The rose is looking lovely. I just started a sort of semi structured rotation based on some ideas of other members. I am trying to work on my projects in a sort of order for roughly 10 hrs per project before moving to the next one. I keep track in an old journal I have. So far I've been closer to 13 or 15 hours and then there are exceptions (which prove the rule, right ) like working on one during the HAED SAL week for it, and taking smaller projects to a new stitching group I joined which meets monthly. And then adding new ones in when I probably shouldn't. I never get bored with stitching now and then used to happen to me when I thought I couldn't do more than one at a time. I'm sure there are others who can explain it better. I just started this a month ago so I am yet to find out if I really like it or not.

Carole

[coffee_freak]

[Rose]

Awesome work!!!!!

I do a rotation but it is not structured at all I stitch what I want to for as long as it hold my attention. I had 4 going but I just finished off the Christmas table cloth so I am back down to 3 and I am hoping to get the Autumn Table Runner done this week. so will spend most of my focus on that. I just stitch whatever takes my fancy.

[tiffstitch]

Beautiful work! I've been rotating pieces I don't like too much every other stitching session or so. That way I can stitch what I like a lot as well as work on the more burdensome pieces.

[millymolly]

Thanks for the advice! I think I will stick on this one to get it out the road but sort some kind of rotation with my next one as its dark aida and a good idea to rest eyes.. I think this is why its still a WIP Never though of just doing it for 10 or so hours and trying something else. Just always put it back in the drawer for months!

[vanessanjf]

Such beautiful roses, the colours are gorgeous.
I used to only stitch one thing at a time before I discovered this forum now I have a rotation. I have 4 projects currently in my rotation and I stitch a page at a time before I move on to the next project. It definitley keeps you motivated as the excitement of moving on to the next project keeps you going.

[Corey.G]

Loving the updates, looks like you're going to be done in no time. Loving the colours too. I know about doing a piece for someone else and you dread every stitch, it's horrible but the end result keeps us going.

[wendywombat]

They are coming along nicely...and are actually quite life-like. So well done for persevering!

As for rotation...I often pick up small projects such as birthday/anniversary cards or bookmarks to fill in the gaps when I feel a project is getting jaded. Also I've been doing some Hardanger which is quite different.

If I start another big project then I end up with a bag of UFO'S!!!
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. . (therefore!) I try to keep the gap projects small!