YOTA March 2015

Time for another YOTA update.  I’ve made a start on the fireplace.  The colors are going to be different from the pattern but I think it will work.

 

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My SALS Update for February

It seems like just yesterday I had enough time to make all these poses separately.  I think all the snow lately has been too distracting.  Or at least hard to drive through.

SMALLS SAL

I’m working on what I call my seaside calendar.  March is finished.

 

Hopefully before next month is over, it will end up looking like these.

 

I haven’t found the right trim to use as hangers for the monthly pieces yet.  Meanwhile I think the mini easel works well.

 

Stitch from Stash

February spent $16.00, earned $4.00.

This month I spent $16.00 buying some Anchor floss on EBay.  I credit this purchase to not being outbid as much as wanting it.

There’s a little more progress on London to show.

 

Once I realized I wasn’t going to get to the lettering this month, I tried to finish more of the sky across the top.  Here’s what it’s meant to look like when finished.

 

This is part of a series by Maria Diaz that was published by Cross Stitch Gold.

Cross Stitch Collection

For this SAL, I’m supposed to be working on my Ballroom picture.  You may not be able to tell, but there was some small progress this month.

 

There’s some light gray running down the side.  Still looking for the bottom.

Random Things

There were a couple of other things I finished this month.  One was this piece.

 

It’s part of the Redwork Santas series by Prairie Schoolar, Book # 102

Last, but not least.

 

This little bird perches on top a purple mason jar.  It is part of a design by Linda Gillum from the book, 99 Cross Stitch Luvable Pets.  Lots to learn about finishing yet, but I like it.  So does my daughter, which is handy because I gave it to her for Valentine’s Day. J

One last spending note.  I decided what to get with my Christmas gift certificate!  Thanks to the sale at 1-2-3, I’m getting the new Ink Circles Reflections of London, a Whispered in the Wind quilt pattern, a Lizzie Kate Easter pattern and some Threadworx floss that might mean a new start!

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YOTA February 2015

Hi there World, how was your day?  Mine was good, chores in the morning, stitching in the afternoon.  No stitching on the YOTA picture today but there is progress.

 

I’ve finished the largest purple section and the white on one of the other hanging lamps.  They are in front of a fire place which I’m going to change the color on.  So as soon as I’m sure I have enough floss I’m going to start on it.  The fireplace that is.

Check all the other YOTA participants at   Pull the Other Thread .

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Smalls SAL January 2015

This year I decided to make a calendar of sorts.  These designs are all from the book “Sand, Sea and Cross Stitch” by Anna Field.  In the book the designs are in groups of four.  I’m going to do one at a time.  Here’s February.

My plan for starting here is to turn them into pillow ornaments and hang them up in the proper month.  I’ve even found some backing fabric.  This might just work. J

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CSC SAL January 2015

I heard about this SAL on another blog and decided I had to join.  There are two options, large or small.  Ok, three if you do both.  For January at least, I’m going with large.  CSC is very kindly offering The Edwardian Garden Party pattern by Sandy Littlejohn and Deb Lester.  Never being one to turn down a new start, I still decided to go with a different picture.  My Large picture will be the Summer Ball by Sandy Littlejohn.  I started this a long time ago and never worked on it much.  So this is what it looked like at the beginning of January.

 And this is what it looks like now.

 

I’ve almost made it to the bottom of the picture! J

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SFS January 2015

Report for January

$ spent 19.00

$ earned 4.00

During the “break” last month, I signed up for the Frosted Pumpkin SAL for the year.  So I spent $11 to get the fabric they suggested.  And I was disappointed because they cut it badly.  I’m pretty sure I can still use it, but I haven’t started yet.  The balance was spent on floss.

What I have started are a lot of SALS.  And then I had to figure out what project to do for each.

YOTA – Retro Cat

SFS – London

CSC – The Summer Ball

FP – Storytime Sampler

Smalls – Monthly Calendar

 

Since I decided to work on The Summer Ball for the CSC SAL, here I’ll be working on London.  This is a part of a vintage poster set by Maria Diaz.

 

My finish, which can be seen on my Smalls SAL post (when I make itJ) is the first part of a series.  Size is around 50 x 50.  I’m not claiming anything for the sprite and sandcastle since I started those last year.

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This is not a SAL post

Once there was a Time Lord in search of a companion.

 

He met Rose.

 

They went on to have many great adventures, fighting enemies like

But they also found time for fun.

 

Like building sandcastles on the beach.

All sprites designed by Dork Stitch.  Sandcastle design by Diane Machin.

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