IHSW: A Happy Dance That's Been Almost 10 Years in the Making

Hey Blog Buddies,

I did it--worked diligently during International Hermit & Stitch Weekend (IHSW), and  I put the final stitches in yesterday!  If you're a regular reader of this blog, you are probably tired of seeing her face by now--not, however, as tired as I was of putting my painfully slow progress out there.  So here she is, the Uptown Stitcher by Libby Sturdy:

She is now all dolled up

and ready for her first shopping expedition!

I was fretting the most about how I was

going to do the trim on the hat.

Well, the netting for the lace went on fine,

and the instructions for the flowers

were simply to make loops of different sizes.

So I did.

Didn't really have to frog anything

while I was doing it.

(Notice that she has earrings to match her necklace.)

Her @#%^& shopping bag

was another story, however.

I said I wasn't going to redo it, but it was

just bothering me too much to leave it alone.

I can't say that I'm pleased with my third attempt,

just that I dislike it less than the other two.

I'm not going to bore you with what is wrong with it

that I can't seem to fix after three tries.

I put cording around the body of the purse

because some canvas threads were showing

where I plunged the unwoven threads

attached to the purse into the main canvas.

I think that part turned out well.

And to treat myself for finally finishing

the old biddy the lovely lady,

I started a new project:

This is the first square from

Rainforest Revisited by Needle Delights Originals.

One down, 31 more to go!

This project should cause me

a lot less grief than Ms. Uptown Stitcher!

It's the companion piece to

Rainforest Crunch, which I stitched last year.

A big thanks to Joyce for hosting the IHSW!

To see the progress of all the other participants,

go to her blog for all the links.

Happy blog hopping

and thanks, as always, for visiting!