A Taste of Honey

Hey Blog Buddies,

Within the past week or so I've had a few finishes, 

and I've taken some other projects to the framer's, 

so it's time for a little show and tell.

First up, my two(?) or three-year project, 

Prairie Schooler's Alphabet. 

These letters always seem to take more time

than I think they should.

H has not been my favorite letter thus far

because it was a little repetitive.

On the other hand, once I stitched 

one of the bee skeps, or got started

on the flowering vines, I was able to use

what I had just stitched as the chart!

The H is also one of those problem letters

for those of us stitching this project as

one gigantic sampler.
Most of the letters are a uniform size
(70 x 100 stitches).

The H is larger, so I had to make the buds

opposite each flower smaller, and

chop off the ends of the bees' wings

on the top of the piece
in order to make it the
same size as the other letters.

But it's done!

I think the whole piece,

even though it's obviously unfinished,

looks so much more impressive

than the individual letters.

I'm putting this project on hiatus for a while.
I have to make some progress 
on my chapter's challenge piece,
Kay Stanis' Copper Illumination.
Wish me luck.

Next is my blackwork project,
Blackwork Journey's Wandering Star.

Here's where I left off...

Here it is finished and framed.
It's hard to tell from the photo,
but I chose a light purple frame
to try to bring out the purple quadrant
in the upper left.
I'm a little disappointed in the result,
but it is what it is.

Next up is Hands On Designs'
Underwater Basketweave.

This is what the model looks like.
It was my ANG chapter's February class.

I decided I wanted a sunnier colorway.
This was a fast and fun piece.
This will be finished either as a box top
or a small picture.
It's only about 5" x 5".

Speaking of small,
you've already seen
Permin's Two Horses on this blog,
but now it's framed.

The whole piece, including the frame,
is only about 6.7" by 7.2"
DH thinks the top (brown) mat
makes everything look too dark,
but the stitchers at my Guild said "No way."
What do you think?
The lighting has washed out the piece just a little.
It's somewhat darker all around IRL.

Finally, I have a new start to show you.

Barbara Ana's Funky Bird.
It's a fun piece.

Here's my start.

Well, that's it from here.
Hope your March is going well.
Thanks, as always, for visiting.

The 2017 List - Part 11

Greetings from the icy Midwest section of the United States!  Everything outside that hasn't been salted is covered in 1/4 inch of ice.  It makes stepping out in the yard with your dog somewhat hazardous.

I can cross an item off of my list today...

Here again is Permin's Two Horses.

The only change I made was outlining

the horses in black instead of DMC 3371.

I wanted them to stand out a bit more from the gloom.

I overestimated the finished size in my other post;

the piece measures 2" by 1.5."

It wasn't nearly as difficult to stitch as I had expected,

since there were no confetti stitches to deal with.

I plan on finishing this as a tiny picture.

That's it for today.

Happy Friday the 13th!

Thanks for visiting,

and I'll see you tomorrow.

The 2017 List - Part 7

Today's features are:

...my first finish of 2017.

I knew this one wouldn't take long...

and

...a new start!

This is Two Horses by

Permin of Copenhagen.

It came in a kit with

what appears to be 22-count aida cloth.

I think it works up to about 3" by 4."

That's it for today.

Thanks for visiting!

See you tomorrow.