Delightful Dragon Fob - Front
c2008 Teresa Wentzler
Stitched on 25ct Ivory Lugana
Stitched with DMC, Kreinik #4 Braid & Cord, Mill Hill Beads
Delightful Dragon Fob - Back
Count Your Blessings - Shakespeare's Peddler
ABC Sampler
The erratic life of a busy stitcher
Monday, October 22, 2012
Fantastic IHSW!!!
Well, I had such a great IHSW that I had to report before going to bed tonight, instead of putting it off until tomorrow night. Honestly I don't know what I'm going to feel up to doing tomorrow. We're having a 10th Anniversary celebration at work tomorrow... which takes place after a full day of work. So coming home and flaking out might be very tempting!
First up, on Saturday I had a little finish!!! I wrapped up the front on Dragon Fob I showed you Saturday morning. That evening I got a start on the back.
Which I'm very happy to say I finished off this evening. Now these two pieces are awaiting finishing.
Speaking of finishing, I seem to have found my "finishative" lately! This morning I pulled out a finish from earlier this year, this is one of the travelling patterns going about lately. I finished it into a flat fold, it is backed with the red plaid fabric its sitting on. I haven't quite decided where its going yet. I could put it in the prayer corner of my LC at work (Learning Commons, forget the term Library... its outdated now!) or I'm tempted to give it to someone, I have a couple of people in mind. Things of a Religious nature aren't really my thing, I just wanted to be part of a travelling pattern.
This evening after finishing up my TW, I didn't work on any of the projects I showed you in my previous post. I pulled out something "new-ish" instead. This piece belongs to Kathy, she sent it out as a UFO RR and not as much of it got done as she hoped. She made a comment back in September that she would just love it if this piece reappeared almost finished. Apparently anyone who works on this is not allowed to touch the "N" for Nutcracker block! I worked on gold outlining tonight, everything you see above Holly was put in tonight. This gold is going to have to be done in fits and spurts, its not bad metallic but not the best either.
Great stitching. I love your finishes:)
ReplyDeleteHello Dani,
ReplyDeleteA thoroughly productive weekend of stitching. I do love the "Count your Blessings" stitching.
Happy days.
Bev.xoxo
Looks like a god weekend of stitching.
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the celebrations today
Great finishes. Lovely stitching on the RR block. It looks as though you had a very productive IHSW.
ReplyDeleteGreat stitching and finishing, the little dragon is lovely
ReplyDeleteVery productive weekend! Well done, Mii x
ReplyDeleteLove that dragon fob, congrats on finishing him!
ReplyDeleteYou finished both beautifully. Enjoy the celebration day.
ReplyDeleteYou did great on the finishative, I really love the plaid you backed it with and the fob looks great, well done on getting it finished to. Loving the colours in the ABC Sampler and I'm with you on the metallics, bit by bit.
ReplyDeleteoh the dragon fob is stunning!! i love it!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great when you get on a finishing roll? Yours are lovely.
ReplyDeletePretty xmas piece. I hope that you have fun tonight.
beautiful stitching..i love your finishes..
ReplyDeletehugs xx
Great job all around. Feels so good to get so much done doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteI love your dargon fob. And so is Count your Blessings. Isn't it fun to feel like you've accomplished something?
ReplyDeleteLooking good Dani!
ReplyDeleteI love stitching pieces as well ... but then the finishing! ;-)
Kind greetings,
Ann
Beautiful stitching. Love the Christmas one the colors are so vibrant.
ReplyDeleteThey all look great! How do you join in a RR?
ReplyDelete~McKenna
Predictably, I love your dragon fob. Combining one of my favorite designer's with one of my favorite themes is a win-win situation for me.
ReplyDeleteA stitching finish and a finishing finish - now that IS a productive weekend. They are both lovely Dani. And I agree about the metallics - a little at a time.
ReplyDeleteA successful IHSW for you then. Well done, they are all very pretty projects! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the finishes Dani. I love the RR piece your working on.
ReplyDeleteLinda
You have done much!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!
At the end of the year will it al be finished??
Isn't it nice to have such a productive weekend, Dani! Lovely finishes!! Have fun at the anniversary party at the "Learning Commons!" That's a new one to me :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects you got there!!
ReplyDeleteGreat progress and finishes! And might I add that the Halloween pillow couple of posts back is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteFantastic finishes Dani and nice WIP too. You had a very productive weekend :)
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I love your flatfold finish Dani! Glad to hear you had a good IHSW :) The RR looks great but I run for the hills from metallic threads :) Hate them, all of them!
ReplyDeleteI love your flatfold Dani, that's a finish I have never tried.
ReplyDeleteA lovely RR too.
Very nicely done! You got lots done! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat stitching and finishing - well done!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great weekend of stitching.
ReplyDeleteLove TW and love your fob.
I stitched the TP a while back but didn't think of it as particularly religious! I think the phrase has lost that meaning here to a certain extent.
Kathy is mad keen on nutcrackers, isn't she!
Nice finishes.Really like the TW fob.
ReplyDeleteThe RR looks nice and colourful.
I really love that fob.
ReplyDeleteThat was indeed a very productive weekend! I loved seeing your flatfold finish on Tuesday. It looked great!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are able to get a lot more stitching done for Kathy. She must have been disappointed seeing how little was finished.
I love your fob! Really nice of you to help Kathy out with her UFO. :)
ReplyDelete((((Hugs)))))
ReplyDeleteNice stitching! I'm sure Kathy appreciates your helping out in the RR.
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