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Totally Off Track
I am now totally off track but hey! enjoying what I'm working on.This is Amy's Home Study "Pain in the Tudors". I just felt like I needed a geometric piece in my life so I picked this up. I'm on...
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Stash Finishing
I pulled these 2 little projects out of stash to finish before heading to North Carolina for the summer. All the big stuff is packed and my mind apparently can't quite wrap itself around anything...
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Happy 4th
Not only does Barbara Riley do awesome finishing, she takes better photos than I do!
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Royal Pain in the Tudors Kit #2 Complete
Here's what I've done so far. Today we pack the car for North Carolina!Kit #3 is already there. See you up there!
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Continuing On With the Tudor Project
Here are the latest photos from Kit 3. I am hoping that this section of Kit 3 is the most intense because it sure was complicated! There were 4 steps which didn't scare me at first because of course...
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Closing in on Completing Kit #3
I've now finished the left stripe and am working on the white ruffle - the edge is detached buttonhole using the same thread as I used outlining the green squares in the big section. Here's a close up...
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Moving on to Kit 4
Yesterday I finished the earrings on Kit 3 and decided to start right in on Kit 4. It's just 2 sections- the peach triangle and the lower red section. The peach section will go pretty fast because...
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Peyote Beading
I learned yet another technique in Kit 4 and it wasn't needlepoint- it was Peyote beading. I think I watched at least 10 hours of You Tube videos and it's almost a shame that I probably won't use this...
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On the home stretch of Kit 4
The last thing to do here is stitch the background for the peyote jewel Here it is! The next few days will be spent doing packed chain in the swirls and then on to Kit 5
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Weekend Progress on Royal Pain
Finishing up Kit 4I appliqued the peyote jewel onto the canvas. The padding underneath is measured to the canvas but it's a little smaller than the jewel so there's a pucker. I'm going to leave it...
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Next Step
The next step is filling out the fleur de lis patterns with crescents. Then there will be beads and gold french knots in the empty spots. The green background took almost the whole skein of burmilana...
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Ready to Tack and Move On!
Once I'm happy with the placement, I will tack the necklace loosely in place with floss so it doesn't shift and then do the "real" tacking with the beading thread. Then on to the final kit!
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Starting the Vines
I've FINALLY finished the background for this section and placed all the sequins so now on to couching the vines! It's a big weekend here so I may not get back to this until next Tuesday. I'm looking...
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Knowing When to Quit
I managed to work on my Tudors project over the holiday. Last night I was cruising and finished the Jessicas and decided to move on to the Crescent stitches. I stopped around 11:30 and checked my...
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All Done!
I'm all done with the Tudors canvas and ready to move on to the Ladies! I worked on the Tudors every day for about 2-3 hours and it took me about 10 weeks to finish. I'm a TINY bit worried that I...
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The Last Hat
Hi all,I'm going to try and finish the Ladies II in the next week assuming I get the gold Kreinik in the mail. I "borrowed" it for another project and of course did not put it back.Here's the photo...
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Almost to the Finish Line
Hi all,I have finished all 6 Ladies and am now finishing up the last of the background beading. This was a LONG Ruth Mystery Project but never fear I have more!Here are the last few photosLady #6...
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Time to Finish Up Some Little Ones
Now that the second big project of 2021 is in the bag, I want to finish up some small projects.Here are the first 2 finishes:My last strawberry from Barbara's Needlepoint - these are so cute when they...
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Knitting Update
Hi there,I can't believe it's Friday already but here it is. It's been a busy week and I have been all over the map. I'm knitting a blanket and am on the bobble row. It's a monthly kit club...
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Strawberry Hearts
I'm working on the BIG Strawberry Hearts canvas along with almost half the country it seems. Here's my second heart - I skipped the first but will go back to it next week. There was an issue brought...
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Christmas Ornaments 2022
Yes I am WAY AHEAD but I want to make sure I have these in the bag.Mardis Gras ornament from Needlepoint Now. This was a great project with all the threads that took 2 days.The ornament for my little...
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