Slow Sunday Stitching

 I’m a little late today posting this because I really wanted to have a finished Fox section. And it is finished so I can now move on to gridding for the Swans. That’s a big woohoo and yippee for me!! I’ll keep this short and sweet and link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching and then get right into that gridding process.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 Except that it isn’t Sunday, but Monday when I’m writing this. According to Kathy’s link party, I have 2 more hours in which I can link up, so it isn’t a total waste. I got so involved yesterday in my actual stitching that I didn’t get a moment to write about it. It is very exciting. The reindeer is done and on top of that I was on a roll, so I get the gridding done for the next section, which is the fox. And past that, I even got the flosses sorted and organized for what I need for the fox. I can get started on the stitching for the Fox tonight. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching. 

The other exciting thing this past week was being able to visit with my friend Gail, aka The Cozy Quilter. We haven’t seen each other in person in over 3 years, so that was a great day. FaceTime visits are great, but they can’t compete with in person. They were visiting a cottage up here for a week so we spent the afternoon together at that cottage. We were able to sit out on the dock for a while and just chat. And of course we had to do a photo op with their grand puppy.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 A finish is in sight. Perhaps this week will see the reindeer stitchery finished. All that is left is the grass and snow under the reindeer and some more scattered snowflakes. So close...... Then I can start the gridding for the next creature that will live beside the reindeer. So many things to enjoy about these patterns... the cute little log cabin, the wonderful texture in the creature’s fur, the beautiful swooping antlers..... 

I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching and then perhaps put on the Olympics and do some more stitching.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 My reindeer now has partial back legs. And the log cabin in the background has walls and a partial roof. This is so much fun to stitch, but I think I’ve said that before. Depending on how much stitching time I get, this could be done in the next couple of weeks. Certainly before the end of August. And then I can start on the one that goes beside this one on the fabric, which is The Fox and then beside that will be The Swans. The next set of three after those will go on a different linen that has yet to be determined. But that’s a good while away yet.

In the meantime, I will continue with the reindeer and link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching

Slow Sunday Stitching

 My reindeer now is on its way to having two full sets of legs, as most self respecting reindeers would agree is absolutely necessary. Maybe by next week the legs will be done, or at least the front hind leg. 

I still love it and enjoy working on it, which is a good thing. I’d hate to lose interest and end up having a cross stitch UFO pile start to add up. It’s bad enough having quilters attention deficit disorder without adding cross stitching to it.

Nothing much else to say at the moment, so I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching and call this post done.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 My Reindeer is growing. He sprouted a full set of front legs this past week and his mid section is coming along nicely. 

I suspect there is a counting error in his mid section on the right hand side somewhere, but rather than rip it out I am going to try stitching over the mistakes with the correct colour. I think the correct one will be darker so I’m hoping in the overall scheme of things that the mistake won’t show. I’ll call it a design and shading choice if it does. I’ll know one way or the other by this time next week. 

I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching tomorrow.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 This reindeer is such a pleasure to stitch. I’m so glad I gave in to the impulse and ordered the patterns and thread and fabrics. It’s going fairly quickly too, for a slow project that is. I like being able to see progress from one week to the next. And the new magnifying glasses are helping, both with seeing the stitches and with seeing the chart, a double bonus. I also have the chart available in a knitting app on my iPad where I can zoom in on the chart and see it better. Since it’s a paper chart rather than a download, I had to scan it into my computer, but that was an easy task. And it also acts as a backup should the unthinkable happen and I lose the chart. I’m thinking maybe I might start on the tree, just to have a bit of a break from all the browns. It will be easier counting too for a bit.

I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching and then I’ll decide what to stitch next.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 I’m not sure how much stitching I’ll get done today. We are puppy sitting for the weekend.

She is a very cute and very active 8 month old cocker spaniel poodle mix, which means stitching quietly probably won’t happen unless she is sleeping, something she doesn’t seem to do a lot of. She loves cuddles and lap surfing and she wants to say hello to everyone. But I have made good progress on my reindeer up until this point this week. And I did order the increased magnification glasses which helps considerably when working on this project. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching

Slow Sunday Stitching.

 I’m starting to be able to see the smaller thread count easier so the stitching on my Reindeer is going a bit easier. I think the bigger magnification glasses would help, so I am going to order some. In the meantime, the reindeer’s antlers and head are done and I’ve started on his neck. I haven’t much else to say today. It’s been so wet and stormy lately that there hasn’t been opportunities to do anything other than stay indoors and sew and stitch.  I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching and then do some more stitching.