Yep, there is no WIP update this week. Mainly because I was having Mommy Angst with the Last First Day of School. Yes, my baby started his senior year of school and I’m having those – How did he grow up so fast? He was so tiny (my runt at 8′ 3″)? Where did the time go? How did I get this old? And the realization I never made him a baby sampler!
Unlike the other kids though, he got his own baby quilt which is now boxed away since it’s nothing but 2 pieces of worn out fabric. The stuffing is gone and when held up the once heavy cotton is now sheer.
He was about 8 when he agreed to box it up to save for later. We may take it out of the box when he goes away to college next year. At least, he’s asked if we can or could he at least take the box to school?
All posts for the month August, 2013
No WIP updates this week…
Posted by shondratasha on August 23, 2013
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Wednesday Works in Progress
I felt like I got a lot done this week. I finished up the 10 hours in the rotation slot for Fire and Ice.
I thought that I would want to keep working on it after the 10 hours was up since I was still in love with it at 7 hours of work but as that 9.5 point drew close, I knew I wanted to be working on something else.
If I actually stick to my rotation the next thing to work on would be putting in five hours on my Stars for a New Millennium. So I got it out and I’ve put in about 30 minutes on the border and I’m eager to get the border done so I can go back to the fun part.
It doesn’t look like I did much in 30 minutes but I did get across the middle square there. I also realized why I wasn’t stitching on the Dr. Who quilt and I asked Kerry for her block 12 pattern and added a fez to 11 along with rearranging the block. Here are the patterns as they wait for the previously traced blocks to have the pattern washed out and get re-used.
With any luck, I’ll actually have some stitching on the final blocks to show next week. I’ve decided on the final layout and I have some ideas about what I want to do on the border.
And up in the rotation after working on Stars will be 10 hours on Celtic steps which I bought because I had this wild hare that I should do at least on 40 ct canvas project in my life. I don’t think I’ve done anything on it since I bought it at Nashville CATS when I roomed with Wendy and Suz.
So see you next week, hopefully with some progress.
Posted by shondratasha on August 15, 2013
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If I haven’t been to bed, it’s still Wednesday – Right?
Note, all warp threads are through the comb and through the correct (I hope) heddle and all that is left is remembering how to tie it off in back and tighten it up so I can weave.
So this is what Fire and Ice looked like last week, and this is what it looks like this week –
And I really wish I could figure out how to just drag and drop photos without losing the posts but that will be an issue for another day.
Posted by shondratasha on August 8, 2013
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Wednesday WIP update
So I finished up the 10 hour slot on Fall Carousel horse which is nice because I’m so ready to work on larger count. My TW Carousel horses are done on 40 ct linen over 2 so working on them for more than a 10 hour slot is hard on the eyes.
At thirty hours, 33% of the squares on the graph are completed and a few more could be if I put in just a few hours more of backstitching.
Then there is the Dr. Who SAL – the final block was released today and I’ve already transferred it to the fabric ready to stitch. Of course that doesn’t mean much since 11 was traced a week ago and still hasn’t been stitched.
Which leads us to the next issue, now that the rotation slot for Fall Carousel Horse is complete, what comes next, finishing the warp on the loom or working on Fire and Ice?
Here is the loom with only about 40 strands left to put in before I can start weaving. Except I’ve misplaced the pattern but I know which book it’s in so it should be easy to find.
This is Kustom Krafts Fire and Ice which I started in Jan 2003 and have finished the first page but still have 85% of the pattern to stitch. The nice thing is it’s on 28 count fabric which looks huge after the 40 count I’ve been working on. I’ve only put 20 hours into this piece and I haven’t touched it since July of 2004 so it may take a bit to remember where I am and get into the pattern again. It’s a good thing that I have a list of Hitchcock movies I want to see and stitch too.
Posted by shondratasha on August 1, 2013
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Just So you Know 