Monday 24 August 2015

Aurora

Long time, no post!  I haven't been stitching as much as usual, but I am back with another finish!  I actually thought that this particular piece would be the last of my summer pieces to be finished.  However it turns out that the easy two over two full crosses of this piece were just what I felt like stitching these past two weeks, so here she is - Sleeping Beauty by The Primitive Hare:

Sleeping Beauty by The Primitive Hare Complete!
 
I chose to stitch her on 36ct Cream Edinburgh (the same I used for Red last year) and I changed the charted colour of her dress (GAST Banker's Grey) to an (unknown) GAST Ltd Ed I had in my stash as I wanted a more blue/grey look to it.  Although this is a prim design, I couldn't resist a tiny touch of sparkle so for the fibre in the spinning wheel I used some Petite Silk Lame Braid (love that stuff!).  Now Sleeping Beauty is done I might allow myself at some point in the future to add Rapunzel and Snow White to my collection - one day they would look nice displayed together in some rustic wooden frames........
 
I'm all behind with threadporn, so just last night I kitted up my two designs for this month, my Hardanger square and an appropriate freebie for me by Jeannette Douglas that I found on the Caron site.  Here are my thread choices, so hopefully I'll find the time over this week to get them stitched!
 
 
Threadporn Choices for August
 
 
I haven't touched Butterfly Garden this month yet, I wasn't in the mood for "bitty" stitching and the next part of MBG will be out this coming weekend  - so all of that should keep me out of trouble until the end of the month.
 
I've also been umming and ahhing over whether I want to stitch another Chatelaine next year - Joyce has been tempting me with her Serengeti!  I've swished through my stash and I have a fair amount of the fibres required, but I will probably substitute the threads that I am missing for ones I already have in my stash.  If I did decide to go ahead with Serengeti, I may well force myself to make it a year long project - it's divided into twelve parts so makes it nice and easy to stitch a part every month in 2016!  That way at least I will get my money's worth out of the project, knowing my past history with Chatelaines once I start one it's very hard to stop stitching on it when I get going.  Sometimes it's nice to have a big project to get your teeth into and at 409 x 409 stitches Serengeti definitely fits into that category..........!
 
Happy Stitching!

16 comments:

  1. Lovely finish! I think we all slow down in the summer. It's too nice outside to stay in.

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  2. Ooo you should do it! No pressure ;). Great finish I love the changes you made!

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  3. A great finish! And wow, you are already planning for next year. I have followed Joyze's progress on her Serengeti piece and it's really gorgeous. A lovely project for just a year - but also a lot of stitching.

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  4. Ohhhh I do love love love your Sleeping Beauty! Stunning, perfect stitches :)
    I think 2016 is going to be the year of BAP for me too. I have a couple that I've chosen to work on already and I hope that I can bring them to life next year! Serengeti is stunning. I'd love to watch you work on it :)

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  5. Congrats on a beautiful finish. Joyze's Serengeti is stunning, look ing forward to seeing yours growing, happy stitching

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  6. OOooh, I love the style of your Sleeping Beauty finish!! That WL color is to die for. Looking forward to pics of the hardanger.... I'm still toying with the idea.

    Yeah.... Serengeti, baby!!! You're going to LOVE it. With all the others that I've done, this one has the most intriguing layers of colors to date. That outer edging is just DEEEEEE-VINE!!!! I think it's a great idea to make it a year long project. I did that for Chinese Garden since I was doing the class, and it leaves all the time in between for other projects. :D Looking forward to seeing yours!! <3 xox

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  7. Lovely finish! And nice threads too for your upcoming projects. Serengeti is awesome, it is a tempting one.

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  8. I'm all about the portioning of charts into monthly bites, I say yes to the year-long Serengeti! 😄
    lovely finish, you went through A LOT of filling in there, thumbs up!
    have fun working on *your* small, it couldn't be more yours this time, really 😊 ❤️

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  9. Sleeping beauty is just beautiful! I love the way the vines just hang from the archway. Can't wait to see more threadporn projects!

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  10. Beautiful, Sleeping Beauty is fantastic !!!!

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  11. I love Sleeping Beauty! The muted tones are just perfect. I really have to stitch a Primitive Hare design one of these days.

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  12. Absolutely gorgeous finish! Can't wait to see what you're working on next :D

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  13. Oh wow what a fantastic finish! Simply beautiful.

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  14. I love the sleeping beauty piece. I am trying to resist!

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  15. Sleeping Beauty is stunning! I haven't stitched a Primitive Hare design yet but it is only because I can't decide on which one I want to stitch first :)

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