When I read over my previous posts the other day, I noticed a theme that came up over and over: My favorite aspect of stitching is seeing the image "grow" out of the fabric. I like seeing the blocks of color that make no sense at all, then finally resolve into an image.
The above is a Christmas ornament mounted on stretcher bars. I left it just like that for a few days, just to admire the blankness of it. Then I got to work:
Day 1 (what can it be?)
Day 2 (it's starting to make a little sense)
Day 3 (today)
(you might know what it is, but then again, you might not)
Sometimes I think I should make a flip-book out of these pictures.
This is #5 of 8 ornaments that I did for this past Christmas. I was finally feeling motivated, but also guilty for not stitching in so long, so I had DH and boys each pick out an ornament from 2015 and 2016. This is JazzBoy's pick from 2015. I've finished stitching 4 and I'm pretty proud of that.
Ornament #6 is also mounted on stretcher bars, waiting to go.
#7 needs fabric and I just need to wait for a good time to get to Shepherd's Bush to buy some. I actually ordered some online, but I couldn't find the exact fabric called for, so I tried to substitute. It turns out platinum is not the same as gray. So I'll need to see it in person.
#8 is more problematic. It calls for specific threads--from Romy's Creations, I think--and I could only find one place to get them. I duly ordered them in November but one of the threads is backordered so I still don't have them. I've had a couple of pleasant email exchanges with the company, but they don't know when it will arrive, so at this point I'm just going to wait. I guess if I don't have them by April or so, I'll just use some DMC equivalents. But this is what happens when you wait too long to order supplies for JCS Ornament Issue projects.
I also actually finished TIAG angels this time, and they will make an appearance soon.
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