Progress Update

It's the end of the month and I've finished page 3 (Yes, this time it IS 3 pages) of the chart, so while I'm moving the Q-snaps, I snapped a pic!  I'm really enjoying this one and have no great urge to alternate with my Rocking Horse project at the moment.  So... onwards, Zippy, onwards!!

Another Week, Another Update

And so here's where we are today.  I've finished 3 sheets of the chart - 3 of the 4 really full sheets - 2 of the mostly filled sheets of the chart - and I'm feeling rather chuffed.  :)  It's humid as hell today and I don't know about anyone else, but when it's humid like this, my hands get icky sticky and I'm washing them a kajillion times a day it seems.

Quickie Update

So the Zipster has a beak now.  He doesn't look so odd.  *LOL*  I didn't stitch yesterday or even today (yet) because my shoulder was beginning to ache.  Better now, so we'll see...  But he's coming along nicely, I think!

Progress, Progress!

I am having a very enjoyable time stitching Zippy.  I just wish the colours would come through better on the pictures because they're really lovely.  I'll try taking a picture in the sunshine at some point, maybe that'll help.  There's a bit of a funky yellow hue that's not there in real life.

Maybe I should mention that as this is a hummingbird, there are lots of blending filament threads that will be added afterwards to give him that hummingbird glisten.

Just a Quick Update

So, after 3 days of stitching, this is my progress.  I have to state that my piece of fabric is a wee bit short on the height side, but there should be plenty of stitching room and I can add on a piece of fabric when I'm done if I wish.

And I have to add that I love the colours of this, the blues and purples are lovely!

Did Someone Say "Rotation"?

I guess I did.  

I've decided that I need a periodic break from all those quarter-stitches in my TW, so... I've put together a new project.  It's "Zippy's Favorite Flavor" designed by Terrance Nolan.  I'm doing it on a piece of 32-count hand-dyed Jobelan, a light blend of pale blues and pale pinks called Sailor's Delight.  I got the fabric from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.   I do find many of the hand-dyed colours to be far too busy, as I've said, but this is fairly subtle and I hope it will enhance the design instead of overwhelming it.  

Oh, to be noted, my son Michael picked this design out of a handful of bird designs that I showed him.

It's Been a Bit...

Where did the time go?

So, I've finished up my database.  Added a page for magazines and one for WIPs.  Yes I have a BUNCH of those.  *LOL*  Some I'm even pretty far along and should really finish, but you know how a stitcher's attention span can go.  Like a dog catching sight of squirrels on a regular basis.

I've done a lot of internetting around a bunch of cross stitch sites and even done a bit of stitching.  My shoulder was giving me some grief so I never stitched for long at any given time, but I have made some progress.

The damned picture is upside down and even if I try and rotate it and save it under a new name with my paint program it STILL uploads incorrectly.  Blogger is a pain in the ass at times.   Anyway, this is where I am as of this afternoon.  I plan on stitching that upper (or bottom as it looks in the pic) corner and then do the backstitching on it.  Doing all the backstitching at once on a Wentzler is just asking for a breakdown.  *LOL*