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Here’s my start of Spring Fairy by Joan Elliott.  I confess, I jumped the gun by starting her March 23, just after I finished her companion, Winter Fairy.  So I got a head start (the plan was to work on Spring Fairy during the April-June period.)  The floss toss: I…

The last lunar cycle was quite productive- I finished 2 projects (one of which was tagged for the WIPocalypse) and made significant progress on another.   First up is my Mask of Colors QS by Heaven and Earth designs, stitched 2 over 1 full cross on 22 ct lugana, the…

Pattern: by Midsummer’s Night Designs Materials: Picture this Plus “Melo” belfast linen, Thread Gatherer Silk n’ Colors #178 “Cherry Wine” Finished Size: ~6″ square Time to stitch: About 1 month in 2013 I started this a few days before Valentine’s Day, hoping to make a gift for my husband.  I…

Pattern by Joan Elliott Materials: “Karma” belfast linen by Silkweaver (old), threads, etc as charted Finished Size: ~10″ x 14″ Time to stitch: 2 months (January 19-March 21, 2013) Here is Joan Elliott’s “Winter Fairy”.  I am exceedingly pleased with how she turned out, the detail is amazing.  And I’m…

Here’s my project, HAED’s Mask of Colors QS, or as I like to refer to it, Confetti-tastic.  I’m stitching her on 22 count lugana, full cross, 2 over 1.  I really prefer to stitch with 2 because I like the loop start, but it’s a tight squeeze on 22 count. …