This spring and early summer I've been focusing on my WIP Challenge list projects for 2018. My EGA guild has a challenge each year and since we have something coming up at the beginning of July that will take a few months, I decided to try and knock some of my Challenge list out. My photos are of the projects un-ironed but figured that if I waited to post before ironing, it very well might be another month without a post from me!
First I pledged to finish the stitching only on A Lady's Worke Box (3rd project down) by With My Needle/Ellen Chester. It's such a beautiful project and once I put my mind to it, the stitching went rather quickly. I had a small to finish up and the larger inside and outside panels left to do. I also had to correct some border backstitching that wasn't done over the correct number of threads. Ellen's instructions are amazing and I have no doubt I'll be able to finish this myself. It most likely will not be this year based on what I want to accomplish. Maybe the finishing will go on my 2019 WIP Challenge list?!
I also finished the stitching on this stocking from Blackbird Designs called Snowy Eve. This is found in their booklet called Merry December which has 3 stockings included. Fun rather quick stitch! I have the finishing to do yet for this one before it can count for my guild. I'll probably do that in the fall. I've done one before but I definitely want to improve on my technique.
Last up, I finished block #3 of Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow! This block was fairly densely stitched but also fun. I've also started stitching the black outside border for the next block before I put it away. I've pulled this back out to work on block #4. It's a fun stitch. I'm using DMC because there are about 60 thread colors for this one.
The summer is already beyond hot here, even with all the rain. Is it terrible that I'm looking forward to fall already?!
Wishing you all happy stitches!
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