Little bits of progress...bees, acorns and John Foster

Steady progress is being made on several projects lately.  Some more noticeable than others.  I hinted at one of them in my post last week.  Here it is!

Design: Bee Happy

Designer: Homespun Elegance

Fabric: 28 ct. mystery blue

Floss: as charted

Started:  7/26/13

Finished:  8/3/13

Completed: TBD (to be decided)

  

I picked up this little cutie back in June at the annual Stitcher's Getaway in Russellville.  It just so happened my dear friend Annette over at California Stitcher recently picked it up too.  We struck upon an idea of doing a mini stitch-along just the two of us.

 

I still need to attach the butterfly charm and ornamentify it.  I don't have any of the called for chenille to do the finishing so I'm percolating on what else I might do with it.  We'll see...

 

Annette is such a sweetie, she waited for me to catch up with her since I've been working on my class piece.  Thank you, Annette for a fun stitch along! It was so neat knowing you were stitching with me across the miles!  Be sure to pop over to Annette's in the next day or so to see her finished piece too. 

 

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Speaking of my class piece, here's my second bit of progress!  I finished my first cluster of acorns last week.  The acorn caps are time consuming but they sure look great when they are done.  The lower half of the acorn is worked using a brick stitch.  It was a first for me and really like how it showcased the over dyed floss!  It was a breeze to stitch too.

Here this same section with some leaves added.  I love the effects of the over dyed floss on the leaves too.  It really makes each one an individual just like real leaves!

I'm enjoying this project and wish I could just stitch on this all day.  Oh well, gotta work to pay for this addiction passion of mine!  Slow and steady is my mantra. This is going to be a stunning piece when I finish it!

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My final bit of progress is my August installment on the John Foster SAL.  This month we were to stitch the birds on either side, the chimneys, the bees between the chimneys, and the roof.  I finished up the roof and birds on Friday night at the LNS stitch-in.
 

 

I decided to work ahead a tiny bit since we will be adding the bricks to John's house the same month I'll be doing the finishing on the acorn piece.  Plus, I can already foresee a busy fall in my world...gotta plan ahead dontcha know!

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Until next time,

The Inspired Stitcher