Mushroom center with some help

Chatelaine: Mushroom and Fern Mandala

Fonal/Floss: DMC + many silks as suggested in the kit

Anyag/Fabric: Zweigart Cobblestone 32 ct Belfast

I have finished the center medallion of Mushroom and Fern, the next step is putting in the ferns and grass around. 

However, maybe it is my years (turning 48 this year), maybe the darker fabric (Zweigar 32ct Belfast Cobblestone/Granite) but it was very difficult to see the holes, so I bought some reading glasses 1.5+, which are helping a lot. This is the first time using anything to see and it is quite strange. I hope having 1.5 is not too hard on my eyes... I will have a yearly check in 2 months time, I will ask my doctor, just to be on the safe side!

Little bit of Sans Soucis

In the weekend when my husband went to a music rehersal - he is a drummer in an amateur band -, we spent the afternoon with my sister in law and I moved forward with Sans Soucis. I finished the box with the birdies (except the accent on the lower one), and added the frame, and a little bit of the side flower as well. 

Long Dog Samplers: Sans Soucis

Fonal / Floss: Caron (#63,#153) Gloriana (#67) Edmar Rayon (#206)

Anyag/Fabric: Tea dyed Zweigart white 32 ct line

New Chapter: Mushroom and Fern

 After finishing Pomarium, Saturday I moved to a new Chatelaine chapter: Mushroom and Fern Mandala. I was hesitating between several ones what I have kitted, some of them printed as well, since I prefer to stitch from paper not from the pdf provided. 

• Mushroom and Fern - already printed for stitching 
• Deep Blue Sea -kitted with beads, floss
• Herbularius - kitted with beads, floss
• Tinctorium - already printed for stitching 

There was also the option to continue wioth Autumn Knotgarden, where I am halfway, but since it is really difficult to choose from all these beauties, I asked my son, and he picked Mushroom and Fern, so mushroom it is. I put all the floss to their envelopes (I keep all the used floss in a separate envelope and the envelopes in a basket for easy reach), and I have started the next chapter!

Chatelaine: Mushroom and Fern Mandala

Fonal/Floss: DMC + many silks as suggested in the kit

Anyag/Fabric: Zweigart Cobblestone 32 ct Belfast

Pomarium ready to be framed

Pomarium is ready! Please be prepared for a picture heavy post, with all the beauties loaded here. Next week I will take it to the framer to spend half a fortune for the framing, but 5 years of work (33 posts!) worth it.

Chatelaine: Pomarium

Fonal/Floss: DMC + many silks as suggested in the kit

Anyag/Fabric: Zweigart antique white 32 ct Belfast

Finished box

I have finally finished my Around the World in 80 stitches piece. This is only a small part, actually Part 1-2 what I have started in 2018, stopped stitching in 2020 and which were sitting in my box for 2 years.

Around the World in 80 Stitches - Papillon Creations

Anyag / Fabric : 32 ct white dmc

Fonal / Floss : Anchor

Slippers

I have made a few slippers before skiing, it was a project I was planning at least for a year. Not perfect, but I like them anyway. It is for the cold winter evenings, or guests, we usually go barefoot.

The base was some old IKEA slippers I covered with many scraps. I was really digging deep, the internal part is babysoft and some pluch materials remaining from some backing, the top came from an old grey jeans, and even the bindings are from some old ones I found in my binding box.

 

A short reminder how I did it:

1) Putting the top together, inside up, batting (200), outside down, and drawing the form with chalk

2) Adding straight lines to the top:

3) Sewing on the straight lines to keep them together.

4) Sewing around the top form

5) Cutting the top around the stitching

6) Adding binding to the top

7) Sewing bottom parts together with zigzag: original ikea bottom, strong material below, soft material on top

Sewing top and bottom together with zigzag (1.5/1.5)

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Adding external binding with straight stitch, first with the bottom, then turning on the top.

Pomarium beading on

Chatelaine: Pomarium

Fonal/Floss: DMC + many silks as suggested in the kit

Anyag/Fabric: Zweigart antique white 32 ct Belfast

My stitching mojo is coming back, I continued the beading on Pomarium. It is quite tiresome having such a large piece on the frame, but I am moving along steadily.

Skiing sans soucis

Last week we went skiing and I took my Sans Soucis with me. I hardly stitched, because the light was quite bad, but still managed a little part of the border next to the birdie

Long Dog Samplers: Sans Soucis

Fonal / Floss: Caron (#63,#153) Gloriana (#67) Edmar Rayon (#206)

Anyag/Fabric: Tea dyed Zweigart white 32 ct line

Snowdrops and Daffodils

I have put some snowdrops an daffodils as a next panel. The daffodils are ready, the snowdrops are fused, but not sewn yet, and the roots of the bulbs are also missing. 

I am contemplating a stronger yellow thread for the daffodils, because there is hardly any contrast. On the original there are some white flowers which are not seen in Hungary, so I am planning to change them to tulips  but I will see.