Medieval Octagon
Medieval Octagon is back out and making some great progress. I guess it's been a while since I shared progress pictures here. Here's part 1part 2and part 3
View ArticleMeari's Japanese Garden
I attended a retreat a couple weeks ago and worked exclusively on JG. Here's what it looked like at the start of the retreat: My goal was to finish the 6 o'clock branches. Tada!I also finished the...
View ArticleSecret Victorian Garden finish
I posted every where but here (need to find the slapping forehead emoji). I started this when it was Mystery X on January 1, 2007. I kept up with the parts until July or August when I packed up and...
View ArticleMedieval Octagon
I finished this lovely last night. I made lots of color changes so it's not quite how Martina designed it but I'm super happy how it turned out.
View ArticleA Finish and a New Start
I finished all three of the Mini Mandala II series. I enjoyed them so much. I am thinking about the other set of small mandalas. (lousy photo, lighting is terrible, but you get the idea.)I started...
View ArticleHeritage Sampler update
I moved the qsnaps last night and took a picture of my overall progress on this monster.I think I've decided on my personalization but I have not yet decided on color so instead of starting that in the...
View ArticleArticle 3
It has been a LONG (!!) time since I've posted, and even longer since I have posted regularly. I had trouble getting my pictures to upload and lost my post twice, so I'm going to post these now and...
View ArticleHawaiian Garden Finish
Here is the promised finish picture for Hawaiian Garden, finished in 2015.
View ArticleSerengeti Mandala Finished!
It's finally finished!! Whoop, whoop!! This was two years in the making, no thanks to Diablo 3. LOL! Thanks for staying with me through this sporadic journey. ;) I'll let the pictures speak for...
View ArticleOld World Vinery Progress
I have been working on this project exclusively this month. I have found that no matter how many times I read the instructions i ALWAYS make some kind of mistake. I used two threads instead of one for...
View ArticleWinter Watergarden moving along
I made some progress on Winter Watergarden and bought a huge amount of stock during the summer. Pomarium, Tinctorium and Herbularius is kitted up, and I reorganised my speciality threads.The photo is a...
View ArticleSerendipitous Jo's Gardens of London
Hello Chatelaine Stitchers, Joyzse added me to this blog a while ago in an attempt to get me to choose and start my first Chatelaine. I made my choice when Gardens of London was first released and...
View ArticleSerendipitous Jo's Gardens of London 2
I've reached the end of the Chatelaine round of my rotation and have thoroughly enjoyed stitching this beautiful design. Here is where I left the piece, having just finished the Queen Stitches:Fabric...
View ArticleNew here. Nearly complete Marrakech Nights
Hello to all! So glad to find this site. I have been looking at all of your posts for inspiration. I am a married forty something mother of 2 boys. We currently live in central Florida. I am...
View ArticleNew to Chatelaine blog site!
First ever Chatelaine - Evening in the parkHello all,I am so pleased to have found your site and am inspired by all your lovely work - so much so, that I decided I would give one a go (very scary as...
View ArticleSome Works In Progress
A long overdue post from me! It's been a few years since I posted here, but I thought it was about time that I updated you all on my progress on my Chatelaines!First up is Celtic Maze:Next up is Dee[...
View ArticleHawaii
Over the weekend, I finally finished part 1 of Hawaiian Mandala. Hoping to start the pineapples tonight.Stitched on 28ct monaco with NPI converted to DMC and the remaining silks converted to HDF silks.
View ArticleAbout time I did an update - Evening in the Park
It has been so long since I updated on the site and as we are almost into the New Year of 2019 now seemed as good a time than any for an update.This is my first and only Chatelaine - Evening in the Park
View ArticleHawaii
Hi all!I've had Hawaii out this week making slow progress on one side of part 2. But I am making progress.My goal is to have part 2 done this year.
View ArticleHawaii, part 2
Last night, I finally finished part 2 of Hawaii. I still need to decide on what color to backstitch the tops of the pineapple but that can wait until the next time I pull it out. I'm thinking of...
View ArticleBeaded Dragonfly Tile
In an effort to make at least a little progress on all of my WIPs this year, I pulled out Beaded Dragonfly Tile and finished the right side of the border.
View ArticleLets Talk Gardens of London
So here is the story:In the days before the internet (or more accurately before I was on the internet) finding needlework projects was a bit more challenging if there was no needlework store nearby....
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