Finally a picture of the biscornu I stitched for a friend's birthday. It took me way longer than I thought it would and I was way too late with it. I had given her the rest of her birthday surprises but this just took me forever to get finished. Now that she has gotten it I can post a picture. The design is Pansy Biscornu by Cedar Hill.
I made some progress over the weekend on Sail Away. I got the waves put back in and the small part of the hill completed and two trees. I still have the bigger part of the hill and 3 more rows after this so I am closer to be done but not really that close. I am excited because I think if I get a couple of more weekends with it I will be done. I have so many WIP to choose from and bunches that have not been started that I would love to begin. I have already been looking at the WIP list to see what I will concentrate on next. I will work on FAS and then something smaller off of the list after I finish CHS Alphabets sampler. I will continue for a while only using new starts as gifts for my friends. I have a great desire to get more finishes from my WIP list. I may pull out a canvas piece as a change of pace. I only have two starts on canvas. One is a bargello pillow from an older issue of New Stitches and the other is a piece by Nancy's Needle named Two Cabins that I will finish for a friend. I haven't worked on canvas in a while. I enjoy it as a change from cross stitch on occasion. I am attracted to the quilt patterns that Nancy's Needle uses on her canvas designs. This small design is not a quilt pattern but cute none the less. I would love to get the bargello pillow done as well. Let's face it, I would really like to get everything on the list done plus all the things I have purchased to work on as well. Oh well, if I live to be really old and keep my eyesight. Hope you have time in your day for stitching. Marjo
Nice pouch and frame/pattern. Love the biscornu, so pretty! And your Sail Away is coming along nicely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute biscornu. I've never stitched one before. Do you do your own finishing? You have a great WIP list!
ReplyDeleteLove all your goodies! I have such a hard time deciding on things when I look at all my stash and things already started!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the biscornu-it turned out so lovely and your SA progress looks lovely :)
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on Sail Away! This was about the point that I realized I had skipped a thread on the grass section, and ended up doing all of the fill in over one to hide it! (Bad memory!)
ReplyDeleteI love the little gifts you got at your retreat, and your biscornu is lovely! What a present to receive!
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Very pretty! I love the biscornu, it's wonderful and Sail Away is one of my favorite SB pieces :-).
ReplyDeleteGreat gift and love the pansy biscornu - my mom loves pansies and I'm always on the lookout for cute patterns with them. I recently got out my FAS too but it is daunting, I am not even one-third done yet. Maybe seeing yours will inspire me!
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on SA, Marjo! I am looking across the room at mine right now and just love it and have such fond memories of the SAL! What lovely gifts you received!
ReplyDeleteYour Sail Away is looking great! And that biscornu is just too pretty!
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