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Wip Update

 Welcome back! Here's the progress I made on my rotation since my last blog post.

 I worked on:

  • Still Life with Tangerines
  • Leilani
  • Linen and Thread's 2018 Mystery Sampler
  • Turkey Bay
  • Great Wave off Kanagawa
  • J is for Jack O Lantern
  • Fantasy Triptych

  Still Life with Tangerines

 The gray part at the bottom may just look like shading, which it is. But it's not just shading; it's the outline of the next tangerine! Very excited to work with orange floss again.
 
Still Life with Tangerines by Luca S

 Leilani

 This is not only my first Mirabilia, but also my first time using silk floss. Love it! It's so soft and I haven't had any problem with it tangling so far. Right now I'm trying to decide if I should continue with her dress, stitch some more of the flowers, or start stitching her skin. Lots of decisions to make! It feels very appropriate to be stitching her in the summer.

Leilani by Mirabilia

Linen & Threads Mystery Sampler 2018

 Alert! Alert! Page finish! Last update, it seemed like Still Life with Tangerines was being stitched on a lot. Lately though, I have been stitching on the Linen and Threads Mystery Sampler. Every wild card or Sunday I choose the Mystery Sampler, because I'm so close to finishing the first bar! That page finish has really given me the motivation to charge through the last page of this bar.

 I saw someone stitching something similar to this on Instagram a while back ( I can't remember who ) and they were using DMC Variegated 115. Then I saw other people stitching different things using 115 and I had to try using it too. Really like my choice.

 Hopefully by the next update I'll be able to show you all the finished bar.


Linen & Threads Mystery Sampler 2018

 Great Wave off Kanagawa

  I like the way the 1 over one on 25 count looks. It's a nice size, not too small and the coverage looks good. What I'll probably do is instead of going down on my next page start, I'll keep going across. Working on page 3 right now.

Great Wave off Kanagawa by A Bit of Stitchery

 J is for Jack O Lantern

 The middle portion of the pumpkin is done! I think I will finish this as a flat fold finish ( Using Vonna's method )
J is for Jack o Lantern by Prairie Schooler

 Fantasy Triptych

 Slow and steady wins the race, especially when you are stitching a Wentzler. However, I feel like I'm making real progress on the ground and the grass in the middle panel of the triptych.

Fantasy Triptych by Teresa Wentzler

 Turkey Bay

 Haven't stitched on this one since my last post ( the blog post is called "New Start" ) so no new progress to report.


 That's my progress!

 Happy stitching,

 Marisol
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