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Weekly Cross Stitch Update #5

Hello Again!


Unfortunately, Texas weather has decided to turn warm again(sob sob sob). But the good news is that I still feel in the Advent spirit! Lots more people in my neighborhood have put up their Christmas lights. I've been marching my way through Christmas specials of my favorite murder mysteries, and as of yesterday, started chowing down on fruitcake.

I've listened to Fiber Talk once or twice before, but this week I listened to the Midweek Chat. It was great! Vonna and Gary are so funny, and it's nice to listen to people discussing Cross Stitch while I cross stitch. Now, I do watch Flosstube, but lately I've been listening to a TON of podcasts. I use an app called Stitcher (link is here) that my mother recommended. It's nice to listen to podcasts while I stitch, because then I don't have to keep looking up at the TV screen. Want to listen to Fiber Talk? The website is here

Leilani Progress


Motivated by the beautiful Leilani and the lovely Caron Waterlilies, I've made a nice amount of progress this week on her skirt. Here's what she looked like the last time you saw her:

Leilani before picture
Leilani, before
The waterlilies are a joy to stitch with. Here's what she looks like now:

Leilani, after


close up picture
Close up!
Her skirt really has a lot of movement. It's been really fun watching her slowly start to appear. No progress on the skin, unfortunately, but I am pleased with the amount of skirt that I was able to stitch. 

 

Next in the Rotation is...


Drum roll, drum roll, drum roll...

Wild Card! 

Okay, that's exciting! I think I might devote the week to my mystery sampler. If I'm not mistaken the page I'm currently working on is almost done. That one's the last page of the first band. Or maybe I'll stitch on more than one project. Lot's to plan!

Happy Stitching!

Marisol

 

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