Still waiting for Spring!

I'm still waiting for Spring to make a permanent home in our area.  The temps have been swinging widely between the low 40s and the upper 60s for the past few weeks and I'm surprised that everyone I know isn't sick for the weather changes!

I've got a couple of finishes to share with you at present.  The first is one I started working on last year and was happy to present it to Mom during my visit on Easter weekend.  This is "Proverbs 31" from Leisure Arts.  I stitched it on 18ct White Aida (Mom liked the look of it better) and used the called for DMC threads.  This was a lot of fun to stitch and has so much detail in each section!

The second piece I started because I just needed something that I could finish without working on it for months!  I have so many larger pieces going right now and I was having a need for a finish.  This is "Spring 2" from Angel Stitchin' - stitched on 40ct "Linen" linen from WDW with GAST threads and a JABC little bee button.

I finished it up as a pillow roll and it was sitting in Mom's Easter basket.  I still can't believe that the sewing went pretty good on this.  I don't like to getting out the machine, it's SOOO heavy.  But I was actually pleased with the way it turned out.


I've also been working on a couple of Crazy 15 pieces since I last posted.  I've been rotating them in 2 week slots and that seems to give me enough time on them to feel like I'm making progress.  LOL  Here are the 2 I worked on in April:

Golden Choir Banner - this was an OLD ArtCraft kit that my Mom gave me a really long time ago, asking me if I would make it for her.  Surprise, Mom!  You will be getting this for a Christmas gift.  (Mom has dial-up and I know she doesn't check my blog so I feel safe posting it here.)  The first post didn't look like much because it was all green shapes.  Now it should make more sense!


The other one I worked on is LHN's "The Bookshelf".  I followed the left edge up to the top so I can work across and get to the right edge before working down.  (Really, there's method to my madness!  LOL)

I'm debating as to waiting on stitching with the metallic gold in the book bindings until after the rest of it is stitched.  I don't want to take the chance of it getting wonky while I move around the q-snap frame as I work on the piece.  I'm really liking the way it's popping off the fabric (altho it doesn't show as much in the picture) and this one is still in my current pile for work on some more this week before I switch to another one.

I also just finished an exchange piece but that one will have to wait until after next week.  The mailing date is the 11th.  And I'll be finishing Mom's Mother's Day gift this evening.  I got a locket form and need to put the bs on the rose piece for it before backing it and then getting it all put together.

That's the whole of it from here.  Thank you for stopping by!