How time flies when you're stitching...

Well it's been a while since the last post...

Been busy stitching and searching myself in those last few months.
Did i find what i was looking for? Probably not, so let's skip to the point of this post: i've been stitchin a lot (in all honesty i'd spend every single moment with a needle in my hands and the beautiful threads... If only that would be possible). 

Let's now take a look at the progress made.

• Leo 

Finished on March, 8 2018. I'm so happy with the result and honestly it looks so much better in real life than it does in this photo.
*Pics of the framed piece to come (hopefully soon)!

• Last Minute project for Christmas 2017

I almost forgot to post this but better late than never, right?

It was fun stitching with three threads, as i already knew the feeling and the outcome it's not so bad with the 3D looks.
It was so much easier than stitching an HAED but I needed it.

• Night Moves

As I'm typig this post I'm prepared to do the #60daysofHAED challenge after partecipating in the #30daysofHAED hosted over Facebook.
The first challenge was easy, focusing one month on only one project it wasn't so hard in my opinion but with this new challenge (that starts April 24th) we will see... Maybe I can commit on stithing Night Moves on 60 days or maybe Spiders Queen will scream at me for attention (I negleted her since having completed the first page so long ago) after the first 30 days... Who knows what will happen?
Returning on the subject at hand: on Night Moves I've surpassed the halfway point and I'm very happy about how it's coming along.

See you soon,

Almost the end of 2016.

Hello!

How time flies sometimes! Stitch after stich and in a blink of  an eye... It's almost the end of December.

Let's start this wrap-up post with a last minute project.

Yes, this is a Christmas related project started at the end of the year. *yikes*
The photo is covered because it's a surprise, but in the next year I'll show you the result.
The floss isn't DMC, but for a kit it's not so bad. The final effect of this pattern is a 3D feeling as the directions tells you to use 3 strands of floss.


As for the other wips:

• Leo. 

This is where I've stopped in November, with a bit of the first lion's leg finally showing.

• Night Moves.
  Pages 1, 7 and 13 are done, for a total of 17760 tent stitches. 

For now that's all...
If only I could I would  stop to look (only for a short period of time) at the HAED patterns who are waiting to jump in my ever-growing wishlist.





I wish you may find happyness, health, love and many, many stitches (and progress with your favorite crafty hobbies) in the next year. 

Happy holidays!

See you soon,

Period of progress.

Hello stitchers! How have you been? Hope everything is alright with you all out there.

I was a bit busy and didn't feel ok (and thus I almost forgot to post this little update on my personal progress on Leo), but don't worry! I'm here to make amend.

Let's start with some photos...

Those were taken through the last year, 2015.

This,

was the first photo taken in the new year.
You can see a square 10x10 already stutched, that was the requirement of the new HAED fb group challenge. That stated to stitch ten full square in a checkered pattern in a new area.

I remember it was fun stitch in this new way and at the end (which I'll show you next time) there weren't the feared lines between each squares.
The confetti stitches has slowed me down a bit, but that was a little price to pay for having tried something i never thought to do while stitching.


I wish you a week full of happiness and cross stitches.

See you soon,

Progress...

Hello stitchers!

Here there are some pics of the progress made on "Leo" started in the night of 20th of November 2013 through January 2015... How time flies away!


Not so much to see in the first set of photo but, it's a start.



There are some faces showing in the sun rays.



Here the constellation's stars are shining in the night sky, even though there's no sparkly floss in them.
Oh... Look at the woman's hair! They're curly (I'm envying  this so much) and full of confetti stitches blowing in the wind.



In the last two pics the woman's face is clearly visible, and if you look closely enough, you will be able to spot some face in the torch's flame and smoke.


I adore the fact that with so many confetti stitches you can get a bit confused at the result (i've asked myself what i was doing many, many times over while cross stitching because i didn't get the "Why" put this colour there or this colour here?" and being totally honest, sometimes i thought i was making some mistake, but luckily it never happened so far)and with this I've learnt that you (and me) have to believe and always trust the chart without feeling discouraged... It will take some time, weeks or months but hang in there. Don't quit on the project only because you can't see some result right away, stick to it and keep stitching, even when you feel like giving up. Take a moment to look at the mock-up picture then stand up facing the pattern and look at it, wherever you are you must feel happy with the stitches that have been put on the once white (or colored, your chioce) piece of fabric. 
When you last expect it, you'll see the picture take form.

The detiails of a pattern this big will show fully when you look at it from some distance and believe me, the result can take your breath away, since HAED patterns are so beautifully charted.



This is where I leave you for now, I'm off trying to put some crosses on this wip after I drank my usually hot cup of black tea. ☕




Have a wonderful week, filled with smiles and many stitches!
Hugs to all the stitchers out there,

First post.

Here I am!
This is my first Blogger post.

My name is Irene and I'm from Italy.


Here you will mainly find the progress on my cross stitch projects.

Right now I'm working on HAED's Leo and Night Moves.

I fell in love with that site, there are so many charts of many many artist to chose from! The only downside to life, is that's so little time to stitch and sometimes it's hard to keep away from browsing through those beauties and not buy everything i have on my ever-growing wishlist.


Less talk now, i'll let some photos do the talk...

Leo

(450x570, 90 colours)

The artist that painted "Leo" is Josephine Wall and this chart is part of her collection of the Zodiac Signgs.

Total stitches count: 256500.

I've started working on Leo in the last days of November 2013, more specifically it was the 20th.
It's being stitched 1x1 full crosses on 25ct. white Lugana.

The firs 100+ crosses done.

From that day onward it was (and still is) a nice journey stitch after stitch.

Night Moves

(450x222, 90 colours)

Painted by Jim Warren.

Total stitches count: 99900.

 This pattern, brough along with Leo, was my choice of the 2016 challenge#2 over the NEW HAED Facebook group.
Stitched 2x1 tent (continental technique) stitches on 25ct. white Lugana.

I still haven't finished the challenge as i don't have three (shame on me!) colours.

Usually i follow the pattern and instructions carefully, but for this time i've chose to forego the use of Kreinik floss and instead i've decided to stitch the sparkly bits with the white pearl pb10 also know as the #4 Petite Treasure Braid produced and sold by Rainbow Gallery.

I love how it captures the light showing off its many reflections and i have to find a way to show that in my future photos.

Challenge#2 progress so far:

25ct. white Lugana

Well, that's all for now. 

 See you soon,