12 Days - Update 8

The blue background pattern for the upper pages is complete. I may have mis-measured the starting point - I am not sure how the gold/beige background will look, or even if it will fit. I may leave it off entirely, and this may not be a bad thing.

I have started on the back stitching, as you can see, it is written all over his face...

12 Days - Update 7

The background stitching is coming along nicely. I love single color repeating patterns - I fly through them.

12 Days - Update 6

The bag are packed. but he isn't ready to go just yet. I want to get the design patterns in around the torso before I begin backstitching, since I don't want to possibly go over the backstitching with more stitches. Guess I will do that while the game is on tonight.

12 Days - Update 5

Well, the Halloween Skull is complete, time to get back on this WIP. Not too much to report, but the Santa on the top 2 pages is nearly complete - just his bag of toys to go and then I can get to the bottom 2 pages. I will fill in the pattern around him, at least the blue design, after I get Santa complete, including backstitching.

Halloween Skull - Complete

I put the finishing stitches into this Saturday evening while watching, I think, Georgia and South Carolina. I will make a second one, but first I want to get back into 12 Days. I also have Ornaments to make for my office. Last year they got the Partridge in the Pear Tree. This year - Two Turtle Doves.

Halloween Skull - Update 3

Not too much to report. I did get some filled in and I am now on the last (actually first) page to complete.

Halloween Skull - Update 2

Moving right along. Football season has helped - since I am planted in front of the TV watching the games anyway, I may as well stitch. Unlike Hockey and Basketball, Football does not take constant attention in order to follow the game.

At this rate, there may not be a third update, just a finished one. And I will be making this one again - my boss has requested one, too.

Halloween Skull - Update 1

Ever since I got my copy of the Just Cross Stitch Halloween 2014 magazine, I have not been able to stop thinking about getting several of the patterns in here finished. Therefore, I have put down 12 Days for a bit and have really delved into the Halloween Skull pattern by Alessandra Beretta of Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks. The colors remind me, for those of you who remember such things, of Dynamints, specifically the variety pack. Google it.

Anyway, during a trip to JoAnn's I was lucky enough to come across some 22 count Hardinger fabric, 18X15, for a buck each. I bought all 13 they had. And I started making the Skull.

I am doing 2 over 1 on the 22 count, and it seems to be flowing very well. I want to say I started this project on the weekend of August 16/17. So this is just over 2 weeks in.