Mardi Gras Mask - Update 18

And now, all but back stitch.

Forgive Quickly

I was going through my stash on Saturday, and I found this pattern that I had forgot I purchased. Stash can be funny that way, right? Anyway, the Forgive Quickly pattern is just one color, and I had the supplies and a frame for it to fit in. And therefore....

Mardi Gras Mask - Update 17

Has it really been 2 weeks since my last update? I have been insanely busy with real life issues, and just this weekend seemed to find my needle, thread, and q-snap. I am stuck in, as a good stitcher friend of mine puts it, "back stitch hell." I have run out of 032 Kreinik Citron blending filament, and am trying to find a good time to pick up some more. But the beads are complete, the border (sans a few fleur de lis in the corners - they look like penguin silhouettes without the thread) almost so, and I need two more gold bells. But the back stitching is almost half way complete, and possibly this will be finished by July.

Mardi Gras Mask - Update 16

The face of the mask is complete - including back stitching. I rarely see the difference in back stitching on dark fabrics, and this isn't any different. But the eyes with the back stitch do look cleaner than the eyes without. To me, they do, anyway. I think i am going to have to add the rest of the gold bells before I back stitch the rest of the mask itself. Beads and the rest of the border are still last on the list.

Mardi Gras Mask - Update 15

It looked ridiculous all off-kilter like that, so I rearranged it last night and got back to the mask. As you can see, the outline is complete, and I will fill in the spaces starting today at lunch.

Mardi Gras Mask - Update 14

I hate going a week between updates, but the rest of last week was extremely busy. I did get some stitching in, but most of it was from this past long weekend.

The mask itself is starting to take shape, and the next big challenge is going to be the beads (which have been removed). Likely the beads will now be the last thing completed.

The image is kind of funny all stretched out of shape. Looks like the complete side of the mask is weighing it down...

Mardi Gras Mask - Update 13

Just keeping on the border. I considered alternating the corners purple and green with the yellow fleur, but my eyes can't make out the contrast between the yellow and green very well, so I decided against it. Still need more 028 Citron Kreinik.