12 Days - Update 21

Just around the corner. Literally. Then the beads and to have it finished.

12 Days - Update 20

The 12 days part of 12 Days has been backstitched! I still have to do the rest of the red robe, but at least you can tell what each of the days are now. The cow was a little lost, and the goose just looked like a smudge on leaves (maybe leaves).

The gold trim outside of the purple border is proceeding. After that, beads!

12 Days - Update 19

The filling in is complete for the 12 days, and I am working on the pattern outside the purple border and will start completing the backstitching.

12 Days - Update 18

The 8 maids are finished - now to finish the 6 Geese.

12 Days - Update 17

Well, I took the cow by the, uh, horns, and the 8 Maids are almost complete - just a matter of filling in with white and then backstitch, of course. Started on the leaves for the 6 Geese.

12 Days - Update 16

Productive weekend. Even did some stitching outside. Stitched to football games, while my daughter played in the treehouse at my place, and even while trick-or-treaters knocked during a Mel Brooks marathon at Lexy's house on Halloween. And all to absolutely gorgeous weather.

SO here we are. Two turtle doves, 6 geese a-laying, and 8 maids a-milking left to go. I finished the Space Invader Flowers on the bottom. I may leave the robe for last - those swirling reds are really annoying.

12 Days - Update 15

Working on the remaining border. The blue should be finished tonight. The purple should be finished tomorrow. Then probably the rest of the flowers and then the robe. Then the maid a-Milking and the Geese a-Laying.

Of course, I would not post this without a full shot of the project without the q-snap.

12 Days - Update 14

I had an unexpected pattern interruption, but I still managed to get most of the remaining backstitching completed for this section of the pattern.

12 Days - Update 13

Backstitching the bottom right of the pattern. Seems a lot more intricate than the top was, even with Santa's face - lots more going on. But it is coming along nicely. Maybe by the end of the week I will be able to shift the fabric again and start on the bottom left corner.

Also, while backstitching the flowers on the bottom, they started to look like something else.

Innocent flowers (St Francis of Assisi would approve)

OR

SPACE INVADERS (St. Francis has the high score)

12 Days - Update 12

I got a LOT of stitching done Saturday, but not so much Sunday, but in all it was a good weekend. Of course, in packing for work this morning I left my needles and floss for 12 Days at the house, so no stitching at work today. I did bring the supplies for an upcoming project with me, so maybe I will cut down the fabric in preparation for that instead of stitching today.

However, here is a pic of the progress. it goes slower now that I have to change colors every dozen stitches or so.

12 Days - Update 11

More background, and starting in on this side of the robe. I was hoping to be finished by Halloween, but I am starting to doubt that. Maybe Thanksgiving.

12 Days - Update 10

I am working my way through the background color where the rest of the 12 Days will go. Lots of color changes in the 12 Days, so I am getting the background outlines finished so the boundaries will be easier to discern.

12 Days - Update 9

I am ready to move to the bottom two pages. There is still more to be done on the top, but it can wait. I am still not sure if I am going to be doing the background pattern on the outside of the purple border. That will depend on what the recipient wants.

Here it is, out of the q-snap.

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.

12 Days - Update 4

The last two weeks have been daunting. A lot of upgrade and post-upgrade preparation, reaction, and additional configurations and patches. Been nuts. not much time for stitching, and even less for updates.

But, the upgrade is mercifully under control, so no more excuses for a while.

Here we are.

12 Days - Update 3

Been a week or so, and I have been very busy at work (where I normally post before I start my day) and the time just hasn't existed to get the pic and post an update. Big upgrade planned for this weekend, so things should slow down in a week or two and I can get back to a normal stitching and posting schedule.

That does not mean that I have neglected my stitching project. My first pic of the starting stitches shows a time/date stamp of July 23, so in 2 weeks or so I have completed what you see. My goal is still the end of August, but that may be a little optimistic.

12 Days - Update 2

Not as far as I imagined, but the shape is starting to come in. Rather than a weird Portuguese Man-O-War, which is what it looks like now I think, this is the beginnings of the sleeve, the bottom of the belt, and some of the background for the 12 days items. After the sleeve I will probably get the belt in place. The belt is lined with gold filament, so that will be fun.