Friday 18 July 2008

She Slowly Stitches

Well, I haven’t really felt motivated to blog, but I thought I should post a few photos of my progress on my [seemingly endless] projects – it’s not that I’m a slow stitcher (well, not that slow), but more that I can’t find enough time to do it every day, and so I forego things like blogging when I want to spend more time stitching. I need at least a 27-hour day, or maybe I just need to retire from my actual paying job…(hope my husband is reading this and taking notes).

I did stitch on Paradigm Lost last week, but couldn’t find my blogging mojo, and so didn’t post a photo – here is this week’s progress instead. This is now 26 weeks after I joined the Snowbird SAL for PL, and all in all I’m pretty pleased with my progress. I have swallowed the bitter pill of realisation that I won’t get around to finishing it in 2008, but I’m hoping for an early 2009 finish. Luckily, the date is at the bottom of the design, so I have some space to manoeuvre.





I’ve also spent a little time on Awake the Dawning Day – I think you people must really love either this design in particular, Blackbird Designs in general, because I always get a lot of really lovely comments on this whenever I post a progress photo. I’m hoping though not to post too many more – you’ll see that the verse, date and initials are all now completed, as well as 5 of the 85 remaining eyelets that I counted up last time, so with only 80 eyelets to go, the finishing line is surely in sight.



This weekend is the third weekend of the month, and therefore my mini-SAL with Leena, so hopefully I’ll report back on Monday with photos of the Christmas ornament(s?) I’ve stitched.

Wishing you all happy stitching until my blogging mojo returns more forcibly.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hope your mojo returns in full force soon!! PL is gorgeous, as is Awake the Dawling Day!!

glamlawlib said...

They are both looking lovely! I'd like 27 hrs in a day too please :)

mainely stitching said...

Lovely progress. I don't think you're slow.

Hope your mojo comes back!

cathymk said...

Just love your Paradigm lost! It's such a gorgeous piece.

Melissa said...

Your progress pics are great! I know what you mean abou the blogging mojo. Sometimes it's hard to get it in the right gear.

Keep up the great work.

Dani - tkdchick said...

Your PL is looking fantastic! I still haven't touched mine!

Sue said...

I love both of your pieces. I'm a huge Blackbird Design fan, and yours looks wonderful ;)