After 9 months of stitching Sea Stars is finally finished! Wahooooooooo!!!! I started this back on January 1st as a SAL with Karen and although she put hers on hold a while ago because she was had a lot of shifts at work I kept going with mine. Now that it's finished and I can see it in all it's glory I have to say that I really love it. As I went on with it I wasn't sure but that's all changed now. It'll be going to the framers later in the week:)
Ink Circles Sea Stars
25 count fabric
DMC Variations
Started 1st January 2008
Finished 30th September 2008
Thank you Karen for stitching along with me and I hope you get chance to go back to yours soon and get it finished.
Sunday evening I had a good stitching session on Blackbird Designs Blessings and Kind Wishes and I got the storks stitched. I am really enjoying this piece and look forward to stitching on it so much every Sunday. I had hoped to have the mystery started by now but I think it will have to wait until I've finished all the Loose Feathers for this year. 
Monday was Bygone Stitches A Quaker Christmas evening and it was going well until I realised I'd made a mistake so I have to frog that bit before I start on it next time. I'm thinking that I really need to work on it more than one night a week to get it finished for Christmas so I think it'll get attention for two nights instead. I don't want to still be stitching it in 2009 when I've got 2008 stitched!
That's all my stitching for now. I have posted the private autumn colours biscornu off today so, finger's crossed, that should reach it's new Mum tomorrow. I have the 5th part of the Symphony SAL to start but it's a fairly small part this time so shouldn't take too long to stitch.
I went and photocopied and enlarged the charts for my MM&I RR so that I can cut the copies up and see where I want them. Hopefully I will make a decision soon as to how I want it to look then I can get sorted with fabric.
I managed to finally get caught up on blogs the other day ( I had over 100 posts to catch up on!). I always plan to keep up with them every day so I don't get that many but plans don't always go as we want them!
Thank you all for reading and for all your lovely comments on my ornament in my last post.
Hugs
Happy Dancing with ya!! Looks great,Well done!
ReplyDeleteHope you manage to get Quaker christmas done in time!!
Sally! It is gorgeous!!! I'm dancing right along with you...and look at all you've gotten done...I am totally impressed such huge projects and you are just bamming them out! I know you'll get your quaker Christmas done by Christmastide...so lovely!
ReplyDeleteHumungous congratulations on your happy dance - it looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteWow Sally, your Sea Stars is gorgeous! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Sally, Sea Stars looks fabulous! :)
ReplyDeleteYour other WIPs are looking lovely too - good luck for getting Quaker Christmas done this year.
Congratulations on your finish. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the finished Sea Stars! How are you going to frame it?
ReplyDeleteWoohoo Sally! WTG!
ReplyDeleteSea Stars is spectacular
wow, wow, wow i cant believe its done. it looks so wonderful and is worth all the time and effort you have put into it!
ReplyDeleteDoing a happy dance for you! It's beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! wonderful finish, you'll be able to add QC into the night where this was now so it should be all done in time for this year.
ReplyDeleteBBD is gorgeous too, love the storks on it
Sea Stars is gorgeous, the colours are awesome, Congrats!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck on finishing QC.
BBD looks great.
Congratulations on a wonderful finish. I don't think you will be far behind with Quaker Christmas either. Great WIP too.
ReplyDeleteInk Circles looks wonderful, love the little seahorses.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations it looks fantastic
ReplyDeleteAll of your wips are just lovely! Congratulations on the finish, it is a very big and beautiful piece and you should be very proud!
ReplyDeleteSea Stars looks wonderful and everything else is coming along nicely love the storks.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sally, Sea Stars is just beautiful. I'll continue to watch you work on QC, not a lot left now. You'll get it all done. I am rooting for you. :-) Hope you have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteWow Sally, you flew with the last bit, well done on a gorgeous finish! You'll easily finish quaker christmas this year now.
ReplyDeleteGreat finish Sally, congratulations! The BBD is looking lovely and I love the Quacker Christmas colours. I'm sure you'll get it finished in time for Christmas, it doesn't look like you have too much left to do.
ReplyDeleteOOOOOH Sally Sea Stars is gorgeous. Congrats on your Happy Dance.
ReplyDeleteQuaker Christmas is lovely, I love the colour you are stitching it in. I'm sure you'll have it finished very soon.
Your BlackeBird designs WIP pic is gorgeous. You've done lots on it now.....
Happy stitching and Hugs.....
Sea Stars is AWESOME!!!!!! I love the colors, and I'm sure it must be absolutely stunning in person.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
Sally your Sea Stars is just stunning! Congratulations on a major finish. It has been a delight to watch your progress on this design.
ReplyDeleteLooks like your Quaker Christmas will be done well in time too.
Beautiful work as always.
I love your Sea Stars Sally - makes me want to stitch it. QC is coming along great too and Blessings looks great, well done for being such an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSally! dancing with you! What a great finish! I have really enjoyed watching this grow .. I love those seahorses :)
ReplyDeleteQC is really coming along! I bet you get it done this year :)
Oh, my goodness, Sally! Sea Stars is amazing!!! It's gorgeous! I love the colours... and I know you'll be finished with Quaker Christmas in time for Yule!!! I can't wait to see more of this one... I would love to start on this one soon! My but your needles are flying... And your Blackbird is looking just gorgeous....
ReplyDeleteYou've been so busy whilst I've been MIA, Hun and it's all soooo beautiful! I don't know where to start... you certainly have magic needles no doubt! :-)
I hope you are feeling better... you've been in my thoughts despite my long silence... I was always popping in to see how you were doing...
Thank you so much for thinking of me... your kind and loving thoughts and wishes mean so much to me, Sweetie!!! :-)
Oh, and yes I am still in search of La-D-Da's A Rose is a Rose... Thanks ever so kindly Hun!
Lots of Love and {{{Hugs}}}
Absolutely beautiful stitching, dear friend!! I love all you've accomplished and are working on. Your Christmas is stunning!! I'm going to have to look up what color red you're using because it is positively awesome and the best interpretation I've seen for that chart, Sally. So proud of you in all you set your hand to!
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Deb
Happy dancing with you, yipee!!! Way to go, Sally. It's so beautiful, I like it!
ReplyDeleteLovely wip. Your Quaker christmas looks almost done.
You have done a fabulous job on that piece! Can't wait to see it all framed up. Do you have a place all picked out for it yet?
ReplyDeleteAll of your other projects are looking great, too!
Congratulations on such a big finish. Sea Stars is gorgeous! The two cranes in your BBD looks adorable. I'll be cheering you on with your Quaker Christmas. You can do it!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a beautiful finish!
ReplyDeleteWoooo hoooo! Congratulations Sally - Sea Stars looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it framed. :o)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing Sea Stars!!! It's absolutely wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat finish, I love all the colours in this.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous finish! Congratulations Sally!
ReplyDeleteSally,
ReplyDeleteYour Sea Stars is absolutely fabulous! I love the colors, good luck on framing it.
And all your WIPs are coming along so beautifully.
SS is stunning - many congratulations on the finishing. It's great to see what it looks like fully stitched but I shall miss your updates on it.
ReplyDeleteQC & the BBD are looking fab. :0)
Congratulations on your finish Sally, it looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteAll your other wips are looking great too.
Congratulations to your beautiful finish! I love all the bright colours you have chosen for this piece!
ReplyDeleteSally its just stunning! A huge congrats to you!
ReplyDeleteI got behind in my reading and I missed your so awesome finish. Congrats on finishing Sea Stars, it looks fantastic. I'm doing a belated happy dance for you. :)
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