Water's Edge - all done

I couldn't help it ... instead of a starfish stitched with bullion knots I had found buttons to add. 

Walking the Water's Edge

Got the bargello section done. 

Now to figure out the rest of the piece.

Berkshire revisited

Just back from the framer who has done a great job with the shadow box.

All Done!

Also found a porch light and house numbers to go with it. Next up: mounting and a trip to the framer's.

The door is back ...

I hadn't worked on this in a while because I didn't like the way the porch was coming together. So, in the back of the closet it went. 

In the meantime I had started a couple new projects (as if I really need more WIPs ...) and had almost forgotten about The Berkshire.

A couple nights of tedious, tiny stitches finally finished up the porch and now I get to move on to the ... bricks, which, from the look of the pattern, are going to be just as much work ... they require THREE passes in different threads.

On to brick laying ....

The Magi .... completed

Caspar

Melchior

Balthazar

I really had been dragging my feet lately about finishing this piece ... not exactly sure why. Well, here they are, in all their glory (but without frame, yet). I ended up putting the gold kid glove leather piece on the crown of #1 but stitched a different lid for the box.

First Magi

The crown is still not attached. That has been kicking my behind ... he might just get a different crown all together, just as the ewer is done in a different stitch as designed.

The coat will get more embellishments and trim, I am guessing that will be done before we move on to King #2.

Magi 1, part 1

This is too much fun and actually works up pretty fast:

I already "got in trouble" with the teacher as we were not supposed to work ahead - something about little bits from the silks transferring to the light brick work ... so far I have not had any problems with that (knock on wood). For me it was just a matter of timing as I want this piece done by Christmas and other stitchings are in line to be worked on.

The Magi

The Shining Needle Society (Yahoo group) offered this Dorothy Lesher piece and after seeing it in person I was hooked.

I've got the brick work done, now it's on to stitching Caspar, Melchior & Balthasar ... not sure which order they are standing in .... Wise Man on the left :-)

Carolina Lily - Tony Mineri

I had this pattern laying around for some time and found it again a couple of weeks ago, while straightening up some of my stash. Since I hadn't done any needlepoint in quite some time I figured this would be a good piece to get into my rotation ... even though I really don't need yet another unfinished project floating around. Oh well, the more the merrier. At least when I get bored with one piece I can just pull out the next one.

Autumn Quilt

Occasionally I do some needlepoint, or as I like to call it "idiot work". Worked on 18-count mono canvas, these are projects where I don't have to think a whole lot or have to pay too close attention. Long satin stitches cover a lot of ground so these piece usually work up pretty fast.