Daphne Reborn

Well, what do you know - I finished it:

That must be the fastest I've ever actually finished a class piece.

Now I'm debating with myself whether to stitch it again, this time in the green colourway, cos in class that just looked so good. I mean, I like this colourway too, but the green was just spectacular and if I'd seen them in person before choosing the colour rather than just a slightly blurry picture I'd have gone for the green. Or the colours are really easy to change so I could choose my own colourway.

Daphne Reborn

I've been stitching away on this as it's really quite quick, I think cos of all the little squares.

Daphne Reborn

I've just finished my two days of class (and had a great time) on this and this is what I have to show for it:

Now for some photos of my new stitching station - Mum, this is why I wanted the chair with the centre console.

See how nicely my current canvas fits between the seats, and behind it is the project bag with the supplies. Then the drink holders make a nice place to put a pin cushion and an ort pot (as well as providing somewhere safe for a drink). Just to the right you can see a bit of the upright to my light.

Then you lift up the cushion and find all my stitching supplies - they're all nicely tucked away in their bag at the moment as I haven't used them since getting home from the class, but normally the scissors and needles and things would be on top of their bag for easy access. Under the bag I've got the thread for the bookmarks and the round roll of banding is there at the front so I can just do one whenever that's all I can handle. Then hopefully they'll be ready when I need them. DD has also decided she needs some stitching tools like Mummy so that's her pink bag in there too.

Then across the other side of the lounge is the coffee table with all my current(ish) project bags and other supplies, mounted canvases down one side, a stand at the other end, and underneath are stretcher bars and another stand. It's all working rather well so far. Oh and the puzzle is supposed to be the next one we are working on, as at one point we decided that table would be a good puzzle table where we could just leave one out to be worked on. It did work for one puzzle, then it kind of fizzled out.

Daphne Reborn

I've finished the pre-stitching - not that there was much to do, but now it gets put aside until the class next month.

I think there will be a trip to Gingers tomorrow - I was looking for the last little bit of banding to make more bookmarks for the teachers and couldn't find it - found the thread and I thought the two would be together, but obviously not. Ah well, I'm sure I'll cope with a trip to the LNS.

I've also started thinking about my first painted canvas - I'm going to start with the quilt canvas that I got at the auction last year. I've already decided that I'm only going to use DMC floss, so now I've just got to work on colours and patterns. I've got a while to think though as I don't intend to start it just yet - get some more finished first.

New starts

Well, after getting my list down a little I've just started another corrospondence course, this time in a group with the Cyberpointers chapter. Serpentine by Ro Pace - here are my beginnings:

I've also started the pre-stitching for a class I'm taking in June - Daphne Reborn by Michael Boren.

And another project finished as well - my patchwork cushions:

And I also finally started cutting the squares for one of the quilts that I've been gathering supplies for. At my Monday class the tutor said there was a quilting bee I could attend on Friday mornings, so I figure if I do that I may actually get the quilts done (you know, before the kids are too old for pirates and princess castles).