P for Parrot Update #2

Here's last night's progress. There are a lot of unfinished crosses because sometimes I feel like doing the counting and stitching new areas and other times I like to do a bit more mindless stitching (like when watching TV) so if the areas are already mapped out I can just go back and finish the crosses then.

P for Parrot Update #1

I'm making the first one in the picture, "P is for Parrot". Here's what I have so far as of last night:

Last night's progress.

My new plan is to take a picture of my progress at the end of each night, and then update every morning, because most nights I'm too tired to upload pictures. Switched to the yellow in the background, I'm working away on the upper left corner... no real reason, it's just holding my attention for now.

My sewing box!

So this is my really nice new sewing box I just got, I found it at value village for only $5! And it's in like new condition. It's perfect for holding everything I need for my current project in my little stitching corner. You can see it open below, though you can't see whats in the top compartment I have pins and ribbon in one side and I use the other side for thread scraps. I love it! I use the top left compartment to hold the thread colors I'm currently using. Helps keep me from getting mixed up!

Today's quick update.

Here's today's project update picture. Had a fair amount of stitching time so I got a lot done. I want to get the background out of the way, it's all large blocks of one color so it goes quickly, and then I can focus totally on the woman. This is just where I took a break today to post, I may have a bit more to do before I go to bed.

Progress on Woodland Enchantress

Here's two pictures from today, I had tons of time to stitch. The second one is when I thought I was done for the night, the first one is when I did a bit more and then decided I was REALLY done for the night... maybe.

Woodland Enchantress first post

So I started working on my "Woodland Enchantress" design by Dimensions. Before I started I searched online for people's progress pictures, but only found one blog with worthwhile pictures, http://www.beccasxstitch.com/. Her in-progress pictures and posts, and final review inspired me to give the kit a try, so I'm gonna start working on it and document the process. This first picture is actually from a couple of weeks ago, I just barely started then had to put it down due to work giving me next to no stitching time. Oh well, each stitch completed is one closer to the final result!