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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Kim - Mr. Blue Sky

Last Week

This is my weekly progress on "Bunny On Path". I'm not getting very far with the confetti stitching on the leaves (upper right) but most of the beautiful blue sky is finished!

Unfortunately, I think I misread one of my symbols and may have to frog poor bunny's ears! Boo-hoo! Oh well, I guess his purple jacket will have to wait another week.

This is my week for froggies. Monday I had to frog Sunday's stitching on another project I'm working on. Must be all the rain we've been getting here in South Florida! On the bright side, I have my own digital camera now (pink!) so I won't have to borrow my Mom's anymore.

And please feel free to enter the contest on my blog. It ends the last day of March.
Thanks! Kim

11 comments:

Diane (di) said...: It's funny how confetti stitching can make it seem like you haven't done a thing, but it looks like you made some real progress on Bunny. Great job Kim!!; March 20, 2009 at 1:26 AM
Mich said...: Great job on this one. I really like to see it change every week.

I noticed yesterday that I did some things wrong with my stitching of confetti stitches, but since it's such a mix of stitches, I don't think anyone will notice !!; March 20, 2009 at 1:46 AM
Annie Bee said...: I love how much blue sky you have done and it is such a pretty blue too.; March 20, 2009 at 2:14 AM
Wendy said...: Great progress already! It is a lot of work to do the confetti stitches, but it looks so wonderful when it is done.; March 20, 2009 at 5:19 AM
Elfie said...: Bunny's coming along very nicely. I'm sorry about the frogging - it's a pain.; March 20, 2009 at 6:02 AM
Yoyo said...: I really dislike the confetti too, don't we all, but it's what makes these designs so beautiful when they're finished. I hope the frog leaves you along for a good long while now.; March 20, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Carla said...: Nice progress!!; March 20, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Suzie said...: Mr. Bunn is looking great! And what a lot of progress you made! I don't know what kind of boo-boo you made in his ears, but they look fine to me!

You're doing a beautiful job, and thank you for sharing your update with us!; March 20, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Laura said...: Excellent progress on the bunny! Sorry that you have to frog :-(. Your new camera took great pictures too.; March 20, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Cindy F. said...: So sorry to hear about those nasty frogs! But very exciting news about your new "pink" camera!! I have a pink digital too!

You're really moving quickly on your bunny and I'm hoping if you do have to frog it's not too many stitches:)

And you're having a nice giveaway on your blog:) Thanks for sharing with us!!; March 20, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Sorry for the froggies - hope they stay away now. Great progress!; March 20, 2009 at 8:19 PM

Tutorials

How to Carry Threads
This is really easy...it takes a while to get used to though....and your back will look terrible...this you will have to live with...One thing...You will be working your 10 x 10 grids in colums...it makes it easier...
1. Start with a 10 x 10 grid..
2. Find your first symbol...and stitch all of that symbol in your 10 x 10 grid....When finished...
3. Find the same symbol on the 10 x 10 grid below it...take your needle and bring your thread up like you are going to make the first 1/2 of the X ...but don't do it...just unthread your needle and lay the thread down..
4. Go back to the first grid you were working on...and stitch the next symbol the same way....when finished bring your thread down....
5. continue each symbol until your first 10 x 10 grid is finished....
6. start the next 10 x 10 grid ....you should have thread there already for you to pick up and stitch...
Posted by Vickie 3/7/2009

Tent Stitching (Wikipedia)
Tent stitch variants
There are three types of tent stitch, all producing the same appearance on the front of the canvas but each worked in a slightly different way and having particular characteristics, uses, benefits and drawbacks. These variants of tent stitch are known as basketweave, continental and half cross tent stitches:
Basketweave tent stitch - The basketweave form of tent stitch is worked in diagonal rows up and down the canvas. The yarn on the back of the canvas has a typical basketweave appearance, with alternating horizontal and vertical stitches. Basketweave is the best stitch to use for covering large areas of canvas as it does not distort the canvas as the other two forms of tent stitch do.
Continental tent stitch - Continental stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitches appear diagonally across two threads. This method uses more yarn than half cross stitch tent stitch but is more hardwearing.
Half cross tent stitch - Half cross stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitch appears vertical or horizontal, not diagonal, and crosses only one thread. This method uses less yarn than other stitches but is not very durable as coverage on the back of the canvas is a little thin.