Stitch a Fantasy

Magic Dragon 9.27.10

2010-09-27T05:55:00.000-07:00

Finally starting to actually get my stitching mojo back and stitched this weekend.

Wow - long time no one here

2010-09-01T10:11:00.000-07:00

I finally got back into stitching my fantasy stuff, guess I just needed to take a break. I have a lot lined up and have been in a slump, but I am back.
Here is what I am currently working on mainly. It is a Magic Dragon freebie from Charles Craft with their Stardust Aida, but I don't use aida very much anymore. So I am stitching it on 32ct Opalescent white linen. I am into bright colors right now. LOL.

HAED Aurora's Garden

2010-01-13T19:34:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am still stitching on her and haven't touched TW The Storyteller. Aurora's Garden needs to be done by the end of the month.

A Little more Impossible Love

2010-01-12T07:01:00.001-08:00

1200 stitches down, 175,000 more to go :)..

Okay I finally started

2010-01-04T07:07:00.000-08:00

Impossible Love by Selina Fenech from HAED. I got the first page gridded and a few stitches in, but it is a start. This is one of the first HAED's I ever got but I have always been nervous about starting it, not sure why. So here is the unimpressive start.

Okay Here is another Question for all the

2009-12-28T10:54:00.000-08:00

Fantasy Stitchers.. Do you read fantasy or listen to the on Audiobook maybe. I am currently listening my way through Terry Brooks Landover series. I just recently finished my way through listening to the Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett (which I have read before).

So does you love of fantasy extend to reading material?

Fantasy stitching for 2010

2009-12-28T05:11:00.000-08:00

Okay, I admit it, I got absolutely terrible about stitching fantasy goodies for me. Well over done, 2010 is the year of the fantasy. I got some beautiful HAED's for Christmas and I went through my stash and pulled out fantasy pictures I would love to do. So, off I go. I will start on New Years Eve. I am going to pull out one and start something NEW and FANTASY and then rotate through the fantasy goodies.

How about you?

Terry

HAED Dark Cherry

2009-08-17T10:47:00.001-07:00

Okay, I had to restart this one early this summer, because I realized i didn't want to do it on 28ct over 1. I restarted it on 40ct linen over 2 and I am much happier. My stitches lay better and it is much neater overall. So now it is my focus piece. It doesn't look like to much yet, but the round spot is going to be the moon and the dark is her hair, LOL.

More Storyteller

2009-07-06T19:12:00.001-07:00

I stitched about 10 hours on this today.

more HAED Fly Butterfly

2009-06-30T19:55:00.001-07:00

I have been stitching away on HAED Fly Butterfly. I love the colors.

I keep forgetting

2009-06-25T19:20:00.000-07:00

That Faeries are fantasy. I have 2 HAED projects going

This is a freebie Aurora's Garden

Yesterday they listed another freebie for Fairy Day! This is Fly, Butterfly. I love their charts and have bought a few. i also have a long wish list on their site LOL.

TW The Storyteller 6-22

2009-06-23T06:58:00.000-07:00

I stitched a few more hours on this. Still have a long ways to go.

Last night's Storyteller progress

2009-06-02T16:19:00.000-07:00

I worked on some more border and the corner piece. I was falling asleep stitching so I didn't get as much done as I wanted to.

Last Monday's progress

2009-05-30T05:32:00.000-07:00

I stitched some more last Monday. I didn't post as I had pretty much given up on this blog lol. I guess I shouldn't be so naughty.

The saga of the dragon

2009-05-29T17:09:00.000-07:00

Just in the last 3 days I've gone from here:

Then I thought, gosh let's redo how the chart is highlighted so we can right off spot the beading bits and ignore them. So I redid the chart (the beading parts are yellow, but I swear every time I went to stitch I picked a bit that needed beading.) I was working from and discovered I have a heck of a lot done:

So that motivated me to get even more done:

But I also discovered I'd stitched where there were supposed to be beads so we came to a screeching halt while I tried to pull out the offending corner

Now he's all ripped and fixed and all I need to do is get remotivated to work with blending filament.

more progress

2009-05-19T18:34:00.000-07:00

Last night I stitched some more on TW The Storyteller.

getting more done

2009-05-15T21:08:00.001-07:00

Monday night I stitched some more on The Storyteller. he is starting to move along now.

TW The Storyteller

2009-05-04T19:33:00.000-07:00

Is anyone still stitching for this blog? I started stitching on this again with an online friend, on Mondays. I stitched a little bit last week and tonight for 2 hours.

I did some! I did some!

2009-02-08T03:08:00.000-08:00

Lookie, I made progress on my Black Swan Dragon's Lair:

Some year I'll actually finish!

another Fantasy Friday

2009-01-18T19:21:00.001-08:00

I managed to stitch for a few hours on Friday night. I did get another section done that was my goal.

Tw The Storyteller

2009-01-11T19:27:00.001-08:00

I stitched another small section and did the backstitching as well. Onto another section next time :-) How is everyone else doing?

stitched on The Storyteller

2008-12-20T15:26:00.000-08:00

yesterday was a snowy stormy day so I sat and stitched for a couple of hours. This is back in my rotation on Fridays.

Didn't get too much done on Friday

2008-11-25T04:11:00.001-08:00

but here is what little I did get done.

Tracy

2008-11-22T07:46:00.000-08:00

I am a member of Let's Stitch and I do the SAT there and figured I would do my fantasy piece then so it also works with this blog of fantasy stitching. :-)

The Storyteller update

2008-11-22T06:42:00.000-08:00

I only got a little bit done last night but more than what was done so a little is better than none.

anyone want to join me

2008-11-20T14:23:00.001-08:00

tomorrow night(friday) for a stitch a thon Fantasy night?
I will be stitching on The Storyteller.

Dragonflight

2008-11-18T03:43:00.000-08:00

Since I didn't have enough WIPs already (yeah right), I started Enchanting Lairs Dragonflight friday night. It is stitched on 32ct Frenzy Linen from Silkweaver. Right now everything is color 823, but there is tons of sparkle to be added in there after the fact..

I stitched!

2008-11-17T12:31:00.000-08:00

I know, it's a miracle!

I worked on this long languishing ornament from Dragon Dreams. You see, I was going great guns on this way back in like March of this year. The castle was done and I had gotten all the green in on the left side of the piece. Then one fateful night I needed whatever green I had decided to use for this for something else. I clearly remember thinking "you'd better not take that green floss out of this bag-- you'll lose it." Well somehow I convinced myself I wouldn't lose it. You knew it had to happen right? I have no idea what I needed that particular green for nor do I know what green it was because Heaven knows I wasn't using the one the pattern called for.

So last night I hemmed and hawed and picked what I thought was the matching color. Did 8 stitches -- nope, not that one. Ripped out. Picked another color. Nope, not that one, but it's better. I stitched all of the right side green and realized part way through it that it still didn't match. Sigh. So I finished the right side green, ripped out the left side and restitched that. Now I match!

I capped off my evening by putting in all the snow. Now I just have to decide if I want to do the arched Heavens that the pattern shows.

I didn't get to stitch :-(

2008-11-15T05:14:00.002-08:00

Today gun season starts and Scott & Dylan are hunting. The night before the guys all get together and I am always included along with one other woman so I didn't get home til 10pm and was too tired at that point to pull out my stitching.
How did everyone else do?

I didn't get to stitch :-(

2008-11-15T05:14:00.001-08:00

The Storyteller

2008-11-13T03:54:00.001-08:00

I will be stitching on this Friday night. Anyone else want to join me for a Fantasy Friday?

{{hugs}}
Shelleen

An update

2008-10-27T16:09:00.000-07:00

Here's how far I've gotten on my dragon --

Yes, I know, not so far, but I'm liking it more and more by the minute. Those blues are so wonderful I can barely stand to stop stitching with them. And at Pals I had this great find-- I couldn't locate the Kreinik this called for and was going to use one that seemed kinda close -- but Mary saved me! She had the exact one I needed. Bless her!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, now that I look at the picture, I've actually gotten quite a bit further. I need a new pic! Already! It's a miracle.

Tw The Storyteller 10-24

2008-10-25T10:32:00.001-07:00

I stitched on this last night and got another section done that I wanted. I am so glad that I am doing this with you and that another blog has a Friday night SAL because I use this piece for it.

Fantasy Friday

2008-10-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

Last night was a SAT (stitchathon) with the Let's Stitch group so I decided to pull out TW The Storyteller. They do this every week so I will as well.

Not much Fantasy stitching done

2008-10-03T07:09:00.000-07:00

so busy getting exchanges out, but soon will be down to only a few a year, so I will have more time to stitch for me. I have been planning though and have decided to do one wall of my room in these from Enchanting Lair..

Tw The Storyteller

2008-09-28T19:24:00.001-07:00

I did stitch a little this weekend on this piece. Not much though. I know I won't get to it next weekend.
How is everyone else doing?

a Fantasy weekend

2008-09-16T19:17:00.000-07:00

I did stitch quite a bit on The Storyteller over the weekend. I am trying to make a goal for one small section every week and then it should be done in a year. LOL well I will try.

Drat! I found more stash

2008-09-12T12:42:00.000-07:00

Drat drat drat. I'll never get all this done!

And that's just part of the hoard! Drat

BTW, anyone want to give good home(s) to:

or

Fantasy Friday on Saturday

2008-09-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

I didn't get a chance to stitch on Friday because I was way to tired but I spent Saturday on and off stitching on The Storyteller. Saturdays still might be a better choice for me than Fridays. If that is ok with all of you.

Some progress

2008-09-02T18:50:00.000-07:00

Since I have been focused on my ornies lately, I have missed showing the little, teeny, tiny bit of progressed I've made on the Black Swan Deisgns "Dragon's Lair" --

Progress on Needle Guardian

2008-09-01T21:02:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Here is a progress picture of Needle Guardian as of tonight.

Stitch a Fantasy progress for me

2008-08-28T22:49:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, I did start Teresa Wentzler's Needle Guardian. Here is a progress picture as of last Sunday night:

I love the colors in the dragon. I hope to spend more time stitching on it this coming weekend.

Look, I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-22T17:40:00.000-07:00

She's done...done.....done!!!!!!!!

Woooo hoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TW The Storyteller

2008-08-16T14:15:00.001-07:00

I started this 2/19/06 and had the one section done. I worked a little bit on another section, last night. So how is everyone else doing?

A Bit More Rocket

2008-07-29T12:36:00.000-07:00

As a matter of fact, Chris, I have done some more stitching, especially backstitching, on Bothy's Cut-Thru Rocket. Now it is starting to look like a real rocket. Though I drooled over the pictures that Terry posted and really want to start Sleep Hollow by the Crossed Eye Cricket, but I don't have the chart. I suppose I ought to stitch some of the Miribilia mermaids I already have first, right? Plenty of fantasy around here to keep stitching forever.

Happy Tuesday

2008-07-29T08:21:00.000-07:00

I was going to try to start Needle Gurardian by Teresa Wentzler this past Friday night, but I did not. I do plan to start Needle Gurardian by this weekend.

Has anyone else done any Fantasy stitching?

Hello Everyone

2008-07-24T11:25:00.000-07:00

I am excited to be here. I have a HUGE stack of fantasy to stitch, just need to get to work on it. Here are the ones I want to do the most, in no particular order..

Sleepy Hollow by Cross Eyed Cricket

Dragon Carousel by Patricia Allison

Needle Gurardian by Teresa Wentzler

Dragonwing by Enchanting Lair

Mushroom Dragonfly by Fire Wing

Porthole Mermaid by Jasmine Beckett-Griffith, HAED

Gargoyles of Notre Dame by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, HAED

There are of course tons more Wentzlers, dragon dreams, etc, etc, etc. Oh now if I could just live to be about 500 I could get them all stitched.. Thanks for letting me join all of you..

Anyone want one?

2008-07-24T10:41:00.001-07:00

Turns out I have two of these. One is free to a good home --

Thanks, Ruth!

2008-07-22T12:57:00.000-07:00

I guess I joined this group just in time. ;-) I have started Bothy's Cut-Through Rocket. I don't think I will be able to stitch it on Fridays since my schedule is so dependent on travel, but I know I will be working on this for the next couple of months until it is finished. It is on my yearly goals list. Over half my goals are done, so on to the rest.

You might notice that I am not stitching this on the supplied navy Aida. Instead I substituted some Midnight Fantasy 32 ct Opalescent Belfast Linen from Silkweavers. I just don't like the finished look of aida, so I substitute fabric for any kit that includes aida.

This pattern has a lot of backstitching. When I finish the first section (the nosecone), I will start on the backstitching and try to keep it up, section by section. Can't wait to see what everyone else is stitching. Maybe I will get inspired to start some Miribilia mermaids or a Wentzler dragon next.

How about a "Fantasy Friday"?

2008-07-21T19:12:00.000-07:00

Howdy everyone. This is going to be fun.

Would anyone be interested in working on fantasy cross stitch projects on Fridays? Doesn't have to only be Fridays, but for those like me, that bounce around several projects, I'm going to try to designate Friday night stitching (at least part of Friday night stitching) to fantasy stitching.

Here are some of the projects in my "would like to stitch" pile.

Teresa Wentzler "Needle Guardian" (I think this is SO cute):

Black Swan "Fire and Ice":

Dragon Dreams "There's Magic In My Needle":

And for a larger project, Teresa Wentzler "Fantasy Sampler":

There are also several Dragon Dream freebie patterns that are in my to-stitch pile (sorry no pictures):
- Dragon of Hope 2005
- Dragon of Fire
- Dragon of Water
- Dragon of Air
- Dragon of Earth
- Dragon of Spirit
- A Spot of Tea

Of these listed, Teresa Wentzler "Needle Guardian" and Dragon Dreams "Fire and Ice" are at the top of my "want to stitch" fantasy list.

Ok, who wants to join?

2008-07-21T18:36:00.000-07:00

I think I've managed to send out the first batch of invites to folks looking to post to the SAL. If you'd like one, just email me at fantasysal@yahoo.com and I'll get you an invite and you can post all your SAL progress (or lack thereof)!

Hee hee. We're off!

Between a rock and a ... errr.... excessive pile of stash --

2008-07-16T14:33:00.001-07:00

I have too many patterns to pick from. Frankly I'm still trying to overcome the shock that I don't have a single fantasy UFO hanging around. How the heck did that happen????? Wait a minute! I do have one. I have my Halloween Fairy from Mirabilia.

I could finish her up with relative speed, but ohhhhh, the call of a new pattern is so strong.

Here are my prime candidates:
Bothy Threads -- Cut thru Rocket

Cross Eyed Kat, Black Swan, or Xs and Ohs ornies -- (possibly a brilliant plan because I'd get them done faster..... maybe)

Gimmies -- purple dragon needlepoint canvas

Bothy Treads -- Cut thru Castle

little Liz dragon canvas

Black Swan -- Dragon's Lair

Dimensions kit -- wizard

Welcome to our very own stitcher's FantasyLand

2008-07-16T14:27:00.000-07:00

Seems like a lot of us like to stash fantasy-ish sort fo stash -- everything from castles and maidens to spaceships and planets. So why shouldn't we have a place to encourage each other to get some of theat "fantastic" stitching done? So, here you go, here's your place.

Come on and show us what you are up to, what you plan to get up to, what you stash, what you wish you could stash. Share your favorite threads/stitches for scales or stonework? Keep each other company while stitching a shuttle craft or fairy ring.

In short, pull up a needle and feel welcome!