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One Finish

I kind of feel like the end of the movie "Batteries Not Included" where the one little guy puts one little tile in place while the whole building remains in shambles! But I finished a baby quilt I started about 12 to 15 years ago! I also finished the linen skirt I was making. And decided to send the vest to my sister so she can turn it for me since that's the only think hanging me up. I finished knitting a cotton hooded baby bath blanket, too. And I decided that one of the beaded necklaces I've been moaning and groaning about will never be finished. I pulled it apart and am going to use the beads to make my sister an eye glass leash that she sorely needs and really wants.

By the end of this week I will have finished knitting a baby bunting for a grand niece who is to be born in the next couple weeks and get it and the other baby projects in the mail!

If you would like to see photos of what I've been up to, I just created a slideshow at my blackwork blog: http://blackworklessons.wordpress.com

Now I'm going to go cross a few things off my list!

socialsue's UFO - "Dawn Tuskers"

Here is my progress as of Jan 31. I am almost half way finished. I have 2 and half elephants left to stitch.

socialsue

Wanda's First UFO

Yesterday I finished off the new project that I started at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Then I started in on my first UFO. I chose the "Trick or Treat Fairy" by Mirabilia (from a magazine) because the magazine is borrowed. I want to get it back to the owner before I lose it or wreck it.

I started it last summer with hopes of entering it in an Autumn Challenge on one of my Yahoo groups. Then I went to China for work 3 times between Labour Day and the Nov deadline, and I gave up on that idea.

I have a bit of an issue with a dye lot change in the middle of her skirt. I am trying to tell myself that it can't be seen at 50 yards from the back of a galloping horse - but in my heart I know I'm going to frog it out.

Here is the finished project. It is called "Cape Cod Girls", Primitive needle design. I ran out of the thread in the border about 10 inches from the end. A bit surprising, since I actually used it in fewer places than the chart called for. All I can figure out is that they didn't complete each cross as they went when doing the model, even though the whole thing called for WDW overdyed threads.
And here is the UFO. Can you see the colour variation in the skirt? There are about 4 or 5 rows of stitches that are lighter than the rest.

Not sure when I will get more stitches in, but hopefully I will get some time on Friday evening. At least I can be thankful that I'm not heading off to China again anytime soon.
That's it for now. Wanda in Edmonton

Cathy H. Update

Here is another update on two UFO's

Halloween Pup

Amulet and Emmeline

My first 2012 finish

Joan Elliott's Christmas Angel from The Cross Stitcher 1996 issue. Done on 28 ct antique white cashel linen. Started in 2005.

Summer Ball

I have finished one page of Summer Ball!!!! I am so excited!!!   I am also taking a UFO off my list.  I went to gather the supplies and realized that I was missing 3 months of the year long afghan.  The designer hasn't designed them yet.  So since I don't have all the supplies then I can't stitch it because until the designer designs the missing 3 months, I am not going to waste my time stitching something that may not come to pass!!