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Stitching at the Coast from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

The plan was to spend four days at the coast working on our quilts and sewing projects. I spent way more time with Crocuses in the Windowsill than I did in front of my Janome and I'm not complaining. Just look at all of those yellow flowers that weren't there last week!

I probably should have brought the lighthouse I started on our last coast trip, but I decided to stick with what I've been actively working on. Pyramid of Skulls and the Emerald City SAL were both in my project bag but I never pulled them ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 5 months ago. under cross-stitch , xstitching

Stitching Goals for November from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

I had stitchy goals for the month of November and, just halfway through the month, I've met them both. Maybe that means I'll finish these projects by the end of the year. Or maybe I'll get distracted and stitch on something else. Either way, I'm fine with it.

The Emerald City SAL is a freebie from Owl Forest and I don't know how I got so confused by this one. I started out about the same time as the first clue was released and got bogged down a bit with the house and tornado. I ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 5 months ago. under cross-stitch , xstitching

Less Like Ink Blots, More Like Skulls from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

Here's my current stitchy obsession --

Pyramid of Skulls was a Maynia start and at the time I had some serious concerns about it. I love full coverage pieces, love still life pieces, but oh my gosh the confetti on this one! I really did think that was going to be too much for me. The projects I love most tend to come with a lot of confetti but this one is something else entirely with so many similar colors and so little definition between the different elements.

Now that I've stitched lot of the black blots, or at ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 6 months ago. under cross-stitch , xstitching

Mixing Thread Types in Cross Stitch from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

All of my stitching time last week went to Crocuses on the Windowsill and I'm still loving it.

This is the first Riolis kit I've done that combines the fuzzy wool/acrylic thread with cotton six stranded floss. I wasn't expecting that until I switched to the purple colors and realized that something was different...

I'm honestly not sure why they did this. Maybe it makes the flower petals reflect the light differently or makes them look more delicate. I'm guessing that the more I stitch the more sense this will make.

Have you mixed ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 6 months ago. under cross-stitch , xstitching

I'm Obsessed With the Crocuses on the Windowsill from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

All of the stitching I've done in the past week has been on Crocuses on the Windowsill. I'm seriously in love with this little scene and once I settle in to work on it, it's hard to put it down again.

I think it's helping that I'm keeping my focus on just the lower right hand corner and not letting myself even look at how much more there will be to do once I finish this part.

added by Michelle 4 years, 6 months ago. under cross-stitch , xstitching

The Peaches are Better Now from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

On Thursday I made the drive up to Acorn and Threads and spent six solid hours stitching with my friends. I took breaks to wander around the shop and breaks to listen to the conversation but mostly I stitched a jar full of peaches.

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the problem I'd run into with Canner's Kitchen. It was the first stitching I'd done in ages and I'd made a lot of progress and then I realized that a big chunk of what I'd done was wrong and I didn't know ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 6 months ago. under cross-stitch , xstitching

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