Thanks for all the comments on my last post. It’s been fun working on some summery projects while the mood strikes. Although I haven’t worked on it in awhile, I thought I would share my latest progress on And They Sinned. The photo above is basically the middle (the fold) on page two. I’ve been tracking my progress by when I need to roll my fabric on the scroll rods. The layout of the chart is on basically legal size paper, so I roll my fabric when I get to the fold on the page and when I get to the bottom of the page. I thought for sure page two would go so quickly because of the alphabets. Not so much. I got bogged down in it and it sat for quite awhile.
I picked it back up around March of this year and got the alphabets finished up and that strawberry band. Then it was on to the fun stuff. I’ve been wanting to stitch those crazy birds on the flowers for so long!
This section was actually my favorite so far. I loved the birds and the funky flowers, the grapes, and the bright colors. It just made me super happy and excited to stitch on it. And this section actually went really fast for me compared to how the rest has gone so far.
And as you can see, I hit the bottom of page two and went a little past it. Time to roll my fabric again (and give those guys pants!).
This is where I currently am on page 3 (my color is really off in these two photos). I’m excited to get down to the lion. Sylvia (who I was stitching this with as a SAL – but she has finished hers) said the lady and the lion were her favorite part of the piece, so I’m looking forward to it.
As you can see, I’m down at the halfway mark on page three and ready to roll my fabric again. Plus, the guys have pants now, thank goodness. But the best part? I’m at the end of the vines on the sides. They morph into trees on either side from here. One issue I ran into, I ran out of Cherry Bark. I’m stitching this on 40ct Elegant Bean, with the called for GAST threads. I bought brand new skeins of everything for this project specifically, so I was a little surprised that I ran out of thread. It wasn’t one of the threads that was identified as needing more than one skein. But, luckily I had some on hand.
I’ve had some other things taking my attention away from ATS over the past couple of months, but now I’m excited to get back to working on it. Maybe a 2014 finish?
I am grateful for Crow’s Toes nail polish.
Like the birds, flowers, and grapes!
Like the birds, flowers, and grapes!
ATS looks great, keep on chugging, I mean stitching, lol
I miss stitching on mine, when I rarely see a WIP
Take care
ATS looks great, keep on chugging, I mean stitching, lol
I miss stitching on mine, when I rarely see a WIP
Take care
Wow, ATS is beautiful on my maybe one day list… maybe :@
Libbie
Wow, ATS is beautiful on my maybe one day list… maybe :@
Libbie
Love the nail polish with the colors of the sampler! You are doing such a lovely job on ATS.
Love the nail polish with the colors of the sampler! You are doing such a lovely job on ATS.
Good for you. That is an immense project!
Good for you. That is an immense project!
This is super stunning! Amazing how far you’ve come on it. X
This is super stunning! Amazing how far you’ve come on it. X
It looks amazing, and a lot of work.
It looks amazing, and a lot of work.
Gorgeous!!!!! You are really making progress :-).
Gorgeous!!!!! You are really making progress :-).
Beautiful work, Michelle. I love that whole section. The funky birds are perfect. Your persistence is inspirational!
Beautiful work, Michelle. I love that whole section. The funky birds are perfect. Your persistence is inspirational!
Keep plugging along on ATS, you’ll finish this year for sure. 🙂
Keep plugging along on ATS, you’ll finish this year for sure. 🙂
Wonderful progress.
Wonderful progress.
Your work is always beautiful!
Croe’s toes…is that the pretty color on your nails?
Your work is always beautiful!
Croe’s toes…is that the pretty color on your nails?