Biscornu with Needle Darning and Blackwork

Yeah!  I finished my needle darning biscornu last week.  It's really darling.

Biscornu, Winter 2012, Needle Darning - Yellow Side

Biscornu, Winter 2012, Needle Darning - Cream Side

The bookmarks are coming along.  I needed a refresher in hem stitching first!  I am really liking my left handed embroidery book. The directions are so great. 

April TUSAL

here's the April TUSAL.

ORT Jar, April 2012, TUSAL

On the road

I did start the bookmarks in the extra space on the fabric. The little pansy pattern I found is very cute. I think the second bookmark will be stitched with one thread rather than two. I might try and make the centers yellow as well I suppose I should finish the first before I worry about the next though.

3/31/12 Completed the darning squares and started on a bookmark in the extra space.

3/31/12 Close up of bookmark - violets

Stitching in the car

Headed up north for the weekend. I'm trying to see if I can't get some stitching in while DH does the driving.

3/30/12 Blackwork and Darning

Darning, and darned frogs

It's been a while since I've had a post to update on the projects.  Things have been busy at home lately, and I haven't felt like I have been stitching much.  I looked back at it last week and noticed I had been doing some stitching.

So, I had seen a post about darning, and thought I'd try the project.  So, here's the progress from when I took the picture.  I have since finished it, and started a second.  I think I'll adjust the colors this time, then put the two together in a biscornu. 

Needlework Darning (3/22/2012)

I had been so disappointed with the monogram on the basket top that I had set it aside.  I picked it up at my EGA meeting and realized that all those queen stitches I was so glad to be done with were placed incorrectly.  I didn't see an easy way to work around the mistake, so I pulled them out.  Since I was ripping out stitches anyway, I took out the initials.  I'll have to find a better way to get my M's in there.

 

 

 

Basket Top - before frogging night

Basket Top - after frogging night *sigh*