Great Wave Stitch-a-Long, part 10

Hi everyone! I don't know where the three weeks went. After last check in, where I managed to get a LOT of stitching done, I was here:

I was so happy to start stitching the actual wave. With some "oh my goodness tomorrow is check-in day so I had better get my needle moving" activity (I'm not alone in this, I suspect!), I'm here:

It's fun to have some of the deeper blue of the wave coming in ... and that subtle but detailed sky. 

Of course, the wave will be much more in focus when I add the backstitching... but that's a LONG way off. 

Halloween, on the other hand, is just right around the corner! I'm going to be participating in the Witchy Stitchy challenge, where I attempt to stitch 30 minutes 27 of the 31 days in October. I Witchy Stitchy 2019, where I believe we only stitched for 13 days, and that was hard enough -- but I got a lot of stitching done. While I do plan to keep working on the Great Wave, I always like to do some seasonal stitching ahead of my favorite holiday. 

Someone in this stitch-a-long, I believe, was stitching from this pattern set, and I fell in love with it. So I bought it last year and then put it aside until now. A couple of weeks ago I tried my hand at ice-dyeing and -- once I recovered one of the pieces from the raccoons (seriously, this happened) and washed the fabric, I really like how it turned out. So expect to see some of this work during our next check-in!

Until then, do check out what the other stitchers in this stitch-a-long are up to. It's always inspiring to see their amazing projects:

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Megan, Deborah, Renee, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, AJ, Cathie, Linda, and Helen.

See you in three weeks!

Great Wave Stitch-a-Long, part 9

Hi everyone! I hope you're all sitting down because ... I got a bunch of stitching done!!!

Here's what I was last time: 

And here's where I am now:

Yep, that's BLUE! I stitched 21/2 columns and am now officially 25% of the way done with the main stitching!

Getting to the blue was so inspiring I just kept wanting to stitch. Not be to wishing this project was behind me -- I mean, there's a long, long way to go! -- but it's exciting to feel like I'm really into the pattern now.

I am going to keep working across the top of the design... where there's so much water coming! 

 

Don't forget to go and check out what the other stitchers in this stitch-a-long are up to. It's always inspiring to see their amazing projects:

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Megan, Deborah, Renee, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, AJ, Laura, Cathie, Linda, and Helen.

See you in three weeks!