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Sunday, September 26, 2021

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:


See you in three weeks!

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13 comments:

  1. Sewing Beside the SeaSeptember 26, 2021 at 8:32 AM

    Great stitching on the wave even though you didn't have much time to do it. Your dyed fabric came out lovely. I've never heard of ice dyeing before. Googling.....

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    1. SunnySeptember 26, 2021 at 8:55 AM

      It feels pretty gimmicky, but suddenly it seemed like everyone was doing it. Basically you get the fabric wet and scrunch it up, set it on a rack in a basin, then cover the fabric with ice, and then put dye over the top. I didn't have any powdered dye, so I just diluted some liquid dye. I was pretty skeptical, but I like how it turned out (though I think the same effect could have been achieved in a lot of ways!)

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  2. CathieJSeptember 26, 2021 at 8:53 AM

    Looking forward to seeing your new project. I love how the ice dyeing turned out. I am also looking forward to seeing more of that wave.

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    1. SunnySeptember 26, 2021 at 8:56 AM

      Thanks Cathie! Mixing in some smalls feels like a nice break.

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  3. ClaireSeptember 26, 2021 at 10:04 AM

    great progress on the wave, and what gorgeous purple fabric ^^

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    1. SunnySeptember 27, 2021 at 5:33 PM

      Thanks Claire! It was fun to try something new, and it should be a nice little break to work on these smalls during October.

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  4. nwpaintedladySeptember 26, 2021 at 10:18 AM

    The push to get some stitching in really worked, you made great progress on the wave. The ice dyeing came out great - love the color and project :)

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    1. SunnySeptember 27, 2021 at 5:34 PM

      Thanks Sharon! I love anything Halloween, so I'm excited about it.

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  5. K ReevesSeptember 26, 2021 at 4:52 PM

    Raccoons stealing fabric? What is the world coming to?😆 I’m glad you were able to steal it back and get it clean. The Wave is looking marvelous!

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    1. SunnySeptember 27, 2021 at 5:36 PM

      Kathy - I went out in the morning and one of the pieces was just GONE. I looked around and found nothing. Then a couple of days later I was chatting to a neighbor and she said, "Did you by chance lose a piece of purple fabric? I think the raccoons carried it over the fence." Luckily they had just dragged it a bit, but it needed to be washed anyway. Pesky little bandits. :)

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  6. rutigtSeptember 27, 2021 at 1:53 AM

    Love your growing wave and that ice dyeing fabric...Wow!!!!!

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    1. SunnySeptember 27, 2021 at 5:37 PM

      Thank you! I honestly wasn't sure how it would come out, but I quite like the "texture"!

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  7. stitchingrannyOctober 3, 2021 at 3:41 AM

    I think a little break from this to do some fun things is well deserved Sunny xx

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