I took a canvas work class with Debbie Rowley of DebBee's Designs last month. And, I don't think I shared my progress. This is her Diamond Delights 9 in a colorway of my choosing:
I enjoyed the class. Debbie is a lovely person - very knowledgeable and approachable. I am hoping if I just do a few diamonds each month, I will finish before I start the big canvas work project SAL in which I plan to participate beginning this fall. More details on that in another post. For March, I hope to finish the two diamonds that are only partially worked and also complete two additional diamonds. That's fairly ambitious as some of the diamonds take a long time to work. Most of them are worked with multiple needles and are techniques I've not encountered before. I'm definitely learning a lot.
So, I tried to make better photos of my Egypt Garden. I did finish pyramid #3 as planned last night. I even put yellow paper underneath the fabric when I snapped the photos. The fabric is a pale but bright yellow (Shortbread by Country Stitch) that looks like I imagine bright sunlight on the sand dunes would appear.
I hope to finish the last pyramid this month. Then, I'm in the home stretch. Finishing this WIP is a huge goal for this year! I'm hoping the Chatelaine WIP Slayer contest will help me get there.
Ooh! Those diamonds are gorgeous! I love the different stitches! It's super cool! And my husband and I are looooving your Egyptian Mandala! He loves pyramids as do I!!
ReplyDeleteWow, your diamond piece is gorgeous! Great progress on Egyptian Garden, too.
ReplyDeletewoo hoo, Cheryl! Great progress on both pieces!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Cheryl. Love your canvas piece and your mandala makes me want to start one of my other mandalas....
ReplyDeleteThey are both gorgeous. I look forward to seeing the mandela when it is finished.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Cheryl, they are both stunning. The colors you chose for Diamonds... beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThey are simply beautiful, Cheryl! I can't wait to see them in person. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe canvas project is absolutely stunning - makes me want to learn those techniques, in fact. And you're doing great on Egypt - every time I see I can't help remembering that this is your second time stitching this, I really admire you for that.
ReplyDeletebeautiful stitching love them
ReplyDeleteYou diamonds ae lovely and the pyramids are simply stunning! You're getting so close, I know you can finish before the end of the contest.
ReplyDeleteAnd no matter what you say, my interest in canvas work is at least half your fault:)
Both projects are gorgeous, but I especially like the diamonds. Those are "my" colors!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE DD9 - Great colors!!!! I haven't done one of her canvas pieces yet - but have several on the wish list :) Of course, at the rate I've acquired From Nancy's Needle pieces this year, DebBee's can't be far off...
ReplyDeleteI can't WAIT to see your Egypt finished!!! I may have to break down and get this one one of these days, if the new ones would just stop appealing to me :)