The Peacock's Feather

Shepherds Bush - Halloween Needleroll

Here it is--a week late, but here is my finished needleroll!  I completed it last Saturday, but just got around to taking a photo of it yesterday.  It was from a Shepherds Bush kit, and I enjoyed stitching it.  Although I have made needlerolls before (several as a matter of fact), this is the very first that I've made that I get to keep for myself.  I'm happy with the way it turned out and I think I will have to stitch more of them and display them in a basket like so many other stitchers do.  Now, on to the next little project!  I'll share a photo soon.

Better Late than Never!

I may be the last stitcher to find this magazine, but find it at last I have!  When I heard that it was out I stopped by Barnes and Noble looking for it twice, but they never seemed to have it.  I also checked out places like Michaels and Walmart, but I thought I would just end up having to order it.  I happened to stop by a supermarket today that I don't usually go to and something made me look at the magazines, and voila.  They would be the last place I would imagine selling it, but I lucked out!  They had several copies of it.  To be honest there is nothing that I am dying to stitch in it, but I still wanted to have the issue for my collection.  It seems that sometimes a first glance is not always enough to really see everything.  The more I look through it, the more designs I like.  I might just choose different fabric or finish something differently and all of a sudden the design becomes more appealing.    It's not too soon to be thinking about Christmas stitching, is it?  Ack.

This weekend I hope to finish my Halloween needleroll.  I have another Halloween design lined up that is small that I will start soon, too.  Then I need to think about the last birthday gift for the birthday exchange that I participated in this year.  I think I know what I want to stitch.  I really like the design and I think the lady I am stitching it for will like it, too (at least I hope so).  I do need to get started on it, though, considering what a slow stitcher I am these days.                                    

Progress on a Halloween Needleroll

 

I decided I needed a little instant gratification and started working on a Shepherds Bush needleroll.  As Halloween is just around the corner I pulled out this design.  I can't seem to get a good photo lately of any of my stitching, but as I took this one outside it seems to be marginally better than my recent pictures.  I've actually finished the stitching (last night) and now just need to get do a little backstitching and add the rest of the beads.  Hopefully I'll have it finished into a needleroll by the end of the week.  I have another small Halloween design set aside that I'll work on next--no orange fabric, however.  It's nice working on something small occasionally and seeing more instant results!