Tuesday 18 July 2017

July Gifted Gorgeousness

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone has been having a good summer. It has been hot here for the last few weeks although it is cooling off during the nights again finally. The plants are doing very well though as long as they can stay watered. I just have a small balcony but we set up flowers, tomatoes and some herbs and they look very nice. It really brightens up the room and smells nice. We don't get any bees up so high unfortunately but the tomatoes will self-pollinate.

For Gifted Gorgeousness (hosted by the wonderful Jo from Serendipitous Stitching) this month I have been working on the Coastal View. This is a project that was gifted to me by Lucy and will be for my sister. I am working on the steps and the first building and am happy with the progress. I still have a fair amount to go and will start to focus on this project more while I am at home and not just while I am in the car.
Coastal View
Dimensions Gold Kit
18 count ivory aida

I also received a gift from Minnie at AllXX's who held a blog giveaway and then ended up giving a gift to everyone who entered. She sent me the great pattern below and I am very excited to start it, I think I will put it at work when I am done. I have begun to slowly kit it up and will probably get a hand-dyed fabric for it and maybe silk floss.

Be True
Little House Needlework

I have completed a few more blocks on the Dryad. I have about 1500 stitches left until this page (and top row) are completed which will be a major milestone. I am enjoying the detail in this piece and like exploring each new motif, I feel I have a much better understanding and appreciation of the painting.
The Dryad and the Dragon
Heaven and Earth Designs
Original Art: Josephine Wall
28 count evenweave

I also have picked up some more patterns. I took a couple of days off a few weeks ago and went on a road trip to Vancouver. We had a lovely time, saw whales and flew in a float plane, and ate tons of fruit. I also got a chance to stop in a quaint needle shop in Victoria called Buttons and Needlework where I had purchased the salmon and dolphin designs from years ago. It has stayed refreshingly the same and I picked up another pattern designed by the Stitching Studio and two needlework kits. I think the shoe design is fun and silly and will definitely go to my sister who loves shoes and plants. The other design is bright and happy and will go to my youngest sister as a house warming gift if I can finish it in time and as a Christmas present if I can't (good to always have a back up plan).

Virginia Creeper Slipper
Woodland Threads

Vigaroso Albero (Energetic Tree)
Crazy for Crewel

Urchins
The Stitching Studio
Original Art: Sue Coleman

The only other update I can think of is about my work at the University. It is going fine right now, I am focused on making a proof into a usable calculation (excel or matlab program) and am having fairly good success. There are a few kinks to iron out, but I feel like I am moving forward at least. I am hoping to have a very productive rest of the summer as the fall will be very busy with conferences (Montreal and Chicago!)

Have a good rest of the week!

Bekah

3 comments:

  1. Wow Bekha you're going really well with your wips. Coastal view is truly starting to take shape. Looks fantastic. I love the colours in Dryad and congratulations on reaching such an awesome milestone on that one. Looking forward to your progress on them both. I like your new stash. If you want to see more charts that are a combination of shoes and flowers check out this designer he is licensed by Heaven and Earth designs. I have 3 of them I think they are super cool.
    http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_491

    Happy stitching stunner
    xo Alicia

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  2. Ooop sorry honey for the spelling error in your name. It's 4am on a nightshift..sorry. Bekah xo

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  3. Thanks for taking part in GG this month. The gift for your sister seems to be stitching up nicely, the backstitch really adds the details.
    Nice work on Dryad too.

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