We are having a rain and thunder storm today in a very big way. We haven't had a storm like this in a very long time. The day really isn't fit for anything other than stitching. But I'm also keeping the lighting low (headaches) and don't really feel like thinking or counting all that much. I need a more relaxing form of stitching for a day like this. And for me, that means one thing ~ plastic canvas. I recently purchased an Autumn plastic canvas banner project from Herrschners. It's this one. I started on it one night last week and I'll work on it some more today. I love how quickly most plastic canvas projects come together. And it seems that in the world of stitching, it is most unappreciated by many. But it's end results can be so very pretty and some projects I've seen are just as detailed as other types of stitching, complete with specialty stitches.
But this one is easy and fun and will be super cute when done.
Here's my current progress.
Some of the background, one pair of ears, and one fall leaf, lol.
So this is what I'll be working on today.
The past two days I've been working on my "secret" project. It's secret because it's a gift for my daughter, that I'm hoping to have finished and framed by Christmas. I'm not sure I'll make it, but I'm trying. It's Rapunzel, which she loves and I can't wait to give this to her. Here's where I finished last night. The past two days I've worked on finishing the castle and sun area and some of her hair up at the top.
Don't let this piece fool you. It's not as simple as it looks. It has almost as many three quarter stitches in it as it does whole stitches and the fabric I chose is that soft-as-butter kind that does *not* want to split for those kinds of stitches. So it's slow going and time consuming, but I'm doing it. I can't wait to see her face when she gets it.
Well, that's about all for me today. I'm going to go dive into those owls and see how much I can get done on this super wet, dark day.
It's kind of the perfect type of cozy for stitching. ;0)
Great choices! I've never stitched on plastic canvas but it seems like it'd be easy and fun. I love your Rapunzel piece I'm sure your daughter will love it. Good luck getting it done on time! I wish we had a rainstorm. I'm living in California now and it's hot and sunny. All the time lol. At least it's starting to cool down a bit.
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