Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Week 29 Nikki's Stocking Update!!

I made great progress this week. I am excited!


Next week I might make less progress than I want because 
want to make my 6 scrapbooking pages for July.
Of course, I left it for the end of the month. 
Silly Girl!

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Week 28 Nikki's Stocking Update

I am counting the post showing I finished the foot of the stocking 
as the update for week 27th. 
While working on the angels I asked Nikki if she would like this back stitching around the angel's clothes. She said she does like it. 


This is what the angel would look like without the back stitching.


It looks better with the backstitching!

So here is all the progress for this week.

Things were slowed down a little,
 as I had a Just Serve project to work on.

This is all I have left to work on!



Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Extra Stocking Update!

At 12:33 AM on July 10th, 
I put the last stitch in the foot of the stocking!
It would have been earlier on the 9th but I stopped to speak to both of my daughters when they came in from different activities. 
I was determined not to go to be until I finished that side.

Close-up of the left side foot area. All done!


The bottom of the stocking!


The stocking has been rolled up to work on the upper half!


Strange to see a different view of the stocking after 
looking at that foot for so long!



Monday, July 8, 2024

Six Months One Month at a Time

January 4th Day one!


February One Month


March  Two Months


April Three Months


May Four Months


June Five Months


July Six Months



I think I am more than halfway done with the stocking
 even though I have the top half of the stocking to go. 
The foot part has a lot of details and filling in. 




Sunday, July 7, 2024

Week 26 July 4, 6 month mark

I just realized I should have taken a picture on 
June 27th for the Week 25 update. But I didn't!

I started the stocking on January 4th and 
July 4th marked the 6-month mark. 
I am still working on that foot part and I did roll it 
up from the bottom so I am making progress.


On July 3rd, I decided I wasn't going to stitch the fence on the hill in the off-white because it isn't visible against the background fabric. 
I decided to blend one strand of each off-white with one of the golden tans. Making a new color. I used two different colors and asked Nikki which she liked better. 
Interestingly we both liked the lighter of the two choices. 
We decided on the left one.


Here are the first few fence boards compared to 
the fence on the other stocking I made.
Looks much better.


Close-up of the completed fence.


Comparison of the two fences.


This is what I have accomplished since my last post.
All flowers and leaves on the right side are completed.
Finished filling in the left basket, finished the blue flower on the left, and finished the fence on the hill. 


Last night on July 6th, I rolled the stocking up from the bottom 
and worked on the large flower on the left.

Be Happy!