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!

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. 

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!

Week 24 Nikki's Stocking Update

Can you see the progress I made? 

There are new leaves on the right and an 

almost finished flower on the left. 

I had some struggles with my new magnifying glasses. 

I was wearing them alone without my normal progressive glasses. 

The problem was I couldn't read my chart well. 

With the help of my husband he removed the arms of the glasses and replaced the arms with an elastic strap. With the strap loosened I can wear my own glasses and the magnifying glasses.  

Now I can read the chart and see to stitch. 

Maybe my speed will improve now.

Two weeks until the half a year mark.

Week 22 and Week 23 Nikki's Stocking Update

This picture was actually taken on Wednesday the 5th. I had just gotten a new thread and realized I had used the wrong color to fill the basket. It looks so close to the other color I hadn't realized it wasn't a match. Since I had finished so much of the basket, I decided to continue with the same color. No one will know, except I just told the world. 

Here is a comparison between the two stockings. 

Kierra's from 1995 and Nikki's.

I actually like the mistake better, it is brighter.

This is the picture for Thursday, June 13th.

I was tired of filling in the basket, so I started working on the flowers and leaves above. Each time I look at this I find more missing flowers on the right side. 

At this point, I think I will never get this foot area done. 

But I will!

The top will be easier!

Week 21 Nikki's Stocking update for May 30

Since it was such a busy week, prepping fleece to take to High Adventure for the kids to have a Just Serve project to work on. 

Yes, I trimmed the salvage off of all that fleece yardage!

And enjoying 3 days and 2 nights at camp.

Even with all that I did manage to get some stitching done. 

After finishing the right branch in the left basket, I realized I still needed to do that branch in the right basket. 

So, I did that and started some leaves. 

Do you remember my broken magnifying glass? Well, the tape didn't hold up. And I was tired of retaping it. 

And I could not find a new glass like the one I had to replace the broken one.

I bought a new magnifying glass on Amazon. The picture looked good and the principle sounded good. It was supposed to hang from my neck. However, the flexible neck material was too long, and the magnifying glass was not in the correct place for me to see. 

I did all kinds of configurations to try and make it work. The one below worked the best but was uncomfortable. 

See that black circle on my head, that is the neck support for the magnifying glass. Yup, I twisted that thing around 

and placed it on my head. 

I did that for several months until I couldn't stand it anymore. 

So I broke down and bought these new glasses 

with interchangeable lenses. 

What a difference they make. 

More comfortable and I can change the lenses if I need to. And I don't need my regular glasses with them. 

Here is hoping I will have more time to stitch this week.

Week 20 of the Stocking Update for May 23rd

I am late posting this update for the following reasons:

Samantha's High School graduation was on May 23rd.

Mary, Samantha, and Richard

Samantha's graduation Dinner was on May 24th.

The Family

Klint's birthday celebration was on May 26th.

Just us

On Tuesday the 28th I left for High Adventure with 

the youth from church. And I returned on May 30th. 

It was pleasant during the days around the mid-70s 

but cold at night down to the 50s.

 A big difference from the Valley of the Sun where 

it was 105 the day we left. 

Me at camp.

So now for the stocking!

I found a mistake

Yes I found a mistake and I had to loosen some threads

 that were secure to fix the problem.

I was able to finish filling in the bottom hill and 

add some branches to the left basket.

Now to fill in the baskets and finish the branches and flowers.

Be Happy!