Current WIP

Here's my current WIP.  I've been on this one for a long time.  I started it almost 4 years ago, then my mother got very sick, we had lots of doctor visits, hospital stays, surgery, ect.  I was so busy taking care of her, the children, homeschooling, and keeping my business going that this got covered up and put away for over 3 years.  I pulled it out not quiet a year ago and started back on it.  This has 9 full pages and 3 partial pages of pattern and when I pulled it back out I was still 6.50 full pages and 2 partial pages from finishing.  I'm now down to the last 3 full pages and 1 partial page.  I'm now on a lot of confetti stitching which will drive you to distraction some days.  But I really love this one.  My best friend got it for me knowing how much I loved unicorns and these colors. 


It's called The Secret Garden and was put out by Cross My Heart...... design by Sherrie Stepp-Aweau
243 x 258 stitches

I'm stitching on lilac linen 2 over 2 ..... 32 count I think although I may actually be doing this on 28 count I would have to check.  It's quiet a large piece.  My daughter has given me a hard time on this one.  When she had a very large piece I told her she should grid it which she did and it helped.  Then I worked on this on and wasn't gridding.... then the light came on and so I started to grid it and of course she had to laugh a bit at me over it.  I use sulky sliver here in gold.  I grid only the columns and what I do is come up at 2...... down at 9.... leave two squares open then do it again.  I like leaving the corner areas open.   I like to leave it as one long piece over several columns and I loop it a bit at the top and bottom.  That allows me to have some extra to work with and so if I want to stitch under the grid thread it's easy then I can give it a little tug and tighten it back up a bit. 


My DH and I have a bit of a bet on this one.... if I can get it done by Christmas Eve I get any cross stitch picture I want, supplies included.  If I don't I have to purchase him a hunting pop up hut.  As busy as I've been lately with work..... he may get the hut. 

This is the only thing I'm working on right now.  I do have some partial ones that my DH got in a box of stitching stuff at an auction that I would like to finish off.... most just need to be back stitched and I actually like to do back stitch on a project.