Backed with gold

A trip to the framer's and this is now home!  It has gold behind it which does not show as well as I thought it would and framed in a gold wood frame--ready for the Holiday season!

Noel

I finished the weaving pattern for the backgrounds on O and E so this piece is stitched.  Thanks to Terri Gifford of Kick Back and Stitch for a gret design!

Full length

I did a full length shot tonight as I finished all the gold lettering and......the background on the N too!  All that is left to do is the background around the O and the E and I hope to get some of it done tomorrow while the turkey starts cooking!  In case I am not around tomorrow I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and joy and laughter with all your families.  BTW, this piece measures 4  x 15.5.

One down

I finished the rest of the patterns on the final block!  I filled in the green with six strands of floss to create the rest of the Beatty stitch.  I then used red Gold Rush to complete the little diamonds by the angles.  I decided to go ahead and do the letter L while I was here and it is worked in #12 Kreinik.  I then used the DMC Perle to create the "woven" background effect.  One down, three to go!

More angles

I did the next set of angles around the diamond.  They are also worked using two needles--this time with four strands of floss and a single strand of Kreinik braid.  Then I moved to the outside and did the Beatty stitch in #16 Kreinik braid.....closer and closer.....

Inner Diamond

I finished the patterns around the inner diamond.  This is worked using two needles, one with a single strand of perle and the other Kreinik.  Alternating needles, the pattern is worked from the top around back to the top and down the right side.  Then I added the bugle bead to the center opening.  I will do the corner patterns tomorrow.

Noel returns

 I got this one back out....it is getting close to Christmas.....so I worked the four waffle stitches in the corners of the Kick Back n Stitch block letter O in the Noel banner. The waffle is worked with Kreinik, Pebbly Perle and two shades of DMC Perle Cotton.   Below is the progress on the entire piece at this point. 

Plaited Rays

I started the E block of Noel.  Inside the gold diamond, I worked two sets of Plaited Rays up to the green.  the first set is done in Kreinik #4 gold.  The top layers is Pebbly Perle.  What a great frame for the letter!

Building Boxes

Today, I filled in all around the bottom square.  First, I used six strands of green floss and boxed each of the beads.  Next, six strands of red floss made a box around the green box.  Finally, #16 Kreinik gold box the red.  This square is finished except for the letter and center.

Braids and all

First I finished adding in all the rest of the beads on all four corners.  The I used Perle 8 and dis the straight stitches in sets of five on all four side.  Using Pebbly Perle I did an overlay in a partial eyelet stitch on top of the straight stitches.  Last in the center of those five straight stitches  I created the sets of overlapping triangles using Neon Rays and Ribbon floss to create the braided effects in the centers.

Layering the O

I did not get to stitch yesterday.....spent a lot of time getting the printer to work....after the fourth new printer in five days, I have one that works again!  Argh!  Anyway, today, I started on the O in Noel.  Remember I have completed the outside box, the inner gold diamond, and the green box as you can see in the bottom of the photo on all the letters.  I started by using gold 1/16 Kreinik and laid in all the spokes and followed that with Evergreen ribbon floss.  On top of that is a single strand of Pebbly Perle which completes the inside of the gold diamond.  I then started putting the beads in the outer corners, but only completed two of them.....Yippee....more beads!

I found the needles!

Well, we are pretty much moved in, unpacked, and able to find most things.  There are a few areas that need some tweaking but for the most part we are in and very happy with the new house!  It is colder here in Michigan than it was in North Carolina, but we are adjusting.  It was time for me to get back to doing some stitching!  Yippee!  So, today I worked on the Noel by Kick Back and Stitch.  I filled in all the rest of the Crescents in the single strand of Pebbly Perle and worked 3 in each corner of the design.  then I added six beads above the Very Velvet.  This one is all done except for the letter N!

Progressing On Noel

It has been a while, but I have started working on the NOEL series of four pieces by Kick Back and Stitch.
All four of the outlines are done, along with the gold inside Symrna's and then the interior square as well.  I am working on the N.  I did a plaited stitch in all four corners first using Kreinik, Neon Rays, and Ribbon Floss.  Then outside of that, are small crescents using Kreink and DMC perle.  Moving into the center is another plaited ribbon design using those already listed.  Outside of the gold Kreinik is a Very Velvet pattern.  Last I started the green crescents in the top left corner. 

Also thanks for all the nice comments about the Fan and the Poppies.  I have made a list for all you who are willing to "babysit" the pieces for a while and all the others who want to be invited to the house tour.  LOL,
I appreciate the comments!

All Four boxes

I finished the other two boxes that will frame the letters for the NOEL.  I used Watercolours Christmas and doing Gobelin stitches to create the outside and now we will be on to the next step.

Another new project

Yes, Otto is done and it is time to add a new project to the rotation.  This is the beginning of the Kick Back and Stitch, N O E L, and instead of doing the individual six by six pieces, I am doing a panel.  I have started the outline of the boxes using Watercolours Holiday.  It certainly is holiday green and red!