A back petal

I added the back petal to the Iris canvas. I used three strands of the Anchor 111 in the Byzantine stitch per the instructions. This really does look like an iris! Next up I will be working the leaves on this piece and I am sure I will have all my work done before the July meeting!

It is going to be a cupcake!

I have two shades of pink Flair and a white Frosty Rays along side the two shades of Goldrush 18 to create the cupcake!
Here you can see I drew the outline of the cupcake on offwhite 18 count canvas flecked with gold and have started alternating rows of slanted Gobelin with a single strand of the Goldrush. I am alternating the colors so it looks like the scallops that the cupcake paper would have.
This is going to be for a bridal shower at the end of July. The bride to be is a cake decorator and loves cupcakes. Her mother made the suggestion to stitch her a cupcake after I did the shaving brush, number two, for her husband. I think it is a great idea.
This is going to be a lot of fun and a quick stitch too!

This one is finished!

The final steps on this piece were to complete the open areas in the north south sections. I used the DMC Perle 12 and did a Plaited Rays stitch in each corner of the section. The final touch was to use seed beads and put it on the top of all four points in each section. Last weekend, I painted the box inside and out, with Sky Blue paint. It is all ready for me to finish this piece and attach it to the top!
I will post a photo when I have it done. This completes the first one of the four that are in the rotation. I have the next one ready to replace it and will post it tomorrow for you to see!

The Octagon

Tonight I filled in the spaces left in the + to create an octagon. I used 205C cord to create four more Sprat's heads patterns. I did darken this a little so you could see a better photo.
I really like how this is developing. Just as a reminder this is still all part of Lesson one!

Your questions, comments: Yes, I do like doing the rotation stitching, although not because it was boring to work on any one piece. These are all interesting pieces. I find I can pick up where I left off very quickly. The Kick Back and Stitch piece will be finished tomorrow night and I will be adding a new piece into the rotation. More info tomorrow.

More couching

I return to the Kimono, the cuffs and the collar. I started down the right side of the collar after completing the right hand side cuff. I find that I am getting a little faster at this, but not much! LOL. This is a single strand of Kreinik #12 couched in place with three strands of the Soie Cristale. I doubt that this will be finished anytime soon, and the June stitch will be out in a couple of days!

Another petal

This is the final petal that uses all five of the Anchor floss colors in the Burden stitch. There is still one more petal, the back one you can see outlined.
This is stitching fairly quickly. Before the July meeting, we need to have the flower all done, as well as the leaves. Stay tuned, I am sure we will make it!

Kick Back, Day Three

I worked the North and South patterns today. I started by using the Tiara to do an oversize Smyrna Cross type stitch in the center. Next two over sized cross stitches overlaid with a diamond stitch on top of each of those, and then I repeated this all the way around the Smyrna. In between those, I added r strand long stitches in the blue floss, going into the center of the +. Last I used DMC rayon floss to overlay those with more long stitches.
For the background, I used two strands of floss and worked a blackwork type pattern to fill in each area.
This piece will be finished the next time it is in the rotation!