My BAP Happy Dance

I finished my BAP Victorian Dollhouse by Joan Elliott. Here is a photo of it completely finished.









I have decided to work on something a little smaller for my next project. I'd like to see another finish before the end of the year. I have started pulling threads (DMC) and fabric (28ct light blue evenweave) for Ink Circles Namaste.

Happy Stitching!


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IHSW update

Lots of stitching time this weekend. I finished the Master Bedroom and then worked on the attic bedroom. The floor was already done, I stitched the green walls, some of the bed, and the doorway. Here is a progress photo. I should be able to complete the whole Victorian Dollhouse by the end of October.





If you are interested, here is a photo of the whole dollhouse.





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October Goals

I finished the nursery and the grey foundation. I started the hallway, Master bedroom, and large attic room floors all in September.

I am almost finished the hallway. Hope to complete it today. I'd like to have the Master bedroom done by the end of October.

Here is an updated photo of my Victorian Dollhouse.




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Victorian Dollhouse update

Here is an update on my Victorian Dollhouse project. I have finished the roof on the left, and started the nursery.






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TUSAL and IHSW

I know I'm a few days late with my updates for TUSAL and IHSW. Here is my TUSAL update for this month.




I spent the weekend stitching the foundation, until I ran out of DMC 318 gray. I will pick up some tonight at the Cross Stitch Club.




After running out of floss, I continued on the left side of the roof.




Hope everyone else had a productive Stitching weekend. My goal for the rest of September is to finish the roof and foundation.
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Another room completed!!

Another happy dance, I have completed the small attic room on the left side of the dollhouse.

Here is a photo showing the whole project. As you can see I only have 4 more rooms to go ... Nursery, hallway, master bedroom, and large attic room (guest bedroom), the left roof and the foundation.



I have signed up for IHSW. Have you? If not, it's not too late, it is this weekend. I will try to finish the roof shingles.

Thanks for visiting!

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Another happy dance!!

I have finished another room in my dollhouse. The attic room on the right side is complete. I'm working on the gingerbread, white shell/shape of the rooms, and the shingles on the right side before I start to fill in the left side attic room. Here are some progress photos for you to enjoy.








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Holidays and a few more happy dances!!

Dave & I have 2 weeks holidays (we are on the 2nd week).  We are still renovating the basement.  Last week was the laundry room, we took the washer and dryer out for the week.  We finished the laundry room renovation.
We will have some relaxing time ... Time to stitch, watch movies, sit in the hot tub, and take long walks.
I have managed to stitch a lot on my Victorian Dollhouse.  I finally finished the bay window on the left exterior of the house.  I started this in January, but at the time I didn't know what colours I was going to substitute for the outside trim.  I also finished the foyer and front porch then started and finished the bathroom.  I hope to finish the right side of the roof. I think I'm going to continue with the roof and then do the white shell walls in between each room to give them their shape.

TUSAL, IHSW and a Happy Dance!!

A small Happy Dance.  I finally finished the living room of my Victorian Dollhouse.

This past weekend was IHSW.  I didn't sign up because I didn't expect to have any time to stitch.  But I managed to find some, so here is my progress.

foyer - after IHSW

foyer - before IHSW

We are already more than half way through the year.  We'll see if I can finish this project by the end of the year.   That was the goal when I started on January 1st.

If you are interested in seeing my ORT jar.  I have added a photo to my TUSAL page. 

Frogs living in the my dollhouse

There were frogs living in my dollhouse.  I had to rip out all the pink walls of the living room.  The counting was off by one row.  I should learn to check more often, not wait until two sides of the project doesn't match up.  By then it is always too late.  I will continue to stitch tonight on Victorian Dollhouse, but here is an update on my progress so far.

Tuesday I will pick up Stitcher's Days of Christmas for a few days. I've always been a one at a time stitcher.  I'm not enjoying the rotational method, I'm finding it hard to concentrating on more than one project at a time.  I don't feel like working on my 3rd project Happy Stitching.

IHSW and TUSAL

This is after from IHSW.  I didn't get as much time as I had wanted to, but I did manage to finish a room.  The kitchen is the first room complete.  Next weekend I will work on the livingroom (pink room on the right side).   Pink walls are already finished.

My TUSAL photos are on a separate page.

BAP ... 2nd week update

 

This is my update for this week.  I only had time to stitch Sunday and Monday nights.

BAP! first photo

Victorian Dollhouse (started January 1st) progress after 2 days of stitching.  Mine will look different, I'm changing some of the colours.

The Victorian Dollhouse cross stitch is based on the Greenleaf McKinley dollhouse design.  I used to be a miniaturist and had this very dollhouse.  When I saw the cross stitch design in the Cross Stitch Magazine I knew I had to stitch it.

To see a photo on Kathy's stitched dollhouse, please follow the link below
http://kathysstitchingblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/dollhouse-cross-stitching-is-done.html

I am trying the rotational method this year.  Stitching days for Victorian Dollhouse will be on Friday (evening), Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (evening). 

I haven't had time to stitch this weekend at all, maybe tonight or Monday.  Trying to figure out my blog.

January stitching goals

I started this stitching blog to join in the TUSAL, ISHW, BAP! and talk to other cross stitchers on the webwho have the same addiction as I do.

I will be stitching four projects in 2012.  I started the following two projects at the end of December 2011. 

Stitcher's Days of Christmas 79sts by 490sts (started on Dec 29th) and
Happy Stitching 97sts W by 124sts H (started on Dec 31)
both by Sue Hillis Designs

The Victorian Doll's House designed by Joan Elliott
248sts W by 182sts H (started on Jan 1, 2012)
Cross Stitch Gold - March 2008
I plan on joining the BAP!  Hopefully this will encourage me to finish this by the end of the year.

The Garden Chair - 32ct stitched over 1
designed by the Cat's Whiskers