SYOA - Harry Potter Letters From Hogwarts - Happy Dance!!

It has been a wonderful adventure this year at Hogwarts.  I started on January 25 (after receiving my fabric order) and finished yesterday on December 27. For awhile, because of all of the items I kept adding to the project I never expected to finish it in 2020. I felt like I needed to keep adding more stuff because this was going to be the only Harry Potter project I will ever cross stitch. I have LOVED every stitch I made and/or frogged to make this the most perfect personal completed project. I’m going to really miss working on this project.

Completed project. I plan on framing it with a simple black frame. I want to enjoy all of the colours in the project.

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The 6 Chapters.

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SYOA - Harry Potter Books - update #8

I have completed 4 of the 7 books. 

Books 1, 2 & 3 complete.

Book 7 showing all 7 horcruxes.

I am working on book 6 right now.

Peppermint Purple (Green) - Happy Dance!!

Today the last block (week 52) was released on Peppermint Purple Facebook Group.  I decided to complete this project before going back to SYOA tonight.

SYOA - Harry Potter Books - update #7

Friday night I started added the images to represent the book titles. I decided to stitch by colour. I stitched with black floss (Harry’s glasses, Riddle’s diary, cauldron, deathly hallows) then I used a yellow gold colour (horcruxes - corner of diary, locket Hufflepuff cup, ring).

Saturday night I added more black (dementor), then yellows (moon).

Last night I finished yellows and greys(moon and clouds). Then had to frog the dementor because it didn’t line up with the moon. It was only when I started stitching the green (basilisk) that I realized I was a row short on all of the books. That is why the moon and dementor didn’t line up. I’m not frogging all of the books. I’ll adjust the images in the space to work.

Peppermint Purple (Green) - weeks 50 & 51

Last night I finished the outline on book 7. Today I pulled all of the colours to use on the inside square for each book.

I had time last night, so I got caught up on the Peppermint Purple SAL.  Last block (week 52) will be released this Wednesday.  I think I will stitch a plain border around the whole project before framing it.

Week 50

Week 51

SYOA - Harry Potter Books - update #6

I accomplished a lot of stitching yesterday.  I finished book 5, then started and finished book 6.

I even had time to start book 7.  I can’t wait to finish this last book outline, then I can start stitching the images to represent the title of each book.

SYOA - Harry Potter Books - update #5

I made great progress on Book 5 last night.  Plan to finish it today because I’m spending the day cross stitching.