March Update for WIPocalypse 2014

So this month`s theme is `Where do you stitch?"

I have lymphedema  fairly significantly, especially in the legs, so I spend a lot of time with my feet up to drain.  My favourite stitching spot at home is here. At the other end of the sofa is a small end table with a lamp that has an Ott-light bulb in it.

A slightly longer view at my favourite spot.  The place is a lovely old Edwardian building with original mouldings and some original woodwork, including the original thick hardwood floor.  Got to love living in a town with mostly old housing stock!


Sometimes when the weather is good, I`ll go out to one of the public seating areas to stitch, like at the local library.  In summer, I enjoy stitching outside, and since my place has no yard that means the waterfront or here:

Turtle Trot Progress March 2014

Ok, so a little late...

Spent most of the month sick, so progress is limited.  Still, the leopard pillow is now about 3/4 finished the center panel,

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and progressing at a reasonable pace. 







The Great Blue Heron is also well started.  Adding in the backstitching as I go along really helps bring depth.  Hard to believe there are 17 different colours already.

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