2015 Turtle Trot: April Post

I've only made progress on one of my Turtle Trot pieces this month, but I managed to finish it! That's my second Turtle Trot finish this year (the first was the Love bookmark). I've decided not to replace the finished pieces with different ones in this list, so I can watch my original list of 10 shrink down and feel successful. :)

1. Tardis 3D: None

2. Blushing Rose: None

3. Santa's Village: None

4. Dream: None

6. Sing: None

7. Favorite Pony: Finished!!!

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After:

8. Everything is Possible: None

9. Woodland Winter: None

10. Snowman and Friends: None

I bought a frame for Favorite Pony, which will be a gift for one of my best friends, over Easter break, but I didn't have time to frame it. Next time I'm home, I'll wash/iron/frame it and show y'all. I'm pretty happy with the $6.99 frame I found at Michael's. :)

Happy stitching!

2015 Turtle Trot: March Post

I made a bit of progress on my Turtle Trot pieces this month! School has gotten pretty crazy though, so I don't expect to make much progress on most of my pieces for the next couple months. And I might be a camp counselor this summer, in which case I wouldn't get to stitch all summer! And then the cycle of school begins again. I like to dream of a future where I can stitch every day, for at least 30 minutes. That would be something.

1. Tardis 3D: None
2. Blushing Rose: None
3. Santa's Village: None (left it at home)
4. Dream: None (left it at home)

6. Sing: Progress!

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After:

7. Favorite Pony: None

8. Everything is Possible: None

9. Woodland Winter: None (left it at home)

10. Snowman and Friends: Progress!

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After:

2015 Turtle Trot: February Post

Here's my progress on my Turtle Trot pieces! It's been a bit of a crazy month what with college and all. I always let myself have a stitch-a-thon on Friday nights though! I haven't worked much on these pieces this month - I have a start from the end of January that's been my main focus, Bookworm Fairy. I've also had pneumonia, which has been taking away from my stitching time.

1. Tardis 3D: None

2. Blushing Rose

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After:

3. Santa's Village: None (left it at home)

4. Dream: None (left it at home)

5. Love: Finished!

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After:

6. Sing

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After:

7. Favorite Pony: None

8. Everything is Possible: Some but the frog visited

9. Woodland Winter: None (left it at home)

10. Snowman and Friends: None

2015 Turtle Trot: January Post

Here are my ten pieces for the 2015 Turtle Trot, many of which are leftover from the 2013 Crazy January Challenge!

1. Tardis 3D, started sometime in 2013

2. Blushing Rose, started January 4, 2013

3. Santa's Village, started December 1, 2012

4. Dream, started January 13, 2013

5. Love, started sometime in 2013

6. Sing, started January 15, 2013

7. Favorite Pony, started January 8, 2013

 8. Everything is Possible, started January 12, 2013

9. Woodland Winter, started January 7, 2013

10. Snowman and Friends, started October 23, 2012

I actually did some work on Favorite Pony this week, starting on Monday. Here's where it was when I started:

Here it is at the end of Monday night:

And here it is at the end of Tuesday night: 

And at the end of Wednesday night:

End of Thursday night:

Oh, how I wish I could keep up this progress when I head back to college (which is happening tomorrow). Stitching is a rare treat at school, whereas at home I can settle down on the couch and watch seven hours straight of Lord of the Rings documentaries while stitching. Still, this was a good start to the Turtle Trot, and I'm feeling really inspired to get back to working on several of these pieces which haven't been touched since the Crazy January Challenge in 2013!

Happy stitching!