Some Treasure & A Little More Mystery

Some Treasure:

Treasure Hunt is moving along slowly… I’ve started on page five of the cropped chart. Stitching this in conjunction with the Mystery Chart has me suck in a pit of never ending confetti! Previous progress:
Current progress:  The hourglass is starting to appear!

Update on the Floss Organizer

If you haven’t already noticed the Floss Organizer I made has recently been revised.  I added a skein estimator, percentage calculator and fabric calculator. Since the document has become quite fancy, I also created a User Guide to make it easier to navigate through the different sections and see how it all works. These are both available on the downloads page.

A Little More Mystery:

Here is where the Mystery Chart is at! I’m falling behind with this one and need to get a move on with it! Previous progress:
Current progress:
 Happy Stitching! xxx

Comments

  1. Natascha Kooijman26 June 2015 at 03:36

    It's horrible, doing all these confetti stitches isn't it? I always try to divide it.. Each time I take thread that I can do at once. Than I take a thread and look where most of the confettistitches are.. But I alwasy try to do both. Just doing confetti would make me crazy..
    And I adore your mystery work... And if you don't mind.... I would like to "steal" your idea...... I am feeling a new start coming up.... And maybe a mystery item would be nice... Loooove the idea.

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    1. Megan Joelle26 June 2015 at 04:02

      I normally rotate between pieces with confetti and block stitching to make it more bearable. I can't do this currently because otherwise I wouldn't get my BB goals or the Mystery Chart completed! hehe The name and link to the Mystery Chart will be revealed eventually! I hope everyone is enjoying watching it take shape, and by not knowing exactly where it's going that the process becomes more intriguing to follow :) I'm glad you like the mystery chart idea and think that would be an exciting thing for you to do!!! I would definitely enjoy watching you do this on your blog ;)

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  2. Mii Stitch26 June 2015 at 04:29

    Looks wonderful, well done!!

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  3. Justine26 June 2015 at 09:44

    Great progress on both, I'm enjoying the mystery stitch too!

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  4. Heather26 June 2015 at 09:59

    Great progress!

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  5. demeter8326 June 2015 at 13:47

    I'm loving Treasure Hunt Bookshelf, that's stunning!

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  6. Rai Rai's Stitches29 June 2015 at 18:46

    This is such a beautiful pattern! I know the confetti can be arduous, but it's so worth it in the end!

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    1. Megan Joelle2 July 2015 at 16:46

      Thanks Rachel! There are moments where the confetti is enjoyable as well so it's not all bleak! :) It's just different level of confetti than what I'm used to... but I guess its always good to challenge yourself ;)

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  7. Karen30 June 2015 at 16:11

    Beautiful progress Megan, you willl see that all that confetti will be worth it. :)

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  8. Anonymous2 July 2015 at 02:06

    You absolutely choose beautiful designs, I surely love your HEAD projects!! I think I might try the mystery chart ones, great idea for a blog as well :-)

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    1. Megan Joelle2 July 2015 at 16:31

      Thank you so much Els, glad you like them!

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