Challenges...

Spirit of Flight has been somewhat unintentionally neglected! So I picked it up again for the Facebook challenge that Michele set in The Official HAED group. The challenge was to complete a minimum of 400 stitches but I hoped to finish the page!  I’ve been working the Mystery Chart alongside this, which has slowed the process down.   I’ve also been having issues with pain in my hands and arms making stitching difficult.  Still I managed to persevere and almost get the page finished... but  I was missing one floss colour… argh!  So here is most of page 19, minus 3781!  It's now 4080 stitches down and 2.67 percent done.

Progress: 


Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating it (we don't here in Australia).  May you all have a wonderful day with your families!

 Best wishes! xxx








 

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  1. Megan Joelle26 November 2015 at 22:22

    Thanks Heather! :)

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  2. Justine27 November 2015 at 07:03

    That's a lot of progress! It looks completely different from the "before" photo. Great job!

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  3. Keebles27 November 2015 at 10:37

    Great progress! It looks amazing!

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    1. Megan Joelle27 November 2015 at 16:29

      Thanks! I've got to get me some 3781 though... Then it will be looking much better!!! :D

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  4. Rachel29 November 2015 at 00:19

    Fantastic progress when comparing the two photos (even with the missing colour!) :)

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    1. Megan Joelle29 November 2015 at 03:07

      :D Thanks Rachel! It was a partial page so it did seem to go quicker than normal... The next page will take a bit longer to get through as it's not a partial one!

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  5. Natascha Kooijman29 November 2015 at 09:58

    That looks gorgeous Megan... You have such a steady hand.. Beautiful, very equal stitches. Great job..

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