Update at the end of the weekly SAL

Since school started I don´t have the time or energy to stitch as much as I want. However, I am telling myself it is more important to enjoy the stitching, than feeling sad about the small amount of stitches I get to do.

My sweet little dragling is comming to life!

Train of Dreams ~ 1st of September

Train of Deams ~ Themed sal this weekend

Since the themed SAL this weekend included animals of any kind, I desided to join with my Train of Dreams. I have finally reached the first little dragling on the train and I am looking forward to see how it'll look like.

However Iam starting school tomorrow, so I won't get that much time left for stitching and reading, but I am in no hurry. A grid every now and then together with an audio book will be good therapy ;)

Here's the before picture:

Traon of Dreams ~ 27th of August

Train of Dreams 13th of August



Train of Dreams ~ 13th of August

6 pages done! Wow! I am still loving the design and it will be hard to do a rotation now, but I am eager to try out Astranaithes on my new frame =)

I tried some new way to end and start threads by simple using waste knots. It has worked perfectly when starting a thread, but I can't say it's working when ending them aswell. Well, it's not working for me, so unfortunatlly I have to go back to running the ending threads under the stitched area after finnishin a grid or column. I hate it! It is so time consuming, but what should one do? It has to be done!

20% done on the train *shoo-shoo-oo*!

Train of Dreams update

I wish I had more time to stitch! I love every little stitch I make since they have their own purpose.

My Traini of Dreams is comming along, but since I am workiing fulltime and have a family to love and take care of, I have only little time left for stitching. However I do try to get some stitching done when I am having a day off from work.



Train of Dreams ~ 3/8-2011



I am fascinated by the colours which makes the magic smoke comming out of the chimney of the locomotive. I had been wondering about how it would look like and, as always, I am stunned!

Now I am looking forward to see the finnished locomtive and t omove on to the waggon behind it.

And tomorrow it will arrive! My Millenium frame with a floor stand! It is a birthday gift from my hubby, mom and myself =) I have high expectations on this product. I just hope I won't be dissaointed like the last time, when I ordered the DMC floor stand.

There was a sale on the Heaven and Earth designs website and I simply couldn't resist it this time. I had to buy one of the dragon designs I have fallen inlove with:



Michele Lee Phelan's Rebirth



Train of Dreams ~ Spangler 2011-07-17



ToD ~ 17th July

It is time for an update. I have hardly had time or energy to stitch this mounth, so the progress isn't going as fast as last mounth. However I rather take it slow than stitching when I am tired with a resault of a lot of mistakes.

As you can see I have finally reached the train and the details of the locomotive is amazing! The detail means confetti stitching, but it is worth it because confetti is what gives the WOW feeling =)

It is amazing how wonderful one can feel because of stitching such a beautiful piece. Is it the colours? Is it the expetation? Is it the eager to reach the dragons? =) I don't know, but I hope I will enjoy stitching the other designs as much, since they doesn't include such colours, nor dragons.

Now, you will have to excuse me, but I need to get back to my stitching. I am almost done with another column!

Train of Dreams ~ Spangler 2011-06-29

I have now innished three pages of the 32 of the pattern. I am very happy with the result, considering it is my first heaven and earth design.

ToD ~Spangler



I ordered a floor stand roller frame, from DMC. I received it after five weeks of waiting and when I finally got it, had put it together I got sooooo dissapointed. It was a waate of money. Everything was wrong about it. It couldnät even keep the fabric nice and tight. I am sending it back and getting my money refunded. I am seriously considering adding a bit of cash and order a millenium frame with a lapstand.

Progress

I took some pictures yesterday of my progress on the train. Today have made a bit more, about 400 stitches. It is such an enjoyable design, with lovely colours.

ToF, Spangler ~ june 18th, 2011






Look at the detail!



Train of Dreams, june 18th

I am stitching on the Train of Dreams every day. I am having some time off before starting my summer job, so I wont be making such fast progress after next week. But I guess every gridd of 10x10 is a progress. It is more important to get a nice result, me think.

I ordered a Q-snap from 123stitch.com and I have now switched my wooden hoop with this magnificent q-snap frame. It keeps the tension just right. Unfortunatly I don´t have some kind f stnad for it, so at the moment I am usning some stacked puzzle boxes to put the frame on to be able to work with both hands. This solution also lets me not hold the frame which is quite heavy.

The design of the ToD is so wonderful! I love the colours and every stitch has it''s own purpose, really. Even f it is alot of confetti!

I am at the moment, however, fighting with a nice way to start and end threads. I find it all to be a big mess and time consuming, unfortunatly...

Train of Dreams, june 8th

I can't imagine how fast some of the crafters are, who's stitching the HAED:S. The few stitches I have made in one week is nothing compared to those who stitches a whole page in 7 days. Amazing!

However, here is my progress and I have enjoyed it every stitch along the way =)

June 8th ~ Train of Dreams

I decided to use the wooden hoop and that has worked pretty well so far. I was afraid it was going to leave marks, but it hasn't so I am glad I didn't sit around waiting for my frames to arrive by mail.

I also tried parking and gridding and that has worked wonderful! Makes stitching so much easier and fun.