First TUSAL update & some current WIP...

Well I missed the new moon yesterday due to work & going to a friends house last night. But here is my TUSAL update for July. Newest threads to be added are from 2 new starts which are both small so shouldn't take to long & some threads from Newton who will be finished soon. (I hope!)

I've not made much progress on my Newton's Law chart this week yet, just a few stitches here & there, I hope to finish it before I go on holiday at the begining of August so I can work on Halloween Fairy so I'll have to get to work soon! Recieved my subs copy of WOXS last week & made a start on the somebunny freebie kit. I'd done an arm & most of the dungarees before I realised the chart said to stitch it with one strand not two like I'd been. Rather than frog the whole thing I decided to carry on as usually I have enough thread to do the kit twice. Not this time... I've already had to dash out and buy a skein of DMC 162 as I ran out and couldn't finish the dungarees, now it looks like I won't have enough of the grey tones to do the shading on her head... luckily it's payday tomorrow so I'm going to buy the few coloursI need just in case! I also decided to substitute the stitches on the dungarees where the buttons would be for some real heart shaped buttons I had in my workbox, I think they look so sweet even if they are just a little bit to big! Also started a chart from the 2009 Margaret Sherry Calender that came free with Cross Stitcher magazine. I've decided not to stitch the background colour to save time & I'm stitching it on sparkly green aida instead. Had a bit of a nightmare when I realised just how many fractionals are in this design but I'm making good progress, about a days work is pictured here so far. I'm going to make it into a coin purse to take to the stitching show with me & I'm going to stitch the phase 'I stitch therefore I stash' on the back. (It seemed appropriate!) This is the first time I've made a purse & if it goes well I'm going to make one each for my cousins for Christmas. They are both less than 10 and proper girly girls so hopefully they'll love them! Thats all from me so far, should have another update on Sunday :)

Happy Stitching!