Roses, Gifted Gorgeousness and a VERY LATE Turtle Trot

It's been a very busy week around here. I'm FINALLY feeling better!! YAY!! It is soooo wonderful to be able to function normally again. I'm on some new vitamin supplements that help a lot. The pain is always a constant, but it's very mild and doesn't interfere with my daily activities right now.
That being said, I've been running around like crazy playing catch up. School, housework and planning for Alex's first birthday have consumed most of my time. I've squeezed in a tiny amount of crafty time lately and have a few things to show.

Astri of Apple Blossom Dreams is hosting a Granny Rose CAL; this is a pattern I've always wanted to make. I'm dreadfully behind because I spent forever choosing my colors. I've managed to make a few roses and would like to get a lot more made this weekend.

So far, I have 8 in Panther Pink and 1 in Pretty N Pink. I'm going to make some two-toned with pink and black and some two-toned in pink and Panther Pink.

Jo of Serendipitous Stitching is the host of Gifted Gorgeousness. We work on projects that are gifts to us or gifts for someone else. I worked on two charts this month.

Prairie Schooler Santa's 12 Days of Christmas was a gift from Linda. I finished all the red on Day 1.

Phineas and Ferb from Clouds Factory is a gift for my daughter, Hope; this is one of her favorite shows.

And I'm way late with Turtle Trot! On the 10th of every month, we (are supposed to!) post progress pics of 10 pieces we've picked to stitch in 2015. This is being hosted by Claudette of BAP Attack. I only managed to work on 7 this past month.

Lid Up
Finished the toilet

Sunflower Seeds
Filled in the blue border

Next Trick

Stitched more the cat and all of the water

God So Loved the World

Stitched more of the sky

April Roly Poly

More stitches on the raincoat

September Roly Poly

Finished the one brown section

August Roly Poly

Finished more of the blue section

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)

April Turtle Trot

Oops! I almost forgot to post Turtle Trot. This is a SAL hosted by Claudette of BAP Attack. We pick 10 pieces to stitch on and post progress pics on the 10th of every month.

I only managed 8 out of 10 this past month.

1. Roly Poly March

Stitched the right sleeve and the neck ruffle

2.Roly Poly September

Stitched more of the brown

3.Sunflower Seeds

Stitched the second border frame and started filling it in

4. God So Loved the World

Stitched a little more of the sky (you have to look at the top left corner of the blue to see it)

5. Next Trick

Stitched a little bit of the cat

6. Lid Up

Stitched the rest of the bowl and a couple rows more of the tank

7. Roly Poly August

Stitched a little of the blue section

8. Roly Poly April

Stitched more of the raincoat

I didn't get a chance to work on Roly Poly February or Brown Trotter, so they look the same.

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)

P.S. On the health front, today was a really good day. I had only a minimum of pain and more energy than I've had in two weeks. Thank you again for all the well wishes. Next week, I'll be making more doctor's appointments for more tests.

Turtle Trot Time and Starts 65-68

It's the 10th of the month, so it must be Turtle Trot Time! This is being hosted by Claudette of BAP Attack. We pick 10 projects to work on and post progress pics each month. I missed the check in last month, so these show two months of stitching.
I came up with a good rotation schedule, so I managed to work on all 10 this month:

1. Roly Poly February

 

 I stitched most of the arms and most of the backstitching on the body.

2. Roly Poly March

 

I stitched the paws and the muzzle.

3. Roly Poly April

 

 I stitched more of the raincoat.

4. Roly Poly August

 

I stitched the rest of the white section and half of the right side blue.

5. Roly Poly September

 

I stitched a little bit more of the left side blue and some of the brown center.

6. Brown Trotter

 

I stitched more of the body and started stitching one of the legs.

7. God So Loved the World

 

I stitched more of the sky.

8. Lid Up

 

I stitched more of the tank and started stitching the bowl.

9. Next Trick

 

I finished stitching the toilet paper.

10. Sunflower Seeds

 

I stitched the box at the bottom and part of the inner border.

I'm finally getting tired of doing new starts, but I'm going to stick it out for the month.

Here are the last four, all from Cherished Teddies A Calendar Year in Miniature:

#65: Snowy January

#66: Love in February

#67:March Winds

#68: April Showers

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)

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