19 January 2010

Next!

My time this past week has been taken up with my first PIF which I sent off yesterday. According to my last update of The Spirit of Christmas it seems I have stitched quite a bit further than I thought, mainly due to the fact that I had most of Sunday back on it. I can't wait to start his jacket, but I feel I should get the outer ribbons and greenery done before it gets too tedious.


27 comments:

  1. Your Santa is looking great. You're making me want to get 'Santa of the Forest' out and finally start it.

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  2. Beautiful stitching Andrea. This is going to be a stunner :)

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  3. Santa looks beautiful! I can hardly wait to see it finished!

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  4. Your Santa is looking great. You have certainly made good progress on the ribbon and greenery.

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  5. Nice progress on the Santa so far. He's looking great!

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  6. It's great Andrea! The colors in that arch are so rich and vibrant. I can't wait to see it when you get into his jacket. I did Santa in the Forest years ago and as all L&L and Mirabilias - they're gorgeous when finished.

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  7. Beautiful stitching. I am enjoying watching your progress and cannot wait to see the finish. I hope to start L&L's Angel of Hope in 2010. I have had the pattern for several years, but was too intimidated to start. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  8. Wow Andrea he is a handsome one I love it.

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  9. Wow Santa is gorgeous Andrea, am gonna love watching this one grow.

    Hugs xxxxxx

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  10. Stunningly beautiful and gets more so with each update :)

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  11. I've always admired this piece, Andrea, and I love watching yours come to life! Just beautiful :)

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  12. Santa looks lovely! And you're right to get the greenery done first, because you KNOW all that white on the coat will be a hard one... (That's where I got tired of it - the red was fairly easy and a nice stitch.)
    <3

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  13. Perfect stitching :) He's going to be great.

    (Love your choice of blog background and the snowflakes pillow too.)

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  14. What a wonderful design. Can't wait to see it ready!
    Greetings, Gabi (Germany)

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  15. Sorry, mean finished!
    Gabi

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  16. He's just great. Very nice progress.
    I hope the cold has gone a bit and it has become warmer where you live.

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  17. Hi Andrea,

    Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and leave a comment - I really appreciate it!

    Your Santa is just gorgeous. His beard and the greenery are just amazing. I haven't seen this design before I am off to have a look at the pattern. My mum stitched the Santa of the Forest for me years ago and he would lovely alongside your one! :-)

    Best wishes,

    Jackie

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  18. You're motoring along on good ol' Santa - he's looking great! :D

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  19. Hi Andrea,

    The Spirit of Christmas is just
    gorgeous already and will look
    wonderful when complete and
    displayed alongside Santa of the
    Forest. The greenery and the red
    ribbon look almost three dimensional
    even in though viewed in a photograph.

    Hmmmm.... The photo that you posted
    of your two RAK is very tantalizing.
    It's going to be very hard to wait
    almost an entire year to see what
    you'll be stitching for next
    Christmas's lucky winners.

    Are you still in the grip of
    cold and snow in the U.K.???
    We've had very little snow here
    so far this season, and right
    now we've got a January thaw
    that's given us temperatures
    around +6 Celsius. It won't
    last, but we're enjoying it
    while we can.

    Cheers!

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  20. Great progress - the deep red on that fabric is beautiful!

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  21. Oh I admire your work.It is beautiful and requires much patience - which I do not have a great deal of.
    Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such a nice comment.

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  22. Santa is looking really good Andrea.

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  23. Great to see him again - fabulous! :0)

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