Stitchy Sunday

I've done my chickens!

I really like them and despite the difficulty with those big holes (I changed to bigger needle and it helped, thank you guys) I would stitch it again.

And the back doesn't look so bad either...

I was kind of worry how all this back stitching will look on the back of the towel, specially when it really can't be hidden... but I think it looks just fine.

I also finished Summer Ornament for the exchange in ILCS group. Can't show it though, until it reaches the person it was stitched for.

And here is something for those who would like to visit the North someday... (hit play on the bottom of the screen)

I did not forget about an update! I was busy creating my Wish list (see left sidebar) and, I think, I'm happy with this one. I belong to swaps groups and birthday club and I love to shop for others from their wish list. It makes so much sense, it's easy, and, in my opinion, makes recipients happier. So, finally, I have one too!

I was stitching a little this weekend...

My chickens are almost done, I just have to finish all the backstitches and I can go back to my Birds of the Feather.

And this is an aerial picture of the place where I live. On the bottom of the picture, right by the point is a tiny curved line - those are the "sticks" in the water on the picture with the blog title. And you can see the roof of my cabin (there is a few of the roof tops on the point) and the docs, and the road that takes me to Alaska Highway (left top corner). Just above my road you can see a pond called Bob's Lake, that's where my mailbox is and that's where all the goodies from you and from my online stores arrive. It is a lovely walk from my cabin to the mailboxes. In June the whole place is covered with wild roses and aroma from them feels up my lungs with every breath. It would be heavenly except... with every deep breath I can easily feel up my nose with tiny black flies and other bugs... so I take walks and deep breaths only on windy days (no bugs!)

So long my friends,

Evalina

It is a white Monday in the Yukon!

It is Monday morning, I'm getting ready to go to work, looking outside and can't believe my eyes... yep, that white stuff is falling from the sky again...and just a week ago I thought that winter is gone for good and have changed my winter tires... Got to love the north...

My weekend was very, very slow. I didn't accomplish even half what I was planning to do! But I was stitching and even though I didn't finish my chickens I'm very happy with the progress. Here is the pic:

Oh, I wish I could stay home and do not have to go to work... the weather is so perfect for stitching and snuggling near fireplace not for driving...

and here they are,

chickens, my new project, thanks to Lily. 

I absolutely love this chart, but I never stitched on towels before and I'm finding so frustrating to work with them. Fabric is soft and very nice, but the wholes are so big that my needle is constantly slipping away. I changed my needles to bigger size (24), they feel so awkward and huge (normally I'm stitching with 26 and 28) and still disappearing... Any advice?

Bingo prize

In our I love Cross Stitch group we have a bingo game. I play it just once in a blue moon and I have won our last game. And the prize is awesome!

A towel and book with charts. I never stitch on towels before, but it doesn't seems to be difficult. And look what pattern I found there: 

Chickens! I love chickens, and that's what I will stitch on the towel. Thank you so much Lily, you couldn't make a better choice.