Finish It in 2019 - October

This year I will finish what I start, and finish some other things too.

Finishes

Since my last Finish It post, I have finished 

Beaded Fobs

Started 2019, Finish 2019

Kimono Drawstring Bags

Started 2019, Finished 2019

Brazilian Pin

Started 2019, Finished 2019

September Ornament

Started 2019, Finished 2019

New Starts - 2019 

Fashionable Ladies

Mill Hill "Camping Out" kit

Miniature Rug

Heron Bookmark

Hexagon Butterflies

Again, so far, so good. You can see all of my Finish It In 2019 here.

Check out Magical Quilt's post to find out more about Finish It In 2019.

Stitch Group Sunday - Brazilian and Fashion

I always look forward to our stitch group get-togethers. We have fallen into a routine.  We talk about our projects and show what we have worked on since the last meeting. We practice stitches and language skills. We laugh about things, work on our projects, and ask each other 'what do you think of this?' This time two of us worked on our Fashionable Ladies and three worked on finishing the Brazilian pins. We end our get together by choosing the next date and eating some delicious Japanese treats.

Friday Finish - Brazilian Butterfly

My stitch group is currently working on a small Brazilian Embroidery project.  We are making little pins, using a rounded plastic disc as the base under the embroidery.  I made a little butterfly, with a beaded edging.

I can hardly wait for our next get together to see what the others are doing!

Work In Progress Wednesday - More Brazilian Practice

Sunday the stitchers got together to practice our Brazilian some more. First we had some show and tell.

We consulted many online pictures and patterns and are each deciding on and designing our pins, which are about five centimeters across (I think, I'm not so good with metric measurements).

I think the rayon thread is what makes Brazilian difficult.

This is mine.  The partial butterfly on the right was practice. The one in the lower left may be my real one.

Many treats!

Until next time....

Brazilian Stitch Group

The stitch group met on Sunday to begin a Brazilian Embroidery project.  Before stitching, we had a bit of show and tell of recent projects. All of the NHK Partnership blocks are finish (mine has already been mailed).

First thing for our new project is renshu (practice). I think the most difficult part of Brazilian Embroidery is the slick z-twist rayon thread. We practiced a number of different stitches and decided we need some additional practice before we can begin our project, which is a small pin.

For tea time, we were like the polar bear block and went for kakigori.  Here is a post about the last time we went to this shop together.  The menu looks the same.

Strawberry Milk Kakigori

Two Macha Kakigori

This is mine - anko (sweet beans) with fruit.

Until next time, we will be practicing Brazilian stitches and planning the designs for our project.