Hello everyone,
The last three weeks have flown by and Spring is finally here! I do like it when the clocks move forward an hour to give us lighter evenings.
Anyway, it’s time to share my progress on the SAL project again. This design is by Ink Circles and it’s called Cirque des Triangles. Here’s where I was up to last time. All of the top except the centre triangle was completed.
Here’s where I’m up to now.
If I didn’t have other things to do this project would have been well on the way to completion by now. It’s so enjoyable not having to change thread colours.
Please take a look at how everyone else is progressing with their projects. We’ve got two new members this time. Mary Margaret gets up to all sorts of lovely cooking, gardening and crafting. Timothy has chosen to stitch a huge cross stitch project for the SAL but he also enjoys several other crafts. Just click on the names below and you’ll hop over to all the member’s blogs. We live all over the world so you may need to allow for time differences but we post local time, every third Sunday.
Claire, Gun, Carole, LucyAnn, Kate, Jess, Sue, Constanze, Debbierose, Christina, Susan, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Helen, Steph, Linda, Catherine, Wendy, Mary Margaret, Timothy
Our next updates will be posted on the 23rd April 2017. See you then!
About the SAL
This SAL (Stitch Along) is slightly different to other SALs in that we don’t all stitch the same design at the same rate. We choose ONE unfinished project, or ONE new one, and show progress of its completion over a series of three weekly updates. There are no deadlines and no set amount to stitch. The result is that the space in our drawers full of WIPs (works in progress) is gradually being freed up to store lots of new crafty goodness. It’s surprising how much motivation I’ve gained from being in this SAL. If you’d like to finish a project you’ve left unfinished for a while, or start a new one with us, you can join us by leaving a request in the comments below or sending me an email. The address is on the right of this page. I’ll send you a few simple rules to agree.
Sewing Beside the Sea 
mymakingdoadventure
/ April 2, 2017This looks wonderful! I’m loving all the work with variegated thread, it looks stunning. Its even inspired me to go lust after some in my local shop. I wanted to buy it all!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Join the club 😉 DMC have a new range called Coloris. I’ve got my eye on a few of the colours.
mymakingdoadventure
/ April 2, 2017Ooh! Himself would call you an enabler!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Hehe, apologies to Himself in advance because I know you are going to buy some one day 😁.
mymakingdoadventure
/ April 2, 2017Sooner rather than later I think!
craftycreeky
/ April 2, 2017I love this design, it’s great seeing you and Claire stitching the same as they look so different. One of these designs is going to have to go on my to-do list!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Be warned, once you’ve done one you’ll have to do them all.
nanacathy2
/ April 2, 2017This looks incredible, rather complicated but stunning.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Nope, it’s soooo easy to stitch. If you can count, you can stitch this.
katechiconi
/ April 2, 2017When your variegated thread is that beautiful you don’t need colour changes, do you? The clocks changed Down Under today as well, and it came as a big surprise to us – we’ve been without TV news for so many days that it passed us by.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017I bet you haven’t missed the TV. I didn’t realise you changed your clocks as well. There’s always a debate here about whether we should continue with “daylight saving” every time we change.
katechiconi
/ April 2, 2017Queensland doesn’t, but everyone else does! And our computers and phones follow the national network, so they have a little fit when everyone but us changes… Queensland thinking is that we’re closer to the equator and the seasonal variation isn’t as great, so there’s no point.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017I suppose if it works the way it is, why change?
katechiconi
/ April 2, 2017Exactly.
Debbierose
/ April 2, 2017Variegated ocean colour thread is stunning
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017I really lovely the sea greens in this one as well.
claire93
/ April 2, 2017aren’t we doing well ?
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017We certainly are 😁.
kathyreeves
/ April 2, 2017This is a beautiful piece, definitely brings the seaside to mind!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Yes and I can hear the sea as I stitch 🙂
kathyreeves
/ April 2, 2017That makes it even better!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017🙂
marymargaretripley
/ April 2, 2017Just beautiful! I would love a project with just one color. How many bundles of floss would you need for a project that size?
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Nine skeins of DMC (8.7 yards each) for 14 holes per inch Aida.
rutigt
/ April 2, 2017Ahhh…..so beautiful!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Thank you Gun. So easy too 🙂
lucyannluna
/ April 2, 2017Very pretty
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Thank you LucyAnn. I’m enjoying the design.
Cindy
/ April 2, 2017Such pretty colors.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Thank you. Sometimes I have trouble choosing colours but there was no hesitation this time.
Christina
/ April 2, 2017It’s interesting to see the difference the background fabric creates. The white background gives me the illusion of more space between your triangles and Claire’s green background makes the design seem closer together. Maybe that’s just my eyes 🙂 Both are turning out beautiful!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Yes, I agree. Mine is more fresh and cool and Claire’s is much more luxurious.
Catherine
/ April 2, 2017This is looking fantastic! I love that the variegated thread gives such wonderful contrast with very little input from the stitcher. I don’t this I use them enough!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017Exactly, so relaxing 🙂
Carole
/ April 2, 2017Beautiful! I love the way yours and Claire’s look so different just by using different threads and fabric.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017I know, there’s lots more colour versions in Google images if you are interested.
wickedstitcher
/ April 2, 2017this is gorgeous!!! I’ve use variegated threads in machine embroidery but never in my cross stitch. looks like i have something new to try out. 🙂
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 2, 2017I hope you do have a go. However, be warned. They are addictive. This is the third one of this series that I’ve stitched and I’ve enjoyed them all. Take a look at Cirque des Cercles and Cirque des Coeurs in the links at the right of this page if you want to see them.
Ginny @ Mytimestitching .com
/ April 3, 2017Love your Ink Circles project!! The colors are just gorgeous. Great job! I would like to do an Ink Circles some day. I rather do like stitching without much changing of threads.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 5, 2017It’s a very relaxing one to make 🙂
thecraftersapprentice
/ April 4, 2017You are flying through this design! It looks great, i love the colour
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 5, 2017Thank you. We should have some of the right hand side done next time.
lbick
/ April 4, 2017Looking great. I really like the thread you choose
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 5, 2017Me too 🙂
susanpblog
/ April 7, 2017Love the thread!!!! It is looking do good so far
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 28, 2017Thank you. It’s lovely to stitch with.
Cecilia
/ April 7, 2017It’s simply beautiful! You have a great talent. Thanks for sharing.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 28, 2017Thank you. This is a really easy design to stitch that looks very complicated. I do love Ink Corcles designs 🙂