It’s time for another SAL project update. I’m stitching the Woodland Sampler by Anchor. The design number is PCE958.
This is where I was up to last time.
I’ve finished the butterfly in the top left and added lots of greenery and part of a stream. Also, the fawn now has hooves :-). I don’t look at the photo of the whole picture while I’m stitching and had to check when the piece of chart I was working on suggested stitching with scarlet thread at the bottom. I’d forgotten all about this splash of colour. It’s one of my favourite woodland finds that we don’t see here very often. Any ideas?
I’ll be working on a section to the right for next time. There’s more of the stream and the face of a very special and beautiful animal coming up.
Please check out what everyone else has been up to by clicking their names below. We live all over the world so you may need to allow for time differences as we’re posting today at local time.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny,
Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen
Our next updates will be posted on the 24th April 2022.
About the SAL
Please note this SAL is not accepting any more new members until further notice but this is what it’s all about anyway. 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.
Sewing Beside the Sea 
claire93
/ April 3, 2022well done, Avis ^^ Disciplined as always and great progress! I really can’t stitch the way you do, stopping at the edge of a segment. I need to be able to see what’s coming next ^^
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022I’m stitching upside down without the photo and with only a small piece of the chart nearby LOL.
Debbierose
/ April 3, 2022Brilliant, so life like
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022Thank you. There’s plenty more to come.
wybrow1966
/ April 3, 2022That is quite a bit of progress!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022I’m determined to finish this project and the only way is to motivate myself by finishing one section at a time.
craftycreeky
/ April 3, 2022Looks like a toadstool to me 🙂 Beautiful as always.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022Correct! No elves though 😉
Cathie J
/ April 3, 2022That looks like a mushroom emerging to me. I love that butterfly. You have done a lot of stitching these last 3 weeks.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022Thank you. Yes, it’s the type the fairies sit on 😉
Lindashee
/ April 3, 2022Beautiful as always. The new splash of colour, fly amanita perhaps?
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022That’s right. I call it fly agaric but it’s the same thing.
witchylin
/ April 3, 2022The red looks like a red and white spotted toadstool/mushroom. I bet the animal will be a hedgehog as you have already completed the fox! It is coming along and looks great.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022Yes, a fly agaric. There is a hedgehog in the bottom right corner but he isn’t coming next. You won’t mistake it when you see it. Very distinctive.
Sharon
/ April 3, 2022wow – you really got quite nice chunk of work done on this. Perfect stitches and such a magical piece too … in love with it ❤
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022I’m liking it more and more but I want it finished! LOL
kathyreeves
/ April 3, 2022Great progress Avis, the butterfly is especially lovely. I am guessing a mushroom?
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 3, 2022Yes, it’s a fly agaric 🙂
katechiconi
/ April 3, 2022So close to completion!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 4, 2022I’m afraid not. Only 5/8 finished haha!
stitchingranny
/ April 4, 2022Beautiful and great progress. I see a mushroom emerging but am more intrigued to see who those ears belong to. Guess it will be a while before I find that out. x
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 4, 2022I’ll let you into a secret 😉 Big ears belong to Easter Bunny but he’s not coming out to play yet.
Christina
/ April 4, 2022Mushroom! 🍄 Great progress Avis!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 4, 2022Correct 🙂
Lucyannluna
/ April 4, 2022I love blue butterflies 🦋, they hover around our holly tree
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 6, 2022We only get them on the cliffs here but they’re much paler than this one.
marymargaretripley
/ April 5, 2022Lovely as always Avis 🙂
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ April 6, 2022Thank you Mary Margaret. Lovely to see you 🙂
AJ
/ April 7, 2022It’s looking great!