Sunday 13 January 2013

New Start / First Tusal of 2013

I have had another new start for 2013.  I joined the Heaven and Earth Bulletin Board's 2013 Freebie SAL.  The design I chose was the QS Literate Dragon as being the mum of two boys I thought this would be suitable for either of them when I eventually finish it.  The first picture is what it should look like when it is finished.


This is my first week's progress.  Not a lot compared to some I have seen on Facebook but I am quite pleased with it.  It is stitched on 18ct magic guide 2 x 1.  As it is a five week month this month I have decided to carry on with him for another week before putting him away until it is his turn again in my rotation.


Finally for today is my first Tusal report for 2013.  I am quite concerned about the amount of orts in my jar because of the amount of confetti in my dragon I think I may have been a bit generous when throwing away my orts so I can see that I might have to get more threads for him if I keep going at this rate lol.  If you want to join the Tusal, you can find out more at Daffycat's blog


Until next time, happy stitching.

Love Lesleyanne

26 comments:

Julie said...

That's a nice chart, very bright.

Siobhán said...

Nice progress! The design is really cute.

Vani said...

Great start! Looking forward to seeing more of him!

Unknown said...

The colours are so beautiful in this design - cant wait to see more.

In my TUSAL, I have found I throw a lot more thread away than I thought too!!! xxx

Vicki said...

Wow. That is going to be gorgeous when completed. It is so colorful!

Christina said...

Wow that HAED looks epic - good luck! :0)

Sally said...

You've made a brilliant start Lesleyanne.

Unknown said...

Great pattern voor boy's and girls alike.
Happy stitching.

Hugs Yvon.

Emma/Itzy said...

A great start on the sal. I am doing mystic garden and all the confetti is making it really slow going. I only have about 400 stitches in so far, a long way to go for me :)

Cole said...

Lovely work on your HAED, it has such beautiful colors! My New Years start was my first HAED and I'm loving each tiny little stitch :)

Linda said...

Love your new start Lesleyanne and you have made great progress.

Linda

cucki said...

aww cute design and sweet new start..
hugs x

Kristi said...

Wow, great progress! I started a HEAD freebie years ago and never progressed past the corner, lol. Hello, UFO! ;)

The Knitting Cross Stitcher said...

Great choice for the HAED SAL Lesleyanne. I love Literate Dragon. Will look forward to updates on it.
pretty ORT too,so many colours.

Christine said...

Greta start, it is a lovely design

Lija Broka said...

Great start! I am so jealous - I am doing the same one and wish I picked 18 count ... 22 count is driving me crazy. And you definitely have more progress. Well done!

Carin said...

Great start on a new project !!

Stress Less said...

Love your new start. He's going to be really cute. What kind of rotation schedule/plan do you use? Thanks!

SoCal Debbie said...

That looks like a great start to me! Some day I'd love to use the Magic Guide fabric.

Michelle said...

Lovely start Lesleyanne x

Dani - tkdchick said...

That's a great start and you're so lucky to have so much going on in that first corner instead of all the same colour!

♥ Nia said...

You have a long project ahead!! hehhehe Nice start sweetie :D
hugs&smiles

Carol said...

What a fun project you have ahead of you, Lesleyanne :)

Claire said...

Great new start, I went with QS Heather.x

Patty C. said...

Nice start :)

Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...

Gorgeous new start. I love Randal Spangler. So many gorgeous colours.