Monday, August 3, 2015

The problem with colour....

Not only am I having problems finding time to get any stitching done, (these summer nights just seem to fly by!) but when I do get my stitching out, instead of working on Twilight Silhouette, my hand just seems to gravitate to the more colourful  lighthouse design. 

I have been making a big effort to do more of the Twilight design, but progress seems to be quite slow, I think it's because stitching blue threads on blue fabric makes seeing any progress quite difficult....here's where I was last time...


...and here's my progress...


There's actually quite a bit of half stitch done in one strand that doesn't seem to show up on the photograph! Of course, the great big chunk of black to be done at the bottom seems to be so boring and tedious compared to stitching this.....


...all those yummy, scrummy colours in the sky...


Isn't this just gorgeous? You can see why I want to stitch this design with all those beautiful colours that are in the sky.

Yeah, so much for this one being my 'stuff-it-in-my-handbag-to-stitch-while-I'm-while-waiting-for-the-doctor project'! Ah well, you only live once...might as well stitch what makes you happy!

Hope whatever you're stitching is making you happy too!

Until next time...happy stitching!

Rhona

11 comments:

Stitching Noni said...

I love the Twilight stitching you're doing - it will look amazing when it's done! But, I can quite understand you wanting to stitch nice bright colours :o) Your lighthouse is gorgeous!
Hugs xx

Pull the other thread said...

Beautiful progress on both designs. I can see why you are drawn to the lighthouse and he lovely colours.

Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...

Yeah I've been having that problem

Heather said...

Beautiful progress on both pieces :). I think I feel the same way with paradise as you do twilight lol

Kate said...

Wonderful progress on both pieces! I have a hard time stitching on dark fabric. I think you should just stitch what makes you happy and not what you "have to".

Le trame della Galaverna said...

Very very great stitching.
You made a wonderful work.

Preeti said...

Great progress on both the projects!! I have problem not only stitching dark colors on dark but also crocheting with dark yarns. Stitch what you want to stitch and you find easy to but still find some way that will motivate stitching on twilight because that is one lovely design.

Mii Stitch said...

Both projects are fantastic & you've made great progress :)

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Twilight is so beautiful but I think it is a "one length of thread per day" kind of project.

Jennifer M. said...

The twilight project is very pretty. It takes quite a bit of patience to stitch on dark fabric as it is.

Lovely lighthouse project. I think I stitched one similar to that many years ago. :)

Weronika said...

Great progress on both of them. Fairy looks so magical and fabulous! But surely it must be very hard to do this blue part. The sky behind your lighthous is so lovely, those pastel colors are amazing!