Started Mermaid Undine

I have two projects going on right now, and am excited to start another. Usually I only do one project at a time. When I finish that one then I move on to the next one. Some how now I have two going at once. Never know which one I should work on when I sit down. First is I started Mermaid Undine from Nora Corbett's Mirabilla line. She is going really fast.

I don't like all the extra swirls and attachments coming off of her fin; so I am modifying the pattern slightly to cut those out.  All of her upper body is done. Just fin and tail left.

The second project I am working on is my four year old convinced my Mom to long arm a quilt top for him. Now it is quilted and I need to sew down the binding on it. I am almost half way done with it. I am trying to work on this only while he is in gymnastics so it is taking longer than usually to turn it out and be done with it.

Lastly I am so excited to start my stitching the Mediterranean mermaid I can hardly finish Undine fast enough. I have already gone through my thread boxes and pulled out all the colors I need for her. On this piece I am going to do my first conversion. We will see how it turns out.

Finished Mirabilia 'Siren and the Shipwreck'

Just before Christmas I finished Mirabilia's 'Siren and the Shipwreck'. Here she is:

The fabric is 16 count Zweigart Aida Frenzy. This is my first time using hand dyed fabric. When I went to wash and iron it the fabric started discoloring the water. Thank goodness it did not discolor any of the thread. Here is a closer look at the beading on her.

The pattern called for Mill Hill bead 02098 (dark green from dorsal fin) on the bottom of her tail. Personally, I thought it made her tail look like it had green algae growing on it. Instead I used Mill Hill bead 00020 (navy blue that is used in her lower body).  Now she is in line waiting to go to the frame shop, and I have started my first cross stitching of 2016.