Patchwork Parfait - another needlework eclass

I've been interested in needlework pieces designed by Laura J. Perin for years.  I remember seeing a booth of her designs at the San Mateo Quilt Show many years ago.  Recently, I found her online, and I've been watching for one of her classes to come along that I wanted to participate in since then.

My supplies for Patchwork Parfait showed up today, and the class starts next Saturday.  It's an e-class, so I'll get instructions and can complete them when I want.  No deadlines, just fun.

Once I had everything laid out, Callie came over to give it an inspection.

It was going along well until she noticed one of the threads was on a spool.  She gave it a few bats initially to see what would happen, and then (with a little encouragement from me), she decided it needed to die.  I'm so proud of her.  (It's very difficult to convince her to play, so I take as many opportunities as I can.)

When she was satisfied, I put everything away and went to Exclamation Point to buy 16" stretcher bars.  I think I'm all set now for the class to start.

I feel a little guilty, but I haven't done much stitching on my other needlework e-class.  Some people posted pictures of their progress, and I realized I didn't like the way my chosen color-way was working up (way too much white and not enough color).  While I was at Exclamation Point today, I picked up 3 additional threads that I hope to substitute into the piece in place of the ones I don't like.

Tangelo stitching finished

I always love when I finish something, and I finished my Tangelo on Friday night:

(please ignore the shadow of my hand)
I think I want to get this framed so I can hang it on the wall.  I have no idea how I go about getting it framed, but I will deal with that later.

The supplies for the online class (Sudoku Delight) I'm taking arrived on Wednesday.  Callie was rather helpful as I set everything out and attempted to go through the instruction booklet.

I picked up stretcher bars from Exclamation Point on Saturday, and I think I'm all set for the class to start on the 8th of July.

Tangelo needlepoint

With my shawl done, I've been focusing on my needlepoint.  Back in October, I took a class at Needle In A Haystack from Kathy Rees.  Tangelo (her sample):

Part of the class was to pick colors that we liked, so I went for blues and purples.  This is how far I got in the class:

I've been working on it on and off over the last few months, but now I have a new needlework project coming up, so I want to finish this one sooner rather than later.
My progress a few weeks ago:

My progress as of Friday night:

I worked on it Saturday night after work and Sunday on and off all day, and I'm almost done.  I've really been enjoying this.  The stitching process is very relaxing and nothing like the focus I needed for my lace shawl.  I'm looking forward to working on it again tonight, and hopefully finishing it.

Everything is a work in progress

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