Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

I finished 2 more of the Tiny Stockings by Jorja Hernandez.

These are the last ones I’m going to do this year. I’m putting away the rest until next year.

My progress so far on Bright Feathers:

I’m going to concentrate on Bright Feathers until I get my Swedish weaving books and get distracted again.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

This week I finished one of the Tiny Stockings designed by Jorja Hernandez,

cut out pinned another,

and started stitching a third.

I also got some work done on Bright Feathers.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

Yesterday was a busy and exhausting day, so I ended up going to bed early. Hence the late post.

I did some stitching on one of the Tiny Stockings designed by Jorja Hernandez.

I also got a tiny bit done on Bright Feathers.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

I finished stitching one of the Tiny Stockings designed by Jorja Hernandez.

I also got a little work done on the border of Bright Feathers.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

I finished another of the Tiny Stockings designed by Jorja Hernandez.

I got some more stitching done on another one.

And, I did a little stitching on Bright Feathers.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

I’m a day late posting this because I ended up sleeping most of yesterday, and I’m still playing catch up.

My progress so far on Bright Feathers:

And on one of the Tiny Stockings designed by Jorja Hernandez:

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & UFO - Tiny Stockings

Here’s what I got done on Bright Feathers this week.

I didn’t get any work done on the Fluffy Shawl. Since it’s September already, I figured that as my progress has been so slow I should put the shawl away and get started on Christmas gifts. I’ll continue to work on Bright Feathers as well.

I pulled out a kit that I’ve had lying around for years, the Tiny Stockings ornaments designed by Jorja Hernandez. Despite the fact that she’s designed many patterns for most of the major publishers, I can’t find a website for Ms. Hernandez. If anyone knows of one, please tell me in the comments.

I was surprised to find that I had 2 of the stockings already stitched, cut out, pinned, and ready to sew together.

According to the pattern, you’re supposed to cut out a cardboard insert and batting, make monk’s cord out of some of the floss, and sew all that together between the stitched aida and felt. I decided that was way too much work, so I’m just sewing the felt and aida together and using some sparkly red Kreinik braid for the hanger.

I finished one of the stockings today. I think I need to remake my template, because it didn’t come out quite as stocking-shaped as I would like.

I also started stitching the stocking that says “Merry Christmas”. I broke the rules again by cutting the fabric before stitching it (the pattern wants you to stitch all the stockings first, then cut them out), because I didn’t feel like dealing with a huge piece of fabric.