Bloomin' Bargello is Finished

Bloomin' Bargello is finished!  Yay, my first finish of 2013.
I like this one much better than the "New Bargello" which was the first one I stitched of this design.  Next I will do one that is an analagous color scheme.  But it may be awhile before I get started on that.

Bloomin' Bargello

New Bargello and Bargello Flower have now become Bloomin' Bargello.  I know, it's hard to keep up!

I finished half of the background.  This goes fairly quickly, if I would just work on it more!  There's just so many things to work on, I tend to jump around.

Bargello Flower

Wow, here it is January of 2013.  Hard to believe!  I'm sure there was a time when I didn't think I'd live this long (chuckle)!!

We spent the holidays in Reno, as usual, and this year DH's sister and her husband joined us for the Christmas part.  It was a busy time with all of us together, along with their 2 dogs and our dog & 2 cats!  They certainly kept us entertained.  Reno was very cold and snowy.  We are back in Vegas now, where it isn't all that warm either, but sunny! 

I didn't get a great deal of stitching done during the past 3-4 weeks, but I do have a few things to report.  First up is a new Bargello.  This is my second attempt for this design, the first I labeled "New Bargello".  I am now, tentatively, calling it Bargello Flower and if all goes well there will be several more color treatments.  This one is monochromatic, in aqua, surprise!  I know you're shocked!  I've just begun the outer sections and should have it finished fairly quickly now.

Sorry for the delay in posting.  I've been trying to upload photos for days & Blogger just wouldn't cooperate!  Today I did some research & figured out how to upload while Blogger is trying to correct this issue.

New Bargello Finished

The New Bargello is finished.  It is not really what I had envisioned.  Partly because I didn't remember to follow my own directions!  The "background" behind the 2 brown center sections was supposed to be in the aquas.  I was fairly far along before I looked at my chart and discovered what I had done.  So, I decided to just let it be a variation!

I will eventually stitch up several different arrangements using this design.  I think the next one will be monochromatic.  My plan is to stitch 3-4 variations and then publish the pattern.

I do not have a name for this yet.  I'm not going to try to name it till I get other variations done.

New Bargello

 During the past few weeks I started a new Bargello.  It doesn't have a name yet, and won't for awhile because I will be stitching at least one more colorway, maybe two more.
I used FyreWerks Soft Sheen for the vertical and horizontal centers.  The rest is all Silk & Ivory and Watercolours.  I expect to finish this part and start filling in the background by the end of the week.