SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy - Updated 12/26/21

December 26, 2021--This fun project is now framed and hanging in my guest bath.  Looks wonderful--the colors are spot on.

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Framed

 

December 5, 2021--The last lesson, published this month, is done and this project is now ready for framing.   All that had to be done is a Slanted Gobelin stitch over two threads all around the piece as a border using the last color labeled as D6.  The lesson also called for stitching the blue sky on top in a Nobuko stitch which I had completed last April.  

Below is a photo of the completed project along with information about what threads I used and in what month.  If you are thinking about doing the 2021 Stitch of the Month, hopefully this additional information will be helpful in figuring out what colors were used and when.

All in all, a fun project to work on

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 12 December and Completed

Thread List

Threads Used Each Month

SOTM 2021 Thread Choices

November 8, 2021--I may now be finished stitching this project.  The lesson for November covered the rest of the layers or rows (9 of them this month) for a total of 42 layers, so that's done.  I believe the only thing to cover in December is the top or sky area, which I've already stitched.   

The thread colors in the photos below look different, dependent on the lighting available to me.  I apologize for that since this makes it hard to figure out exactly what colors I've used.  Also, we weren't given the number of skeins/cards needed for each color, so when I put my threads together from stash, I did run out of a few colors and, rather than ripping out previous stitching, just went with a different thread, but with a similar color.  Hope it's not too noticeable.

Below are two concerns about the November lesson:  

1) So far, I have not used the last thread identified as "D6" in the January suggested thread list.  Since this is identified as a black thread, I'm wondering if it's used as a border around the project.

2) The last layer, a Slanted Gobelin stitch, is worked over 2 threads except under the second column.  There we are instructed to work the stitch over 5 threads.  I believe she meant to say over 4 threads.

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 11 November

October 7, 2021--The October lesson consisting of 7 layers is now done.  Coming into the home stretch with darker colors becoming prominent.

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 10 October

September 6, 2021--Here is Stratigraphy stitched through the 9th lesson in September.  We're now over halfway through the design layers and it's starting to look interesting.

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 9 September

 August 7, 2021--The August lesson is stitched and there are now 22 layers or rows.  I'm working up this project using threads from my stash and learned I don't have enough of a few colors, so had to reorder more.  Unfortunately, dye lots have changed, so some of the layers look a little different than earlier stitched ones.  Oh well, it's not enough to make me start over or rip out previous layers.  

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 8 August

July 3, 2021--This piece is moving along nicely.  Here's a photo with 7 months of lessons done.  I know this is less than half of the project, so I suspect we'll get really busy in the next 5 months (August through December).  

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 7 July

June 3, 2021--June's lesson consisted of only two layers, so it was stitched in hours.   It's beginning to look interesting.

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 6 June

May 5, 2021--There were six layers to stitch for May's lesson, so now a total of 12 layers have been done.  There are a lot of greens in this group and I'm hoping to see more color variety in the upcoming lessons.  

It took me two days of occasional stitching to work up the six layers for this month, not bad.

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 5 May

April 6, 2021--The fourth lesson published April 1st has been stitched.  I decided to also stitch the "sky area" since there was so little to do with this month's lesson.  I could see from the project photo that the sky consisted of the Nobuko stitch which is easy enough to do.  I chose a very light blue which wouldn't fight with my beige, blue/green and gray colors of the stratigraphic layers.  So far, so good.

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 4 April plus Sky

March 3, 2021--Completed the third lesson published March 1st on the ANG website for its members.  

I'm wondering why we had only one row to stitch--at this rate, there will be many, many rows to stich during the last months of the year.  I also wanted to stitch more rows to see how my colors look together before going too far. 

I'm also wondering why her M1 thread in February is darker than the M2 thread used in March as shown in her project photo.  Oh well, here's my three months worth....

SOTM 2021 Stratigraphy Lesson 3 March

 February 1, 2021--The lesson for February was fast and easy, especially now that I have my colors picked out.  Here's the result to date with three rows stitched:

SOTM 2021 through February Lesson 2

January 11, 2021--I love working on ANG's Stitch of the Month projects.  They usually require a few days of time each month and by the end of the year, you have a very nice project that was fun to work on all year long.  This year is no different.  It is designed by Jennifer Riefenberg and called Stratigraphy.  I love the two folded columns, one moving forward, the other back.  

I'm including a picture of the threads I plan to use taken from my stash (tans--4 threads, blue/greens--4 threads, silver greys--6 threads).  They aren't exactly what the designer called for, but they'll work perfectly in the room where this project will be placed (I hope 🤞).

Here's a photo of the January lesson which covered canvas types, threads, information about the design background, and the first row or layer of stitching.    I'm working this on Congress Cloth.

SOTM 2021 January Lesson

SOTM 2021 Thread Choices