wool, applique, embroidery, craziness

Yes, I am half-crazy. 

And now there is wool involved.

Wool Crazy...

Here's the whole mess pile mess of wool and floss.

This doesn't count the wool that is felting in the dryer right now.  It is from the salvation army store and they were almost giving it away!

Yes, this is the pattern from the book Wool Crazy by JoAnn Mullaly.
Here's the layout:

Most of the foundation is covered with wool that is pinned on and overlapping.  The pins that I used are way too big, but that's what I brought with me on vacation for some reason, so that's what I used.  There are a couple of "bright" wools that I will spray with tea dye at some point.  They didn't look that bright just laying out, but with the camera, they stand out like, well, not a sore thumb but a bright wool sore thumb!

The foundation is almost all covered with wool, just a few more pieces to put on.  And everything that is on is basted...you can kind of see the running stitches.
And I have started the crazy stitching....
just a few lines here and there.
There are also just a couple of pieces of applique on at this point, but it seems to be going together rather quickly! 
Until I start adding more and more crazy stitches and applique pieces, that will add to the time, I'm sure!!!

On another note:
I went out of my vacation hide-out cave this morning and saw my shadow...I predict another 6 weeks of winter stitching!!!
Yay!!!