Oh, This Is Just Getting Depressing!

I feel like I'm getting nowhere, I stitch and I stitch and I don't notice any changes by the end of the night. This page is super annoying me, which I guess does motivate me to keep at it so I can get it over with and move onto a nicer page.

Looking at my last progress picture is quite heartening though, as I really have done quite a lot. Too bad it just doesn't feel like that while I'm actually working on it.

Here's my new progress pics:
Look at all the holes of single stitches!

Look at that big, big cloth!

Here's the progress chart of our progress. As you can see, I'm trying my very best to stay ahead of Sae:

But the gap is closing! Oh no. :( How long can I keep this up?

Prize Money Contributions

EeL's Contributions: AUD$471.63 (USD 415.69)

sAe's Contributions: RM$1681.51 (USD 494.56) (updated Apr)

Total Contributions: USD$816.12

(As of October 2009)

Competition Rules

Competition Begins: 1st May 2008
Competition Ends: Chinese New Year 2013

Goal: Complete a HAED design by the time allotted.

Designs chosen are to be of approximately the same sizes. Contestants are free to change their design half way, however it must also be of the similar size to the original design chosen.

Each month, each contestant will deposit USD$20 into a separate bank account.

Every fortnight, each contestant has to update this blog with updated progress pictures.

Prize Money:

If only one contestant completes her design by the deadline, she gets the total amount of money saved by both contestants.

If neither designs are complete, the entire sum of money is to be donated to a charity that is agreed upon by both contestants.

If both complete it on time, the money is divided in the following manner:

60% of the total goes to the contestant who completes* her design first within the deadline.

40% of the total goes to the contestant who completes* her design last within the deadline.

* For EeL, completion means full completion. For Sae, completion for the 60% winner total is 210,400 stitches, with the remainder stitches to be completed by the deadline.