I've been busy making Christmas gifts for family so haven't done much bead work or any more TAST stitches. I'm embroidering designs on Aida cloth swatches and then sewing them on to the corners of tea towels. I zigzagged a couple on the machine but also just blanket stitched some and I'm not sure how they will hold up. So I want to buy some invisible thread and zigzag around them again. That way it won't cover up the blanket stitches. Here are some pictures of what I've done so far.  I also finished a penny rug to put on top of my grandfather's trunk.  The big single embroidery is just going to be a wall hanging.