Sunday, February 9, 2014

6 bats and a black cat plus a few other finished finishes

This is something that I stitched last year. It was a quick easy stitch that I enjoyed doing. It was also my first beading. I got around to doing this simple quick pillow finish recently. I may add some runched ribbon around the outside at some later date, I may not. I haven't decided yet.
It is LHN- snowy pines 28ct. tea dyed evenweave. Stitched as charted.
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This I also stitched last year.  It is Crabby all year- February by Raise The Roof. I am stitching these all separate. I am using one frame and switching them out as months change. I hope to get March and April stitched this year
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This is my final floss toss for Lizzy Kate's snowmen/belles. Awhile back I saw a small group of people who had decided to stitch them all together. I decided to do the same. It took me awhile to get a pattern charted that has all the designs on it and looked right to me. I hope to start this sometime this year.
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Up next is this weeks project- 6 bats and a black cat.  It is a little late for last halloween-oops. But it IS early for this halloween. I really enjoyed stitching this and love how it turned out. I did make a few mistakes/changes. I used all green for the pumpkin stems and accidently made the house a little too big.  I haven't decided how to finish this yet, and likely won't until halloween gets closer.
6 bats and a Black cat- blue ribbon designs- 2012 Halloween collector's issue of Just Cross stitch. 32ct hand dyed jobelyn. 2 over 1.
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This coming week is Chatelaine week. I hope to get that pesky 6 O'clock crane stitched properly and most of the rest of the 6 o'clock bridge finished.

HAED- Dragonflies Whisper update- January

HAED- Dragonflies Whisper update- January

   [Edit]
For the most part my stitching time is during the week.  I work retail, need I say more?
I am quite pleased with my progress this week on my HAED-Dragonflies whisper.
Here is where I was last time I worked on it-
Dragonflies whisper


Here is where I left off until next month-
Dragonflies Whipser January


Next week is my free week. I have decided to get out 6 bats. I may even be able to get a finish on it. Depends on how much stitching time I get.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Cirque

It's been so long since I worked on Cirque (October), I figured you may need a before photo.  This shows my progress of 2 pages completed. I thought this project would bore me with the single color. It has not however. I love watching this take shape. Not having to change colors, means progress happens fast.
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This is my progress as of Saturday when I took it off my qsnaps.  I am sorry for the crappy photo. It was the best I could do on a dreary winter day in Ohio.
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This week is HAED week. I have Dragonflies Whisper out and on my qsnap ready to go.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Nook cover- Sewing

I have a nook. I love my nook. What I don't love are the prices of the cases. Unlike my nexus, I don't need a fancy cover that protects it from dropping, as I never drop my nook.  I bought a pattern a few years ago. First time I made it I followed the instructions as written. It was okay but I was never quite happy with it. 
This time I did what I do with everything else, I changed it to suit me.  I left out the pockets. I used only 1 fabric. I also used sew on velcro for the closure and added the button for decoration. I am quite pleased with it this time.  Best of all I used a dark fabric that won't show the dirt as much. 
nook cover insideNook cover

Sunday, February 9, 2014

6 bats and a black cat plus a few other finished finishes

This is something that I stitched last year. It was a quick easy stitch that I enjoyed doing. It was also my first beading. I got around to doing this simple quick pillow finish recently. I may add some runched ribbon around the outside at some later date, I may not. I haven't decided yet.
It is LHN- snowy pines 28ct. tea dyed evenweave. Stitched as charted.
Image
This I also stitched last year.  It is Crabby all year- February by Raise The Roof. I am stitching these all separate. I am using one frame and switching them out as months change. I hope to get March and April stitched this year
Image
This is my final floss toss for Lizzy Kate's snowmen/belles. Awhile back I saw a small group of people who had decided to stitch them all together. I decided to do the same. It took me awhile to get a pattern charted that has all the designs on it and looked right to me. I hope to start this sometime this year.
Image
Up next is this weeks project- 6 bats and a black cat.  It is a little late for last halloween-oops. But it IS early for this halloween. I really enjoyed stitching this and love how it turned out. I did make a few mistakes/changes. I used all green for the pumpkin stems and accidently made the house a little too big.  I haven't decided how to finish this yet, and likely won't until halloween gets closer.
6 bats and a Black cat- blue ribbon designs- 2012 Halloween collector's issue of Just Cross stitch. 32ct hand dyed jobelyn. 2 over 1.
Image
This coming week is Chatelaine week. I hope to get that pesky 6 O'clock crane stitched properly and most of the rest of the 6 o'clock bridge finished.

HAED- Dragonflies Whisper update- January

HAED- Dragonflies Whisper update- January

   [Edit]
For the most part my stitching time is during the week.  I work retail, need I say more?
I am quite pleased with my progress this week on my HAED-Dragonflies whisper.
Here is where I was last time I worked on it-
Dragonflies whisper


Here is where I left off until next month-
Dragonflies Whipser January


Next week is my free week. I have decided to get out 6 bats. I may even be able to get a finish on it. Depends on how much stitching time I get.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Cirque

It's been so long since I worked on Cirque (October), I figured you may need a before photo.  This shows my progress of 2 pages completed. I thought this project would bore me with the single color. It has not however. I love watching this take shape. Not having to change colors, means progress happens fast.
Image
This is my progress as of Saturday when I took it off my qsnaps.  I am sorry for the crappy photo. It was the best I could do on a dreary winter day in Ohio.
Image
This week is HAED week. I have Dragonflies Whisper out and on my qsnap ready to go.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Nook cover- Sewing

I have a nook. I love my nook. What I don't love are the prices of the cases. Unlike my nexus, I don't need a fancy cover that protects it from dropping, as I never drop my nook.  I bought a pattern a few years ago. First time I made it I followed the instructions as written. It was okay but I was never quite happy with it. 
This time I did what I do with everything else, I changed it to suit me.  I left out the pockets. I used only 1 fabric. I also used sew on velcro for the closure and added the button for decoration. I am quite pleased with it this time.  Best of all I used a dark fabric that won't show the dirt as much. 
nook cover insideNook cover