Little project

My little project in between two big projects. Can you guess what it will be?



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Post Christmas unveil or the +1 from November

As I mentioned in a previous post I couldn't post any pictures of my November project as being super organised it was a present for my best friend. She loves Phoenix's and they have significance for a number of reasons.
When I spotted this in world of Cross-stitch issue 207 in their Eastern beauties design libary (pages 47-55) I couldn't resist. Here is the finished stitched and framed project of which I'm rather proud.







Between the two pictures you get an idea of the colours.
My best friend also seems to love it which I'm rather glad about :-D

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Feline Friend

The Christmas holiday season seemed like the great excuse to go cross-stitch crazy. Time to relax and stitch away. I found this design by Durene Jones online at http://www.cross-stitching.com/chart/feline-friend as a free chart.Sign up for free and access free charts and tips online







I was looking for a design to stitch for my aunties 50th birthday in January and it was perfect. I cross matched which coloured threads I already had and ordered the rest that day. Even found somewhere a bit cheaper for threads (great to save some pennies when work is a bit thin on the ground). As soon as the threads arrived I wanted to get stitching which I did on Boxing Day. The design was a bit more complicated than I originally thought with lots of odd stitches of different colours here and there. I pursued though, practising some new skills on the way. I even managed two French knots for eyes, a first for me (in the past I have substituted them for a stitch in the same colour). The back stitching that edges a design has never been my favourite part of cross-stitching, in fact I've disliked it and often put it off, delaying the finish of a project. I can see how the back stitch can transform a design and really put a polish on it, defining shapes. I am therefore slowly coming to like this 'fiddle' process at the end of a project.

I finally finished the edging on this project, gave it a light iron (May in hindsight need more) and framed this on 8/1/2014. First project of 2014 completed! What's next?







I am really pleased and proud of the final product :-D  I am definitely getting better, which is just as well as I was given a DMC kit of Henry the 8th and his six wives (which is rated as advanced) for Christmas. I think I little more practise and I'll be ready for the Henry 8th design.





- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Autumn cupcake + 1

Since completing the weekend 'Somebunny' project I have completed two more projects. The plus 1 from the title is a present for a friend of mine and as I plan to share a link to my blog on Facebook I don't want to post any pictures or give away what it might be as it would somewhat spoil the surprise.
I've also stitched a cupcake from The World of Cross Stitching issue 207, for a birthday card for an Aunty. Pretty pleased with it.



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Weekend Project - Completed :-)

Did you guess correctly?



Stitched using the some bunny cross stitch chart from an old issue of The World of Cross Stitching.
Should have posted this over a week ago, thought I had but it was sat in the drafts.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Weekend project - Can you guess what it's going to be?

I'm away this weekend so decided on a project that's a bit more substantial than the little Christmas cross stitches but more travel friendly than my tapestry.



Can you guess what it's going to be?

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Cross stitching anywhere

Went to support some friends booked in to do a charity skydive today. Only the weather had other ideas, so we spent lots of time watching and waiting. So in true crafters fashion, I got out the cross stitch and completed this little fellow, ready for Christmas. A little achievement :-)



Another started and finished this evening, may get enough done for Christmas cards (in time for Christmas) yet.



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Location:Perranporth