This one is actually a present for a new baby.
Only problem is I can't quite finish it because the baby isn't born yet, so I can't add the name.
I also don't know if the baby will be a boy or a girl. If the baby is a boy, I'm in trouble. This is definitely more of a girl cross stitch. The colours on the picture didn't really match what I was given, plus it really does look more like something for a girl than a boy.
Can't show a picture yet - I wouldn't want the mother to see if if she happened to look at this blog.
So technically it's finished (the baby's name is something I'm adding to the pattern).
November 5, 2007
October 18, 2007
I always have trouble ...
... working out which project to start next when the last one is completed.
Do I do something simple because the last project seemed to take forever to finish?
Or do I do something complicated because I enjoy learning new skills and challenging myself to getting those larger things done?
Then I have think about gifts that I want to give to others that require a bit (or a lot) of stitching. Do I do that cute baby sampler even though I know I can't finish it until I know the baby's name, and whether the baby is a boy or a girl? Or do I wait until the baby is born to even buy the kit? OK, so I haven't done that yet, all the ones I've done for babies have been suitable for either boys or girls - except one that I did for my cousin's baby where the pattern would change slightly depending on whether it was for a boy or girl.
If you ever have that problem, get the 2 patterns side by side and work out which stitches you can't do until you know and if there are any stitches that will change mark those off and only stitch the parts where it doesn't change.
Another question is whether you want to stitch one of the kits you have on hand, design a new one yourself or do some completely different craft/project.
Last Christmas my parents gave me a mini quilt kit of a lighthouse for something different to do. So far I've opened the pattern and looked at the instructions. Not sure when I'll actually start that one though. It's not a project I can do infront of the TV, which is where I do most of my stitching.
Stitching in front of the TV is a challenge in itself - do you watch the tv or 'listen' to the TV and stitch. I have to admit that if I didn't stitch in front of the TV I might get my projects done faster. But I don't like to sit in front of the TV and not do anything. If there's a part of a movie you don't want to see it's really handy, you just put your head down and focus on your stitching rather than on the screen. But the stitching generally stops when I'm watching the critical parts of a movie or show. The biggest problem is that I make mistakes and sometimes I can't figure out how I made them (short of pulling everything out and starting over again - which is not an option when you've stitched half of the project before you even find there was a problem).
But I digress ... the real question was which project next. And to tell you the truth I don't know the answer. I think I need to line them all up, spin in a circle, point with my eyes closed and stitch the one I end up pointing to.
I haven't got all of my 'To Start' projects on this blogg. Some because I don't have the pictures and some because I plan to do them for other people and I don't want them to know about it. Only problem with that is I can't do most of them right now because I still live with the people I want to do them for and they would see what I am doing. Can't do presents that way - they need to be a surprise.
Do I do something simple because the last project seemed to take forever to finish?
Or do I do something complicated because I enjoy learning new skills and challenging myself to getting those larger things done?
Then I have think about gifts that I want to give to others that require a bit (or a lot) of stitching. Do I do that cute baby sampler even though I know I can't finish it until I know the baby's name, and whether the baby is a boy or a girl? Or do I wait until the baby is born to even buy the kit? OK, so I haven't done that yet, all the ones I've done for babies have been suitable for either boys or girls - except one that I did for my cousin's baby where the pattern would change slightly depending on whether it was for a boy or girl.
If you ever have that problem, get the 2 patterns side by side and work out which stitches you can't do until you know and if there are any stitches that will change mark those off and only stitch the parts where it doesn't change.
Another question is whether you want to stitch one of the kits you have on hand, design a new one yourself or do some completely different craft/project.
Last Christmas my parents gave me a mini quilt kit of a lighthouse for something different to do. So far I've opened the pattern and looked at the instructions. Not sure when I'll actually start that one though. It's not a project I can do infront of the TV, which is where I do most of my stitching.
Stitching in front of the TV is a challenge in itself - do you watch the tv or 'listen' to the TV and stitch. I have to admit that if I didn't stitch in front of the TV I might get my projects done faster. But I don't like to sit in front of the TV and not do anything. If there's a part of a movie you don't want to see it's really handy, you just put your head down and focus on your stitching rather than on the screen. But the stitching generally stops when I'm watching the critical parts of a movie or show. The biggest problem is that I make mistakes and sometimes I can't figure out how I made them (short of pulling everything out and starting over again - which is not an option when you've stitched half of the project before you even find there was a problem).
But I digress ... the real question was which project next. And to tell you the truth I don't know the answer. I think I need to line them all up, spin in a circle, point with my eyes closed and stitch the one I end up pointing to.
I haven't got all of my 'To Start' projects on this blogg. Some because I don't have the pictures and some because I plan to do them for other people and I don't want them to know about it. Only problem with that is I can't do most of them right now because I still live with the people I want to do them for and they would see what I am doing. Can't do presents that way - they need to be a surprise.
October 8, 2007
A Friend
Another project completed!!
I finished this last night. I started it in February, just after finishing "In Her Garden".
It was such a fun project to work on because it really didn't take long to see the puppy and kitten as you stitched and they are so cute!
Now I just need to get it framed (I still need to get "In Her Garden" framed too).
September 20, 2007
A Big Thank You
Before I get too far along with this site, and further projects, I want to say
a BIG THANK YOU to Marlene
for teaching me how to do cross stitch back in 1992 when we visited you in Queensland.
a BIG THANK YOU to Marlene
for teaching me how to do cross stitch back in 1992 when we visited you in Queensland.
Progress Report
A Friend by Fiona Jude
No, I haven't finished this one yet.
I'm up to the letters for 'Friend'. I've done the 'R' and am working on the 'F'.
It seems a little strange to do things slightly backwards, but in this case that's the most accurate way of doing things.
This has been a really interesting project to work on. I started with the dog's nose and face, and it really didn't take long for it to start looking cute. I finished the dog first and then moved onto the cat. Because of the pattern the first thing I did was the cat's outstretched paw, and it really looked like a paw, even without the rest of the cat. I don't think I've ever worked on a project quite like this, where you can see how the whole thing works together before you have even stitched it.
Fiona Jude - you've done a wonderful job on designing this one!!
No, I haven't finished this one yet.
I'm up to the letters for 'Friend'. I've done the 'R' and am working on the 'F'.
It seems a little strange to do things slightly backwards, but in this case that's the most accurate way of doing things.
This has been a really interesting project to work on. I started with the dog's nose and face, and it really didn't take long for it to start looking cute. I finished the dog first and then moved onto the cat. Because of the pattern the first thing I did was the cat's outstretched paw, and it really looked like a paw, even without the rest of the cat. I don't think I've ever worked on a project quite like this, where you can see how the whole thing works together before you have even stitched it.
Fiona Jude - you've done a wonderful job on designing this one!!
September 4, 2007
In Her Garden
I completed this project in February after 2 years working on it. I wasn't working on it all the time, just while watching TV.
I haven't got it framed yet (I found this picture), but I plan to do so very soon.
It was a real challenge because every square had some stitching, I always seemed to be changing thread colour, and I learned some new skills as I was going.
The good thing was that there wasn't much backstitch. Just on the lady herself. The lace shawl fringe was done using fine cord and couching.
I can't wait to have this displayed when I finally get it framed.
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