So most of you know that I don't post WIP pictures of things I do for GhostStitchers, per their request. And you also know that it KILLS me to not share about what I'm stitching. So I will tell you about it and give you some links and you can look at what the finished product would look like, and maybe purchase something from the designer for yourself. :)
I'm currently stitching Larnarte's Roma (see here also). I hope you'll at least go and look at the picture, it's really quite beautiful. I'm on the 3rd shade in the plaster behind the woman.
Lanarte is a Dutch cross stitch kit company. They have a large catalog on their website of beautiful kits, including a similar piece called Paris, you can go here if you'd like a larger picture or to purchase.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday Finishes
Just stopping in quickly to post some pictures of finishes from a couple of weeks ago. (Sorry!!!!!!!) I've picked up another GhostStitchers assignment, so it's been occupying my time. So has a baby shower gift. The baby shower is tomorrow, so I will post pictures of that later.
I'm also working on something else on the Work From Home front, and I will update all of you on that as it develops. It's a good and very exciting thing.
Okay! So I mentioned before that we had our Secret Sister reveal at church on Mothers' Day weekend. My Secret Sister loves the color green, and is a busy mom. So I decided to make her a spring-y tote bag. I used the same pattern as I did for the straps on Katie's dress (I know, I know, you still haven't seen the finished product - I still blame the husband for that) - you can find the pattern here. (It's a free download, but you do need to register with your e-mail address. There are a lot of beautiful, simple crochet projects on this site.)
I used a dark sage green as my main color, and made the centers of the flowers out of different colors in my stash (almost entirely Caron Simply Soft). I used brown as an accent color for the base, the edging at the top, and the handle.
Instructions for attaching the flowers to each other are included in the downloadable pattern.
I'm also working on something else on the Work From Home front, and I will update all of you on that as it develops. It's a good and very exciting thing.
Okay! So I mentioned before that we had our Secret Sister reveal at church on Mothers' Day weekend. My Secret Sister loves the color green, and is a busy mom. So I decided to make her a spring-y tote bag. I used the same pattern as I did for the straps on Katie's dress (I know, I know, you still haven't seen the finished product - I still blame the husband for that) - you can find the pattern here. (It's a free download, but you do need to register with your e-mail address. There are a lot of beautiful, simple crochet projects on this site.)
I used a dark sage green as my main color, and made the centers of the flowers out of different colors in my stash (almost entirely Caron Simply Soft). I used brown as an accent color for the base, the edging at the top, and the handle.
Instructions for attaching the flowers to each other are included in the downloadable pattern.
I lined it with a khaki cotton, and sewed it together on the machine, catching the straps as I did so. I'm really happy with how it turned out.
The other finish is the gift I made for my mom. She has to park a long way from her office, so she likes to carry a tote bag with all her things in it. She also has a lot of tote bags, and changes them often. So I made her a little purse that has a snap-handle - it can be fastened around the tote bag handle for easy access, and it's easy to remove! I'm proud of myself for that little innovation. There may be a tutorial coming on it soon. When I do that, I will definitely credit the sites where I got my inspiration, even though I modified the designs a bit.
In this bottom picture, I'm showing you the lining, and also the roomy pocket I made inside. Yes, I made pockets. And yes, that's an orange hair elastic with a blue button for the closure. Go Broncos! ;)
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Moving Quaker-ly forward
I started the final large diamond motif (lower left) on the Quaker Diamonds piece this afternoon. Sort of. Because it covers parts of 4 pages, I actually started it over a week ago. But now I'm doing the diamond-y part. I also only have 4 and-a-half letters left. I am very hopeful to be able to finish this week and send it back to GhostStitchers, so they can send it back to it's owner. And then I can go back to personal stuff. I have beads screaming at me from downstairs (anyone remember the bracelet I started? Yeah, it's not a bracelet anymore), and a scarf I started while we were at the hospital last weekend.
Oh, yes, the hospital. Saturday afternoon, my younger daughter woke up in a very-unlike-herself fashion - she's normally full of energy, bouncing all over the house. She walked out of her room looking like she was in tears. She had a low-grade fever, and said her tummy hurt, and was really acting out of sorts. We gave her something for the temp, and told her to rest. Then she said that the pain had moved from her belly button down and to the right. *heavy sigh* I was at a women's retreat planning meeting, so dear hubby took little one to the hospital, afraid she had appendicitis, calling me in a panic to leave the meeting and meet them in the ER. Fortunately, we live very close to the hospital, so we were able to take turns running home as needed for, say, the shoes that DH forgot to put on the child when he took her out of the house. Or the laptop and assorted cartoon movies. Or my stitching. I took Quaker Diamonds, and got some x's on that, but I also grabbed a ball of yarn because I figured it would be easier to crochet if the lights were dim than cross stitch (yes, easier, kinda doable, but not recommended).
ELEVEN HOURS, a blood draw, an ultrasound and a CT scan later, little one did not have appendicitis. The lymph nodes in her lower abdomen were inflamed in response to a SOMETHING her body was fighting off - the next day we discovered it was a plain old respiratory flu. What's even better, is that this is just the way her body fights infections and viruses, and she'll probably have this kind of problem for the rest of her life. Super-cool. And in case you're wondering, no, we didn't know that there are lymph nodes in the abdomen either. She is now completely fine, a little bit of a cough, but back to normal.
I hope you all have a fantastic week, and I hope to have great, FINISH news on Saturday!
Oh, yes, the hospital. Saturday afternoon, my younger daughter woke up in a very-unlike-herself fashion - she's normally full of energy, bouncing all over the house. She walked out of her room looking like she was in tears. She had a low-grade fever, and said her tummy hurt, and was really acting out of sorts. We gave her something for the temp, and told her to rest. Then she said that the pain had moved from her belly button down and to the right. *heavy sigh* I was at a women's retreat planning meeting, so dear hubby took little one to the hospital, afraid she had appendicitis, calling me in a panic to leave the meeting and meet them in the ER. Fortunately, we live very close to the hospital, so we were able to take turns running home as needed for, say, the shoes that DH forgot to put on the child when he took her out of the house. Or the laptop and assorted cartoon movies. Or my stitching. I took Quaker Diamonds, and got some x's on that, but I also grabbed a ball of yarn because I figured it would be easier to crochet if the lights were dim than cross stitch (yes, easier, kinda doable, but not recommended).
ELEVEN HOURS, a blood draw, an ultrasound and a CT scan later, little one did not have appendicitis. The lymph nodes in her lower abdomen were inflamed in response to a SOMETHING her body was fighting off - the next day we discovered it was a plain old respiratory flu. What's even better, is that this is just the way her body fights infections and viruses, and she'll probably have this kind of problem for the rest of her life. Super-cool. And in case you're wondering, no, we didn't know that there are lymph nodes in the abdomen either. She is now completely fine, a little bit of a cough, but back to normal.
I hope you all have a fantastic week, and I hope to have great, FINISH news on Saturday!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Quaker Elation!!
I just thought I'd check in quickly with y'all. No pictures, since my focus is still on a GhostStitchers piece. I started it last Friday, and I'm already about 25%! I have to say, this Quaker is everything I hoped it would be. I hope you've all had an experience where you waited and waited to stitch something, and it exceeded your expectations - as far as stitching satisfaction goes. For me, it wasn't necessarily this specific pattern (I put the "Y" in this morning) - I've seen Quakers on other blogs and drooled over them, but this is the first time I've stitched a large sampler like this. It's totally keeping my attention, and I'm loving the colors, and the feel of the fibers, and even the sound of the thread moving through the fabric. Do you know what I mean?
And just a quick note - this piece I'm working on was a UFO. If you've lost interest in a piece, or want to whittle down your UFO pile, please consider using the GhostStitchers service. You never know, I might get to work on your piece for you!
And just a quick note - this piece I'm working on was a UFO. If you've lost interest in a piece, or want to whittle down your UFO pile, please consider using the GhostStitchers service. You never know, I might get to work on your piece for you!
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