Thursday, February 24, 2011
Mary Glover SAL #1 and #2
Hi, since last week, my mum has been having cold, and now Sweetie Tass, too...
Mum is getting better, though Tass has quite high fever, but he is very fine, playing a lot in the house! :D
I hope I won't get their cold next!!


By the way, since after I finished "Sarah Spurr" © Carriage House Samplings, I have been stitching "Mary Glover SAL".
I didn't know about this wonderful SAL, but Merumo asked me to join in, too!
When I jumped to the SAL blog, I fell in love with this beautiful design and decided to join in soon!
Thanks Merumo for asking me to join in it!


Here is a photo of #1.
I'm quite not sure about this combination about this linen and thread (DMC)...
I'm stitching one thread of DMC on 36ct Edinburgh Linen (Sandcastle by Silkweaver), though it seems a bit weak...
And this linen was my first try, but it's quite soft and hard to stitch along...
I was going to use this linen for "Isabella Johnstone", too so am not sure what to do for it...


Here is a photo of #2. As I wrote above, though I decided to continue to stitch on this linen, as I didn't want to frog and undo!
Now I think I can figure out how to stitch better than before, I'm stitching very softly not tight, and it looks became better than the first! whew...


The next is #3, but it's one over one that I really don't like, huh don't like?
No, I'm not good at one over one very very much!!!
So I was going to back stitch for this part as borrowing graph of Aida version, lol.
But Merumo gave me advice to do tent stitch!
I have never thought about tent stitch, so I really appreciate for her advice!
Thank you again, Merumo!
I hope tent stitch will be fine!


Before I try to do tent stitch for #3, I'm going to stitch "Anna Millet, 1895" SAL with Carol R., and also "Isabella Johnstone" SAL with Terri!


By the way, I have been so worried about the earthquake in New Zealand...
I have experienced "Great Hanshin earthquake" or "Kobe earthquake" when I was young, so I know how it was scared.
There are many of Japanese people in Christchurch, too.
I do really hope our prayer will reach for them.


Take care and have a lovely day.
Thank you so much for your visit and comment!





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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Happy Dance! "Sarah Spurr" Fin!
Hi, finally "Sarah Spurr" © Carriage House Samplings has finished!
It took more time to stitch outer frame than I thought, but it was very fun!

Here are some photos of "Sarah", it finished this afternoon and the weather wasn't good today, so I took these photos in the living room, that's why they are not good photos, though...
Especially the colour doesn't show well justice, in the real time this piece is so beautiful on this rich colour linen!


















Here below is a photo of back of the linen that I stitched...
It's first time to show my stitched back, but this time I cared for back, too!
But I need more effort to stitch more beautifully as well as back, too.




Tomorrow my stitching group friends are coming here to my home with their kids to have lunch together as we mums are also this term's member of kindergarten.
And tomorrow we have to play paper theater for new kids to show!
I do a narrator and bear's mum's voice. :D
Tomorrow is a rehearsal for us, though I hope we can play well!

I've already sent the photo of "Sarah" via mobile phone to my stitching mamas, though everyone is looking forward to see her in the real life, tomorrow!








By the way, my next project has been changed!
Terri @ Chocolates for Breakfast; Stitching for Lunch and I will do Private SAL for "Isabella Johnstone", but she needs to buy and wait for her fabrics to arrive, so until then I'm going to stitch other design!




Next project is "Anna Millet, 1895" © Reflets de Soie and am going to do Private SAL for this with Carol R. @ iStitch.
I'm going to stitch from now, even only one cross before I go to bed.
Carol is stitching her another red sampler, and so she will catch me up later!
I know she is a fast stitcher, so it's lucky for me to make a premature start! :D



I choose 40ct Nina's original linen (very light pink), and DMC #815 for "Anna".
I hope this choice would be beautiful in the end...





Thank you so much for your visit and your comment!
Take care!






Design : "Sarah Spurr" © Carriage House Samplings
Fabric : 40ct Lakeside Linen (Vintage Light Exampler)
Thread : DMC






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Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day!



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Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Some More Efforts for Sarah S. and A Next Project
Hi, thank you for your comments, as always.
I appreciate for them!


My Sarah Spurr is getting close to finish soon!
Now just to stitch an outer frame!! whew...
But it's going to be quite tough, so will take some more days to finish!



Isn't this design beautiful?!
I LOVE this, so much, when I finished this piece, I will take more detailed photos of her to share!


Tomorrow is a Mamas' stitch group gathering day, I hope I can let this go forward some, because we will chat all the time, as always, lol.


And I decided my next project "Isabella Johnstone" to motivate to finish Sarah earlier and start this soon!
I've already gathered threads and will decided a fabric for this design!
I have seen this design at some friends' blog, and wanted to stitch very much, so I'm happy the day I stitch this has came finally! :D

I hope my Sarah will be finished soon, and can share some progress of this above new project next time!


Thank you for your visit!
And have a lovely day!!


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Thursday, February 03, 2011
Sarah's progress 0203 and "Setsubun"
Hi, how are you?
It was a fine day today, not so cold, not windy, was a very comfortable day!
How's weather in your country?

BTW, here is my "Sarah Spurr" © Carriage House Samplings, I can't believe that I can stitch very faster than usual, it's so fun to stitch along like when I began cross stitch!!

Sarah is so beautiful, but I'm not sure the thread colours that I've changed...
What do you think? so far so good? or do I better to change somewhere in this piece??
I do hope everythings going well in the end!!


Tomorrow, my friends and our children will visit one of their home to let them play and of course as for us to stitch!

I'm going to write down my 2011's goal on the left side bar sometime soon, so I can figure out what to stitch next! :D
If you are planning to stitch the same project, please feel free to let me know, we may be able to do SAL if our timing correspond to our plan!






BTW, today was a "Setsubun", Sweetie came back from kindergarten with Ogre mask as every year!


This year's Ogre is also pretty, not scary at all! :D


And we made Rolled Sushi (Makizushi or Maki-Sushi) called "Eho-Maki" which brings happiness for us whom ate whole it as looking toward the years direction. (Sorry for my poor English...!!)




This year's direction was south-southeast, so we ate them as looked toward south-southeast.
We hope we will be able to be happy this year, especially hope to be in good health!


Sarah will finish soon, so please look forward to seeing her finished piece!


Take care and have a lovely day!
Thank you for your visit to my blog.



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Tuesday, February 01, 2011
New WIP "Sarah Spurr" by Carriage House Samplings 0201
Hi, I was going to decrease my WIPs this year, though I couldn't resist to start this design that I had been longing to stitch for many years!!
It's been a long time to stitch on 40ct, but I love this 40ct Vintage Light Exampler (Lakeside Linens & Designs, Inc.)!


Here is a photo of Sarah's progress on 25th of Jan. I changed some thread colours, it's quite tough design, but I'm very enjoying to stitch along at the moment!










And here is some photos of Sarah's today's progress!
At the moment, I'm stitching only this, so it's making rapid progress!


Now it's more stitched, so please look forward to see the next progress!! :D
I'm already planning to stitch another CHS design as next project!




Thank you so much for your visit!
Take care and have a lovely Feb.





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