PS "Birth Sampler III" For UTA, Framed

Hi, it's been so long time.
I have been unwell again, somehow...
So haven't been stitching much recently, sigh ;(

By the way, I was forgetting to post this "Birth Sampler III" © Prairie Schooler for a long time!
This was a gift for my dear friend's baby girl, and I presented her when we met in Jan.

Her daughter, sweet Uta is so lovely, she was always smiling at me!! :D
I wasn't sure if my dear friend S. likes this (cross stitch work and this design...), but she was really pleased to receive this and so I was very very happy!!!

Prairie Schooler "Birth Sampler III" Finish!!

Last night, I decided to finish this sampler as I wanted to start another design.
I'm so happy that I could finish this earlier than I thought!
My dear friend went back to Tokyo, so when I found the right frame for this, I will send this sampler and some pressie for her in Tokyo!

This sampler is SO beautiful than I was thinking! Chart photo doesn't show this beauty justice, it's so lovely in the real life!!
It's just my opinion, though PS design especially old charts don't show the right colour justice in their photo, don't you think?
When my friend stitched another old design, the colour was totally different and we all were surprised!!

But this sampler and also my friend's sampler both were beautiful than the chart photo, so it's no problem, though!! :D

If I had so much enough time, I would like to stitch "Wedding Sampler III" for her, and also another "Birth Sampler III" for another dear friend even though her daughter is already 2 years old!!

I really hope she likes this sampler and will be happy to see my work IRL!
Hope Baby girl Uta loves this when she grew up!



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

Design : "Wedding and Birth Sampler III" © Prairie Schooler
Fabric : 10B Fremme Linen
Thread : DMC

First Birth Sampler Has Framed.

Hi, finally I framed one of Birth (Baby) Sampler for friend's baby!
It's baby boy, so I bought blueish frame (for quilt, no glass) and very light baby blue mat, then framed!

This is a surprise gift, so I can't show the name of him and birth date, though I stitched them one over one, and they are very beautiful IRL.
I also added gold star charm on it!
I was thinking to add little bear charm, though the linen colour (raw) is darker than I thought, so I choose this star instead of it.
I thought about this frame a bit darker than I though for the Birth (baby) Sampler, but when the baby blue mat was putted in at the craft shop, it became lovely!


It's a bit shame that the thread colour of "Bless" didn't stand out well even after framed...
I should have changed the colour, now I think...


I hope my friend will be happy to receive this!
I should make 5 more same samplers, though!! whew!
I don't like one over one, so there are blank area on all the samplers where I should stitch their name and birth date... lol

My SIL asked me to change some threads colour, so I so undo some area...
I hope everyone would be glad to receive these gifts! :D


Take care and have a lovely weekend!
Thank you always for your visit!

Design : "Bless The Baby" © Lizzie*Kate
Fabric : 32ct Raw Linen
Thread : GAST

So Far So Good!

Hi, how are you? I wish you a wonderful New Year starts!
As for me, I have been fine so far, and also my mum and son!

Today we went to have a vaccination of Swine flu for my son.
He might have had it before, but we're not sure it was Swine flu or normal flu, so just to make sure.
He was very afraid of injection as Japanese type isn't spray type, but he didn't cry.
After injection, he kept saying "I am a good boy, aren't I?" lol
The rule has priority, so we can't have it yet... I hope we won't catch the Swine flu!

By the way, as I wrote my 2010 New Year's resolution on the last post, I'm starting Baby (Birth) Sampler for my friends and SIL (my brother's wife)!
The year before last and last year, I had so many friends and relatives who's pregnant around, maybe more than 10 people!
That's why, I'm stitching many of it!

Can you see, there are six pieces, I think I may stitch one more for another friend!
When I was stitching for my friends, SIL was there when we all gathered for the New Year.
She gave birth a baby girl in the last Nov. , so I asked her "if you would like to have this kind of embroidery, I would stitch with pleasure." timidly, because I was thinking we have nothing in common... BUT! SIL asked me, if I can make three for her each children.
I was very happy to hear that from her, as I was thinking she doesn't like what I do!

So far, Birth Samplers are like this... have to add their name and date (one over one, sigh...), and also add charms!
Oh, I should finish 6 pieces... how, I have an idea in my mind, hope it will go well!



Here is my mum's work, she is doing crochet, she is crocheting my vest.
And also she is knitting my cape? poncho, as well.
It seems goal is soon!


Here is chocolates that my Auntie gave us! They were REALLY yum!!
I have never had such delicious chocolates before.
I think I wrote the shop name on the paper to check the website, though I think now I lost the paper... shame!
I will ask my Auntie later, or will search it on the net.


[Edited] Shop web site : https://www.monloire.co.jp/index.php
I forgot to write that the rose chocolate smelt rose, really! When you smell the chocolate, there is no smell, though when you eat it, it smelled rose!!!


Take care and have a lovely New Year!
Thanks for your visit.