Adipose Baby

May 8, 2013

I’ve recently become a fan of Doctor Who. The new series. (The old series scared the heck out of me as a little girl. Maybe I’ll gather up the courage to watch it one day.) So far I’m working through the specials at the end of season 4 and dreading losing the 10th Doctor. (Please tell me I will like the 11th Doctor!) After watching Partners in Crime back at the beginning of Season 4, I knew I needed to make myself an Adipose baby.

Adipose Baby

Adipose Baby

The pattern is available for free on Ravelery. I had to search through notes from projects other people had finished to figure out how to do the hands since the pattern is a bit… um, light on the details. But, I still think he turned out really cute.

Not a Doctor Who fan, but still wondering what an Apidose is? Check out this video, narrated by John Barrowman.

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More Namaste

May 7, 2013

Argh, I did it again. I don’t know why I keep forgetting to post. Well, it could be because I’m not stitching too much right now. I’m still having some trouble with pain in my hand, so I’ve been taking it easy. Also, it has been unseasonably hot here and I just don’t feel like doing anything. :P I did make a little bit of progress on Namaste, though.

Namaste, designed by Ink Circles

Namaste, designed by Ink Circles

Unfortunately, I don’t have any of the third red colour for this motif. So, I’m moving on to the next motif until I can make it out to a shop. Still, I’m really happy with how it is looking.

In other news, I’d like to invite you to check out my new blog Project 36Five. Over the next 12 months I’m going to be working through five big goals, and sharing my progress along the way. Please join me over there and help keep me accountable.

 

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Stitched Cure

May 4, 2013

Finally, about two years after I started it, Lizzie*Kate’s Peace, Love and a Cure is finally done!

Peace, Love and a Cure, designed by Lizzie*Kate

Peace, Love and a Cure, designed by Lizzie*Kate

I stitched it on white 28 count linen of some sort. (I’m really bad about labelling things, or taking good notes.) I decided to use the DMC conversion for it since, let’s be honest, I can be cheap. And, I am really pleased with the outcome.

Pink Ribbon Fabric

Pink Ribbon Fabric

It will most likely be sewn into a shopping bag using the fabrics above. If you have the pattern, you may have noticed that the fabric on the left is the same one shown on the cover. I looked everywhere for it, and ended up finding it somewhere nearby. (Len’s Mill’s both at the Creativ Festival, for those of you interested it. And, they still stock it!)

Somehow, finishing this gives me a bit more peace. While I worked on it a friend’s sister died of breast cancer and, as I mentioned before, a family member dealt with and overcame another type of cancer. It is silly, I know, but I feel like there is a bit more closure now.

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Sewing Stars

April 29, 2013

I love my sewing machine!

Organizer and Tea Wallet

Organizer and Tea Wallet

The other day I made these two cute things for my purse. The first is the On the Go Organizer, which was very simple to make. Okay, I made a small mistake and it ended up a little narrower than it should be. But it still fits everything perfectly.

Inside the organizer

Inside the organizer

The little pouch is a tea wallet. I followed the tutorial on Is It Naptime?

Inside the tea wallet

Inside the tea wallet

I’m not the world’s best sewest, obviously. But I’m really proud of how my sewing skills are improving. My lines are pretty straight now, and there is less yuck in the corners. And, I even learned to use edge stitching to close up the hole you leave to turn things right side out. (Of course, that doesn’t work on every project.)

What’s next? More complicated purses, and maybe finally finishing up my quilt.

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Beaded Chain

April 25, 2013

The other week I took a fun little class from Brenda Franklin called Altered Chain. Take a look:

Altered Chain

Altered Chain

Isn’t it pretty? And it was so simple! I tried to find some instructions on the Internet, but sadly there doesn’t seem to be any. But, I will say that with some beads, an inexpensive chain (this one is aluminum!) and some beading thread, you can snake your way to a very pretty little piece.

Close-up of altered chain

Close-up of altered chain

I suspect that I will be making a few more of these, perhaps for purse straps or scissor fobs. Simple and effective, what’s not to like?

 

 

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Ornament SAL – April Check In

April 24, 2013

Happy April Check In Day! It has been a wild month, but I’ve hope you have found some time to stitch up your ornament.

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This month I stitched Dragon Dream’s Snowflake of Hope, from the 2011 Just Cross Stitch ornament issue. The chart didn’t include the cutting lines, so I did the best I could by looking at the picture. It isn’t exactly the same, but I do think it turned out nicely. It is stitched with the called for fibres on white and parchment perforated paper. (I had the blue paper for the earths, but misplaced it when it came time to stitch. And guess what I found today…)

Snowflake of Hope, designed by Dragon Dreams

Snowflake of Hope, designed by Dragon Dreams

In a lovely little bit of serendipity, I had the little earth from the pattern stitched in time for the little man to wear it to school as a pin for his class’ Earth Day celebration. (I actually stitched two of the three earths included with the pattern, so I could paste them back to back when finishing the ornament.) Unfortunately, he lost it…

Here is Angela M.’s ornament for this month. She says it is from a kit by Vervaco, and she calls it Belgium Holiday. Great job, Angela!

Angela M.'s April ornament

Angela M.’s April ornament

So, how did you do this month? Please fill in the form below (I love comments, too!), and be sure to use the link for your ornament post. The form will be closed to new entries sometime around 10pm Eastern on April 30th. (Or the next morning if I forget!) And please, stop by the blogs of some of the other participants. I’m sure we would all love to have some visitors come to see our ornaments.

Lastly, May’s check in date is the 29th. Don’t let the nice weather lure you outside. Stay in and stitch your ornament of the month!!

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Namaste

April 22, 2013

Oh, you know me. I can never be loyal to just one stitching project.

Namaste; designed by Ink Circles

Namaste; designed by Ink Circles

I’ve finally gotten around to stitching Namaste from Ink Circles. I’ve had it for a while, and I even had cut a piece of linen to stitch it on. But I decided that I wanted to do it on some banding, which meant I had to go buy some. (Horrors!) I’m so glad I did, because I really love how it looks with the simple border on this piece of banding. But, because it is a little wide, I’ll be spacing the motifs 10 stitches apart rather than 7.

Also, I am so in love with my Gingers!! I had no idea they were such lovely scissors. Now I understand why some of you  have so many pairs.

Reminder – Tomorrow is Ornament SAL check-in day! I can’t wait to see what you’ve been stitching.

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