Tag Archives: Cross Stitch

CreativFestival – Day 3

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Heather

Yesterday was a very, very full day at the CreativFestival. My first class, at 9am, was with Larry Shackleton of Approved Sewing Machine Services. He taught us some basic sewing machine maintenance, and was extremely knowledgeable. I really enjoyed that … Continue reading →

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CreativFestival – Day 2

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Heather

Yesterday was a pretty eclectic day for me at the CreativFestival… (I appologzie for the poor quality of the photos. I took them early in the morning, without using good lighting.) First, I took Fractured Fair Isles, a knitting course … Continue reading →

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Dragon Case

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Heather

With the CreativFestival fast approaching, I figured it was well past time for me to work on my cross stitch iPhone case. The design I ultimately decided on is Celtic Dragon, a freebie from Enchanting Lair. The design is charted … Continue reading →

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Princess and Dragon

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Heather

I fished another old CreativFestival design out of the old workbasket. This one is First Dragon Encounter by Jennifer Aikman-Smith of Dragon Dreams. I haven’t made a whole huge amount of progress on it, but considering all I had stitched … Continue reading →

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Live Fully

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Heather

2012 is supposed to be the year of WIPs for me since I will be taking part in Measi’s WIPocalypse. This means that I’ve been thinking about all the projects I’ve got hanging around that need to be finished. And, … Continue reading →

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It’s Almost a Witch

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Heather

I know I’ve posted a whole lot of knitting and crochet projects lately. Just to prove that I do still cross stitch, I thought I would share my progress on W for Witch by Victoria Sampler: As always, the colours … Continue reading →

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Ornament of the Month – September 2011

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Heather

I have a confession: September’s ornament isn’t quite done. It is all stitched, but I’ve misplaced the beads I want to use for embellishing it. While is it very pretty, my Victorian Christmas Tree from Sue Hillis (2003 JCS ornament … Continue reading →

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