Wednesday, July 27, 2016

WIP update and a start to be restarted

Hello blog friends. 
Just a quick stitching update.
I have finished the green and reds on the first Prairie Stars piece:
Did you notice I frogged and moved the right margin one square less? I have decided to stitch the ornies all together just like with the PS Santas. And these squares are not even of same size...
Meanwhile, I have started the chart from Cross Stitcher June 2016 issue, it's called For the Record: 
This is an 11count white aida... I have to face the hard truth, it doesn't look good, eh? This is the piece little niece wanted to take part in, one I will be secretly stitching for DH. Then again, I looked at it, ewww. Not only that, it doesn't fit the album frame recommended (I measured it against the frames at Michael's), plus niece, I think, already forgot about it. So no use frogging this one, I'll just grab me some 14ct (the one used in the magazine) and start over.

Thanks for visiting. Happy Stitching!
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10 comments:

  1. PreetiJuly 28, 2016 at 12:50 AM

    Your first square piece is looking lovely! The other one is also looking nice, I don't know what you aren't liking about. I use 3-4 strands instead of two strands when I work on 11 count depending upon the design. I use two strands or a pearl thread for single line stitching.

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  2. butterflyJuly 28, 2016 at 3:08 AM

    Nice starts.

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  3. The Knitting Cross StitcherJuly 28, 2016 at 4:00 AM

    A pretty flower:) Looking forward to seeing your musical project unfold.

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  4. VickieJuly 28, 2016 at 8:46 AM

    I am not familiar with the pattern you are talking about for your husband, but it sounds like fun. A great surprise.Too bad about the extra work though.

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  5. KatieJuly 28, 2016 at 11:55 AM

    Beautiful progress. Good luck on your restart.

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  6. LindaJuly 28, 2016 at 12:53 PM

    Nice progress on both pieces. Maybe your niece will want to stitch on it later.

    Linda

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  7. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameJuly 29, 2016 at 2:11 PM

    Nice start on the Prairie Stars piece.
    It's better to restart the other piece now and get the fabric right than continue and regret it later.

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  8. HeatherJuly 31, 2016 at 3:11 AM

    I think they look great but if you aren't happy you should definitely restart :)

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  9. AnonymousJuly 31, 2016 at 10:55 AM

    Great starts! If you're not happy with something it will really bug you, so if you feel you need to start over you should do it :)

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  10. Stitching NoniAugust 3, 2016 at 2:29 AM

    Great starts! Shame that the second one isn't working out - but I think you are doing the right thing by starting again before you get any further along. Nothing worse than trying to stitch on something that bugs you!
    Hugs xx

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