With Christmas day fast approaching, I'm desperately trying to find time to get in some sneaky, secret stitching....which really is not easy at all! Here's where I was last time I posted on my Santa stocking secret stitching...
....and here's where I am now.....
There's still some hair to do along with some holly and berries to stitch and applique. I still have to embroider the name, attach the front of the stocking to the back and then make and attach the lining! All in a week....I can see that I'll be burning the midnight oil to get this done in time and without the recipient seeing it!
So, while said person is around and I can't work on the stocking, I decided that maybe it was time to pull out this gorgeous kit that I got from my hubby a few Christmases ago......
......I absolutely love the design (and the fact that my hubby picked a cross stitch kit as a gift for me!), but I HATE stitching on black fabric.....which is why I have been putting it off for so long. Even with some white fabric on my lap so that I can see the holes in the aida, I still detest working on dark fabric......don't get me wrong, I love the finished result but I hate working with black or navy aida. So, with this in mind, I'm going to take it slow and only work on this design one night per week so that I don't end up having this project become a UFO.
So the other nights of the week (when I couldn't work on the stocking!) I have been working on this little kit...
This was one of those last minute grabs that I did in my local Wal-mart, so that I would have something to stitch when we were back in the UK for my father-in-laws funeral. As it happened, I didn't get time to stitch so have just started it. It's a cute little design with a sweet saying, which is probably too small to see on the photo, but it says 'Loved you yesterday, love you still. Always have, always will.' I wasn't too sure about buying it as I didn't love it, but it was the only one on the shelf that I would have stitched, the rest didn't appeal to me at all and I really wanted to have something to work on in the evenings while in the UK. It was marked at $8 but when I got to the check-out it rang up as $3.50....what a deal! As you can see it's all blues, so i have a feeling that by the end of this design I'm going to be fed-up of stitching with blue threads!
I'm off to see if I can get a few stitches put in the Santa stocking before everyone else gets home from work.
Until next time....happy stitching!
Rhona
8 comments:
Rhona your Santa is adorable and someone is going to be very happy when they receive it. I feel the same way as you do about stitching on black...love how it looks but find it very hard to do. And lastly, I think the little chart you picked up at Walmart is really sweet I like the saying very much. My package arrived today...you were so sweet and generous. After Christmas I'm going to start it and do alittle each week. My husband gave me a good idea for the finish that I think I will be doing. Hope you and your family have lovely holidays. RJ
Good luck with finishing the stocking in time - I'm sure you'll do it! I love the red cardinals and I agree - little and often on black fabric.
The stocking is coming along nicely and great new starts on the other projects.
Rhona la calza รจ meravigliosa!! E bellissimi anche i nuovi progetti
Good progress on stocking! The black background always look pretty but stitching on black fabric is sure not an easy task.
Your stocking looks awesome! I have a project on black fabric and find it difficult too. When it gets too annoying I have to put it away for a time. I think the best for me is putting my ott light on its side so the light shines through the holes. I was also silly and swapped the aida with evenweave making it even harder!
Beautiful progress on all 3 pieces.
Rhona,
My name is Monica and I live in Canada. I noticed you have been making quite a few Bucilla Felt Christmas stockings. The pictures you have posted are gorgeous. I cannot begin to imagine the time and effort that went into making them.
I have tried to start one on my own and ran into a few roadblocks. I was wondering if we could connect by email or any other suggestion you might have, in the hope that you could guide me and get me well on my way.
I hope this is not asking too much of you.
My email address is monica.cozzolino@me.com. I hope with all my heart that we can connect. Sincerely, Monica
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