Month: March 2016

SALs Updates for this week

Hi everyone!

SALs (Stitch-A-Longs) were not something that I would do years ago. This was mainly because of lack of information. I didn’t know what a SAL was. I thought that it was something where you would mail the project to someone else so they can continue stitching; this is actually a round robin. My ignorance about this didn’t let me experience how fun SALs are!

In Facebook, I found lots of SALs but there was one in particular that I thought it was more laid back and more flexible. So, I joined Stitch Maynia. No, I didn’t misspelled that. Maynia as in May which is when the group started with 15 new starts in that month.

There are all sorts of SALs throughout the year and I’m in almost all of them. The one for March is titled: “It’s not easy being green”. Therefore, my project for this SAL is St. Patrick’s Shamrock by Brooke’s Books. Can’t show the finished project because is a digital pattern but below you’ll see my progress:

St. Patrick’s Shamrock by Brooke’s Books (on 14ct. gold Aida and DMC cotton floss)
There is also another SAL which is called “Year of Starts”. We have the option of doing 366 (daily), 52 (weekly), 12 (monthly). I chose to do 52 starts and, so far, I am up to date. I have 9 out of 52 already done. These are the ones:
 
Do not interrupt me by Virginia Knutson (on 14ct. off white Aida and DMC cotton floss)

Fergie and Fergus by Kincavel Krosses (on 14ct. off white Aida and DMC cotton floss)

Nativity by MCG Textiles (on 18ct. white Aida and cotton floss)

Stitching Days by Glory Bee (on 14ct. off white Aida, DMC cotton floss, and Loops and Threads variegated floss)

Twighlight Angel by Dimensions Gold Petittes (on 16ct. grey Aida, cotton floss, metallic threads, charms, sequins, and beads)
Wedding Collage by Janlynn (on 14ct. white Aida and DMC cotton floss)

Fabulous by Cross Stitch Guild

Count your Blessings by Lizzie Kate (on 14ct. oatmeal Aida and DMC cotton floss)
I’ve decided to take the Wedding Collage out of my rotation because I’m planning to do this project for the November SAL in Stitch Maynia. So you’ll see it being worked on then. In the meantime, I will not touch it until November.
I also decided to make my rotation more organized. Therefore, I will be working with 7 projects during the week in alphabetical order. I will start doing this tomorrow.
And those are my SALs and my rotation. I will come back next Sunday with an update on these.
Thanks for reading and happy stitching!

My report on SAL tomorrow!

Sunday, March 6th will be my update on my SALs. I have some good ones to share with you so make sure to check back then!

Another favorite hobby

As you will probably find out, another hobby of mine is reading. My favorite genre is fiction in the area of romance. An ultimate favorite is romantic paranormal stories. Yes, I like vampires and werewolves stories, there I said it :). Some of my favorite writers include: J.D. Ward, Gena Showalter, Rebecca Zanetti, and Cynthia Eden.

At the present time, I’m not reading any particular book because I’ve been stitching up a storm. However, I will be making some time to read and writing some of my feedbacks on here. I will probably grab a Cynthia Eden book; I read that she has a new release out.

Habichuelas con Dulce (Sweet Cream of Beans)

So, I am originally from the Dominican Republic. I wanted to share some of the recipes originally from there. I will also include the resource that I use to get these recipes. I do know how to cook them but these recipes are better if they come from an expert.

Now, during holy week, there are certain recipes that are tradition in my country. Since holy week is fast approaching, I will be sharing this one recipe that will probably get you thinking: Habichuela con Dulce (Sweet Cream of Beans) which is exactly that: sweet. You can find more about it here and find the recipe here.

Lots of time to work

I had a great day today. I was able to work on three WIPs and made a ton of progress on all three. Had to frog a little on one of them but no big deal. Did it and was done with it fast. Tomorrow I will be able to share with you my SAL. In the meantime, I will continue to work on this blog and make it more presentable.

Also, I’m on Instagram and Twitter if you want to follow me there! You can find me as @kassninacruz.

I’ve Been a Busy Bee…

Hello everyone!

I know I haven’t been writing in a while. I’ve been very busy stitching and trying to catch up. I truly apologize for this. I’ve decided to have some sort of rotation when it comes to writing and stitching. Therefore, starting Sunday, I will be sharing my Stitch-A-Longs (SALs), the last Monday of the month I will be sharing what I got new in my stash, Wednesdays I will be sharing my Work in Progress (WIPs), and Fridays I’ll share any work that I’ve finished stitching.