Mes: abril 2016

Advent Animal SAL

Hola stitchers!

So last week I mentioned that I did not like the way Katie Kitty from the Advent Animal SAL came out. This was mainly because of my poor choice of fabric which was white aida. Yesterday I spent almost the whole day trying to decide. I had a blue aida that I chose for another project. So, I swiched fabrics. Now, this SAL will be done in 14ct blue aida (as opposed to 16ct white).

In addition, I changed the border and chose to do a border that a fellow stitcher in the SAL Facebook group designed. It is of a cute little christmas stocking:

This will be the new home for Peter Polar Bear

My intention, once I finish the whole series, will be to make it as a pocket ornament. I will be starting Peter tomorrow.

Gracias for reading! Happy stitching!

Lucy

Fergie and Fergus

This piece is very special for me because I’m stitching this for my daughter who loves foxes. As a matter of fact, she is known as “foxlover” in her pc games community. This project was a freebie from Kinkavel Krosses. When I saw it I immediately thought “I’ve got to stitch this”. I still don’t know whether to turn it into a small pillow or frame it. Either way this cutie of a project is stitching up quickly.

The only thing I’ve got to say is that it has A LOT of pinks and blue! OMG! Lastly, I changed the blue for purple. My daughter loves pinks and purples. Therefore, I’m turning it into mother and daughter foxes 🙂

Fergie and Fergus by Kinkavel Kross
Started on 3/6/16
Stitched on 14ct oatmeal aida
This is what it looks like today.
I have to admit that I got a little bit of a problem with the lining up of the outline of the foxes; they were always off by one or two stitches. But now that all is set now is all free sail. All I have to do is fill up the foxes with their respective colors and think about whether I want to add a border or not. The fox is entirely filled up with either pink or purple with the exception of the tip of the tail, center of the ear, eyebrows, and the little center of the eye which are all in white.
Thanks for reading! Happy stitching!
Lucy

Katie Kitty – Advent Animals Calendar

Ok, I’ve gotta be honest about this. I didn’t like how it turned out and I know that mostly it was because of the poor choice of the fabric. Then, the french knot on the fish’s eye didn’t turn out good. Lastly, the border was sooooo lose for some reason. 

Anyway, you should know this one. This is the first pattern in the Advent Animals Calendar by Brooke’s Books. I pick to stitch this year SAL because those animals are so cute! But, I’m making it my mission and I will finish it. I just need to regroup and buy a new fabric for it. Definitely a different color so the light colors can be appreciated more. I’ll tell you what I won’t do: frog this. No way, no how! I’ll just continue the series and then I’ll stitch this one after I’m done with the rest of the animals. 
Katie Kitty – Advent Animal Calendar by Brooke’s Books
Started on 3/17/16
Finished on 4/1/16
Stitched on 16t white aida and flosses by DMC
Thanks for reading! Happy stitching!
Lucy