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Alphabet 29 In My Heart Cross Stitch Pattern Printable Online |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 19:26 |
 Better Cross Stitch Patterns Blog 2010-03-08:
Link: Alphabet 29 In My Heart Cross Stitch Pattern Printable Online
Alphabet 29 In My Heart makes an ideal alphabet to express love, whether it's on Valentine's day, a loved one's birthday, as a Wedding Record or Anniversary. |
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 21:51 |
 BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-06:
Link: Sunshiny Saturday....
We had a wonderful turn out for our BBQ fundraiser :) I think the weather brought people out-it was a GORGEOUS day here today :) We were sold out and home by 4:15 :) I was tired...but after a hot shower I felt much better and much less stiff and sore from standing on cement floors for 9 hours :) I even stitched (I actually stitched it while hubby took a long nap-he worked in the kitchen serving with us today-he is not used to that-he normally runs deliveries-I think he learned a thing or two today...LOL) and finished this adorable scissors pocket :) This one is going to live with someone else and I hope they will enjoy it :)
Design: Beehive Motif (from June)
Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Fabric: 32ct. Lambswool
Fibers: DMC
Start Date: 3-6-2010
Finish Date: 3-6-2010
Aww, thank you sweet friends for all your wonderful email and comments I have been receiving :) You are all so sweet and I appreciate you letting me share with you all :) Please do come again :)
Love and hugs from SC :)
BeckySC |
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New Cross stitch patterns from Passione Ricamo |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 17:03 |
 Julie's Cross Stitch Blog 2010-03-05:
Link: New Cross stitch patterns from Passione Ricamo
Morning Fae, The
Hydrangea Fay |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 13:24 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-05:
Link: From Staci :)
I was going to wait until the next time I posted to share these...but they are just so lovely I had to share now :) I received these LOVELY (TOO PRETTY TO USE) dishcloths made by the ever so talented Staci in today's mail :) I just love them. I tell you though-it's going to be hard to use them as I think they are just so pretty :) Thank you so much dear Staci :) You're a sweetheart :) And I appreciate your thoughtfulness and your friendship :)(Staci, I forgot to say how wonderfully the colors go with my new kitchen paint color)
I have no stitching to share. This weekend is our VFD BBQ Fundraiser and it will be a busy couple of days for me starting this afternoon. I am usually SO pooped when I get home on Saturday evening after this fundraiser (we host it twice a year) that I don't even feel like stitching...now that's VERY TIRED for me :) :) :) It's for a good cause though and I have been working it since I married my hubby (he is a volunteer fireman) 29 years ago :) It's ALWAYS fun to see people in the neighborhood that you don't see often as well as friends and family :)
I have stitched-BUT, I am making up for a couple of exchanges that were not sent for a couple of people in my groups....so I can't share them yet :)
Thank you my dear friends for stopping by today :) I appreciate your visits so very much :) You bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart :)
Have a MOST lovely weekend :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC :) |
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New from Mirabilia-Stitching Fairies Kit |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:30 |
Julie's Cross Stitch Blog 2010-03-04:
Link: New from Mirabilia-Stitching Fairies Kit
MIR-KIT11-Stitching Fairies
Mirabilia and Nora Corbett patterns are designed by an artist named Nora Corbett in Ohio. She creates original water color paintings and turns them into cross stitch patterns. Her subjects are generally angels, mermaids, [...] |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 10:37 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-04:
Link: Be True
I had Annie's name for the Pin Pillow exchange. I chose to stitch an LHN and finish it off with some fabric-I LOVE the way this one turned out. I hardly ever want to keep anything I stitch as an exchange because I have a specific design and finish in mind for the name I receive, so I have no issues with sending off anything-this one was HARD to let go though :) LOL! I hope you will enjoy it, Annie :)
Design: Be True
Designer: Little House Needleworks
Design Size: 3.75 x 3.75
Fabric: 32 ct, Natural
Fibers: DMC
Start Date: 2-19-2010
Finish Date: 2-21-2010
And here is the box I gifted Annie with :)
Design: Bloom
Designer: Midsummer Night Designs
Fabric: Picture this Plus 32ct. Relic
Fibers: DMC
Start Date: 2-6-2010
Finish Date: 2-11-2010
Thank you dear friends for all your sweet visits :) Please do come again :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC :) |
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My incessant need to finish..................... |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 19:45 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-03:
Link: My incessant need to finish.....................
I have this piece PRE-dated my linen stitching days and thought I would finish it off today-I ADORE finishing but had nothing to finish and this is all that is left in my "needs to be finished drawer" with the exception of Liberty Stitching Tin (which I am having a terrible time finding the correct size tin to do the finishing) and a PV that needs to be framed for my DD. About 5 years ago (before I started "thinking outside the frame") my "needs to be finished drawer" was running over with beautiful projects that were just tucked away because I honestly had no idea what to do with them and knew I could NOT frame them all....I am SO glad I started finishing smalls :) So this "dinosaur" was pulled out today just so I could meet the URGE to do finishing :) I have NO idea about any info on this one-it was stitched WAY, WAY back and I did not keep a record of my stitching back then. I am pretty sure though that I stitched it in the late 80's/early 90's :) Oh, showing my age huh??? LOL!!
I decided to make a pincushion/pin box. I just love the way it turned out :) What do you all think??? Even if the stitched piece is an oldie and not anything I would stitch these days-it still looks adorable :)I stained a small round box and padded the design to make it a pincushion. Inside you can keep your pins. I have straight pins in it at the moment :)
Sorry-I removed the ornaments as a lady with a childrens charity emailed me and asked if I would consider finishing them to donate :) I know you ALL understand :)
Paula C asked a question......
Paula C. has left a new comment on your post "Needle and Thread Scissors Bed and Pin Pillow fini...":
This turned out really nice. I appreciate all the different photo angles too. I think it's a really cute and creative way to store your scissors =) BTW, I just received the piece of relic that I ordered and I already know that I am going to need more. It's awesome! Hey, maybe some time you could post about what your favorite fabrics are to stitch on and why? You do so much stitching and I always love how everything looks. I would find this very helpful and I'm sure other stitchers would too. Happy stitching =)
I enjoy stitching on 32ct and higher fabrics. I have lots of 28ct fabrics that I will stitch on-but I much prefer 32ct or higher and I just adore stitching on 40ct. It is one of my favorite fabrics to stitch on-BUT I have to use my reading glasses to stitch. I really don't have a favorite color to use-however I really enjoy stitching on Relic as it works so nice with most any fiber color and have some on order right now at my LNS :). I do not know if it is ME or if other people experience this...but I find that "different fabrics" and "different fibers" affect your stitches. I know it may sound weird if you have not personally experienced or noticed this-but stitches will lay a little different on certain fabrics and with the use of certain fibers. I have ALWAYS noticed that stitches done in any light color tend to not look as nice as the darker color fibers-it just seems there is something about the way they lay on the fabric. Railroading does not seem to help with this issue-it's NOT ALL lighter fibers but I have noticed this with some of them.
Ok-did not mean to write a novel here-sorry about that :)
Thank you so much dear friends for all your many wonderfully kind comments and emails-I can't tell you what joy you give me :) I appreciate your time here on my blog :) You're just the BESTEST :)
Hugs and love from SC (where ALL the snow has melted)
BeckySC :) |
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Needle and Thread Scissors Bed and Pin Pillow finished :) **EDITED FOR ANSWERS** |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:27 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-03:
Link: Needle and Thread Scissors Bed and Pin Pillow finished :) **EDITED FOR ANSWERS**
I would like to thank Diane Williams of Little House Needlework fame for such a WONDERFUL design and creative finish! Thank you for sharing your designing talents with the cross stitch world. I had the BEST time stitching this and doing the finish. I love the way it turned out and it will take center stage among my favorite smalls :)
Design: Needle and Thread
Designer: Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 32ct. Natural
Fibers: CC & DMC
Start Date: 3-1-2010
Finish Date: 3-2-2010
Sally-I used a blind stitch on three sides to attach the stitched piece to the pillow.
Sadie-The blue is CC Milady's Teal
Aussie-No, the chart (you get the CC's with the chart) and the pillow are sold separately -The pillow I know is a limited edition.
Pat-I purchased the scissors from my LNS last year :) I forget who they are made by. I have copper colored ones as well. I just love the ornamental aspects of them.
Linda K-I have my threads for this project on Thread Drops-they are wonderful and you can purchase them in most any ONS/LNS and they come in different styles. You can also make your own :)
As always dear friends, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued interest in my blog, my ramblings and my stitching :) You keep my needles moving :)I love you all :)
Hugs and love from STILL snowy SC:)
BeckySC :) |
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Needle and Thread Scissors Bed and Pin Pillow finished :) |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 20:44 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-02:
Link: Needle and Thread Scissors Bed and Pin Pillow finished :)
I would like to thank Diane Williams of Little House Needlework fame for such a WONDERFUL design and creative finish! Thank you for sharing your designing talents with the cross stitch world. I had the BEST time stitching this and doing the finish. I love the way it turned out and it will take center stage among my favorite smalls :)
Design: Needle and Thread
Designer: Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 32ct. Natural
Fibers: CC & DMC
Start Date: 3-1-2010
Finish Date: 3-2-2010
Linda K-I have my threads for this project on Thread Drops-they are wonderful and you can purchase them in most any ONS/LNS and they come in different styles. You can also make your own :)
As always dear friends, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued interest in my blog, my ramblings and my stitching :) You keep my needles moving :)I love you all :)
Hugs and love from STILL snowy SC:)
BeckySC :) |
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Awwww...that felt good :) **Edited for Questions AND stitching room** |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 12:53 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-02:
Link: Awwww...that felt good :) **Edited for Questions AND stitching room**
I was able to start LHN's Needle and Thread I just adore this design and the FINISH!! I am loving stitching on it-the colors are so nice to work with :) And it felt SO good to put needle to fabric :) (YES I AM A CROSS STITCH ADDICT!!!) Is anyone else working on this one?? I am looking forward to finishing it up in the next day or so and doing the finishing :) Can't wait! I just love it!!
Design: Needle and Thread
Designer: Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 32ct. Natural
Fibers: CC & DMC
Start Date: 3-1-2010
**Answers**
Fabric Edges-I ALWAYS zig-zag my fabric when stitching-I use my sewing machine and do a basic zig-zag stitch. I honestly have never stitched anything without the fabric being prepped first :)
Fabric Margins-I try not to waste fabric-so I use as small a cut as I can to accomplish what I want-I "usually" have a finish in mind for a project when I start-so this helps determine the margins. For a framed piece I *try* to leave a 3 inch margin-but for smalls I usually leave MUCH less-depending on the finish :)I may cut the fabric larger just so I have enough to hold in hand while stitching. After finishing the piece I can then use the leftover piece for another design.
Supplies-I pretty much have an LNS in my home:) :):) I usually pull everything I need for a design from my stitching room :) I am one of those people that like to have everything ready to go and not have to wait on something to come in before I can stitch whatever is calling to me :) **
Berit, your comment did not go unnoticed :) I am just not in a Q&Q mood...I am finding that the "quilt" part of it is not NEAR as enjoyable as the rest of the design was...but never fear-I pick it up from time to time just to put in some stitches :)
Thanks so much for visiting dear friends :) I just adore you all :) Please do come again :)
Love and hugs from SC :)
BeckySC :) |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 17:10 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-02:
Link: Lot's going on today....
Well..it snowed (still snowing) today...I can't believe the weather we are having in SC :) I took advantage of the poor weather and stayed indoors with my stitching. I am almost finished with the stitching on LHN's Needle and Thread. I will share a pic once I have the finishing done :) Hopefully later tonight or tomorrow :)
I have had a good many email today asking me to share my stitching room and some pics of my finishes...
You can see my stitching room here :)
And find some pics of some of my stitching around my home here:)
Thank you so much for emailing and your interest :) I hope this is satisfactory to all that asked and that you enjoy :)
I *think* I have replied to all the email now :)
Ok-back to my LHN piece :) Which I am LOVING!!!
Thank you dear friends for your visits and your wonderful comments and emails :) You just make my day and make it such a joy to share something I am so passionate about :)
hugs and love from Snowy SC :)
BeckySC |
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