Stitching 2011

Well, I didn't think I'd have much with which to make a mosaic, but I was surprised when I went through my pics and found more than I remembered stitching. I've blogged about much of what you see in the mosaic, but not all. Maybe you see an unfamiliar piece or two...?

Anyway, stitchy friends, I hope 2011 was as kind to you as it was to me. Thanks for being here to share it. ☺

Berry Small, Berry Cute

I made this for my son's first grade teacher:



I plan to frame it in this wooden hoop, with this swatch of fabric as a backing:



This strawberry is so teensy-weensy! I didn't whip out the measuring tape, but I estimate it to be about 2x2 inches. I am such a sucker for anthropomorphic fruits & veggies, especially when they're so tiny and cute! How 'bout you?

Next up: wedding stitchery. Stay tuned!

Cake Bakin' with Sinister Kitty

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

So......tell me you what you think of this:



Is this kitty sinister or what? She looks like she baked up some pure evil alongside the cake.

I loved stitching this evil little baker-cat. I needed a last-minute gift for my mother-in-law, and was unsure of what to get her--what do you get for someone who has everything?--and this little kitty was perfect.


Here's how she started:



I don't have a light box, and the sun was down by the time I got around to tracing the design...luckily this fabric is thin enough to see through. :) I just taped the fabby on top of the pattern and traced it with this pen:



It's made by Dritz, and I got mine at Michaels.

Here's kitty after an hour or so of stitching:



Look at her tail, isn't it cool?



I used 3 strands of dark gray and 2 of light gray to make kitty's tail look this this. I think I kinda love it. :)

And here's another pic of a completed kitty:



(I am such a dork, people. It never occurred to me to snap a pic of kitty AFTER I'd rinsed away the blue marks left behind by the pen. D'oh!)

Well, that's it for me, Stitchy Peeps! I hope you're having a fabulous weekend and getting lots of stitching done. ;) I will be back soon with more stitchy goodness to share with you...yours truly has been a busy girl lately, and I can't wait to tell you all about it. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Thank You Stitchy Peeps!

Hello there, my beloved Stitchy Peeps!! Thank you sooooooo much for stitchy advice I asked for on my Orange Girl. You guys totally rock my socks! Most of you thought that red or brown would work best...and after I did a floss toss I decided that brown was indeed the winner.

Here, lookee!


Though I like the color, I am not over the moon about the lettering. I really wanna frog it and try again, I don't know if I have to gumption to actually do it. I followed the pattern's lettering, but now I wish I'd changed it like I did for this project I did late last year. But eeeeeek, that can be time-consuming! Oh well. Maybe next time.

Sooooooo...while I was debating about what to do with Orange Girl's sign, I decided I needed to start something new. I spotted this on Badbird's blog and knew I had to do it. I'm not quite done with her yet, but here's a little sneak peek:


And a couple more sneak peeks:




I can't wait to finish her up! She's really pretty so far. I originally had a totally different color scheme in mind for her...I envisioned soft shades of purple, pink and green. But aqua won out since she's going in my newly painted bathroom. Yup. But she's been such a fun stitch that I haven't ruled out doing her again in the aforementioned colors. :-D

So, I guess that's all for now, Stitchy Peeps. Thank you again for weighing in on my color dilemma; I really appreciate that you took the time to comment. Hugs and kisses to you all! *muah*

I will be back soon with more details and pics of the mermaid stitchy piece. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

I Need Your Input, Stitchy Peeps!

Hey there Stitchy Peeps! Look at this!


How cute is this?!?!?!?! It's the Vogart piece I mentioned last time. I saw this worked up quite some time ago..I don't remember where, but it was somewhere on the net...and I thought it was BEYOND adorable. So I was thrilled to find a pattern for it! Whoopee!!!

I sure do love the internet.

Let's enjoy some more tasty pics, shall we?








Ok, so here's something I think is cool. Check out the grass!


To make the grass, I twisted 3 strands each of two different shades of green and attached it to the fabric. This wouldn't work if this were a tea towel or something that got handled, but since I am going to frame this, the twisty grass will be safe behind glass. :) It could be easily snagged since it's only attached in two places, so I would never do this on a t-shirt or anything...but I think it looks way cool! And no, that's not how I did the lazy daisies, though they are done with a blended needle of the same colors I used for the twisty grass...that's why they don't look the same as the grass. But you could probably tell that by looking at the picture. :) I feel the need to explain everything...don't know why, I just do! Tee hee.

Now, here's the part that still needs to be completed:


I did the outline of the sign with a blended needle...this time with four stands of light brown and two strands of a darker brown. My plan was to use the extra two strands of light brown and four dark brown to do the lettering...but it didn't stand out enough, so I scrapped that idea. I was simply going to use a darker brown but then I got to thinking...maybe I should do the lettering in a bright color, something that really catches the eye. Or maybe something not that bright, but simply colorful and complimentary to the orange & brown shades on the piece...like a nice blue. Or maybe red to bring out the orange's cute little lips...Hmmm, what do you think?

Lemme know what you guys, think, ok? I really would like some input on what you, my talented Stitchy Peeps, think would look good. :-D

Hope to hear from you soon! Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Time's a Wastin'

Once again, another day has passed and I have nothing to show for it. Well, nothing stitchy, anyway. Eh, oh well. I am looking forward to getting back on track with my bathroom stitching. Actually, I should be stitching RIGHT NOW, but am I? Nooooo, I've been messing with my blog for the better part of this evening. But I'm having fun! So that counts for something, right? :-D

I can't bear to post without a picture, though.

How about something from Vogart, something I stitched recently:


(Pattern provided by floresita.)

Do you ever find yourself looking for stitchy inspiration online, only to get so caught up in pictures of everyone else's beautiful projects that you don't work on your own? I have to admit, I spend waaaaaaay too much time on flickr! I can't get enough of people's fantastic stitching. I always start out saying, "Ok, I'll just look for 10 minutes to get inspired," but I end up looking for much longer...far too long to admit out loud...and then before I know it's time for bed and I haven't stitched one tiny bit. Oooops!

How 'bout you? What keeps you from stitching?

This is Only a Test!

vitamin parade
Originally uploaded by kunderwood

Ok, this post is just to test out some stuff. Eeek, this blogging thing is a little more complicated than I had anticipated. ;)

This is a recent finish titled Vitamin Parade. Cute, right? The pattern is courtesy of Beetastic's Vintage Finds.