Stitching ABC #41 and FINALLY...!

Last night I did the back-stitching on the O block and finished it off.

 

And I FINALLY got permission to hang my Heartfelt pictures that I purchased and stitched specifically for my library. Originally, I had proposed to hang them above the computers and the study desks across 3 separate areas, but I only got permission to hang them in a cluster, and I actually think that is much better! They are on the ground floor and EVERYONE will see them every time they walk into the library so they are much more on display than I had originally planned. YAY! Besides the ugly fire hydrant next to them, I think they look great and I am very pleased with them. It's only taken about a year to finally get them into place... but I think it was worth the wait!

 

And YAY, it's Friday. I'm going to the movies tonight with my friend to see 'Self/less'. I'm not sure what it is about but it looks like a bit of a suspense movie so it should be OK. I'd like to go and see Mission Impossible after it is released next week too.
For the weekend, I think my sister and her family are coming over for dinner and to watch the footy on Foxtel on Saturday night, and on Sunday, we have the footy ourselves - hopefully it will remain dry!
Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Footprints #9 & Heartfelt Framed

Here they are - the 2 framed designs from the Heartfelt series. I have chosen a very simple plain black frame and I am very pleased with the results. The only thing I would have done differently is possibly enlarged the frame slightly in the 'Have Faith' one as the fancy bit under the word 'faith' is a little blocked off - but the frames are 10" x 10" which is what the kits say the designs are, so I can live with it. I pick up the other 3 in matching frames this weekend.  Now I just have to work out where and how to hang them. As I've said previously, I want to put them in the theological library where I work as they'll fit in just perfectly, now it's just about getting permission to do so!

As for Footprints, I've almost finished off the first big block.

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Movies

Here are the little movies I made for my recently completed projects:

The next plastic canvas ornament I'm doing is called Hope and it should be finished in the next couple of days...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #11 - Finished!

Last night I put the finishing touches on the Prayer Changes Things design and I am very pleased with the outcome. This time I remembered to iron it before I stitched on the beads which helped it to look a lot neater when it was done.

I'm excited about getting this framed in a simple black frame, no mats; but I will wait until I've done the whole set just in case the framers stop stocking the frame I like, or run out - I've been caught that way before!

I think these are the best french knots I've ever done - they are all the same size and all turned out neatly - I'm thrilled with them!

Now, what to do next? There's another 4 or 5 in this set, plus there's several other kits I've got in the cupboard - that will be tonight's task - picking what to do next... until tomorrow, enjoy your stitching!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #10

Well, I hope you all had a Happy Easter! I spent most of it in bed with a cold, but I was cosy and just listened to the rain on the windows. I also managed to get some stitching done and I'm not far off finishing Prayer Changes Things...

I made these little Easter chicks for a family lunch - they were a hit with the kids, and delicious! (just crushed packet of biscuits, sweetened condensed milk and coconut with yellow died coconut on the outside, and an almond for a beak) - they're a bit wonky, but cute!

Just got a little between the bird and the flower at the bottom to finish off and then some beads to stitch on. This has been an enjoyable design to stitch - nice colours, quite quick and a pretty picture as well.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #9

We had a late night at the Vet's last night (they were running behind, no problems with Clarence thankfully) so we didn't finish dinner until after 8.30apm. I was a bit tired by then, so I only did a little bit last night... I stitched the rest of the loops around the words. 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #8

Made heaps of progress over the weekend, so now it looks like this:

We didn't do much over the weekend besides normal household stuff like cleaning & gardening - boring! I am looking forward to the long weekend break over Easter. We're not going away this year, so there'll be plenty of stitching being done.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #7

Working my way across the top of this cute design. The colours in this one aren't as bright as the O Holy Night colours, but they are just a pretty. It also has a few red beads to be added when I'm done as well.

Clarence has an appointment at Divine Dog Grooming tonight - pity it will only last for 5 minutes - he always comes out looking great and smelling wonderful, but it is raining so he won't stay looking & smelling great for long... oh well.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #6

I didn't get very much done last night at all as we had a birthday dinner for my Mum (Happy Birthday Mum!) I only stitched for a little while to unwind before going to bed...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #5

Only a small bit of progress last night due to watching the latest episode of The Vikings. Although it's pretty gruesome at times, it's a great show.

I like to do the back-stitching of my projects as I go, rather than leaving it all to the end. This way, when I do the last stitch, I really am finished, I don't have to go back and go over everything again.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #4

I did the bird last night. I'm loving how quickly this is coming together.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Prayer Changes Things #3

I made some good progress on Prayer Changes Things over the weekend, but I've run out again - what is it with companies never supplying enough thread for back-stitching? A design that is wholly back-stitched in the one colour would obviously use quite a bit of that one colour. You can see what I've done - not even half the design - and I've already finished the dark grey supplied with the kit. Thankfully, I have some in my stash so I can continue without having to go to the shops, but it's just not good enough!

It is quite a quick stitch which is good after such a big design like O Holy Night that I finished last week. I didn't make it to the framers this weekend, but I am hoping to go Friday afternoon when I finish work a little early.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

O Holy Night #70 & Prayer Changes Things #2

Ta Da! I'm finished - except for about 10 back stitches! Would you believe it, I ran out of black with 2 little leaves left under Alleluia! I have a dentist appt tonight but after that I'm going straight to the craft shop for more black DMC supplies.

The 2 leaves under the A need outlining, and I've decided I'm going to put in a smile on the angels face in the bottom right corner. There's also some dividers in the large star as well. I probably only need another 50cm length of black... oh well. The beads and stars were surprisingly quick to stitch on - I thought they'd take me much longer and be much more fiddly. If I get a chance, I might even take it to the framers this weekend! I am very pleased with it - it is very vibrant and just makes you happy to look at it.

Since the above was fairly quick to finish, I couldn't sit around for an hour or so with nothing in my hands, so I picked up Prayer Changes Things and back-stitched around the word Prayer.

 

Apologies for the big shadow over the design...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Tasmania Stitching & O Holy Night #62

Hello again everyone, we are back! We had a great week in Tasmania but I didn't update - sorry. So today, I'll fill you in on what we got up to, what stitching I did and where I'm up to with O Holy Night...

My husband is a whisky fan so we visited almost, but not quite all of the distilleries in Tasmania... The majority of our week was spent driving between and visiting either a distillery or chocolate factory! I reckon I could almost make my own whisky now! The fact there are a few more distilleries we missed, means we'll just have to go back again in the future...

We visited Hellyer's Road near Burnie (twice!); James Boag's Brewery in Launceston; Tasmania Distillery (maker's of Sullivan's Cove which won the World Whiskies Awards - World's Best Single Malt the night of our visit!); and Lark's in Hobart. We also called in to the chocolate factories of Cadbury in Hobart and Anvers outside Devonport. And I got to visit a cross-stitch shop in Hobart called A Stitch in Time.

The cross-stitch shop was a quaint little shop packed with products - patterns, books, threads, buttons, beads and more. There were also 2 little dogs wandering around who provided some entertainment for my husband while I browsed! They had a great range, but I didn't buy much - only a pattern booklet for Christmas tablecloths, although I thought I would more likely use the designs for ornaments or cards instead.

During our travels, I started a new project from the Heartfelt series. I chose the one called Prayer Changes Things, and this is what I managed to complete in the 5 nights we were away:

 

This will go on hold now until I finish O Holy Night.

When we got home last night, I continued with O Holy Night by finishing the back-stitching on the Z block. Now it's on to the top banner...

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie