Saturday, March 21, 2009

Baby Blanket Update


Do you all remember all the problems I was having with the baby blanket and the letter B? Well I decided to try and do the letter C by going over 2 instead of 1. I like the way that it came out so as it is so much larger than the letter B. So I frogged the letter B and it took me 3 days to get it totally ripped out. What a pain!!!!! I think I finally got the hang of stitching on evenweave but I still don't like it!!!! I still like my aida!! Stay tuned as I will post more pictures as I complete more of the letters.

On another note I was a bad girl and ordered some new patterns. I ordered the new Big Toe Designs Amazing Grace and I ordered two Dinky Dye patterns, one called Celtic Cross and the other one is Celtic Sister. I am anxiously awaiting their arrival in the mail. Now I just have to find time to do all this stitching!!

Today I found a local cross stitch shop about 25 miles from my house. When I went in the shop I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I have never seen so much cross stitch in one place!! It was a small store but the owner had many patterns, lots of different kinds of floss, and lots of different kinds of material. I behaved myself and only bought flosses for my two exchanges I am in but I will definitely be going back.

6 comments:

  1. Looks great :) I Have a afghan to stitch too and I wasn't sure at first on the material, but I got use to it :)

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  2. I think this looks much better. I love it! 25 miles, huh? Your pocketbook will be in trouble! LOL

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  3. This letter looks so much better then when you were stitching over one. Stitching over 2 as you do now should be far easier anyway. And funny how we all have our own favorites. I prefer stitching on linen above aida. May be it will grow on you...lol. Looks great anyway.

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  4. A new LNS nearby - what fun! Nice work on the baby blanket! I like this letter much better now that it's bigger. Seems to fit just perfectly. :)

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  5. Stitching over 2 looks much better. I am sure you will do a wonderful job!

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  6. This is much better. Frogging is a pain, but well worth it in the end if it needs to be done. Finding a LNS only 25 miles away? What a find!!!

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