Friday, December 27, 2019

Designer Tracker: Soda Stitch


Here is where I keep track of the Soda Stitch patterns that I've stitched, or may want to stitch someday. Let me know if you've got one of these! Maybe we can stitch it together. :)

☐ The Bouquet
☐ Coffee Break Sampler
☐ Country Kitchen
☐ Country Girls
☐ Fairy Tale Land 1
☐ Fairy Tale Land 2
☐ Flower Cake
☐ Flower Teapot
☐ Grandma's Garden
☐ Ice Cream Ladies
☐ Kitty in the Kidney Bean ~ Stitched! Finished 12/24/19, details here
☐ Korean Alphabet (Hangul)
☐ Korean Folk Tales
☐ Korean Traditional - Women
☐ The Nutcracker
✘ Pasta Time ~ WIP
☐ Roses and the Cross
☐ Sewing
☐ Sewing Room
✘ Strawberry Fairy ~ WIP
✘ Time For Myself ~ I've got the pattern, awaiting materials
☐ Traditional Costumes of the World

Kitty in the Kidney Bean


'Kitty in the Kidney Bean' by SODAstitch Design

Start: January 8, 2019
Finish: December 24, 2019

Project Notes:
✘ Fabric is 32-count Lugana in Light blue from Zweigart

Section of Oops?
✘ I've stitched over some
✘ There are a couple extra stitches
✘ The back stitch on the yellow yarn ball is off on the left side
✘ Doing this over one on 32-count ;_;

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Hannah's Small Basket




Start: September 18, 2019
Finish: December 15, 2019

Ramblings:
I started this with Shelley (keyxstitch)!

Project Notes:
✘ Fabric is a mystery 40-count from a grab bag at 123stitch.com
✘ Omitted alphabet & border
✘ Thread changes are just what I had on hand (including leftovers from Maggie Bean: Patience)

Thread Changes
          CC La Tierra = CC Belle Soie Berry Cobbler          
CC Muddy Puddle = GA Royal Purple
CC Stepping Stones = TWX 1115 Coffee n' Cream
          CC Weeping Willow = CC Belle Soie Weathered Vine          
GA Mustard Seed = GA Grecian Gold
GA Tin Bucket = GA Uniform Blue
          
CC = Classic Colorworks/Crescent Colours
GA = The Gentle Art Sampler Threads
TWX = ThreadworX

Section of Oops?
✘ The tip of a leaf isn't as charted

Friday, December 6, 2019

Christmas Tag - Sheep


'Christmas Tag - Sheep' by Nikyscreations
From Just CrossStitch Magazine August 2015

Start: December 6, 2019
Finish: December 6, 2019

Project Notes:
✘ Fabric is 28-count Cashel linen in Gothic from Picture This Plus
✘ Eyes are french knots with one strand

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Shining in the Night


'Shining in the Night' by SamSarah Designs
from Just CrossStitch Magazine August 2015

Start: December 1, 2019
Finish: December 4, 2019

Ramblings:
Sometimes I can unsee a terrified young snowman, but I laugh every time I can't.

Project Notes:
✘ Fabric is 28-count Cashel linen in Gothic from Picture This Plus
✘ Eyes and garment backstitching is in GA Garden Gate
✘ Arms are in GA Walnut

Thread Changes, from Weeks Dye Works:
          Bubble Gum = GA Bubblegum          Charcoal = GA Garden Gate
Capri = GA Blue JayIcicle = DMC B5200
Carrot = CC GoldfishSquash = GA Ohio Lemon Pie


CC = Classic Colorworks/Crescent ColoursGA = The Gentle Art Sampler Threads

Section of Oops?
✘ There's a star missing in the photo (on the bottom right), but I've added it since