Winter Fobs

Although it is spring right now, winter temperature is still lingering around here. So I guess it’s ok for me to do some winter finishes~ :-)

These winter stitches has been sitting in my to be finished pile for more then a year. I finally dug them out and finished them this past week.

Pattern: Heart in Hand “Winter Fobs”
Thread: DMC cotton floss & Sampler floss
Fabric: 32ct Belgium linen
Finishing Date: 04-30-2010

First up is this little pincushion. It is 2.75” x 3.25”. I like the simplicity of the design very much!! I screwed up a little bit on the closing, though… Must need more practice….

Second up is a pinkeep, it’s 2.875” x 3.25”. It was originally designed to be a fob, but I changed it into a pinkeep instead. I fell in love when I first saw this whimsical snowman!!! I actually had a hard time finishing this one up, because I didn’t know how to hide the ends of the cording. After several attempt, this is what I made peace with.

Finally, it’s a needle roll!! This is my first needle roll finish, and I have to say it is quite fun~ I love all the specialty stitches on this one!! It really made the whole thing special.

So this time it’s all about the pins. What should I grab out next to be finished up?

Winter Fobs

Although I hit a little bump on the road, I got Winter Fobs finished this past weekend!!! I think I finally got the closed herringbone stitch right, and despite it gave me some trouble, it turned out quite nice~~

Pattern: Heart in Hand "Winter Fobs - Snow Needle Roll"
Thread: DMC cotton floss & Sampler floss
Fabric: 32ct Belgium linen
Size: 3" x 3.75"
Completion Date: 03-15-2009

I love all the different band variations!!! Not to mention the 3 cute cute snowmen~~ I just think the red and blue scarf is a very nice touch!!

 

Looking at the photos I just realized that I forgot to stitched the two snowflakes by the SNOW word!!! Oops...... I guess it will just have to wait until I do the finishes~ That will have to wait, cause I feel like stitching something springy right now!!! ;-)

What I've been up to.....

So what have I been doing since I've finished Heart and Hand? I've been stitching, really!!

First I've worked on the Winter Fobs and finished stitching these two little pieces~~ I just love the little snowman!! Don't you think he is cute?

Pattern: Heart in Hand "Winter Fobs - Snowman & Little Blue House Fob"
Thread: DMC cotton floss & Sampler floss
Fabric: 32ct Belgium linen
Size: 3" x 1.5" & 1.5" x 1.25"
Completion Date: 02-11-2009

Then I've continued stitching the needle roll piece of this set and I was on a roll until I hit one of the borders...... It required closed herringbone stitch and I wasn't quite sure I'm doing it right.....

After going half way through, ripping it out, and trying once again, I finally decided to just put it aside for a moment and switch to stitching my biscornu piece for the Tiny Treasures Exchange group. This is my very first try on a biscornu and I want to make sure I could finish on time to mail it out. It is going well so far, I just need to finish it up!! I can't share a photo just yet, of course, this will have to wait!!

Then my Q-snap arrived and of course I had to try it out, so I pulled out a pillow case to do a test run. Now I totally understand what all the fuss is about Q-snap!!! I love it!!!! Don't think I'll go back to the other frames ever again~

And finally, I hooked up my sewing machine to fix a pair of pants. Since the machine is already out, I decided to work on a quilt that I've started last July!! I did managed to sew all the pieces together so now I could temporally store my machine away and work on the hand quilting - that is when I feel like it, of course, and it might have to wait again for another few months..... ;-)

So that is what I've been up to lately~ A little bit of this and a little bit of that, but no finishes yet..... Some day, some day I'll have a finished product to show...... I hope.....

Sisters Forever~

Finally, a finish..... I was really surprised that this took me so long to stitch, or maybe I'm just a VERY slow stitcher...... I always admire those who can stitch so fast and so good. I hope I can be like that someday~

My elder sister's birthday is coming up, so I decided to make her this bag for her birthday. Originally I was going to make the bag myself too, but it took me longer then expected to finish the stitching, plus I found these canvas bags on sale in Hobby Lobby, so for $2 a pop I decided to use this bag instead. I think this will be a nice size for her books or knitting stuff~

Pattern: Heart in Hand "Wee Sister"
Thread: DMC cotton floss
Fabric: 28ct antique white evenweave fabric by Charles Craft Size: 4.75" x 2.625"
Completion Date: 09-18-2008

The bag is a bit wrinkly after I washed it.... I tried my best to flatten it out but this is the best that I could do..... Does anyone know any tricks to flatten a canvas bag?

I'm still a beginner in using a sewing machine, so I had A LOT of trouble when I was sewing the piece onto the bag. I even almost broke my machine.... But the finish product turned out better then I've expected, so I'm happy about it. I hope my sister will like it, too~