Stitching and Quilting~

I’ve finished stitching Two Shall Be As One a couple days ago, and to not totally spoil the surprise, here is a sneak peak of the finished piece~

Pattern: Lizzie Kate “Two Shall Be As One”
Thread: DMC cotton floss
Fabric: 32ct Belfast linen in color “Flay”
Size: 9.5" x 5.5"
Beginning Date: 06-24-2009
Completion Date: 07-29-2009

Instead of using the charms it called for in the chart, I used a heart shape button between the names. I think the whole thing turned out nicely!! I also like the little flowers a lot!! I think those colors are just perfect!! All I need to do now is finding a perfect frame for it and then sending it off to the love birds~

I’ve also worked on a quilt that I’ve started like a year ago!!!!! It has been sitting in the bottom of my chest for quite a while, and thanks for Phoebe, it finally is seeing some light again~ Phoebe has been teaching me how to hand quilt it. Although my stitches are not perfect, I’m starting to get the hang of it!!! I’ve only quilted four blocks so far, and I’m sure it will take me many more month to finish it, but at least I’m making some progress on this.

Now that I’ve learned how to hand quilt, I truly felt every quilt is such a treasure!!! You have to devote so much time onto it, and it takes a lot to finish a piece. Just take a look at Phoebe’s Baltimore Bunnies she finished the other day!! It is truly amazing!!!!

Well, that’s all for now. I’m be taking a vacation next week so I’ll be disappearing for a while. Now let’s see which new project should I take with me on the trip……

Have a great weekend, everyone~~

Almost There….

Last week went by like a flash, I didn’t have as much time to stitch as I wanted, but did make more progress on my Lizzie Kate piece. All I had to do is add the names and date and this will be done!!! (Now that I look at the photo, I think I missed the center of the two pink flowers on the right. Oops…) I think I will be able to wrap this up tonight!!!! Please excuse the wrinkles…… I promise it won’t look like that when I complete it!!! ;-)

 

Phoebe and I hit several quilt shops around here again the other day, and this time we discovered another cute one – The Country Loft!!!! It is totally adorable!!!! They not only have loads of great fabrics, the decor is also soooo CUTE!!! I wish I could bring everything home with me!!!!

If you have not known already, Paulette of Palm Street Sampler is having a giveaway. All you have to do is visit her blog and leave a comment there.

Before I leave I just want to share with you a photo of my fruit of labor… Well, not really, but they sure taste great!!! You can see those green tomatoes I had to pick off earlier are ripping beautifully, and my other Roma tomatoes are ripping as well~~ 

Thank you all for your kind comments on my bunny mat~  It was a very fun project and I think there will be more of it coming in the future~~~ Wish you all have a wonderful week ahead, and stay cool!! Happy stitching~~

Stitching Time~~

Hello everyone, how’s your weekend going? Mine? Pretty good I shall say, since I just met my deadline for work and am being stress free at the moment~~ That means more time stitching~~ YA~~~

Although I had a lot to do last week, I still managed to do some stitching. Here is my progress on Two shall be as One:

It’s not a whole lot but I’m loving this pattern. It is an easy and painless piece to stitch, perfect for stressful working days~~~ I also love this Flay colored Belfast linen!!! I think I’ll have to get more of this!!

Also, do you still remember my little house project? Well, I haven’t forgot about it. I did worked on it a little bit and it is starting to take shape. I hope I’ll be able to work on it more this week and MAYBE finish it at the end of July……

I’ve also done something extra this past Wednesday but I’m not quite done with it yet, so I’ll wait a little bit to show you that one~~

And now for my tomato update!! Thank you for all your suggestions on saving my tomato, and I did take Vonna’s advice of taking them all down and put them in a paper bag. And it worked!!! Although some of them are rather small, they do start to turn red!!! I’m so happy!!!

And now my other tomato plant is starting to ripe as well~~ We will have plenty to eat for the next few weeks~~~~

 

A New Start and My Stitching Place…

I know, I know, I should be focusing on finishing my Wisteria house, but who can resist a new start?! Plus this is a wedding gift, so I better get it done before my friend’s big day!!!

I choose a 32ct Belfast linen in color Flay and DMC cotton floss for this project. I did changed out some of the colors to match the photo better. This is what I’ve done so far…

Susan has been asking about suggestions on setting up a stitching room. Well, when living in an one bedroom apartment, I don’t have the luxury of having a room just for stitching, but I would love to have that some day… (A girl can always dream, right?)

I do most of my stitching on the sofa in front of the TV, cause I usually stitch and watching TV at the same time. The one thing I love about our little apartment is that it has lots of bright light, so it’s actually quite nice for stitching~~ But most of the time after finishing all my house duties, it’s night time already so I really don’t have a lot of chance taking advantages of the sunlight…

Sometimes when I get a moment during the day, I would go sit on my patio and stitch!! The one good thing about southern California is the nice weather, and I really enjoy taking advantage of this~~ Now if I can only sit here and stitch all day long, that would be just perfect!!!!!

Well, that’s it for today!!! Happy stitching~~