Stitching Diva

I would like you to meet the latest supermodel…

My Darling girl Muffy…
when paul would not model his beanie, and there was NO WAY i was, Muffy stepped in and performed as expected,
she thought it was wonderful fun , and was disappointed when we finished… she is used to me putting things on her nose as when i am getting ready to take her for a walk i always stick one of my socks on her nose , playing a joke with her, … to the point if i am slow to do it, she tried to put her nose inthe sock herself… silly girl..

so paul’s beanie.. Using Jitterbug Merino 4ply in lapis, the range can be seen here www.sarahdurrant.com
using WoollyWormheads Sloppy Joe pattern ( i used double thread)

No i have NO idea why her tongue is sticking out.. mugging at the camera perhaps??

And i assume this is her sexy pose??

Muff y and i have opened negotiations as to whether she will model my fingerless mitts for me or not…
Fudgey the cat with supermodel attitude is NOT impressed with these latest developments

Sorry i meant to do this th eother day and i got waylaid updating and rearranging my wishlist ( it was fun pretending i had space in my personal stitching to have some of the charts… yeah right..)
So I Thought i should share my progress with my pretty frenchie girl ( definately a girl chart)

for those of you who are not familiar with her , i am sttiching it 1×1 on 35 ct cream weddigen linen using hdf in black and a pink mystery spool… I tend to get sidetracked wandering along creating black spider webs and forgetting to fill them in.. lol

stitched 1x1 on 35 ct using HDF silks , Designed by Michele Sayetta

I know it is the fear of everyone who spends most of their life buying online.. especially if you are an ecclectic stitching diva from tasmania , where  sttiching LNS are like a needle in a very large haystack… but i had my visa details stolen and large purchases booked up and my savings got temporarily wiped out..

THATS why i have been quiet the last 10 days.. i have been somewhat miserable.. not good for someone with chronic depression and an anxiety disorder.

i picked it up on sunday when i got back from our camping trip  as i check my banking detailsonline 3-4 times a week.. cos i am paranoid..

and it paid off.. whilst i was ringing the credit union on monday , they were ringing me.. as after the first transaction was approved by visa.. they went wild and tried to spend over $10 000 USD , which of course was denied as i do not have that sort of money..

my card got cancelled, the money was actually still there but being held in limbo waiting for the transaction to go through.. i had to rerarrange all our payments made on cards to pauls account and transfer over money to cover it all, , and because it was international fraud , it could not be quickly sorted.. the lovely lady at the My state credit union did a bit of lateral thinking and looked up the company the goods had been ordered through ( lovely expensive hand made jewellery site)  and emailled them and told them to stop the order , she heard back from them today and they reckon the order was never made… so even more mysteriouser..

so my money was taken out of quarantine today … BUT apparently there could still be more out there, which have not appeared yet… and i am liable for them too .. until i make a fraud claim..

i do not understand it all.. i just know for over week all my money was gone and it might still go.. i mean i know it is covered by visa.. andi would get it back .. hopefully … but…

so i muddled along on Carley Cat, but decided not to share a pic this rotation.. you will have to wait a fortnight, thank goodness there are blocks of colour.. i could not stitch single stitches to save myself atm.. i am so not in the stitching groove..

then i knitted most of a lace fingerless glove in 2 ply silk/merino, but again no picture.. the camera is at school

BUT today i decided to break out my 40 ct blackforest linen from Lakeside linen and start Kaleidoscope flower ( sampler cove)..

Kaleidoscope flower.. Sampler Cove Designs !x2 on 40 ct blackforest linen ( lakeside linen) using fugue Blue varigated LE silk in 2239/41/43

i probably will not touch it again for months but i just HAD to see how vikki’s new Fugue blues looked on black.. it was an unanswered question that was eating away at me
what i did learn is i need the premium single strand silk for 1×2 on 40 ct as the coverage is a bit on the sparse side for my tastes , so nowi need to decide exactlywhat colour to sttich my other black linen ieces in and get some SSP silk

i have been searchingfor new hand dyed wool retailers no the wonderful Knittery is closing down  ( se is moving to the states… pout)
i have found 2 so far i really like..

Wired for Fibre  check out the 2 ply silk/casmere.. i WANT
and Sarah Durant … checkout the jitterbug  4 ply  , cant you see me with ajaunty ALIZERINE cap or fingerless gloves… i can.. lol

Bought and stitched this yesterday…

This little beauty is back in the rotation now , she really is very pretty..
i have it on good authority that she will have some sisters soon….

French Filigree (HAED) stitched 1x1 on 35 ct linen using hdf silks in black and a mystery pink

i froggedas much as i stitched which was a pain , as all the outlines would have been filled in with pink otherwise

At the moment i have 3 things calling me to stitch starting Puggle… but i forgot to order floss bags until yesterday and if i start with out organising my silks it will be a nightmare i suspect..
Sirin Jaidee which was sent to me by a lovely fairy friend , i have the black linen and chart, but not the silks, so that is out
Carley Cat … which i suspect is what i will sttich, i did stitch odds and ends yesterday , but not enough to warrant a pic.
I am so glad Carley is an easy stitch ( as puggle will be as well) .. i doubt i could look at lady in the meadow if i was still stitching her.. i am totally incapable of concentrating on my stitching, hence my CC model languishing as it has lots of wonderful fine detail .. poor kerry she must think i will never get my mojo back

which is why yesterday i pottered around on odds and ends and redid my wishlist ( cos jan told me too lol)

Hi everyone

A few pics for you..
Firstly Carley Cat…
I am finding near n impossible to get good pics of Silk pieces, the light off the silk which i love IRL as it gives that luscious shimmer/sheen is a nightmare with pictures, Carley Cat looks so different  IRL…
She is stitched 1×1 on 28 ct using Angel Wings Jobelan from Stitches and Spice ( i really want some 32 ct of this lovley fabric now)

carley cat

Next is my latest norty new start…
apparently the only way i can stop myself from new starts is to have a sampler model ( no chance of that for a while i suspect) asthe last two times serenity would have been in my rotation i have had a new sampler start and there are two more planned at least ..!!

anyway if you have a collection of bits and pieces of thread can i 100% reccomend this amazing chart by
Tams Creations Odds And Ends 2 , it is addictive stitching, I had to force myself to stop , literally tell myself off lol

aain the colour is not accurate the fab should be pale green for starters… Girls who have been watching HDF recently you will see splashes of the amazing new fugue Blue series ( top right hand side with the sue purples and lemon drops etc ) it is stitched 1×1 on 35 ct Kail linen from HDF using assorted silk scraps both current and discontinued colours

Odds and Ends 2 Tams Creations

Hi everyone… Anyone who wondered where my blog went the other day….
Join the club…
took nearly 24 hours to get a response from WordPress..
which was basically… oops
so there you go tis a mystery

I will have pics of Carley and my accidental new start later this week , as well as a better pic of serenity, paul was too caught up in cricket last night to do photography stuff…
yes i know another new start and there is yet another one to come…
Through some miracle i managed to track down a copy of the much sort after OOP chart from Sampler Cove of the Quaker Huswife  that is the only pic i can find of it .. i got it from somewhere else though
I am going to scare people with my colour choices.. i can’t start it yet though as the silks and fab  still need to come ( both obtained through selling silks), i have often talked about a feral quaker.. lol

I love so many things from Nashville, not sure where to start… except The Cats whiskers released even more that i loved , including Fruits of the Harvest  

I also love this piece form Prairie Moon called The Red and The Black

next post will have pictures i promise…

Hi everyone…

i am still around, just not very chatty, as anyone waiting for emails can atest to!!

I have given up waiting for Paul to bring hom the camera so these are all scans, none of which are really true to colour except probably The Serenity Sampler and Butterfly Dream Fae is closeish, the Rainbow Band Sampler is nothing close in my opinion it is a lot clearer and intense IRL

First up i completed my Serenity Sampler

Designed By Martina Dey sttiched 1×1 on 35 ct using the Hdf conversion of the original DMC colours

I love how it turned out , but there are a few issues around it in relation to the model stitching side of things so i am fairly flat about it atm…

There is a way better image here…. Serenity Sampler 

Next up is my Rainbow Band Sampler ( see link in previous post for picture etc)

this is only half of each of the six bands
i wanted to makesure i was headed in the right direction with colours
band one is the frayed denim combo from the spools forum
band two is an isle green
band three is a tarts knickers
band four is one of the goldrushes
band five is a mystery nosegay combo
band six is Hibiscus..

anyone who has hibiscus will know how the colours are off as the hibiscus is a lot pinker than this

Nextis My New Haed Start It is Elaine Cox’s Butterfly Dream Fae
I have converted it to Silks and it looks so pretty IRL
1×1 on Passione Riccamo 30 ct

and finally an update on my needlepoint heart, see earlier post for all the details

a few random musings..

If the previews i have seen for nashville are anything to go by i am going to have a massive stash increase this year… not as massive as i would like with the AUD floating around 63 Cents against the USD , but still an increase .. lol
so far Sampler Cove, Needlemania, The Cats Whiskers and a new designer ( whom i know ) Nicole Dorset are the designing highlights for me , especially Sampler Cove , Diane has out done herself

And it is wonderful to see two new charts on Kerry’s Character Creations Website, and such lovely charts too, i especially love the dragon, what a cutie he is… ( her link is on my sidebar)

I must say firstly thankyou.. you were treasures replying so quickly..
but it ended up being almost even…
It was going to be odds and ends  until Nancy threw a spanner in the works…
yes odds and ends would look awsome on black…
i had not listed Cotillion , Kaleidoscope flower, or Winter White for that reason, i want all those on dark fabs , and as i will not have a lamp when i stitch , i had discounted ones for dark fab from the vote.. So now Odds and ends is now on that list..
so the Winner is …

after i tossed a coin Rainbow bands….
i will grab a few pretty skeins and see if i can work out to put my fab on the scroll rods.. that seems to be my issue atm…

i Promise i will nag paul until he takes pics whilst i am away an dcome back and share lots of visual candy..
oh and in case none of you realised… Colours Down Under are having a great 20% off in stock charts  ( and kits i think) and Character Creations is having a 50 % off sale !!! YES 50 % !!!
both are great ladies to deal with..  check my links to go to their stores.. though you should all have them bookmarked!!

and it will be be a quick poll as i have to kit it up and put the fab ric on the scroll rod thingy ( something i totally suck at.. appaerntly i am scroll rod impaired)

I have two travel lap frames, the second one courtesy of a dear fairy firend who gave me  GV for my birthday/christmas a mini doodler frame from Images Stitchery Design
and i am off on a holiday for about a week… so i want put something on it that i can work on then and when ever i have 10-20 mins at home and not enough time to do a haed etc…

I can’t fit Either of my Mariska pieces on it.. or Black Lace Or AMAP alpha8  or A Garden Grew… …. sigh..

so going through my stash of things i really will stitch one day..  these ones will fit on…
just vote by commenting… i couldn’t make the poll link work.. ( i am poll link impaired as well)

Hearts Content Slpendor XV The Queen’s Alphabet sorry the pic is small , a few of you have fobs i stitched from this alphabet

The Work Baskets Odds and Evens … basically 12 months of quakers form the work basket
3 rows of 4 block or 4 rows of 3… which ever fits ..

Maw Maw’s Quilt from M Designs

Rainbow borders sampler  Jan Houtman

New Beginning  Abbey Lane Designs

Bright Spots Sampler… Samplers and Such

Odds and Ends two ( my Latest chart aquisition… ) Tam’s Creations

so what do you think??

YEs i KNOW i owe pictures… they look unimpressive on the scanner and his majesty has not been willing to be the photographer of late…

and i am so close on serenity… but i will not make it before my holiday…. pout… too much time doing haed stuff ( and wii stuff and general pfaffing around… lol) and general malaise from meds changes/increases/additions blech

and for those in cold climates… i am so full on strawberries, cherries, raspberries etc …  i LOVE this time of the year