Current Projects
Note: List order ain't representative of completion order + it ain't exhaustive
Goddess of Mercy (Sepia) - Pinn [31.05.2008]
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Pig Zodiac Kit - Pinn [as and when]
Projects in Queue
Embarked on Gary last nite - spent around an hour working a small portion. Gah! Those fractional stitches are more difficult than I thought!! Ended up with holes in certain parts of the frabric. LoL hopefully that'll turn out all right after the backstitch outline is done *fingers crossed* This would definitely be good practice for future projects ^-^ Heh, thing is, judging frm my current progress so far, ain't too sure if I'll be able to rush out the Father's Day card for dad!! Am not too worried about the eagle though coz Aug is still sometime away, but am a tad concerned coz it is something pretty difficult!
Gee, I hope Q&E comes out in the stores soon XD
Shady noted 9:05 AM
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Shady noted 11:31 PM
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Almost there now. Fell asleep too early last nite, didn't manage to stitch as much as I wanted to... but woke up earlier today to make up for it. Anyway, am taking a short break rite now to give my eyes a little rest. Will finish it by tonite *fingers crossed*
Shady noted 12:37 PM
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Gwad... I've been so busy the past 2 days that I haven't even done a single stitch! The "deadlines" for the projects seem so near. Think I'm gonna have to do alot of catching up this weekend if I wanna make it. LoL yeah I know, I know, I asked for it - taking up a project for AusColesQuilts when I've got other pending stuff to do is social life suicide (but I don't have much of a social life to begin with so am not too bothered about that!). I just hope that I'll be able to get everything done on time. I don't really wish to disappoint anyone, especially Karen frm ACQ - she's been such a nice lady, taking the trouble to get a chart for me and all that. Haha which means, dad would have to wait!
Know what? Perhaps I might manage to get the nxt issue of Q&E on time to stitch the free kit for dad instead :P itz so much cuter than the design I have in mind rite now. Then again... I've alredi gotten the floss... so yah -.-"
Ah well... anyway I popped over at Spotlight after work the last 2 evenings b4 I went to meet up with my mates and did quite a substantial amount of supplies shopping. Picked up extra piece of frabric for the square, threads for Gary (goodness! It cost me more than I expected!) and some bobbins. Think I spent around $30 in total. Phew ~ think I should purchase fabric by the metre in future. Itz at least $5 cheaper that way :P Besides... one can never have too many supplies, can they?? LoL
Gah. Can't wait to get home and start stitching!
Shady noted 10:26 AM
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Worked just a little on the background the past couple of days - been kinda bz so I didn't really stitch much - and now I daresay itz about 2/3 done! Reckon that I'll be able to tie up the loose ends (no pun intended) by this Sunday & start working on the Father's Day card by Mon. Hmm... pretty comfortable deadline I have, considering tat Father's day is on the 3rd wk of June. Heh heh, too bad it'll be too late to purchase the nxt issue of Q&E and stitch the free kit! I'll stitch the free kit just for the fun of it anyway... but am not too sure what I'm gonna use it for eventually. Reservation for dad's bday in Nov, maybe (coz I assume I'll be bz working on "squares" by then)? LoLx. Should there be other kits frm the magz the nxt few mths - they'll be for X'Mas for my family =)
Jeez, I really do need an extra lifetime to complete all the projects I wanna. LoLx. Then again, should I be given another lifetime, I'll have more projects on queue... hahaha there is really no end to this. There will always be something to do, somehow.
Shady noted 9:53 AM
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Browsed thru' the mag last nite and came across a couple of urls. Took to the Net and it was a couple of websites dedicated to stitching for charity. Basically volunteers will stitch & submit squares of a certain theme... the finished squares will then be compiled into a quilt for ill children or lonely eldery folks @ nursing homes. Well. I just think that it's a wonderful thing to do. I'll be looking thru' a couple of sites in depth and I might just sign up for one. Firstly I've gotta complete the Virgo kit, then I'll probably insert a Father's Day card b4 working on the eagle for my bro. Yeah yeah... call me selfish, but I believe that should I wanna do something nice for someone, I gotta start with my family members.
For folks who have time to spare, do check out my link section.
Shady noted 12:33 PM
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Only the background left now. Managed to do 3/4 of the hair while watching Smackdown on Thursday, didn't stitch anything on Fri and completed the rest last nite. Phew ~ I wonder if I'll have the time to start on the background later. Mum bought me June's issue of "The world of Cross Stitching" - got a neat "All of Our Yesterday's" chart in it that I might wanna work on in future. Plus I would wanna read the mag ltr. Heh, am contemplating of responding to one of the penpal ads in the mags. Itz always great to know more stitchers!
Shady noted 6:06 PM
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So far, so good. Stitching is getting on faster than I predicted. Done the entire outline and started on the hair while watching RAW last nite. I wonder if I'm able to complete the remainder of the hair by tonite (Smackdown). ^-^ Hopefully I can finish it up b4 the deadline and embark on another small horroscope project before the eagle. My walls just so look so weird with the empty frames hanging around. Eagle is due on 25th August - and I'll probably need a mth or so to finish it up so hmm just maybe.
Shady noted 2:00 PM
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Managed to complete the flowers at the right as planned and started on the outline a little instead. Goal for the night - complete the entire outline ^-^ Less tution means more time for stitching, so guess it might have been a blessing in disguise afterall.
Shady noted 8:53 PM
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Made considerable progress on the stitching thru' the weekend as Sy came over on Sun (so I didn't fuse with the computer as usual but did some stitching while watching HBO) - managed to do girl's neck & collar, the entire border around the pic and the bunch of flowers on the left. Hopefully I'll be able to complete the ones on the right tonite and start on the hair tml. If things work out as scheduled... I should be able to get the entire thingy done by the end of this mth *fingers crossed* Hmmm... I'll see if I manage to get a pic up by tonite.
Shady noted 9:25 AM
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So the story begins. Worked a little on the stitch earlier... and managed to complete the main part of the girl's face. *grinz* yeah this set of horroscope kits are easy to do. No shading, no color blending, no half-stitches or backstitch... etc. Well, it only costs $5 per kit, so wad do u expect? LoL come to think of it, the projects I've done so far have been really easy ones. Can't wait to finish this and embark on the perched eagle. That'll be my most complicated to date. Considering that the weekend is here, I should be able to make significant progress. Will finish up the head & start on the flowers tml.
Shady noted 12:25 AM
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2 weeks after I've started... it's finally done. Completed it last nite around 2am but was way too lazy to take the pics & upload them. Phew ~ I'm pretty pleased with the finished product though it ain't perfect. Hopefully mum will like it. Doubt it'll get there in time, but am gonna post it later anyway ^-^ Hand deliver? Well... I am seriously way too lazy to make the trip on Sun. Guess she'll get it 1 day late :P
Card propped against sofa
A closer view
Will start the nxt project later in the day - to fill another frame on the wall. Life's never a bore and there is no such thing as "free time" when u are a stitcher. LoL
Shady noted 12:23 AM
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Despite the Mother's Day card lying partially completed on the sofa in tha hall, have decided to go ahead and create the X-Stitch Diary I mentioned on Contradictory Ramblings. Spent yet another couple of minutes browsing blogskins webby but failed to find anything really "appropriate". This is the "tamest" I managed to agree upon. Will start my entries on tha nxt project. The current one is almost done alredi *fingers crossed*. Now to go work on it.
Shady noted 10:04 PM
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