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
Finally gotten off my lazy ass and uploaded the pics that were supposed to be there a long time ago. LoLx well haven't been doing much stitching since last weekend. Got a little lazy + schedule got pretty packed. Anyway, have gotten all the necessary floss & fabric for the oriental stork pattern - will be starting on it sometime soon *i hope*. Will have to get it done slightly b4 Nov 13, so I'll be able to "mount" it up ready for my dad's bday. Afterwhich I'll be starting on all those X'Mas cards. Gee... there goes my target to finish the entire horroscope series by the end of this year!! Well at least I finally found a game that I can play while stitching ^-^
Shady noted 7:50 PM
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*sigh* Delay delay... went to purchase the threads on Tues for the stork design and got home not really satisfied. Sagacity didn't carry the full stock - am now lacking of 4 colors, if I ain't wrong. Also, a further check on the chart's instructions when I got back home made me realise that... the pattern isn't supposed to be worked on white Aida. Itz supposed to be on 14ct. mint green aida! Guess the trip down to Spotlight is a must make after all. Gah!! And there I was, hoping to save some time. I might make the trip down on Sat b4 my part-time job - hopefully time allows *shakes head* If not, itz gonna be a detour on Sun & I probably won't get to stitch till Mon. Zzz... time is running out.
Shady noted 9:41 AM
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Taken down the floss list for the stork - gee, there's more than I expected!! Gonna cost me about $15 to get those that I don't alredi have. Will pop over to Sagacity @ bras brasah later, b4 I go for my part-time job. Hopefully they'll carry the entire range. Itz a hassle going down to Spotlight @ PS just to get threads -.-" Checked out the estimated finished size of the design at the same time, and yep, fabric bought on Sun is more than enuff. In fact, will have sufficient to work the flying eagle piece & a couple more X'Mas cards (due to time constraint, am gonna just make tiny cards for most).
Ahhh just realised that I've yet to upload pics of Jackson's quilt - yep, the one that I've contributed a square to [Gary the snail]. Here it is... just place the quilt's front. Other pics are up for viewing at their Yahoo! Groups Page. Hmm most are in the member's photos section, but there are 2 pics of Jackson with it on the main.
Itz a shame that not all squares were filled. It could have been much prettier if they were. Am looking forward to be able to send in my next square soon. Hmm but perhaps I'll do it for another organisation instead of AusCole's Quilts again - considering that I've "signed up" for a couple but remained inactive. LoL maybe nxt time I'll choose one that requires a smaller square size? Heehee... yeah, bite me, but I do think that 30cm x 30cm is quite a waste of good fabric, considering that the design probably takes up only a quarter!! Plus smaller squares = cute quilt, isn't it? I just hate too much white space.
Shady noted 9:33 AM
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Oops!! Seems like I did it AGAIN. Added another new kit to my UFO statsh after a supposedly browsing trip @ Golden Dragon yesterday noon -.-" Went with my parents this time, and dad was checking out all the stuff there... apparently he got uber tempted by the Goddess of Mercy [sepia] one, and bought it on the spot! Oh manx... frankly, I was supposed to pay for it myself & do it for him as a surprise. Jeez... at the same time, he paid for fabric that I bought too. Am feeling kinda guilty - letting him pay for the stuff ($54 for the kit, $4.50 for the fabric). Thankfully he didn't choose to purchase the 8 immortals kit instead... that would have cost twice the amount ($126) = higher guilt level!!
Anyway, since itz been bought, I gotta start wrking on it. But before that, am wondering whether I'll be able to rush to stork design out for his birthday in Nov. Should I manage to purchase the floss & get started by this weekend, I'll have 7 weeks b4 it's "due". Hmm... doesn't seem like too tight a deadline! Ah well [note to self] will make the floss list by Wed & purchase floss by Fri. *grinx* My life's just gonna be sooooo busy. Will pass the deadline for the Taurus. That one will just have to wait.
Well... finally finished off the "Z"s on the sleeping piglet - looks so much betta nw w/o all that empty white space :P So far, the kits & patterns completed have been pretty easy. Am looking forward wrking on more challenging ones.
Shady noted 12:25 PM
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Doneth. Way before schedule once again. The Capricorn now adorns the wall, just beside the Sagittarius. 8 down, 4 to go. Things look real good considering that it’s just mid-September now. Next up – the Taurus. Will leave the Aquarius to the last coz itz way in the corner, shielded by the curtains anyway.
But b4 starting on the nxt kit, I’ll be placing the finishing touches on the sleeping piggy – that should really have been done a long time ago. Was a display error actually. The picture wasn’t centralized on the fabric, so I gotta add some stuff to cover up the “white parts” and make it seem a tad more proportionate. Gonna a work a couple of “Z”s using leftover floss frm past kits. Shouldn’t take too long. Will be nth fancy – just plain simple alphabets in cross-stitch. Might add a little of b-stitch too.
Damn. Am I lagging behind on photo uploading or what?
Shady noted 11:08 AM
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They have chosen. Dad selected the stork picture from Cross Stitcher 178 (as expected), and mum opted for the accompanying pic to my bro's bday pressie - a flying eagle frm Q&E 138. Soon it'll be time to go shopping for more supplies! Need floss and aida. Hmm... should have most of the threads for the flying eagle alredi though. Ack, am running low on funds!! Think I should start creating x'Mas cards for sale on ebay or yahoo auctions to 'contribute' to my stitching costs. Problem is - there's no guarantee that whatever that's listed will be sold -.-" ebay international has a wider market, BUT, comes with fees. Listing on just the local sites is f.o.c. but frankly, how many ppl will actually purchase those kinda stuff in Singapore? *shrugx*
Damn, hate it when my digicam is having low batt. The Capricorn kit is almost ready now - stitched intensively during the weekend while watching anime. *thinks* Gotta get the CD back frm my friend soon, will try converting anime characters into cross-stitch... think thatz gonna be neat! LoL kk, I shall nt think too much. Have alredi got more projects lined up than I can handle. Plus I've gotten my X'mas cards list drafted out - will be starting my stitching in mid-Oct or so I guess. Gotta get another horroscope kit up 1st ^-^
Shady noted 5:17 PM
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Aargghhh... I've done it again! Itchy fingers went to browse thru' Yahoo! Auctions and am now itching to just purchase yet another kit for myself. Oh manx... I alredi have more than I can sew. *takes a deep breath* I believe all stitchers feel the same way - when they see something, it just looks gorgeous and they just have to have it. LoL but I shall resist it this time. Besides, I've made an 'offer' to my parents... that the nxt time they drop by my place, I'll let them take a look @ the magazines my dad actually subscribed for me, and I'll allow them to choose any design they like. I'll complete it for them. Take it as I'm repaying for the gift they gave me =)
Of coz, that wouldn't be all. This I did not tell them. I'll bring them down to Golden Dragon @ Chinatown and let them browse the kits on sale there. I'll see which one catches their eye and get it for them as a gift, completed of coz. LoL yeah it seems that I'm the one getting the betta part of the bargain ehx? Having the perfect excuse to splurge and stitch, plus I'll be enjoying the experience of it all & not to mention, I'll savour the look on their faces when I present to them the finished project. Ah well... itz gonna be time-consuming & a tad troublesome, but parents are just worth it all.
Am now eagerly awaiting tbe nxt issues (Nov) of my mags. There's gonna be card kits for them both - just in time for Christmas!! All that's left is to get off my lazy ass & start planning the cards I'm gonna stitch - that list of mine that I've been thinking of doing, never got drafted. 10s the max I'm gonna do - but judging frm my schedule these days, I'll be lucky to even complete half the no. For my family, perhaps I'll do them something for the wall instead... am tempted by the 'burrow sweet burrow' design thatz gonna be published in nxt mth's Q&E (or was that Cross Stitcher?). Just no french knots pls!!
Shady noted 2:20 PM
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Whew!! 2 magazines @ the same time!! Came home and found them waiting or me on tha table. Oct's issue of Q&E and CrossStitcher ^-^ Q&E was slightly "damaged" in the mail though (with some dented corners and all - thatz the problem with subscriptions) but Cross Stitcher came close to perfect!! More designs to add to my collection. Gee there's just so many beautiful pictures to do, but so little time!! Perhaps someday I'll try one of those country cottage designs too. Not too sure how they gonna fit into my home, but they are neat all the same. Plus I've always wanted to live in the country :P
Shady noted 3:53 PM
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