Daisy is adorable!!!!!!! 🐧 So cute 😍 How exciting that you are close to finishing dragon ride! What a labor of love that has been! Your planned new start is so beautiful! The colors in that dress will be so fun to stitch!😊😊
Every stitch helps. I have not stitched for a full week plus a few days. We moved back to Ohio and there’s been lots to unpack and I have a quilt retreat starting this Friday for the weekend. I’m taking cross stitch also! I love cute Daisy. Oh my, now I have to decide which one to start.
WOW‼️ thank you for what you said that never occurred to me 🥰 I have never liked the way outlining on a piece; I could understand the need for emphasis; but, it just made it look like something a little kid would do. Now this comes along and I love it; the emphasis is there, but it is so attractive and you explained that it was done with fractional stitches. GENIUS‼️ Thank You ❤
I'm glad I could help shed some light on a good use for backstitching! :D I know some patterns, especially old ones, can seem like the backstitching is completely unnecessary, but I do enjoy the designs that use backstitching to bring details to life!
Hi Sarah Love all of your WIPS - you are making great progress on them. I hope that you can get Dragon Ride done in time to give to your Son. I just love this one. Take Care & Happy Stitching ❤️🤗🙏🧵🦯🧵❤️
Hi Sarah love seeing your WIP's they are beautiful. I fell in love with Rainbow princess and I really want to get that one for sure along with rainbow dreams, and romantic dreams. They are stunning. Wish you luck on completing Dragon ride for your son. In the meantime Happy Stitching and be safe and kind. God bless Pat
I usually have at least a half hour each evening - some days can get up to a few hours potentially, but those days are few. I also like to bring a project with me while I wait for my kids after school or take them to appointments. And when I video chat with friends occasionally, I like to work on something then as well. It all adds up! I think I stitch somewhat quickly for the time I do get, because I know there are lots of people who stitch much more than I do. :)
Lady of the flag is beautiful. Love your new chart, Daisy, but I stitch on aida, so those fractional stitches scare me also 1 over 1. But she's a cutie.
I know it's not for everyone, but I did choose to stitch the model for the second Herschel & Lucy design, Feeling Fancy, on Aida. It IS possible to do the fractionals and over 1 stitching on Aida, so I wanted to have an example of that. I understand, though, how it can be weird to pierce the cloth so many times. All that to say, a stitcher who started Introductions along with Carolyn last week decided to skip the over 1 ladybug and use a ladybug button instead - a great idea to avoid that section. Then, you can just stitch around the edges of the bird with full crosses that are closest to matching the backstitch lines.
I use various recycled tubes to store my projects - old wrapping paper tubes or the sleeves that fabric comes in from the craft store, mostly. Then, I organize them in a blueprint organizer, although I now have more projects than will fit in the organizer bin! :D
I have question about full coverages. Do you ever miss count? If you do, how do fix it if you don't catch it for a while? You inspired me a while ago to tackle full coverages and I now have 7 on the go. I tried parking but the loose threads drive me crazy. I now prefer cross country, but even when I am being super careful with my counting I find I still make mistakes. I normally just stitch over the top of them (gasp) as they are too hard to unpick. One mistake recently meant quite a chunk below it was wrong as I had counted off that wrong stitch....lol....would love some ideas to help me. I don't use gridded fabric and I have tried to grid my own but find that hard to do. Maybe I should invest in some gridded fabric.
I do full coverage and I hope it’s ok I answer as well… You might consider using thread to grid. Theres many RUclips videos on it. Gemma stitches did a good video on it. I found using a pen hard to do as well. Depending on the mistake yes I will try to fudge. Either over stitch, or try to get back on track, or sometimes frogging is just unavoidable. For longer counts across consider having some pins or spare needles to place in holes to help keep the count and not confuse which hole is which and which one has been counted. Hope some or all of this is useful
@@arianaodom6601 thank you so much for your reply. It is very much appreciated. I will definitely look into all that you mentioned. I am addicted to full coverages so want to be more successful at them. Thank you so much.
Great suggestions, Ariana! I know some stitchers definitely prefer to use gridded fabric or grid it themselves, so it could be worth looking into some easy ways to accomplish that. I don't generally have too much trouble counting, which is why I can get carried away and stitch cross country the way I do. But I also will frequently check and recheck and triple check my counts as I'm moving around - checking to see if I'm lining up correctly to each new area I get close to. So, most of the time, I can fix a miscount before I've stitched very far. If I find an error in a color that is similar to the surrounding colors, and I haven't noticed the error until later, I'll just fudge it, but if it's a color that would matter, I will take it out and fix it.
Daisy is adorable!!!!!!! 🐧 So cute 😍 How exciting that you are close to finishing dragon ride! What a labor of love that has been! Your planned new start is so beautiful! The colors in that dress will be so fun to stitch!😊😊
Hi Sarah! I always enjoy “visiting with you”. It definitely made cataloging this stack of books much more enjoyable today!!
Every stitch helps. I have not stitched for a full week plus a few days. We moved back to Ohio and there’s been lots to unpack and I have a quilt retreat starting this Friday for the weekend. I’m taking cross stitch also! I love cute Daisy. Oh my, now I have to decide which one to start.
Love watching your progress. Please do another stitch with me when you have the time!
Daisy is darling! I can’t wait to stitch it too! Spring Montage is really looking good and I can’t wait to see the rainbow princess come to life!
Good luck and lots of progress on dragon ride 🤩
Happy stitching 🪡🧵🥰
WOW‼️ thank you for what you said that never occurred to me 🥰
I have never liked the way outlining on a piece; I could understand the need for emphasis; but, it just made it look like something a little kid would do. Now this comes along and I love it; the emphasis is there, but it is so attractive and you explained that it was done with fractional stitches. GENIUS‼️ Thank You ❤
I'm glad I could help shed some light on a good use for backstitching! :D I know some patterns, especially old ones, can seem like the backstitching is completely unnecessary, but I do enjoy the designs that use backstitching to bring details to life!
What a cutie for your shop. Loved seeing everything!!!!
Very cute new item for your shop! And of course all of your stitching and plans are impressive!
Lady And The Flage is gorgeous on that green fabric! Beautiful stitching! Have a terrific week.
Love your progress on your wips. Happy stitching!
Hi Sarah. Thanks for the video 😊. Good luck for a Dragon Ride finish 🤞. Your new piece is adorable! ⚘️
Hi Sarah
Love all of your WIPS - you are making great progress on them.
I hope that you can get Dragon Ride done in time to give to your Son. I just love this one.
Take Care & Happy Stitching
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Thank you Sarah!
Daisy turned out so cute. Good luck with all your plans.
Daisy is so cute.
Daisy is so cute!! My favorite.
Hi Sarah love seeing your WIP's they are beautiful. I fell in love with Rainbow princess and I really want to get that one for sure along with rainbow dreams, and romantic dreams. They are stunning. Wish you luck on completing Dragon ride for your son. In the meantime Happy Stitching and be safe and kind. God bless
Pat
Love your finish!!!
I like Daisy. It is so cute.
How do you find all the time to go all this stitching? When do you stitch (time if day)?
I usually have at least a half hour each evening - some days can get up to a few hours potentially, but those days are few. I also like to bring a project with me while I wait for my kids after school or take them to appointments. And when I video chat with friends occasionally, I like to work on something then as well. It all adds up! I think I stitch somewhat quickly for the time I do get, because I know there are lots of people who stitch much more than I do. :)
Lady of the flag is beautiful. Love your new chart, Daisy, but I stitch on aida, so those fractional stitches scare me also 1 over 1. But she's a cutie.
I know it's not for everyone, but I did choose to stitch the model for the second Herschel & Lucy design, Feeling Fancy, on Aida. It IS possible to do the fractionals and over 1 stitching on Aida, so I wanted to have an example of that. I understand, though, how it can be weird to pierce the cloth so many times.
All that to say, a stitcher who started Introductions along with Carolyn last week decided to skip the over 1 ladybug and use a ladybug button instead - a great idea to avoid that section. Then, you can just stitch around the edges of the bird with full crosses that are closest to matching the backstitch lines.
What do you keep your fabrics stored in??
I use various recycled tubes to store my projects - old wrapping paper tubes or the sleeves that fabric comes in from the craft store, mostly. Then, I organize them in a blueprint organizer, although I now have more projects than will fit in the organizer bin! :D
I have question about full coverages. Do you ever miss count? If you do, how do fix it if you don't catch it for a while? You inspired me a while ago to tackle full coverages and I now have 7 on the go. I tried parking but the loose threads drive me crazy. I now prefer cross country, but even when I am being super careful with my counting I find I still make mistakes. I normally just stitch over the top of them (gasp) as they are too hard to unpick. One mistake recently meant quite a chunk below it was wrong as I had counted off that wrong stitch....lol....would love some ideas to help me. I don't use gridded fabric and I have tried to grid my own but find that hard to do. Maybe I should invest in some gridded fabric.
I do full coverage and I hope it’s ok I answer as well…
You might consider using thread to grid. Theres many RUclips videos on it. Gemma stitches did a good video on it. I found using a pen hard to do as well. Depending on the mistake yes I will try to fudge. Either over stitch, or try to get back on track, or sometimes frogging is just unavoidable. For longer counts across consider having some pins or spare needles to place in holes to help keep the count and not confuse which hole is which and which one has been counted. Hope some or all of this is useful
@@arianaodom6601 thank you so much for your reply. It is very much appreciated. I will definitely look into all that you mentioned. I am addicted to full coverages so want to be more successful at them. Thank you so much.
@@simplynarelle you’re very welcome! Best of luck in your stitching journey!
Great suggestions, Ariana! I know some stitchers definitely prefer to use gridded fabric or grid it themselves, so it could be worth looking into some easy ways to accomplish that. I don't generally have too much trouble counting, which is why I can get carried away and stitch cross country the way I do. But I also will frequently check and recheck and triple check my counts as I'm moving around - checking to see if I'm lining up correctly to each new area I get close to. So, most of the time, I can fix a miscount before I've stitched very far. If I find an error in a color that is similar to the surrounding colors, and I haven't noticed the error until later, I'll just fudge it, but if it's a color that would matter, I will take it out and fix it.
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