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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- Email: leighbling1919@gmail.com
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Leigh McDonald
5 Te Punga Road, Trentham
Upper Hutt 5018, NZ
WIPs:
Mystic Moments I, HAED on 20ct white Aida with DMC. (2995 stitches)
Black Sampler, Stitches Through the Years on 40ct Parchment linen with Güttermann silk.
Hi Leigh, I love stitching massive HAEDS, so it was a delight to see your progress!Birdy boulevard is such a sweet piece, can't wait to see you stitching on it.Have a great week, take care x
Thank you. I don't think I will ever be a full on HAED stitcher, but last week... it was great. If I was gonna do big full coverage all the time, I'd have to do the over one on 25 or 28 count. And I don't love that. I will do that on a smaller full coverage piece... but not a BAP. :)
Thank you Leigh for sharing your ‘stuff’ and your full coverage looks amazing even without all the colours yet to be added.
Oh thank you! Getting some shape around the skirt has helped, and you can see the paving now... when it was just blobs of beige it was... very uninspiring.
You’ve made fantastic progress on your HAED. It’s looking fantastic so far. The Black Sampler is looking good. Happy stitching 😊
Thanks Sally. I’d have finished that black sampler yesterday if I hadn’t had to frog half the alphabet where I messed up on Sunday night.
Hi Leigh,
Definitely the birdhouses, it’s adorable.
As always, your stitching is stunning
Thank you! 😊 Birdhouses up next for sure!
I have the same excitement when I get to stitch a different color on a piece. It give me a lift to keep going. I like the bird houses. I could see you stitching that one up in no time...flying from one house to the other...just like a little busy bird. lol
Haha. Those It Takes a Village designs are deceptively high in stitch count. haha. But, they are fun. I don't stitch a lot of whimsical designs, but for some reason these little village designs appeal to me. They remind me of living in a sub-division. Little blocks of houses. And the backstitch harkens back to the stitching of the 80s and 90s. And colour. :D
Glad you’re managed to add some more colour to your full coverage. She is going to be beautiful. Have a great week and happy stitching 😊
Thanks Suzie. I have neglected Crowns... I need to get it out. And I need to finish my Common Thread. And I need to PM you about getting a ride in from Woodend on the retreat Saturday... a little birdy said that you might be able to do so if I can get dropped off to you!
I’ll message you after Valentines and we’ll sort. My crowns has gone into hiding 🫣@@CreativeLeigh1919
Amazing progress on your full coverage! She’s so pretty. Love those little towns and the locks and keys are cute. 😊
Thanks so much! 😊 If only I didn't have to work... haha. Going through my kitted up projects reminds me... I really have plenty of things to get on with.
@@CreativeLeigh1919 I have lots of things at least partially kitted up that I consider my retirement stash, so I feel that so much!!
Hi Leigh HAEDS overwhelmed me,but great progress on yours,love the black sampler,hope Dads back comes right,have a good week Thankyou for sharing 🇳🇿🪡❤️
Ha. Multiple HAEDs would overwhelm me. I think it just depends on my mood. If I was happy to be a mono stitcher like the olden days then I’d happily stitch away on it. But now … I have to stitch all the things! 😂
Hey girl...LOVED the visit this morning and WooHoo, Happy Dance 💃 on 9,000 stitches on your full coverage!!🎉 That's amazing 👏...sorry I haven't been able to comment this year,but I am here...Life has gotten in the way this year and finally I was able to catch up but not comment. I love all the House charts but hope you start the Bird House one 1st!! Also Love the Antique charts, keys, cups, etc and love your idea of using that cute drum box and can't wait to see your finish on it. Hope you have a great week ...Big Hugs and Much Love, my friend 🧡.PS Glad your father had a good turn out for your step moms service...I understand you not being able to make it and I'm sure he does too. Glad they're taking a Pic of his back to see what's going on..praying it's nothing too serious!!
Hey, nice to hear from you even if it's not every week. Sometimes, we have to prioritise other things, eh?
I usually watch Flosstube on my TV, so I have to make a concerted effort to go back through my viewing history to like and comment on videos. Sometimes... that just doesn't happen.
I am going to start the Birdy Boulevard next. Perhaps in March? I dunno when. I probably won't take it away as I won't kit it up with the floss. I just grab my boxes of DMC and pull from them as needed, so it is really a stitch at home project. Although, like the previous two, I probably will stitch the "road" or the box first... and that usually has 6-7 colours and I could pull those. I don't know. We shall see.
Yeah, dad knew I probably couldn't make it up there. The boys were both there, and that was enough. I would rather spend time with dad just the two of us and make our own memories. He didn't need me there per se.
Have a great week, and thanks for saying hi!
@@CreativeLeigh1919 🥰🥰🥰
9000+ stitches!! Wow! It’s looking great! The birdhouse village piece is very springy, oh I was gonna say it’s the perfect time of year for that but you’re going into fall soon! It looks fun regardless!
Ha ha. It is very springy. I don't really care about seasonal stitching (we don't really have that big a difference here... you know. We get no snow. I wear one layer of clothing in summer and I wear the same clothes in winter but put socks on and a jacket when I go outside. haha. Many of our native trees are evergreen.)
But if I started it now... perhaps I could FINISH it in Spring? Ha. I don't know when I will start it, but I am conscious that I typically have at least one and often two (or three) Carolyn M Designs on the go and... I don't have any right now! Given I have around... 30 of her charts... that is just not on! :D
Really enjoyed your video Leigh. Love what you have in your retirement savings box. Tempted to get the shakespeare peddler ones, I think I have the scissors one. Love that HAED you’re stitching. Take care 🪡🪡🧵🧵
I am loving my HAED. I really, really want to get to the juicy insides... but also am enjoying "skirting around" the edges (see what I did there?). :D
You got some serious progress on that full coverage! It's looking fabulous, love the pop of red.
It was amazing! All that beige.
I did that vintage keys pattern and it turned out really well. That whole series is pretty!
It is a lovely wee series. And... they're just sitting there waiting for me to stitch on them! haha
@@CreativeLeigh1919 I have quite a few things kitted up and waiting as well!
Also, I love the idea of a "retirement savings box". I have one too, but I didn't have a clever name for it.
I keep meaning to upgrade the Retirements Savings. It is currently a Hello Fresh box... but really I need to either upgrade it, or at least cover it and print up a sign that says "Retirement Savings" as that would bring me joy each time I look in the cupboard and see that. Inside jokes make me happy.
Sometimes when a project is screaming to be stitched, ya gotta just stitch it. GREAT progress on your full coverage! I have been tempted by two in particular by Thread Geeks, but with how slow I stitch, I'm worried I'll be 90 by the time I finish them lol love the smalls you have picked out, and after Fraktur Freida; you also have that PA heart as a small too you can throw into the mix :D love those antique item series, need to get my tea and cat done at some stage. I havne't even thought as far as Christchurch. Still need to book my flights XD
It doesn't matter if a) you're 90 when you finish, or b) if you ever finish. Also... are they designs you could cut down? Sarah Stitchin' Mommy does a good job of cutting off a bunch of background to focus on the pretty. Mostly that works on classic art works though. Less on more modern art that is designed to fill the space. :)
I have the PA heart pulled out to rechart the wording. I think I mentioned it a couple of FT ago... With the Penn. Fraktur Birds piece, I changed the wording to my name and my location (Trentham). Well, the post office has changed us to Wallaceville now... so, i need to rechart the words around the heart to have the same font as my name on the birds piece, and to change to Wallaceville. I think it cute that I haven't moved but my sub-division has haha. I also kitted it up.. so I just need to get that charted and then, I can stitch it up.
As for your flights... get them booked, woman! if you fly in Friday morning (e.g. will be there Friday afternoon), let me know. I am planning on having lunch in Chch on Friday and going to Art and Frame in the afternoon.
Thanks for video - omg 9300 stitches - awesome! Have a great week
Thank you! You too!
It certainly was a ridiculous number of stitches haha. I did get a callous on my needle pushing finger, and a wee hole in my needle receiving finger. The joys of stitching in hand, with the sewing method, and a size 28 needle! The things we do for our craft, eh?
Thank you for the video. I would do the bird houses they look fun. See you next time.
Thanks Gail :)
But your random s**t is fantastic- love it! And now I need to look up those CM villages 🤦♀️ I love Linda Ravenscroft’s art - I have 2 of her Haeds on the go. And I was lucky enough to meet her last summer in her studio in Glastonbury - she had time for a chat and was a lovely lady ❤️
Oh, how much fun to meet the artist herself? Which two are you stitching on? I think she had that Neptune (?) one which is amazing... but... of course I had to pick two that are companion pieces! :D
I’m stitching the Snow King, and the one called Healing by HAED, but I think Linda calls it the Green Lady. Both at very early stages 😂 She was very interested in the stitching and said to bring one to the studio when I’ve finished it so she can see and sign it - well that’s a big encouragement obviously! And I bought a large print of The Daughter of Avalon at the studio - I have the chart for that too but knew that to aim to finish 3 was a little over ambitious 🤦♀️ Your Mystical ladies will be superb 😃
I’m familiar with Healing/Green Fairy.
Oh. snow king … frosty! Just checked out the design hehe
Fabulous projects you have in your Retirement box. I love the Antique locks and keys, Antiques tea cups sound like me, may have to add these to my wish list. Love the Quaker Alphabet too. Who was the designer of the Antique Locks and keys and the teacups?. Have a great week and as always Happy Stitching. Have been online and have Antique Locks and keys on my wish list at 123 stitch.
Shakespeare's Peddler. Here's a like to the Keys one on her website... you can look through the designs by Shakespeare's Peddler here. There are listings for physical charts and also PDFs: www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/antique-locks-keys
@@CreativeLeigh1919 Thanks so much Leigh. Don't you just love downloadable Patterns, I bought the antique lock and keys and the scissors
Beautiful stitching - as always. I'm sure you've said it before but I don't remember -- your mystical moments -- are you doing full cross or tent? And how many strands?
I probably did say back in 2022 when I started her. I am stitching 1 strand, full cross on 20ct Aida. Tent (2 strands) would technically be quicker, but cos I stitch in hand, I would have a huge issue with warping. Also, I am hopeless as I automatically start crossing and then I end up having to undo half my stitching when I remember I was supposed to only do the bottom leg! :D
'Promosm' 😂