M for Mandarin

I am a Mandarin Teacher, living in Hong Kong..

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Stitching in the train..


I need to take underground train to work every day, the journey is always long and boring! Sometimes I do my reading, sometimes knitting, and now, I just do my cross stitching!! It makes each journey seems so fast and pleasant!!

These are some of my recent work:

I love Margaret Sherry's cutie cats, however their kits are so expensive! This pattern is from a free issue which came along with CrossStitcher magazine... I bought the magazine without a second thought!

I used 28 count fabric, (this is my first time!) so the size is really small.. Never expected it fits this card so well!!



This Calla Lily is one of the 4 designs from "Still Life" collection, a Korean design! I found myself love Korean designs a lot, their animated pictures always seem too beautiful to miss..

I think the backstitches on the flowers are a bit too dark, maybe dark green fits it better?/ looks more natural?

I'll make it into cards too!

This is something that disappointed me a bit, as it didn't turn out as nice as I expected. I prefer the way it looked on a flat fabric, so it might be better for a card!





Ooops, all of these for cards?
I haven't been doing bigger project for quite a while! I'm still trying to get a lap frame, I will stitch BIG projects after getting the right tool..

9 Comments:

  • At 4:17 am, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Lovely work. The kitty is sure cute. I understand expensive. I adore lavender & Lace's angels but I will not pay fifteen dollars a piece! I got a bunch of them on clearance at Hobby.

     
  • At 4:49 pm, Blogger Leeland said…

    Lovely stitching, Kitty! And I LOVE the heart!!!
    I also stitch lots of small projects, because I love finishing them! lol...
    Take care!

     
  • At 10:58 pm, Blogger Lelia said…

    Kitty:

    All your 'train' projects are marvelous. I like the floral as is -- do you really want to change the floss on the backstitches?

    Beautiful M.Sherry card -- and kitty, your heart is charming. I think hearts are a challenge for finishing & you did a nice job.

    Enjoy the day :D

     
  • At 6:59 pm, Blogger Barb said…

    The kitty piece is so cute. Also liked the piece by the Korean Designer. Is it easy to find CS in Korea? My brother's family has a Korean exchange student who we have taught to CS and has taken off on it. When she returns home will she find supplies easy?

     
  • At 9:09 pm, Blogger Lelia said…

    Hello GF: Thanks for your comment on my blog. Yes, I do have a different approach to stitching.

    The gameboard sampler is a challenge for me because it is solid stitching. I try to keep the threads on top to avoid tangles.

    TGIF -- enjoy the day & your week-end

     
  • At 9:03 pm, Blogger Barb said…

    Hi Kitty, Could you email me at Barbk14@juno.com? It's about Bathing Puppy and The Teacher on my blog. Thank you. Barb

     
  • At 12:55 am, Blogger Anita said…

    this is so cute, so tiny. You have
    a lovely blog.

    I was born in Hong Kong and
    I have been living in the US since
    1978.

     
  • At 1:10 am, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Miss your posts my dear! i hope all is well for you!

     
  • At 9:26 am, Blogger Kitty said…

    Thank you so much Michelle, I was on holiday earlier and will be back soon!

     

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