Hello from sunny and warm Texas!
I am visiting my daughter's family for Thanksgiving
and an early Grammy/Grampy Christmas
with our Grand-darling.
This is my travel hand project.
cross stitch pattern from
Lori Holt and Fat Quarter Shop.
I also bought the
For the background I chose this
This aida cloth has larger weave than any I have ever used before and is very easy to do,
even with my vision issues.
When I was younger I used to cross stitch,
But it has been at least 40 years between projects
because my hubby says he has never seen me do this before.
These needles have been sew helpful, too:
Lori Holt Nifty Needles
I love these needles!
They are color coded for use and are easy to thread
and glide right through the fabric.
I am using the
Chunky Needles
for my cross stitch
and all six strands of the floss
for the 10 count aida cloth.
I can thread these needles without a threader!
Sew nice!
I am very much enjoying this project.
It is far from perfect, but I like it.
I use an invisible magnet purse clasp set
to hold my pattern to my hoop.
The magnet, also, makes a nice needle holder.
Magnetic Bag Clasp
I hope to complete the stitching
before I am home.
It is the coldest Thanksgiving on record
at home in my northeast quilty corner
and it was snowing when we left.
So we are very much enjoying the warm weather here.
I am staying around the house and stitching today.
I am not much of a Black Friday shopper.
However, I could not resist the great deals at my favorite
online quilt shop ...
even with my vision issues.
When I was younger I used to cross stitch,
But it has been at least 40 years between projects
because my hubby says he has never seen me do this before.
These needles have been sew helpful, too:
Lori Holt Nifty Needles
I love these needles!
They are color coded for use and are easy to thread
and glide right through the fabric.
I am using the
Chunky Needles
for my cross stitch
and all six strands of the floss
for the 10 count aida cloth.
I can thread these needles without a threader!
Sew nice!
I am very much enjoying this project.
It is far from perfect, but I like it.
I use an invisible magnet purse clasp set
to hold my pattern to my hoop.
The magnet, also, makes a nice needle holder.
Magnetic Bag Clasp
I hope to complete the stitching
before I am home.
It is the coldest Thanksgiving on record
at home in my northeast quilty corner
and it was snowing when we left.
So we are very much enjoying the warm weather here.
I am staying around the house and stitching today.
I am not much of a Black Friday shopper.
However, I could not resist the great deals at my favorite
online quilt shop ...
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Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving weekend!
There are nifty giftys, too, for qualifying orders!
Happy shopping!
Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving weekend!
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That is a great project. No wonder it enticed you to cross stitch after so long away from the craft.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the warm weather.
I love Lori's designs and I love your color conversion. Have fun
ReplyDeleteI have always loved cross stitching, but haven't done it in a awhile. You are making me want to dive in again with your cute project.
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