Several of my Christmas designs are in this issue including, this beautiful Rose and Grapes Stocking design:
Cross Stitch Patterns inspired by nature, animals and the holidays by designer Pamela Kellogg of Kitty And Me Designs
Monday, October 16, 2006
New Cross Stitch Designs
The new Special Holiday Issue of The Cross Stitcher magazine is now available!
Several of my Christmas designs are in this issue including, this beautiful Rose and Grapes Stocking design:
Several of my Christmas designs are in this issue including, this beautiful Rose and Grapes Stocking design:
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Christmas Ornament 1 Day 2
I had quite a bit of time yesterday to work on this. I ran into town for my flu shot and when I got back, I parked myself on my sofa and stitched on this for the rest of the day:
I've always had a little trouble with Winter themed blocks. I'm not very creative when it comes to Winter, probably because I really can't stand the season. Snow, cold, wind and freezing rain are not my idea of a good time. Previous Winter themed blocks have come out looking like a blizzard due to the addition of too many snowflake buttons so I'm trying to avoid that on this one. I will add a few snowflake buttons. I have some really pretty ones. But I'll wait until everything else done and then just add a one here and there.
Just for fun, here's a photo of my black cat Nightmare.
He has his name for a reason! I took this early this morning. It's one of the rare moments that he's not bouncing off my walls! He likes to lay on a pillow under my stitching lamp. My cats aren't spoiled or anything, are they?!!!
Ok, I'm off to sew up my Thanksgiving Doorknockers and a maybe a few other things as well!
I've always had a little trouble with Winter themed blocks. I'm not very creative when it comes to Winter, probably because I really can't stand the season. Snow, cold, wind and freezing rain are not my idea of a good time. Previous Winter themed blocks have come out looking like a blizzard due to the addition of too many snowflake buttons so I'm trying to avoid that on this one. I will add a few snowflake buttons. I have some really pretty ones. But I'll wait until everything else done and then just add a one here and there.
Just for fun, here's a photo of my black cat Nightmare.
He has his name for a reason! I took this early this morning. It's one of the rare moments that he's not bouncing off my walls! He likes to lay on a pillow under my stitching lamp. My cats aren't spoiled or anything, are they?!!!
Ok, I'm off to sew up my Thanksgiving Doorknockers and a maybe a few other things as well!
Friday, October 13, 2006
Christmas Ornament 1
I started on this last night but didn't have as much stitching time as I would have liked. I'll be working on it some more later. In the meantime, I have a closet to clean out. Must make room for more stash!
Susan suggested to me that I print up several of my fractal designs on inkjet fabric sheets and offer them in my Etsy shop. Would anyone be interested in this? If you so, would you want 2 fractals on one sheet or 4?
Please let me know. Also, I'll be running my sewing machine tomorrow. Would anyone be interested in a few more "Ready To Stitch Crazy Quilt Blocks". Please let me know.
Thanks!
Susan suggested to me that I print up several of my fractal designs on inkjet fabric sheets and offer them in my Etsy shop. Would anyone be interested in this? If you so, would you want 2 fractals on one sheet or 4?
Please let me know. Also, I'll be running my sewing machine tomorrow. Would anyone be interested in a few more "Ready To Stitch Crazy Quilt Blocks". Please let me know.
Thanks!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Get A Cup Of Tea......
because I have alot to share with you today! Oh, and not only was there frost on the pumpkins this morning, here in northern Illinois but now there's snow on the pumpkins too! Ewwww....What's up with that?
Anyway, I want to share with you first, the last of my Thanksgiving Doorknocker designs. I completed this last night and plan to sew all 3 of them up over the weekend:
My next small projects will be a set of 3 Christmas Doorknockers. I'll start working on this one later today:
After working with Autumn colors for the past week, I'm thrilled to be able to work with blue now!
I mentioned yesterday that I made another handbag over this past weekend. Well, here it is:
The actual bag is one of those plain wicker handbags. I bought it on sale at WalMart a few weeks back for only $3.00! I knew I would never carry it the way it was so I bought some fancy fabrics and some tassle fringe and set out first thing Saturday morning to turn it into a one-of-a-kind eye-catching handbag!
The first thing I did was make a sleeve out of muslin so I had a foundation to work with. I ruffled the layers and sewed them onto the sleeve. Then I sewed the tassle fringe to the bottom edge of the sleeve. Once that was complete, I hand-sewed the sleeve onto the top edge of the bag. I took what was left of the fabric and made gathered flowers and leaves, sewed them on, added some big pearl beads for flower centers, added the cording and strung some smaller pearl beads and I have a really cool new handbag! I told you I like the Victorian Gypsy look! I did add just a bit of fabric glue behind the flowers to keep them in place. It's decorated the same on both sides.
While I was taking photos this morning, I remembered that I never showed you the beautiful beaded purse that I bought back when we were in Galena over Labor Day weekend. Here it is:
This is so beautiful! It's very heavy from the weight of all the beads and it works with almost every outfit I have!
You're probably wondering what I do with these beautiful purses. I use them. I use a different purse everyday and I don't care what anyone thinks! I am well beyond caring what anyone thinks about me. Quite honestly, where I live, it is not the fashion mecca of the US! But I love beautiful clothes and purses and I feel great when I use them so I do.
Last but not least, this little beauty is now available for purchase in my Etsy shop:
So those are today's photos! I have to work now. I'd rather be stitching but the sooner I get my work completed, the sooner I can start on that Christmas Doorknocker!
Anyway, I want to share with you first, the last of my Thanksgiving Doorknocker designs. I completed this last night and plan to sew all 3 of them up over the weekend:
My next small projects will be a set of 3 Christmas Doorknockers. I'll start working on this one later today:
After working with Autumn colors for the past week, I'm thrilled to be able to work with blue now!
I mentioned yesterday that I made another handbag over this past weekend. Well, here it is:
The actual bag is one of those plain wicker handbags. I bought it on sale at WalMart a few weeks back for only $3.00! I knew I would never carry it the way it was so I bought some fancy fabrics and some tassle fringe and set out first thing Saturday morning to turn it into a one-of-a-kind eye-catching handbag!
The first thing I did was make a sleeve out of muslin so I had a foundation to work with. I ruffled the layers and sewed them onto the sleeve. Then I sewed the tassle fringe to the bottom edge of the sleeve. Once that was complete, I hand-sewed the sleeve onto the top edge of the bag. I took what was left of the fabric and made gathered flowers and leaves, sewed them on, added some big pearl beads for flower centers, added the cording and strung some smaller pearl beads and I have a really cool new handbag! I told you I like the Victorian Gypsy look! I did add just a bit of fabric glue behind the flowers to keep them in place. It's decorated the same on both sides.
While I was taking photos this morning, I remembered that I never showed you the beautiful beaded purse that I bought back when we were in Galena over Labor Day weekend. Here it is:
This is so beautiful! It's very heavy from the weight of all the beads and it works with almost every outfit I have!
You're probably wondering what I do with these beautiful purses. I use them. I use a different purse everyday and I don't care what anyone thinks! I am well beyond caring what anyone thinks about me. Quite honestly, where I live, it is not the fashion mecca of the US! But I love beautiful clothes and purses and I feel great when I use them so I do.
Last but not least, this little beauty is now available for purchase in my Etsy shop:
So those are today's photos! I have to work now. I'd rather be stitching but the sooner I get my work completed, the sooner I can start on that Christmas Doorknocker!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Peacock Handbag
Ok, so photography is not my medium! But I think this is enough for you to see, finally! I know Gina's been waiting on this photo.
I just love this handbag! It's hard to see but I used fuzzy, sparkly, black trim around the outside of the peacock and on top of that, some black gimp which I also used around the edge of the bag. Also on the edge, some beaded fringe.
Most of the trim was sewn on by hand so this one took me hours to finish but I just love it so much! It has "gypsy" look. Yes, I do love the Victorian gypsy look!
Stop by again tomorrow to see the handbag that I made this past weekend!
If you like the peacock design and would like to have the pattern to stitch, click here.
I just love this handbag! It's hard to see but I used fuzzy, sparkly, black trim around the outside of the peacock and on top of that, some black gimp which I also used around the edge of the bag. Also on the edge, some beaded fringe.
Most of the trim was sewn on by hand so this one took me hours to finish but I just love it so much! It has "gypsy" look. Yes, I do love the Victorian gypsy look!
Stop by again tomorrow to see the handbag that I made this past weekend!
If you like the peacock design and would like to have the pattern to stitch, click here.
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