UFO updates

Hi folks!

I know, I dissapeared for so long. I had too many work commitments these months for some art exchange projects and eventually unable to make any "remarkable" progress so far. 

So no updates for Dandelion Clock Dance.

I brought Dimension Gold "Sanctuary Shells" with me during my business trip to Japan and managed to  finish it 2 weeks ago. I gave it to my friend as a gift and here is the photo taken by her.

Before

After

Hope in the next blog I can bring you guys some updates on Dandelion Clock Dance!

See you then!

xoxo

Setting goal for Dandelion Clock Dance

Hi there

I was so unproductive these days with totally no excuse. My goal setting is to finish DCD is by the end of April but look at this, I haven't even finish page 2 since November! Such a disaster.

So I was thinking again how to meet my goal within 2 months. I was surfing on the Internet to find inspiration from stitchers around the world. And I found a fabulous stitcher from Japan KOMARI and her stitching was stunning. The thing that impressed me most is how she sets her goal 3-4 days 1 A4 page!  I totally do not know how she did it but i'm sure she must have amazing skills.

Well, I know I can't set  a 3 day-goal like her but I should follow a strict schedule in order to finish it. 5 days/page! How does it sound? hmmm hmmm. It means I will have to finish 13 left over pages in next 65 days ( approximately 2 months). Here is the breakdown image for your reference (and my own reference too). I will try to keep my project update to see how far I can go. Hahaha but it sounds so ridiculous :))

UFO Updates: "Fuji From Kishou Nishiizu"

Hi guys!

I can't believe that I abandoned this blog for nearly 2 weeks!

I have been travelling, bring myself away from busy working life and cold weather. It was nice though, spend sometime for yourself.

OK, so just quick updates. Since I have been travelling, I was unable to bring the big project with me. So Dandelion is still there, on the table, with no progress. Oops. But good news is I brought with me my Maia kit (UFO) and managed to finish and get it framed. So here it goes, looks so much better than I ever imagined:

It was stitched on 16ct aida vintage blue. Including full stitch, half stitch, fractional stitch and french knot. Have it framed in rustic blue frame. Looks good right! I'm so excited and can't wait to know what you guys think about it.

Meanwhile I'm going back to Dandelion and trying to finish another UFO as well. But yay, get one finished is awesome.

xoxo,

Gwen

HAPPY NEW YEAR! New stash, struggingly for New start and Updates

Happy New Year everyone!

To all, wish you a New year of Joy and Sucess

To dearest stichers, I am looking forward to see your stunning WIPs, UFOs and incredible choices for your new stash :D

PART I: Updates on "Dandelion Clock Dance": Almost finished page 1, finished 1 1/4 column of Page 2 . At Page 1, I tried both parking and cross country but it doesn't work well, very slow and missed some stiches as well. I tried parking on page 2, speed up!



Griding b4 stitching





After stiched 1 1/4 column of page 2







                       

Near Finished Page 1 and after adding columns of page 2.

PART II: New Stash. OK, so before the New Year sales ended, I managed to purchase another 7 charts from HAED with so many excuses! Hehe. Tada I am a true fan of LAW:

This stunning piece named "TIME PIECE"
 by LAW, look how amazing it is,
A tree of time that bring us more lives to stitch

"The Green Gate" by LAW, this should be the gate to enter in the Time Piece, hehe. Stunning green, isnt it?

"Snails" by LAW. I don't know, just too cute, what do you think?

 My excuse for the next two charts is that I would like to stitch some zodiac theme pieces for me and my hubby. So now you can see Leo and Scorpio are here with me :D

Last but not least, a stunning piece of art from Tavener, "All Delivered" and "Faerie Melody" by Ruth Sanderson. So magical, so peaceful and...so many colors 

PART III: Struggling for new Start.

1. "Sanctuary of Knowledge" by Randal Spangler
I know when you give a person your words, you can't take back. I told my husband that I will stitch "Sanctuary of Knowledge" by Randal Spangler for him a long long time ago but I was not able to gather all my brave to give it a go. Just too scary to look at the confetti. Ooh I so adore you guys who are working on Spangler, so brave! I really need your encouragement here!

2. "Autumn" by Yerka

Will get started around May with Pull the Other Thread, can't wait for this!

3. "Harvest Moon" by Lisa O'Malley, a relatively new brand Love Thy Thread
It looks like this, so CUTE! I think i will stitch this piece on 26 ct hardanger

I think it's enough for new starts this year. My goals also included a plan to complete all of the UFOs and WIPs of last year as well. To name a few: 1 Maia kit "Fuji From Kishou Nishiizu" stiched on 16 ct aida blue, 2 Dimensions Gold Collection "Peonies/Delphiniums" and "Sanctuary Shells" both stiched on 18 ct aida beige.


Best,

Gwen

Merry Christmas and Updates on Dandelion Clock Dance

Hi Folks! 

Wish you a Merry Christmas and may this festival bring abundant joy and happiness in your life! 

Good news is the contemporary art project finally finished and I managed to spend sometimes with stitching.

So here is a quick update on Dandelion Clock Dance:

Before

After 10 days, page 1 almost finished

If you can see, another dandelion appeared. There are about 88 colors in this chart and 20 of them appeared in the first page! The picture did not do its justice to show the different color floss but believe, it was a hard time for me to work with so many similar pink color!

I love the color change but at the same time wonder if it changes too agressive...Please let me know your opinion. 

xoxo

Gwen

Updates on Dandelion Clock Dance, newbies, small projec and UFO

Hi folks

Many apologizes for leaving this blog with grass. I have been busy with my company's project and hence have not make much progress. That is to say, frankly, I only managed to spend few hours per week to stitch. I do take picture of each time I made progress on Dandelion Clock dance (Just that I did not have time to post it!) So here it goes:

Progress on Nov 29th, I have no idea why I can't rotate the image!

Dec 10th, close up

Dec 15th, we can see a little dandelion!

While working on Dandelion Clock Dance, I aslo stich a bit on a smaller project:

Dimension Gold Collection, Sanctuary Shells, stitch on 18ct beige aida. it should look like the bottom demonstration pic when i finish :p

 I also found one UFO need to be finished, should I apply to YOTA @ pulltheotherthread Blog.

Dimensions Gold Collection, Peonies/Delphiniums

Look how lovely they are!

OK, so though I was extremely busy but I did manage to look at you guys' blogs everyday to find inspiration. You guys truly are! The other day when I surfed through Gizzimomos' Blog and read her review on lovethythread new charts, i absolutely fell in love! And eventually grasped 5 patterns for myself. Absolutely stunning, so please visit her website if you have time.

Happy stitching!

Fabric Preparation Routine

Hi guys!

A busy, busy Monday. Recently I am in charged of a huge project on contemporary arts and as a result it takes me almost 18 hours per day at work. Horrible huh?

Yet after a tiring day, I found peace at home with fabric and floss. Today I want to share with you guys how i prepare the fabricf or each chart.  Unlike others, I often prepare fabrics for all of the charts before decide which chart should I stitch first. By that, I hope that I will have no reason excuse. Does it make sense?

I have quite a number of charts from Heaven and Earth Designs. It will be very expensive if I buy pre-cut fabric (which not always have the size that I want) or directly from DMC. Luckily I found a place sells a chunk of 25count linen in lemonade color with cheap price so I bought a lot for stocking.

I love the smell of fabric and the the sound  when i cut it :D. Here how I normally arrange:



1. Add 3 inches to each size of the chart before measure the fabric.
2.  Find the width of the fabric and measure it. For example, width is 67 inches, length 500 inches.

3. Choose the charts which have at least one same size. For examples, I divide all the charts that have the same length of 27 inches, put it to one side and cut the fabric with dimensions of 27'' x 67''. I then calculate the combined width of the charts to make sure the charts meet the dimensions of 67''.
For example: Chart A: 27" (L) x 21" (W); Chart B: 27" x 20"; Chart C: 27" x 26"
-> Width A + Width B + Width C = 67''

By doing this I have the exact size of the fabric that I want without wasting any inches while cutting it.

Fabric after cut

Insert in Ring File sheet

Ring Binder

How do you prepare your fabric? I would love to hear!

xoxo