tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51346503261900884592024-03-18T19:56:04.775-07:00X Stitchin' VickyX Stitchin Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712634104114948441noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134650326190088459.post-52249336083828320352014-08-18T19:59:00.001-07:002014-08-18T19:59:09.499-07:00Welcome!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to my first post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess I'll start with how I started Cross Stitching. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been stitching on and off for most of my life. My mom tried to get me into it when I was probably 7, but it never did quite stick.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember my first project was a cat. My mom got me a kid's kit for me with a large needle and I think it was a coloured plastic canvas. I remember getting most of it finished and being so proud of myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom tried to get me into cross stitch because the sewing machine and sewing in general had defeated me. To this day my sewing capabilities are extremely limited. So when I saw what I <i>could </i>do with a needle I was ecstatic! That was the first and only project I would finish for a really long time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To try and keep me going with this new hobby, my mom got me a book patterns of pets and a new kit of Goose. I loved the pictures in the book, but I didn't see the point of stitching random animals without a purpose. I think this idea has followed me into adulthood. I love some of the samplers I've seen, but I can't see myself taking the time to complete one yet. I am a big fan of the larger images.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started my Goose with enthusiasm, but as time went on, the length of time it took me to make any progress got to me. Looking back, I think it was the backstitching that did me in. I just felt like, "I've finished this bit, now its time to move on to the next, not retrace!" </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally put it in the back of my closet and forgot all about when I turned 10. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't thought of cross stitch since. My mom recently brought it by saying that she had kept it hoping I would finish it!! I don't have the pattern anymore so I'm not sure what to do with it....but maybe one day I'll draw something up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was reintroduced last year (18 years later) when my insane love if Pinterest accidentally</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> fell on a cross stitch pattern of cute little owls with glasses. I had been looking for a hobby and there it was! I started up for the main purpose of making some cute owl bookmarks as Christmas gifts for my sisters. I didn't quite finish in time, but I did have weddings coming up this summer! I started looking for pattern ideas and came up with a couple that I liked. It took me a lot longer to draw up the patterns than I thought...but the results are well worth the customization!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Completed and framed:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WIP:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More to come! Next time I'll post some of the works I have completed and upcoming works.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep on Stitching!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vicky</span>X Stitchin Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712634104114948441noreply@blogger.com1