XS-January #2- I was DEFEATED

The pic says all....... I was racing with time and was defeated by my own tight schedule....... I will continue this to completion.

This chart shows a lot of halves and quarters and need lots of concentrations and frankly I strained my eyes..... but I love every bit of its developments and growth. I am still finding times to get to it, soon...... but now I have reluctantly and gently shoved it aside to give way to others in hand that needs my full attentions :)

XS-January #1

So this is what I have achieved as per today's date.
It has a long journey to go...... and I am putting this aside for awhile for a few quilting-related projects in hands.

XS - January

I have to keep my own promises to complete at least a project for x-stitch per month. And here is the starting off of a beautiful, quilt related xs design. A very kind hearted blogger friend gave them to me few months back, thanks dear.

Well, I think it is best to invite ALL to join me here........ anyone, especially SHIMA ........

SAL # 6-update

What a relieve to have completed this........................................!

I apologize, Alyn, Shima, Nisa and Yati to be a little late and way behind. And the next SAL will takes time to start since I am living in the pollution of noise and dust!!!

And I am trying to run away from HOME!

P/S Maybe ANN will adopt me.... please!

SAL # 5-update

I was trailing hubby on his way to Pulau Angsa, Terengganu and he drop me at BK3..... Hubby went for a fishing trip with friends and his siblings and I would rather stay at home and doing my CS and cooking while waiting for the 2 girls to get home from works.

Happy but a very tiring weekends and today we reached Alor Setar after six days of staying with the children....

Yes my CS SAL project has developed a little bit..... if only I could spent few more days..... and the cottage roof is still hollow.... well soon it will get fixed..... hopefully!

SAL # 4-update

This is what I have achieved to date..... so exhausted, so tired but I have done my very best.... yet lots more to complete. Will continue but not sure how or when..... :(

To be fair to Alynn, Shima, Yati and Nisa I suggest that all of you to continue the next chart, 'cos right now till June I am very tight with our organisation's activities and my sewing are piling up......

Please girls, I will make up with all of you the moment I have the space .... Thanks, for understanding!

SAL # 3-update

This is the little outcome I managed to stitch during my stay at BK3. So much to catch up and I am racing with time.....

Hoping the other fellow sisters in this SAL still have the patience waiting for me...... :p

SAL # 2-update

I apologize for being late in posting.

Many had occurred since I last update and life has been rushing me unruly and I am abide by them......

Some of our members have completed theirs..... how lovely...... CONGRATULATIONS to Nisa!

WIP Sewing Sampler - Completed

In the rush hours left for my sewing I managed to complete this...... Will let Hubby decide for the framing with few others.

I am still offering for those interested in having this design.... anytime... many have requested so far..... I will email to YOU soonest possible!!!!

SAL # 1-update

Hello everyone, my first update ........

A 5-day works

A lot more to rush and X X X X X X

WIP Sewing Sampler-update

So, I have been doing this sewing sampler during the weekend. When completed I've decided to frame this up.

I bought this Donna Kooler's Seasons in Cross-Stitch in Sept 2005 and this is my first cs from this book. A lot of nice designs, but 'this' caught my eyes in the first place..... If you are interested to have the same design/charts I will make a photocopy and email to you..... anyone?

FOUR SEASONS - SAL # 1

Few days ago, I received from Craft Valley the FOUR SEASONS charts and will start stitching any time now using some floss available from my old shoe box...... Well, from today onwards my lovely DMC threads will be laid beautifully in the storage box, a gift by PuanBalkhis. Thanks Khis......

I am way behind Shima, Alynn, Yati and Nisa in this SAL ..... some almost have done half way..... so I will pay more attention to this to catch up with them........Khis, what about you, care to join.......... :)

WIP X-Stitch-Sewing Sampler

It is almost two decades that I have left x-stitch totally. But now flipping through some xs expertise and enthusiast, I fell in love again.

Have decided to join SAL with Shima, Alynn, Yati.... and few others and while waiting for the charts to drop in my mail box I came across this beauty from my few collections of xs books and magazine.... just a few crosses.....and will update shortly.... lack of floss.....:)

X-STITCH TREASURES

One of this day I will be a CROSS-STITCH CRAZE........... ? But firstly, here are some of my earlier projects which until to date never get completed.... :) Thanks to Balkhis for persuading me to ransack my hidden chest and found all sorts of treasures....

This was stitched for my two daughters to encourage and motivate them..... before they go to their kindie class..... mmmm now after few years of their graduations, this piece never get hung up at their room.... Okay, will reserve this for my future grandchildren!!!





Meant for cushion cover. Supposed to be a pair of the same design. One completed ...still single and still as it was. About 25 years old now..... as the above!







This was framed up before.... somehow it got stained due to some splashed of liquid or so during the transporting from rental house to the present. Took off for washing, but still visible.... anyone have any suggestion regarding the stain.... I have not put any detergent, just by soaking with some laundry soap... help!


Will, get more soon..... some of them with Khis...for reference!

WHAT A DAY

First of all, I would like to convey my heartiest CONGRATULATIONS to Puan Balkhis and Her Hubby....!

The happiest moment achieved at the starting of a good year was to be abled to do things we love and with someone of the same interest.... can really go mad! Balkhis and me had a wonderful time together yesterday from morning till almost dusk.....

When she came I had two beautiful ladies both from Perak royalty visiting my sewing corner..... After a while when my visitors had left we proceed by doing some embroidery and started talking about her new interest - cross stitching. She showed me her new books and some other gadgets bought from Craft Valley. I was rambling mine too but I can't show her anything in particular since all my works were buried in chest somewhere..... it gets so frustrating when I can't produced mine. So I dug up some precious treasures to let Khis see and well ....the rest were understood...... and I did not realized I have few more and get them completed!

Then we left my house, liked a wrecked ship, and closed the door behind us and heading to town. Firstly to register her name at POPULAR to subscribe the BHG magz and what ever available and she even asked for the back issues too....mmmmm.

To fill up for lunch we went to McD and had some big bites, cold drinks (which made me had my cold-brain several time- owch!) and Khis an ice cream... you should see how she took the delicious creamy thing... how I wish I could do just the same....

Then from here we started our hunting for fabrics.... then to some craft shops to get Aida cloth and DMC floss.... surprisingly few of the sale persons said that now x-stitch are out of seasons..... imagine! Phew! But I recalled, in the early 8thies when my craze for xs was beyond control I used to get my supplies from this particular shop..... I almost dragged Balkhis there.... poor preggy woman..... but her pace was better than mine :)

Lucky enough the tiny craft shop is still existed and everything were there... and best of all we got a good price slashed from everything bought......

Then we came back to my place and continued the embroidered parts, some rompers for her duly arrive baby. A happy Balkhis! To add to all these we called our long lost friend, former instructor from Epal group, MURNIWATI..... she came, so much to tell and hear... so many good and sad stories narrated.... yet we were like 3 stooges battling in own reminiscence....

But we have to go our separate ways .... since it was getting dark outside and promised that we will have another good time again..... soon.

X -STITCH TREASURES

In the beginning of my marriage life way back in 1983, I had started this hobby of cross-stitching to fill my free time when I was having my first pregnancy. I resigned from my job in KL, and stayed with my hubby's family in Alor Setar, and was jobless then. So had really lots of leisure times sewing and picking up my other hobbies while learning to serve local dishes from my late MIL. Then I had tree kids and a career to take care and had limited times.

These two are my favourites. Roses are my flower and the other one was done fully stitched and took about one month to complete.....

How I wish that we could stay somewhere as serene as is in the design when hubby retires...........




















I did a lot. From the smallest items to things for framing up.
Some of them were given away to relatives and also as wedding gifts to my closest deerie. These are some left which was collected by hubby and framed and hanged up in our family lounge.







Also found in an old shoe box were my pieces of DMC embroidery threads.

If I could locate my other collections of UFO's x-stitch hidden in the darkness of my old wardrobe, I'll include here.

Another one of my favourite was crocheting................