A few months ago Rachael, a lovely editor from the British stitching magazine Cross Stitch Collection contacted me to ask whether I would be willing to have my blog featured in an upcoming issue. I was, to put it mildly, quite surprised; I'm neither a prolific stitcher nor blogger though I'm certainly an enthusiastic one. But CSC is my favorite of all the British cross stitching magazines, and I decided to accept the honor, Rachael sent me a questionnaire to fill out and asked for photos of my cross stitch pieces; it was fun deciding which ones to submit. The October issue has just been published in the UK. It usually arrives in the US a few weeks later, so I haven't actually seen it yet, but Rachael sent me a PDF of the article, and I did pinch myself a bit to see it in print; here is an image of it (you can click on it to make it larger):
To anyone who finds my blog through reading my profile - welcome! I really do mean what I said in answering the last question - if you are hesitating on starting your own blog, don't - you'll never regret it! And do check out Cross Stitch Collection - in the US it can usually be found at Barnes & Noble.
I have a few more things to show since my last post, starting with this one:
Music
Hinzeit Charmed Sampler
28 Count Mushroom Evenweave
DMC 310
My son plays trumpet in the high school marching band. Initially I was making this for his music teacher, but it has ended up on a wall in my son's room (a bit of a contrast to the Pink Floyd poster!) I bought the musical charms on eBay, and used museum glass for the framing so that they can be seen clearly (it's also almost a shadow box frame). Sorry that the picture shows some glare from the glass as I took it outside in the sun. Again, clicking on the photo enlarges it so you can see the charms.
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You Are So Loved
The Snowflower Diaries
Freebie found here
Peach Edinborough linen
CC, GAST, WDW (my own conversion)
Here's something else I made for my son. On the back I stitched the same border and his initials, adding a little filigree heart charm. He's become a teenager with a vengeance, so I hope he'll remember to look at this after we've had the inevitable spats.
Thankful
Heart in Hand
R&R Flax Fields Belfast
DMC and CC
I made this for someone who had gone the extra mile for me, but I need to finish it before I give it to her. I already have the fabric to use. My son has an all-day band competition on Saturday, so that might be a good day to get it done.
That's all for now - I'll try to post the rest of my finishes very soon.
3 comments:
Congrats on being famous!!! Also, I'm totally in love with your Music finish. It looks great!
It's so nice to see you in the magazine, Michele!! What a lovely article and honor :)
Your newest finishes are lovely--how nice that your son wanted the music one for his room. All three of my sons were in marching band and I well know what a time commitment that is :) I wasn't stitching when they had practices, unfortunately (was on my 10 year "break")--just think of all I could have accomplished.
Congratulations again--look forward to seeing more finishes very soon :)
CONGRATULATIONS! What a lovely article :) That is a great honor and a lovely photo of you too!
I love your finishes! You've been busy :)
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