One of my favorite letters!
I love cross-stitching! I've been doing it since I was fourteen. During band in high school, on days that I didn't feel like playing my clarinet (another C word), I would sit on my band teacher's office and cross-stitch baby bibs for people in my church that were having babies. I still love doing it. I actually cross-stitched an entire quilt for my own first born child, someday. He/she isn't here yet and it will probably be a few more years, but I'm ready for him/her. It took two years to do all 26 letters of the alphabet. Whew!
Here are some of my favorite pictures of my cross-stitch projects and the baby quilt!
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| I made this one for my baby brother - it has his birthday on it. |
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| D for Dinosaur! |
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| Completed - just needs to have the back sewn on |
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| This was for my friend's baby, Kaela |
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| O for Octopus |
What creative projects do you do instead of just writing?
How fun! You are really talented. I'm pretty horrible with needle and thread but I have done a few easy cross-stitch projects that I really enjoyed. But for me, I don't really do much besides writing. Writing is the best!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :) Writing is the best, but I do love some down time with my cross-stitching.
DeleteYou'll have to tell me if you are having a boy or a girl so I can make something for your little one. :)
These are so cute...
ReplyDeleteI'm really bad at cross-stitching. I used to take a subject called Home Science in school that taught us stuff like this, and always got pretty low marks in it.
Thanks! Ironically I never took a sewing class. I've learned by trial and error and trust me, there's been plenty of errors. I have been doing it for almost ten years and it's much easier. :)
DeleteOh, this is beautiful :D Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteI write music, game or modify my ball jointed dolls to look like my story characters :D
Thank you, K.T. :)
DeleteBall jointed dolls? I've never heard of them, but that's a creative thing to do!
I love your work. I used to cross-stitch when my first son was a newborn. I did the Precious Moments alphabet and reached the letter U. It was so very pretty. Then I messed up majorly and never went back to it. He'll be 8 this year.
ReplyDeleteToo bad that you never could finish it. I've made plenty of mistakes in it, but they are little and hidden. At least you tried, Susan! :) It's the thought that counts.
DeleteYou are quite the talented cross stitcher. I'm probably a bit lame since writing and reading are the main things I love to do.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela. That's not lame! Writing and reading are awesome!
DeletePretty! I love the O for octopus :)
ReplyDeleteHappy A-Z blogging!
Thanks! O for octopus is my favorite; it's the background on my ipod when I turn it on. :)
DeleteThey're really lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kyra! :)
Deleteso pretty. I used to cross-stitch when I was younger. Knitting is my thing now.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cristina! I've never been able to get the hang of knitting; I envy you that you can do it.
DeleteI'll shamelessly admit to being addicted to video games when I'm not reading, writing, or blogging. Not very creative...but oh so much fun! :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love cross-stitching!x
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! You are so talented! Love the baby blanket!
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You stitch so beautifully! My mom used to be wild about cross-stitch, but now she's a quilter, but I can see a lot of the same beautiful needlework, which, trust me, I mean as a huge compliment :)
ReplyDeleteLovely letter C, thank you for sharing :)
Thank you Kara! :) My mom used to be wild about cross-stitch too, but five kids later and she doesn't have much time anymore. Thank you so much for the compliment. :) I'd like to quilt someday too... but you'll have to wait until the letter Q for that one. :)
DeleteWow, nice job. I tried it once, but it looked pretty bad. Yours are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried cross-stitching (well, once as a kid, but that was a looooong time ago), but I love the finished projects, especially for baby items. With grandbaby #7 on the way, this might be something I should try again.
ReplyDeleteI love making little baby items (not that I've got any of my own kids to give them too yet). :) I do the printed ones and they are really quite easy once you get the hang of making X's. You should try it!
DeleteThat's beautiful my Mom is amazing at these stuffs but unluckily I am not
ReplyDeleteWow, really nice. I tried one of those kit things and I started on the outside and stitched my way in. When I got to the middle I realized the parts didn't line up. that was the start and end of my cross-stitching. Yeah. Not talented in the visual arts of any kind.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fairview! The first one that I did, my X's were all over the place and different sizes. It was pretty bad. That's okay, I bet you have other awesome talents!
DeleteMy sister is a mad cross-stitcher too. I'm a knitter but, as they say, busy hands are happy hands.
ReplyDeleteImpressive!! I love the dinosaur. I don't think I've ever tried cross-stitching, but I've always wanted to. I'm more of a knitter and scrapbooker. Great post!
ReplyDeleteThat's some great cross stitching...cool choice for C
ReplyDeleteKrista,
ReplyDeleteI used to LOVE cross-stitching! Then I moved on to sewing. Then I moved on to scrap-booking. Then I....ahhh, can you see a trend here?
Hi Dawn! I started at cross-stitching, I've done some sewing, and I did scrap-booking in high school, but I haven't done it since. You have a lot of creative hobbies you've done. :)
DeleteVery nice! I used to cross stitch years ago, and really enjoyed it. Then life got really busy, and now that I have more time again, I really enjoy knitting, especially socks. I also do a bit of card making, and I also love to read. Thanks for popping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteLife does get busy sometimes and it's hard to get it done. I've tried knitting, but I just can't get a hang on it. Card making sounds cool! I love reading too. You're welcome!
DeleteHi Christa, I am so excited to see your cross-stitch project! I was very much into it while in middle sschool and I did a design on a full bedsheet for my grandmother's 60th birthday! Can't even imagine now how i did it then. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nija! A bedsheet, that sound really cool! And thanks for telling me about Joy's page. She does some beautiful cross-stitching, much more complex than me! :)
DeleteHi Krista, I went bloghopping and found Joy @ Gadgets Joyful Page have also done C for Cross-Stitch :-)
ReplyDeleteWow. Those are so cute and fabulous! You're very talented. I use to draw and paint, but I don't have much free time any more. All my free time has to go to writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine! I tried painting once or twice, but I have no skill for it. A lot of my free time goes to writing now, but I actually finished another bib tonight. :)
DeleteI used to love cross-stitching... then I had kids LOL! Should get back to it one day. These are all beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Jen
Hi Krista,
ReplyDeleteDon't sell yourself short on only doing the stamped cross stitch. Counted isn't for everyone. There is a set of birds in my hallway that my grandmother stitched and I'm pretty sure they're stamped. I did a stamped kit not too long ago because someone gave it to me. I'm not picky. I generally go at it for the design. And I like the pictures you shared. Cross stitch for babies is always so brightly colored.
And also thank you for visiting my blog. :)
DeleteMy mom taught me cross-stitch, and I loved doing it when I was a teenager. I found it very calming. Haven't done it in years, and I was the queen of half-down pieces even then.
ReplyDeleteNow, all my creativity goes into my writing and helping kids with homework. ;-)
Amazing quilt! My mom taught me how to cross-stitch when I was younger, but haven't done any in a number of years...
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty. I don't have a crafty bone in my body, sadly.
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