Cute cat with a lot of flowers!!

Hi,

I started to post her long after the beginning of Sal2 but maybe Nia you also wanna put my name with the rest of the cross stitchers that have finished these two??:-)

I also wanted to share to you my latest ms cat.
Isn't she cute?

It was quite a job and a lot of backstitches but it was worth it!

hugs from the netherlands

Summer is done!

Hello, long time no post here!  I have been stitching away most nights on the Easter Exchange and alternating with Cool Cats Summer.

At long last I have something I can show you all, and by showing you I can put a big green tick against SAL #3.  Happy dance!!

I finished the last of the back stitch on Cool Cat "Summer" the other night!  Wow, that was a tough one (all that white and cream) but he is now all done.  And just in time for us in the Southern Hemisphere to finish Summer and move into Autumn.

Now that I have finally finished all three of the original SAL's I can start SAL #4 with a clear conscience!  Well, almost a clear conscience as I haven't made them all up yet... but that part will happen soon.

MS Cool Cat Summer - SAL #3

And here they all are.... stitched and waiting for some place to go!

Finished SAL #3 Cool Cats

Finished SAL #2 Christmas

Finished SAL # 1 Culinary Cats

I can't wait to finally start the next SAL - "Puppy Love"... this weekend is the beginning of a new stitching adventure.

Well that's it for this update from me.  I will be back with an update on the Easter Exchange and "Puppy Love" soon...


Til next time, happy stitching
Stitching Noni

It is still christmas? From 2011? :D

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Hello ladies!

So, i was determined to end part of my UFO's in the beginnig of this year and i had started by Santa from our SAL#2...yes, from Christmas 2011! :p And for 2 weeks i didn't stitched anything else :) 

I enjoyed a lot to stitch this little guy out of his season:)

Meanwhile i also have finished another cat from SAL#3 and as soon as i take photos (let the sun shine, please!) i will show to you.

Have a great week and craft a lot!:)

Finishing 2012 with a flourish....

Happy New Year!!

Well, 2012 is over and 2013 is just beginning....  I managed to get most of my Margaret Sherry stitching goals finished this year and I am now looking forward to seeing what the new year has to offer.

My final stitching for 2012 was my little Santa from our SAL #2.  That is now all finished.... yippee!  Just need to work out what to do with Santa - but that is for another day this week!!

I have only one more kitty to stitch and then I will be finished SAL #3 - Cool Cats....  I don't think I got around to showing you Spring when I finished him... so here he is...

So that's Autumn, Winter and Spring done... just have to stitch Summer.  I am hoping that I will get Summer finished in the next couple of weeks and then I will come back and show you the final finishes for Cool Cats.

Once Summer is stitched I will have completed all 3 of our SAL's.... wonder what the next one will be?

Thank you everyone for a great year on our group blog - the friendship that I have found through this blog is amazing.  I have loved being a part of the exchanges and SAL's.  The stitching and crafting are fabulous... the support and inspiration from you all has been brilliant.  Thank you Nia for hosting a great place for us to meet and for all the hard work you put in keeping us on track with our stitching... I look forward to another great year ahead!

Can't wait to see what new designs that Margaret Sherry has for us over the year as well....

I hope that everyone has a wonderful 2013 with lots of fabulous stitching and wonderful experiences to come.

Til next time, happy stitching
Stitching Noni

Juttas Little Snowman .....

My little snowman is ready, too. I love the the pattern from Margaret Sherry soooo much !!!!
;-)

Jutta

My Snowman

Hello all,

It has been a long time since I posted here.

Last year I entered the SAL, but I didn't finish it ;((((

But This year, it was on my todo list and in 3 evenings I finished :O

So  ..........  Now they are both finished

I can't wait to finish them off.

Ill be back.. hihihi =))))))))

Hugssss Annette

http://annette-werkjes.blogspot.nl/

Santa Claus

Hi!

Finally, i finished my first part of the Christmas SAL...

Sorry for the delay!!!

I will embroider the snowman as fast as i can!

Have a nice day =)

SAL #2 snowman

Sal #2 & Swap together

Had been on vacation two weeks ago, but here I am ready to show my card and culminating MSLovers SWAP salt thereof my first blog.

And further details ...
I added some onyx hearts as buttons

Shakira and few eyes, as the French knot is not my specialty.

Unfortunately did not get my little card Christmas, but I had fun doing mine.

Thanks for everything.

Eleana

My first SAL

My SAL

Margaret Sherry's designs are so cute, it's a pleasure to stitch!!!
Everyone who saw my work, said it looks pretty...

SAL#2...1st part done!:)

Hello girls!I finally managed to finish my snowman from SAL#2! :D Before Christmas...yeah! lol

I already started the Santa...maybe i will finish it this year! ;)
Kiss to all and have a great weekend! ;)


http://piaceredelcolore.blogspot.com/

SAL #2 and a new finish

This is the snowman

and this is Santa

I have stitched for the Christmas SAL! I put small pieces of cinnamon stiks and star anice inside to scent these small cuschions! Now they smell of Christmas!!
Thank you very much, Nia, to arrange this SAL!

And this is a small bag I stitched and sewed. It may contains make-up!

Merry Christmas!!!

SAL #2 deadline extension

We have new friends joining our group, also willing to stitch our SAL so...
...deadline extension!! :D ehehehe I think this will be good for many of you who are still a bit behind ;)

There's no punishment if you don't make it on time! No way!! Deadlines are just to motivate everyone, also so we can stitch along with our friends, it's fun to see everyone's works. That's the important word: FUN!! :D Don't worry if you don't make it on time, just make sure that you have fun while you're stitching ;)

But... It's true that I would love to see everyone finishing our SAL this time! :p LOL
So, let's make it until de end of the year, December 31st :)

Don't forget to check our previous post! I hope you'll join the party for the Christmas Card Exchange!! :D

is everyone on track? :)

Hello ladies!! How's everyone doing?
Ten days until the end of November, time flies! Did you all enjoy our SAL? :)
I'm loving too see all your finishes, so many good ideas and beautiful works! :D Congrats ladies!!

Anyone has more to show? :)
Valma had finish in October and I missed her post =/ (sorry again sweetie!)
Please, check your name on the list (right sidebar), let me know if there's more to update, ok? Thank you ladies :)

Happy xxx'ing! :D

SAL #2 - Snowman finished!

Yes, the snowman is done!  Now all I have to do is the Santa.....

It took me some time to work out what to do for this SAL.  I thought about doing them as ornaments, then as christmas cards, or even little cushions... but nothing really grabbed me as the ideal "vehicle" to show the lovely designs off until the IKEA Christmas catalogue dropped into the post box.

Now I hear you asking what does the IKEA catalogue have to do with the MS designs.... not alot except for the lovely teatowels that were in one of the photos.  This started me thinking that maybe I could stitch them onto a teatowel and as we were going up to IKEA anyway to have a look at some storage cabinets to put in the craft room, the timing was perfect!

The teatowels came in a pack of two.. even more proof that this was the right choice!  The next thing to do was to raid the stash drawer and see what waste canvas I had hiding in there.  I found some 14ct but that would have been too small to stitch the design in the middle of the teatowel, so after searching a bit more I located some 8.5ct DMC waste canvas that I must have bought about 20 years ago and never used!  Perfect!  Nice big Snowman for the middle of the teatowel.

IKEA Christmas Teatowel - just perfect for stitching on!

So after measuring and basting the waste canvas onto the teatowel off I went.... Snowman took only a week to stitch, and then out came the waste canvas and, look at what we have...

Stitched using 4 strands of DMC for x-stitch and 2 strands for backstitch

Finished Santa Teatowel
(I really should have ironed this before taking the photo!)

A lovely big snowman (albeit without pom pom).  I did buy some little pom poms to stitch on the top of his hat but have decided he doesn't need a pom pom.

Now it's about time I started the Santa design on the other teatowel, but first I have to get a couple of small cards done and sent to the UK and the USA and then Santa is the next on the list.  Hopefully he will stitch up nice and quick too!

Pop on over to my blog for further stitching updates!

Til next time, happy stitching

Stitching Noni

all done here too!! :)

It's official, I've joined the stitchers who completed our SAL!
My snowman is done :D

I forgot to mention on my precious post, to stitch the pompom I used Lana thread, by Madeira :)

I hope to see more photos until the end of November!! :)

Finished the November SAL

I've finally made up the November SALs.

There are two photos to show the two sides of the Ornament.

SAL #2

How is everyone going with our SAL #2 ???
Six stitchers have finished both charts and I'm almost joining them! :)

My Santa is ready and is buddy the snowman is coming soon ;)

2nd SAL

Today I finished my 2nd SAL. I finished the embroidery with a crocheted edge.

It was fun to work on this SAL. I hope there will soon be a new one.

Jolanda

http://jolsweblog.blogspot.com/