Saturday, January 19, 2013

Eyes, don't fail me now!

Wednesday, I drove up to The Stitching Bee and picked up the first two designs in the Santa's Village series from Country Cottage Needleworks. I was anxious to see how the houses would look on the fabric I chose, so I took a couple of days off from the model I'm stitching to work on Santa's House. Here is my progress as of last night:


I love the way it looks; however, this 2-over-1 stitching is not particularly easy for my 45-year-old eyes! It's also a bit harder to push the needle through the holes; I'd probably be done with this house if I was stitching 2-over-2. But I will persevere, because I do really love the way it looks on this fabric. CCN just released the third design, so I'd better get my model done soon, so I can get caught up!

Hope everyone has a great stitchy weekend!
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10 comments:

  1. LindaJanuary 19, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    I'm lovin Santas Village.

    Linda

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  2. MoniqueJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:40 PM

    I am 31 and my eyes can't handle anything higher then 18 count due to a few issues and ops. It looks stunning on the fabric you chose!

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  3. Mii StitchJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:15 AM

    It looks lovely! I love the CCN designs but sadly can't find them in UK :(

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    1. ValentinaJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:45 AM

      Hi Mii, don't know if you purchase online, but if you do, you can find CCN design in this uk shop: http://www.sewandso.co.uk/man28-336.html

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  4. ValentinaJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:39 AM

    Great start! Can't wait to see more of this series!

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  5. RitaJanuary 20, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    Lookin' good!

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  6. SoCal DebbieJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    That's a nice fabric that you chose! Will the houses be in separate boxes and not connected?

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  7. VickyJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    I am currently stitching on 32 ct fabric and let me tell you my nearly 50 year old eyes don't like it one little bit LOL

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  8. MarilynJanuary 23, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    Oh, that's going to look awesome on the Tattersall fabric.
    Marilyn

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