Monday, March 31, 2014

A Stitcher's Frustration!

I'm sure other stitchers can relate to this: last Thursday I would have been able to finish Faerie Summer Love, EXCEPT that I ran out of the Kreinik for the wings! And of course, there is none to be found locally, so I have to wait until today or tomorrow for some to arrive in the mail. :( Meanwhile, FSL looks like this:


Fingers crossed that the Kreinik arrives today!

In the meanwhile, I was able to assuage my frustration a bit by finally getting back to Mirabilia's Red, which I had started on New Year's Day, and then put away until now. Here is what I did the first day:


And here she is as of last night:


The fabric is Rainforest, on Belfast, from Enchanted Fabrics. I really think that if I HAD to choose a favorite Mirabilia, this one might be it. Hoping to get a lot more done this week.

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!
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11 comments:

  1. ShebafudgeMarch 31, 2014 at 9:43 AM

    Oh my word Melanie! She is stunning. I much prefer her in the colours you have converted her too. Wow, wow, wow! Is there any chance of you sharing your conversion for her please? Pretty please?

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    1. MelanieMarch 31, 2014 at 9:58 AM

      There are only three colors in the dress, so it was an easy change: 500 to 718, 991 to 3804 and 958 to 3805. HTH!

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    2. ShebafudgeApril 6, 2014 at 1:38 AM

      Thank you Melanie. I can't believe how gorgeous she looks and much more summery. xx

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  2. AnonymousMarch 31, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    Beautiful stitching

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  3. UnknownMarch 31, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    both are so beautiful! i am looking forward to seeing how red looks finished on that fabric :)

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  4. JanMarch 31, 2014 at 12:49 PM

    Beautiful stitching Melanie. I know how it sucks to be within just a few inches of finishing a project and then to run out of thread and/or beads.

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  5. DanielleMarch 31, 2014 at 1:18 PM

    I am with you on the Kreinik! I am stitching the second wing right now and I had the same thought, uh, oh, I am going to run out of Kreinik! But I am hoping I don't. FSL looks great!!! And so does Red.

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  6. Bonnie BrownMarch 31, 2014 at 3:16 PM

    Wow
    That fabric for Red is stunning! Can't wait to see it progress

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  7. BabsApril 1, 2014 at 5:36 AM

    Wonderful :) Where do you order your Kreinik?

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    1. MelanieApril 1, 2014 at 6:40 AM

      I had two outstanding orders last week, from 123Stitch and Needlecraft Corner, so I actually added a spool of Kreinik to each order, thinking one would get here faster. Of course, they both arrived the same day!

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