Chewed Away

chewedaway — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:29:54 +0000

Sorry to mess you around peeps, but I just can’t get my head around how WordPress works…so I’ll see you back at Blogger….

chewedaway — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:36:13 +0000

I made a new start last night. After finishing my Mirabilia RR (which I’ll show you at a later date) I was in the mood to stitch a Mira…but the only Mira WIP in the pile was ComaGirl, AKA The Dreamer, and I’m not feeling motivated to stitch on her at the moment (hence the nickname! lol). So – introducing April’s Blue Diamond Fairy. Not much to look at yet – just a white blob right now. I’m stitching her on SW Charisma lugana. I spent ages going through my fabrics trying to decide what to stitch her on – I didn’t want to spend $$ I can’t really spare on a new piece for her but I was amazed at how few fabrics I have that she would work on considering how many fabrics I actually have!

I also wanted to show you this little needlebook I made for Carol - you might have already seen it on her blog, but just in case you haven’t I’m posting it here too. This is from a little freebie design from Casey Buonaugurio – there’s a little waterlily (?) on the back of the needlebook too. All the little froggy toes are done with french knots!

Welcome!

chewedaway — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:26:10 +0000

Welcome to the all new Chewed Away mark 2! I’m still finding my way around WordPress at the moment – still haven’t managed to get my Blogroll to show up properly in my sidebar (that’s a not-so-subtle hint by the way, if anyone knows how and would care to baby-steps me through it! LOL!) Service will resume shortly!

‘On wicked wings she rides’…

chewedaway — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:51:00 +0000

Hooray! I’ve finished the verse! There are still 3 pattern bands beneath this but I can see light at the end of the tunnel. I’m approximately two thirds done.

Judging from the cover photo I wasn’t 100% convinced the blackwork band worked, but now I’ve stitched it I’m sold.

Here’s a closeup so you can see…

Compared to the band before it this one seemed to stitch up really quickly!

And now…stashy yumminess! Lookee what showed up yesterday -

I got Ink Circles ‘Hanky Pysanky’ and ‘Quackworth’, Examplar Dames ‘Forgiveness’ and I also managed to pick up the magazine with the Happy Home Sampler in it from my local Borders. It always seems a bit ‘hit and miss’ with this magazine in there, but it might be that they get limited copies so you have to get in quickly or you miss out. I was obviously lucky! Yay me!! LOL

chewedaway — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:25:00 +0000

You know, looking at this photo, it doesn’t look like a whole heap of progress since my last update. This band seemed to just go on and on and on. Each day I would think “I’ll finish this today” and then I wouldn’t. I think partly it’s because the Bursitis in my shoulder has been particularly bad so I haven’t stitched as much as usual, and partly because I’ve also been stitching on a small gift that – for obvious reasons – I can’t show you yet. That’s in the mail now so I can concentrate on Thriller again. I just wish my shoulder would settle down again. I really should go back to see the doctor about it again, it’s just a case of getting a round tuit….

chewedaway — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:25:00 +0000

It’s finished – WooHoo! Unfortunately the white doesn’t show up very well in the photo – I’ll try to get a better shot tomorrow in daylight.

chewedaway — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:01:00 +0000

I got lots done on Geranium House…just the border and a few letters to go. I should get this finished today. I might have had it finished already, except at one point I was frogging nearly as much as I was stitching. It felt that way anyway. That’ll teach me not to stitch when I’m tired. I love that little robin on the flowerpot, don’t you?

Forgive a ‘proud mum’ moment but I just have to share – Louise came home yesterday with a certificate for coming top of her year in a science exam!! I’m so proud of her!

No Thriller today. Since the puds haven’t made an appearance on da blog for a while, you’ll have to make do with a photo of them instead. Big lads now, aren’t they? It’s hard to believe they were such tiny fluffy kittens only..er..yesterday? It can’t have been over a year..surely?

chewedaway — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:59:00 +0000

I succumbed to another new start. Naughty I know, but I am unashamed… It’s only a little one after all…

This is my start on CCN Geranium House…I love CCN & LHN charts, they give me nice ‘new start’ fix when I’m stitching large projects and don’t take long to finish. I’m doing this one on a piece of Lemon Meringue belfast which was a limited edition from Kiwi Illusions, I got it in one of the Dyers Collaboration packs. I can’t get a decent shot of the colour though – this is the closest I could manage. This design only calls for one skein of Crescent Colours (Pomegranate), but I’ve subbed it with one of the DMC Colour Variations that I already had (4200 – Wildfire). I think it works pretty well as a substitute…

And just in case you’re not fed up to the back teeth with Thriller – a little more progress..

chewedaway — Sun, 18 May 2008 02:41:00 +0000

Hip, hip, hooray! The Space Invaders are done! lol….Actually, I can’t believe how fast this design is stitching up! Tina commented the other day that she wouldn’t have believed how nice this piece is from the cover photo, and I have to agree with her. I always liked it because I like the verse, but I’ve been quite surprised at just how pretty it actually is. Personally I think the somewhat brighter red I’m using makes a big difference because the recommended one looks kind of gloomy. Which, come to think of it, is probably the point. But I still think the red I’m using carries the ‘spooky’ point well enough without looking dull.

And just a heads up that I’ve added a few more charts to my trade blog..and a big thank you to everyone I’ve traded with!

Ch..ch..changes…

chewedaway — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:20:00 +0000

Do not adjust your set…you are indeed at Chewed Away! You know me, I like to ring in the changes every now and again…keep things fresh..plus I was having a few problems with the old skin, like it would no longer allow me to add page elements. So – time to move on.

I’m feeling really pleased with the progress I made on Sea Goddess over the last couple of days…this one seems to really shift once I get stuck in to it. When I picked this up I had barely started the tail…

Now – back to the Space Invaders…