Not only are the kiddos entering things in the fair, but I am too! I have a cross stitch to enter and I am making a cake to try to win a PINK kitchen-aide mixer. (crossing fingers) I'll post the results and the recipe when things calm.
___
On the stitching front, I tried to dye 'tea' colored Monaco fabric in TEA! Here's a pic of the results. The darker one is my stained piece. I kinda like it!
 |
| tea stained at home |
 |
| Stash |
I also got my Halloween order in. I'm going to stitch this on 32 ct linen. I just loved haunted houses and pumpkin patterns, but I'm not happy about the witch in the corner. I think I'll change it to something else.
Do YOU ever change up a pattern to suit your likes?
27 comments:
The stain came out very pretty! Good luck with your entries!
Yes, Parsley, I have been known to take birds out of samplers and put in poodles. =) I would take the witch out too. I do not celebrate Halloween though.
Wonderful fun!
Nice job on the tea dye! Yes, I will change a pattern to suit my needs. I think everyone has at one time or another. I will be keeping my fingers crossed you get the pink kitchen aid mixer. Good Luck!
Good luck at the fair, and have fun!! :) I'd be curious to see what you replace the witch with! :)
Wishing you much success at the fair.
Have fun at the fair!
No, we don't do patterns at our house parsley but dad often tea stains moms dish towels and she is not happy about that!!
stella rose
p.s. I love sweet tea!!!
have a lovely time at the fair..
lovely new stash..
hugs x
The fabric came out great! I want to try that sometime too, just keep putting it off. I know what you mean about the witch. I am not a big 'witch' person- I don't see why they have to be in so many of the Halloween designs. Hoping you win big at the fair! :)
Love the linen you stained and also love the Halloween design
Good luck at the fair
I change patterns all the time. Sometimes I omit motifs or alphabets or use bits and pieces of a chart to make needlebooks and pincushions. The possiblities are endless.
Awesome dye job! I think tea staining is my favorite. Great stash too!
Hello Parsley, yes, I agree, love the tea stain look ,always makes it look better I think. Good luck at the fair, hope you win the pink kitchen-aide mixer, cake sounds good right about now,mmmm. Blessings Francine. p.s. give all your furbabies a big hug from me.
The tea dyed fabric looks great! I think a lot of us change patterns.
Oooooh, I like the Prairie Schooler Halloween design - I am never really brave enough to change designs around but I admire people who do.
P.S. Good luck with your entries in the County Fair.
I have not yet changed a kit but I have put multiple items together to create my own design. Good luck at the fair to both you and the kids.
Good luck for the fair! your fabric looks lovely
Great Tea Dying! I like the way it turned out :)
Great pattern too... can't wait to see how it stiches up
Hello
Good luck with the fair!
Love your tea dyed fabric!
Sally x
Parsley,
Good luck to you and all your 4H club members at the County Fair! {I wish ours was held in September. It's always the last week of June and so hot. One year, while showing my horse, I passed out!)
Just now noticed Pepsi. You will have to do a post telling us about that dog.
Your Friend,
Deborah
FairfieldHouseNJ.com
That will be a very pretty halloween finish :) hope to see your start soon!
Sometimes I change a bit.. Change colors or I stitch just part of some design (not the whole thing), we have to make things work, right? ;)
The fair sounds like such fun--sure wish we had them around here!! Best of luck with your entries--sure hope that pink mixer comes home with you!
I do indeed change patterns to suit my taste or exchanges I'm stitching for.
Oh how exciting for you all.
Have a blast.
Hugs
Trace
www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com
Parsley you are sweet and creative! Love your pattern and the fabric too! Nicely done!
Post a Comment