Little Update

I apologize profusely for not posting lately.  It's been my last week of school (ever!!) and I've been busy with so many essays that I barely even want to write this right now.  I just wanted to say that I'm still alive, I've just been busy and distracted by many other things, such as homework and Skyward Sword (I'm almost done with it).  I should be posting more regularly by Saturday or Sunday, depends on my mood, I guess. In the meantime, I am a frequenter at the spritestitch.com forums and there is a challenge being held this month involving mash ups.  I took a little time out of my busy schedule to stitch a little something up for this event.

I'm very happy with it. It's a mash up between the Zelda II game and portal. I have not played either game, although know the gist of them to an extent, which brought me to think of this.  If you want a pattern, ask and you shall receive.  Hope you are all studying very hard if you're a college student and have a Merry Christmas!!! Happy Stitching!!!!!

Christmas/Winter Themed Patterns

Sorry about the long silence. I've been busy and I haven't had the time to get on.  That and whenever I do think about making a post, I don't want to type anything because I've just been typing my life off.  Procrastination + the Need to Pass to Graduate = No Time for Fun.  In this case, I have 6 assignments and 4 finals to do before next Thursday, and needless to say, I'm a little wiped out.  Anyway, despite the fact that I'm pretty much busy from now to next Thursday, I am taking the time to post some patterns.  They're kind of Christmas themed, but are for the most part just winter related.  It's a shame that I didn't attempt to find more Christmas sprites when I had the chance.  This first one is a dove.  It has a branch thing, so I guess it's kind of Christmas themed.  Barely.

Next is a candy cane, which is definitely Christmas related.

Needless to say, I've been tired lately and since I'm not a coffee drinker and tea and other highly caffeinated drinks just don't do it for me, I drink hot chocolate, which is surprisingly helpful.  That and the library is absolutely freezing and it warms me up just enough to make me happy for a little while longer.  So I have two hot cocoa related patterns up.  It's more like seven, though, but I didn't have the patience (or forethought) to split them up.  Here they are.

So enough patterns and back to homework!!  Oh, and I was very happy to see so much traffic regarding my last post.  I was very pleasantly surprised to see that, not only did I have comments, but that I had FOUR comments.  It's the little things that make me happy.  Happy Stitching!!!

Christmas Patterns and an Update....Kind of

Let's start with the kind of update.  Here's what I've done so far.

Nice right? Heck, there's even a color on it.  However, I was doing some stitching yesterday and found out something....

I counted wrong in the space shown with the blue line, so now everything in the red circle has to be restitched. It's a lot of stitching and time that has been wasted. but never fear!! I have enough floss to remedy the situation.  I'm thinking I won't get back to stitching like crazy until after I graduate, though, so you won't see an update for a couple more weeks.

Now for the patterns.  Only two today because....well, just because.  They're Christmas/winter related so yay, I guess. I guess I'm more bummed about the epic fail on my counting, but anyway....the first one is a tree.

It's large, so I'm thinking it could be done for next year as opposed to this year.  This next one is of a snowman family.  I absolutely LOVE this pattern.  It's small and cute and super simple.  Definitely something that could get done in a day or in a couple of hours.

With that I am off.  I have class and I still haven't had lunch.  Happy Stitching!!

Shields and an Update

I understand that Skyward Sword came out last Sunday (11/20) and I have finally come around to celebrating!! I have not played the game myself, but I have been able to view it being played and I have to say that I approve.  I particularly love the CD that came with it.  But let's not rant about the amazing-ness of Zelda when there are patterns and a WIP update.  I managed to do some stitching yesterday and was able to get quite a bit done.  I'm still working on the first color, but I'm happy with what I was able to get done.

Now for what you really read this blog for....the patterns!!  I decided, in light of recent events, to post a bunch of Zelda shields.  Yes, shields.  These ones are small and easy to stitch, if they do actually get stitched.  Anyway,  this first one is the Kokiri shield from Ocarina of Time.

This next shield, I have to admit, I don't really know it's name or where it came from.  I'm going to assume it's from OoT, though.

This one is the mirror shield from OoT.

Mirror shield from Majora's Mask.

Wind Waker shield.

And finally a sword and shield.  Again, I don't know which game it came out of.

Aren't they all pretty?  Anyway, I have tons of essays to write and I have procrastinated enough....or have I? Dilemma of the age.  Happy Stitching!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Since I know I won't post anything between now and at least Monday, I decided to post stuff now.  I'm going to a place that doesn't have internet access and I won't be coming back to a place with internet until Sunday.  On a brighter note, I get to see my WHOLE family, which is a bitter sweet blessing.  Anyway, in light of the festivities, I'm going to post some patterns.  This is going to be a random collection day.  This first one, I guess, could be holiday related...just not this holiday.  It's an angel cat, similar to the ghost cat in an earlier post.

This one is season related.  It's an autumn dragon hatchling from dragon cave.

Next is a food one.  It's Thanksgiving related because it can be a dessert that could be eaten at the end of the meal. It's a cute little cookie!!! Who doesn't like a good cookie?

These next patterns are in honor of me finally quitting my job.  I'll let you guess where I used to work ;).

I guess that's all I have for today.  I apologize for such the long wait between postings.  Hopefully, in light of recent news, I will have a little bit more time to post stuff....or finish the long list of homework assignments that I have to complete between now a the end of the semester. Wish me luck!! Happy Stitching!!!!

A WIP

For the first time, I am going to show a picture of a piece that I'm working on.  I'm actually a little excited about this.  It's a pretty piece and it's the second time I've used this type of fabric, so it's going slower than I would like to go.  However, the fact that I'm actually stitching at all is nice....even if it is just a means to procrastinate, which I technically can't afford to do at the moment.  Anyway, without further ado, here is a picture of what the finished will kind of look like.

I love blueberries and my mom quilts, so I thought it would make a nice gift for her...someday, lol.  Now for the progress report.

It isn't much, but I'm happy with the progress I've made so far on it.  I originally wanted to do it on a different fabric and with the stitches going over 1 instead of 2, but I kind of messed up and it started getting really difficult to stitch.  Here's what I mean:

The fabric count on this, I believe, is 32, and the fabric count on the first one is 28, which makes quite a difference.  However, since I did start stitching on this, I can't use it for some other big project, since the stitches appear to no want to come out, which would've been nice to know before I started stitching over 1.  Thankfully, I already have a project set for this particular piece, which is a couple of Christmas presents for two of my college peeps.  Here's how it turned out...

I'm redoing them.  The pattern themselves are fine, but it's the necklace part of them kind of sucks.  Right, forgot to say what they're supposed to be....necklaces.  My one friend is a music major and the other is an art major, so I made patterns that represent their likes.  Like I said, though, they have to be redone.  The glue I used for the back made the fabric harder than I wanted to and, as you might be able to see, it seeped through the fabric and kind of stained it, which is not good.  Although, considering I've never attempted this before, it was a good first try.  Any pointers would be helpful.  No pattern for today.  Next time, though.  So Happy Stitching!!!

Thanksgiving Patterns

I know it's been a while, but I, again, blame my job and school.....and my decreasing amount of focus, lol. Anyway, I have Thanksgiving patterns today!! This is all I have related to it, so please don't ask for more.  As it is, I really had to stretch the imagination to consider these Thanksgiving related.  This first one is a pie....very Thanksgiving-y, I know (sarcasm!! gotta love it).  I think I can get away with saying it's an apple pie, but I'm not quite sure.

This next one is a piece of cherry pie.  That's what Thanksgiving is all about, right? The food?  Oh, that and family and football and....well, you get the point.

Last pie. It's a pumpkin pie!!! Not my favorite pie in the world, but I had to put it up because it's so darn cute!!!

See? It has a FACE!!! That's what makes it cute.  Anyway, this last one is a turkey, which I consider quite scrumptious....

...when it's plucked and cooked in an oven, not like this ^.  However, this one is still kind of cute.  As always, patterns were made by me, but the original artwork is not mine.  A link to the pattern can be found on the pattern.  Happy stitching!!!