mirabila – My Time Stitching

Wow! Where did October go? I can’t believe it’s been a month since I last posted. Time is flying! So I have things to share. First, hubby went to the framer over the weekend and picked up this:

Mirabilia’s Raven Queen. Isn’t she a beauty? I had the frame picked out for months and it is even more perfect for her than I imagined! I LOVE this piece immensely! She is stitched on 16ct Aida Twixt N Tween from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.

A closer picture of her and the awesome frame:

And remember the piece I was stitching for a friend, so I couldn’t show it? Well hubby also picked it up from the framer and here it is:

Yeah, my friend is a Trekkie and I finally got this stitched up for her. It is actually stitched on a blue 14ct opal fabric. Here is a better picture of the fabric:

My friend was actually at my house on Saturday for a card class when hubby came home with it, so I was able to give it to her right away. She loves it and was planning on taking it to work today to show all of her Trekkie friends and then I am sure she will find the perfect place to hang it at her house.

I also finished this, but haven’t put it in for framing yet.

Nora Corbett’s Iris Pixie on 16ct Aida OOAK from Fantasy Dyed Fabrics. I just love her on this fabric! So cool how it turned out.

She is a cutie. I can’t wait to get her framed. So now I am working on the Passione Ricamo’s A Journey Into the Deep. I would love to finish this one before starting a new Pixie. Here is how I left the mermaid last night:

I know you can’t tell from this picture, but this is a pretty big piece. I am almost finished the tail, and then I have another fish to do to the right of the tail and another further up then I can move up to her sweet face and all that hair. And she does have a million beads, too, so she will be nice and sparkly! I am stitching her on 28ct Lugana Pixie Dust from Silkweaver.

I also did something new. I knitted an infinity scarf on size 50 needles. Size 50!! Boy was that a little awkward.

The yarn is Red Heart Boutique Twilight in color Metallic. It is soft and will be nice and warm on the very cold days that they are predicting we will have this winter.

I have also been making Christmas cards. One for every day in October. Here is today’s card:

If you want to see the prior 23 cards, you can view them on my business facebook page at Ginny’s Place, Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Leave a comment so I know you visited and let me know what you think of the cards.

Well, now I am all up to date with what has been happening with me the last month. What have you been working on?

Hello friends! Are you feeling like me and wondering where in the heck August went? I blinked and it was over, sigh. I did get to stitch, but first let me show you Aphrodite, back from the framer:

She turned out so beautiful. She is Mirabilia’s Aphrodite and I stitched her on 16ct Aida Kaleidoscope from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie. Sorry about the light spot on the first photo, but it does show the frame better. But don’t like the frame too much. When picking this piece up, I was informed that the frame has been discontinued. Too bad, as I really like it. I tend to pick the same frames over and over, without realizing it. I guess I won’t be picking this frame again. I haven’t hung her on the wall yet, but I think I have a spot for her.

After I finished Aphrodite, I pulled out Passione Ricamo’s A Journey Into the Deep. I worked on it until August 21, 2016, which is when I couldn’t resist a new start any longer. (No pictures of A Journey, sorry) I started Nora Corbett’s Iris Pixie. Here she is after about a week of stitching:

Lots of browns and golds on this one. I am hoping to finish her before I get so bored with these colors. Can you see a bit of a leg on the right of the design? I am happily moving over to the right side of her dress. She will be a beauty when I finish her. And hopefully I can finish before I get the urge for a new start. Passione Ricamo just came out with her new design “Guiding Fairy”, which I have already purchased and have fabric on the way.

Speaking of fabric…I know, I know, I am addicted. Here are my recent purchases from Fantasy Dyed Fabrics:

All are 16ct Aida and all of them except the top right one are small cuts for pixies or witches. The top right is my chosen fabric for Mirabilia’s Rapunzel. Another one I can’t wait to start 😉 Did you see those cute tags, attached with a button, hand-stitched to the fabric? How sweet is that? Johanna is doing an amazing job at dying beautiful fabrics. If you haven’t visited her facebook page, do so by clicking here. She only sells one of a kinds, so what you see is what you get.

Another fabric I received this week is Tropical from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.

This is 16ct Aida and is the August Fabric of the Month. Don’t worry; if you love it, she will probably add it to her website soon so that you can order it. I just love the colors. Maybe because they remind me of summer and I am trying to hang onto the last little bit. Some day, a very special design will find it’s way to this fabric.

And last week, this little fellow came to visit:

The first hummingbird I have seen at my house this summer. It was during the rain and he fed from every remaining flower on all 3 of my hanging plants. So he was here for quite a while and actually visited 4 times that day. He even flew over to my sliding glass doors where me and a friend were standing, watching him. He hovered in front of us, as if to say hello and went back to eating the sweet nectar. I haven’t seen him since. But I was able to get some pretty good photos for my scrapbook 🙂

So what have you been up to during that speedy month of August?

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