The other girls decided to toss the fabric that came in the kit and use something hand dyed that they already had in their stash. I didn't really have anything that would work, and since I like natural fabric anyway, I decided to stick with it. I was wanting something hand dyed that had shades of orange in it. I've heard from several people that there's not enough of the green in the kit to stitch her wings. I'll have to order another skein which is a bit annoying considering this is a $50 kit! I really like this fairy but seriously doubt that I'll buy another one of these kits. I think they're far too pricey for what they are. I do however hope to order one of their new Pixie charts to stitch for my mom for Christmas. I'm leaning towards Ivy- http://www.stitchesnthings.com/detail.cfm?ID=18330 Isn't she pretty? She's not as big as those other Mirabilia pieces and I don't think she'd take too terribly long to stitch. I've packed my fairy away until next Friday and plan to stitch on that Checkered Liberty kit that Rachel sent me tonight.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
I'll finish her this time!
Last summer I ordered the Halloween Fairy limited edition kit from Mirabilia along with a couple of stitching gal pals of mine. We decided to have a SAL every week and had planned on having her finished for last Halloween. For those of you who don't stitch, SAL means stitch-a-long. We pick a piece to stitch and then we all decide on a day of the week to stitch it. In this case Rachel liked the sound of Fairy Fridays so Friday it was...lol. We all got distracted with other things though so she didn't finished. We decided to get her finished up for this Halloween so last night was the first night we picked her up again. I didn't get a ton done on her but I did stitch on her for a little while. Here's what she's looking like thus far. 
The other girls decided to toss the fabric that came in the kit and use something hand dyed that they already had in their stash. I didn't really have anything that would work, and since I like natural fabric anyway, I decided to stick with it. I was wanting something hand dyed that had shades of orange in it. I've heard from several people that there's not enough of the green in the kit to stitch her wings. I'll have to order another skein which is a bit annoying considering this is a $50 kit! I really like this fairy but seriously doubt that I'll buy another one of these kits. I think they're far too pricey for what they are. I do however hope to order one of their new Pixie charts to stitch for my mom for Christmas. I'm leaning towards Ivy- http://www.stitchesnthings.com/detail.cfm?ID=18330 Isn't she pretty? She's not as big as those other Mirabilia pieces and I don't think she'd take too terribly long to stitch. I've packed my fairy away until next Friday and plan to stitch on that Checkered Liberty kit that Rachel sent me tonight.
The other girls decided to toss the fabric that came in the kit and use something hand dyed that they already had in their stash. I didn't really have anything that would work, and since I like natural fabric anyway, I decided to stick with it. I was wanting something hand dyed that had shades of orange in it. I've heard from several people that there's not enough of the green in the kit to stitch her wings. I'll have to order another skein which is a bit annoying considering this is a $50 kit! I really like this fairy but seriously doubt that I'll buy another one of these kits. I think they're far too pricey for what they are. I do however hope to order one of their new Pixie charts to stitch for my mom for Christmas. I'm leaning towards Ivy- http://www.stitchesnthings.com/detail.cfm?ID=18330 Isn't she pretty? She's not as big as those other Mirabilia pieces and I don't think she'd take too terribly long to stitch. I've packed my fairy away until next Friday and plan to stitch on that Checkered Liberty kit that Rachel sent me tonight.
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She's looking good Jen - and at least you have your face done - LOL
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