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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Crazy January start #8

Day #8 of the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge is Nesting Season, a very cute chart that I received from Sarah Beth of Sarah Beth's Cross-Stitch Blog.  I made a comment on how I liked her finished bird in the nest and she sent me the chart! Thank you so much, Sarah Beth!  I will certainly pass it on to another stitcher when I am finished.  I am using 14 ct Oatmeal Aida and it will be 3-1/4" x 3-3/4".  I'm using a hoop because it's too small for a Q-Snap, but I took the picture of it in a blue heart-shaped frame that I found at a yard sale, which will be perfect for this!  You can see Sarah Beth's finish on her blog HERE.  The chart is also in this booklet, The Nestlings.
Nesting Season
From my WIPocalypse list, I pulled out another bird nest design from the UCJC in 2012.  This is Bird Nest (No 2), a kit from Yiota's XStitch.  I started stitching the gray feathers on the bird and the light pink and creamy colors are his chest.  Hopefully he will come to life soon!
Bird Nest (No 2) update #2
The cross stitch kits from Yiota's XStitch come with Madeira thread already wound on bobbins.  I'm looking forward to getting another kit from her some day!

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9 comments:

  1. JustineJanuary 9, 2014 at 11:07 PM

    Both lovely pieces. It amazes me how you manage to make progress on so many pieces at once!

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  2. LesleyanneJanuary 9, 2014 at 11:27 PM

    Lovely projects.

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  3. BrigitteJanuary 10, 2014 at 2:04 AM

    Oh my, what a cute little bird that is. And I have to look up the bird's nest on the Yiota site. Birds are always very attractive designs for, I just love them.

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  4. PreetiJanuary 10, 2014 at 2:15 AM

    Both look very lovely!! The heart shaped frame is very nice !!:)

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  5. Mii StitchJanuary 10, 2014 at 4:32 AM

    That birds design is just so cute, have fun working on it! Have a great stitchy weekend!!

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  6. KatieJanuary 10, 2014 at 5:57 AM

    I have always loved watching birds since I was a little kid. They are beautiful creatures. These pieces and going to be beautiful too. Great work.

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  7. Southpaw StitcherJanuary 10, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    I love bird designs and actually have Nesting Season (finished and framed!). You're right, that heart-shaped frame will be perfect for it!

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  8. LindaJanuary 10, 2014 at 1:58 PM

    Another great start and the frame is perfect.

    Linda

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  9. JulieJanuary 12, 2014 at 4:43 AM

    The blue heart will be perfect for your little birdie.

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