Precious Crafts

I am stitching this cross stitch towel for my dear 2 week old nephew and I really hope I can finish it before he starts to walk! It’s been almost 1 week and at the rate I’m going now… maybe I need another week.

Definitely not finished yet....

The alphabet patterns are from Cross Stitch Crazy, my favourite cross stitch magazine.  Yes, thanks a bunch to you, dear Cross Stitch Crazy Issue 153!

Cross Stitch Crazy Issue 153 (August 2011)

I use this document file/cover so that I could conveniently carry my stitching to the office and everywhere.  I bought it at Popular Bookstore at RM3.50.

Front of the Cover

Middle Part of the Cover

Back Part of the Document Cover

This is how I use the file/cover:

I put the magazine inside the midde part of the file

But there is a problem, though….

I need to be very careful next time….

In my previous articles on Precious Moments, I wrote about the lovely figurines and more figurines.  But I also collect PM cross stitch books.  Not many yet, but am still collecting….

These books were collected throughout the years and are all Pre-Loved – none was bought new.  I like to think that the previous owners have completed some of the designs and therefore, I am inspired to continuing the tradition.

Honestly, most of the patterns require strength of heart to finish and probably, even to start.  They are, to me, a mountainous endeavour.  But a nice dream, nonetheless.  I know when I finish one, I will be very, very tired – but proud.

At the moment, I am attempting to resume 2 PM projects – one pattern was obtained from Gloria & Pat website and the other from one of the PM books. But I only show you this 1 project, the other does not look like much, and I have mentioned them in a previous post. This ‘Love To You’ pattern can be downloaded for free at Gloria & Pat.

My problem is, as I mentioned before, my bad habit of substituting the floss with another floss of almost similar colour, but never writing down the DMC number. When the floss is lost or misplaced, I’m at a loss!  So, I continue to wonder whether I could ever resume these projects…