New Finish - Japan Precious Moments

I have a new finish.  Sorry, there's no WIP pics but this was easy and fast to stitch up.  It only took me about a month start to finish.  And I was working on other projects during that same time.

I stitched it on 14ct light oatmeal in 2x1 full stitches.  I hate hand written symbols and that was what was on the chart.  It got annoying at times but I didn't get frustrated enough to put it aside.

Japanese Beauty #1

Since I finished my Cherished Teddy Japan bear this is my next start.  I'm working on the top one first.  I decided to do it on 16ct Antique White Aida.  The precut size for 14ct wouldn't have left much room for framing with a matt so I went to the smaller count so I'll extra border around the edges.  I'm doing it 2x1 full stitches and I started in the lower left page (there's 4 pages total).  Once I finish the first one I'll start the next one after I've worked on other things.

Here's the booklet:

Here's what I've done so far.  I've just got to fill in the main color of her kimono and then the page is done.

Cherished Teddie - Japan FINISHED!!!

I didn't think it would be this easy to stitch up.  Even the backstitching wasn't as bad as I had fears.  I'm not saying I liked it either, but it's finally done.  Now I can wash it and store it away with all the other projects I've made for myself that I haven't framed.  I think I need to do something about that.

Cherished Teddies - Japan update #2

This project has been much easier than I expected, especially with all the quarter stitches that had to be done.  Every time I pulled the project out and said I should get an update pic before I start stitching again I would just tell myself I'll do it later and then I start stitching.  Well, it's done . . . sort of.  The regular stitching is done and I only have the backstitching left to do. 

I hate backstitching so I'm happy to put it off for awhile so I can redo a couple of the Zodiac projects because the gridlines wouldn't wash out.  I'm having to redo the snake and rooster that I had done on the dark green fabric.  I tested the marking pen on the red and dark blue and it came out just fine so I thought it would be the same for the dark green as well.  I was wrong. 

Once I finish those I will get back to this one to do the backstitching and finish up so I can start another project.  I love starting new projects.

Cherished Teddies - Japan

I got a book called Cherished Teddies Around the World and it has a bear for a lot of different nations.  I loved it and thought I'd stitch them all.  But which one to start first?  I thought I'd do them in order of the nations I've visited.  I'd start with Japan, because I was born there.  Then the USA, because I live here.  Then Mexico, because I've visited there first.  And finally Canada, because I've visited there too.  And that's about it.  How depressing is that?

So . . .

I've decided to make it one of my "bucket list" items to visit all the places represented by these bears and then stitch up the corresponding bear to hang on my wall.  I doubt that I'll get to all of them but at least it's worth a shot.

Here's the book:

I'm doing the Japanese Bear first.  This is what it's suppose to look like:

This is how much I've got done so far (14ct Mint Aida, 2x1, full):