Our son is our rainbow baby (baby after a miscarriage/loss). I saw that printed kit and fell immediately in love with it. It was really fun to do and I also like the colours.

And as my husband and I are huge Star Wars nerds and the first stuffed animal our son got was a baby yoda, I couldn't walk past this three figures of Grogu.

I love stitching bibs for family and friends' newborn babies. I think bibs are useful and can be designed to reflect the family's characteristics and personalities. It also shows that you've been thinking about them and took the time and effort to create something beautiful for the baby.

I designed these myself.

It's the second one of three I'm stitching for my reading corner.

https://puffinspatternshack.etsy.com/listing/1810895728

Haven’t done any cross-stitching since I was 7, attempting to pick it back up as i’m in desperate need of a hobby and I remember really enjoying doing it with my abuela. Any advice for a first timer? How am I meant to read the pattern?

(first time in 14 yrs + first time ever without a patterned fabric)

((i know the top of the S is messed up, i wasn’t counting and was kinda free styling😅 also ignore the pencil i tried to sketch it out but that didn’t work I have no idea how to count apparently))

If your other half is wondering what they will need to buy you on behalf of the kids, may I suggest they take the kids to the craft/stitch shop and give them a budget and then free rein. And then they take them for lunch as a reward for such excellent shopping. This is awesome because:

• You get craft stuff for xmas instead of another mug
• You get to see what craft stuff excites your kids
• You get some crafting time.

You're welcome :-)

I’m trying to figure out the name or search term to use to find a thing I’ve seen in pictures.

Some people use them to hang floss drops on bars or to provide more space hanging on the binder ring. I’ve seen ones that look like they have a little snap or lock. Sometimes I’ve seen people use them to hang bobbins on binder rings.

Can anyone help me figure it out?

Finished the main part of this. Turning this into a baby announcement. I'm going to put it aside to finish my daughters Christmas stocking. She's 5 now, it's time she has a real stocking. This baby showed up way earlier than anticipated and I can't get it framed before christmas anyway. The stocking doesn't have much work left on it, so will only be put down for a minute.

Lots of blends and the stars took less time than anticipated.

I shouldn’t have to park more than 4 strands in this project, but it’s already getting to be a lot to manage. How do you keep all this floss organized?

I can see the white of the fabric underneath my stitches. Am I pulling too tight?

https://preview.redd.it/bh709868fl0e1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9601f40e0972f41bf37fc370afbd4e1d48914226

https://preview.redd.it/jxusrcicfl0e1.jpg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87e0dfc2361c9c64cbde9e1bece0b9e476969781

After a year of work, Doofenshmirtz is finally done! It has been a wild ride from start to finish. I absolutely loved designing and stitching this pattern. It's not perfect, but for a second project I think I did pretty good lol.

I'll be taking a bit of a break before designing a Perry the Platypus one 😅

Pattern is self-drafted.

It's my first holiday season where I've got the time to cross stitch some little gifts. As a result, I went on a run to get my DMC thread for it, and now I've got a wonderful supply. I'm excited to get everything all set up now and begin the work

I’ve been working on this and once I finish I think I’m going to put it on a bag!

Pattern/kit: "Lelyatko Goodnight" by lelia.shop

https://preview.redd.it/dg5bs40c6j0e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6669b90f1002c52cbcac4351a6ffda7a4476c961