Mystery Cross Stitch

No knitting in sight because I'm in love with cross stitch again!  After I reacquainted myself with the Paradigm Lost Sampler, I got antsy to find another project to start -- something on Aida and with some color.  (Why Aida?  Well, Aida is easier to stitch on because it isn't evenweave like linen and has holes which are easier to see.  I'm stitching Paradigm Lost on linen and my eyes get very tired!)

So I started browsing around the web and I came across The Gift of Stitching which is a digital cross stitch magazine. I was excited because Julia Line was doing a "Mystery Sampler" in the current and upcoming issues!  Let me explain -- first of all, Julia Line is the designer behind Long Dog Sampler and she designed Paradigm Lost.  Secondly, I should probably explain a Mystery Sampler to non-cross stitchers.   Basically you get part of the chart for the design each month.  So this month I work on the top 1/4 of the design and next month I work the next section and so on.  As you can probably tell, I've been having fun stitching this up.  Now I just have to find the time to start one of the cross stitch projects from the latest mailorder!

Chocolate Alert!!!  I just posted to The Chocolate Blog!

Comments

[Theresa]

What a fun find! I've been missing having a little cross stich publication show up in my mailbox. And all these thoughts of x-stitch reminds me I need to get back to backstitching my dragon...

[Tracey]

I love it already, is that a thistle I see?

[marti]

i love the looks of that sampler, it will be fun to see the progress during the coming months. and your banana muffins look like they were very yummy!

[kristin]

i've never even HEARD of working a mystery sampler in this fashion and I've been cross-stitching since i was a girl!! (although it's been a while since i've done any)...i'm so intrigued...but am trying so hard not to cave in to yet ANOTHER project!!