Me, Myself and I Round Robins 2

Monday, June 1, 2009

All done!

I put the last stitches into my Miniature Village on Saturday! :) Here's the final result:

I have a few close-up pictures on my blog, if you want to see more. Thanks for looking and thanks to Vonna for setting this up and letting me join in. I've had so much fun with this project and I'm thrilled with the final result! :)

Monday, May 25, 2009

A Mouse, A Mouse !!!!!! I screamed.....

I am sure that lots of people heard, so if you haven't, there was a mouse in my development.

I took pics...

All Disney images are c. Disney and from legally licensed charts and magazines.
Cinderella's coach c. Kooler Design Studio.

For more on my first meeting with Gus, go to http://betweenthestitches.blogspot.com It was a scream!!

Till the next time,

Maria T.

Friday, April 24, 2009

I have done some building....

.... I'm slow, but I'm getting there.

This is the corner house in my LHN Cottage Gardens neighborhood. I'm doing them over-1 on 28 count Wichelt watercress hand-dyed jobelan. I've been kinda stalled on the little tiny bits of this one (the bees or dragonflies, or whatever they are) but I'll get there eventually.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Gave the Construction Crew the Month Off

What can I say, they had worked hard and a little magic goes a long way.

A wonderful magical creature was sooooo thankful that she left a few items for me to "giveaway" to a special winner. She thought that there were others, like me, who would love to win some pretty string in beautiful colors.

Thought I would pass the magic on.

Once my magical team return from vacation at the end of this week, I will post pictures.

Maria T.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Disney Neighborhood Update

Hi Everyone!!

I have posted pics of my neighborhood on my blog: http://betweenthestitches.blogspot.com

Please come over and take a look. I would really appreciate if you were to take a moment and leave a comment. I would love to hear from you.

Magical stitching to all!!
Maria T.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

A rumor, A rumor .... Can it be?

Construction is going well! My contractor, Maleficient, has everything pretty much under control. There is a rumor going around my neighborhood that a newleywed couple is thinking about taking residence in the main housing complex. For extra info go to: http://betweenthestitches.blogspot.com

Have a magical day!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

A conscientious visitor dropped in .....

Like most of you in the United States, we have had our share of snow and bad weather. Thus, some of the construction had been stopped for a while as the builders, no matter how magical, were pooped.

So it was a fantastic surprise to see a visitor come around, sort of appearing out of nowhere, there he was.... in his Sunday best ready for the weather and all. Like all magical things in a bit he will continue to get more defined as time passes.

Here is a picture of my Disney Neighborhood's visitor. Don't know if he will stick around and become a tenant...... hope so.

Magical stitches to all..... Come visit my magical place http://betweenthestitches.blogspot.com

Maria T.

Start Date:

Shall be December 31, 2008

This is the only rule to the Me, Myself and I Round Robins: Please do not start building your actual houses or towns PRIOR to Dec. 31, 2008.
- Blueprints may be drawn up
- Fabric should be purchased
- Flosses should be gathered up
- Borders may be stitched
- Stitching Baste Lines may be stitched in
But no homes or landscaping should be stitched prior to Dec. 31, 2008.
So there is still plenty of time to get your permits, blueprints and waivers needed to begin construction on your neighborhood.

Once you have your theme determined e-mail the Head Contractor so that you can get your Neighborhood under the Themes Title in the sidebar!

Your Own Utopian Society!

Have you ever wanted to join a Neighborhood RR but you had these problems:

- didn't have connections
- wasn't asked
- worried that it would get lost or held hostage
- the stitching would be sub-standard
- themes, colors weren't what you wanted
- the cost of mailing
- the deadlines

Well then the "Me, Myself and I Round Robins #2" is the place for you! Build your own Neighborhood by stitching it yourself!Create your own Utopian Society free from stress, free from worry, free from obligations, free from deadlines. Stitch when, where and how YOU want to! Be the Mayor of your own town!Check out all the details listed here in the sidebar and if you remain interested - contact the head contractor to get your seat saved in the Building Association!

Constructing your own Neighborhood help:

If you are interested, follow these steps to planning and building your own neighborhood:
1.) Choose your theme - what shall YOUR neighborhood be? - a "dream" neighborhood, a group of forest cottages, lakeside village, Christmas Town, Winter Village, Country Farm Estates, Fantasy, Castles, Antique Sampler Townes - whatever you want it is YOUR decision

2.) After you've decided the "theme" of your Neighborhood - find patterns in your stash, on the web, in your LNS and set them aside for use.

3.) How big do you want your neighborhood to be? Do you want the houses "stacked" in rows or one long single street? How will you finish it? Where do you want it to be in your home? All of these questions need to be asked prior to the stitching. Look through your patterns that you've set aside this will help you decide the size and shape of your town.

4.) Pick your fabric - it's all up to you what you stitch on! You can stitch on Aida/Linen/Evenweave. Plainly colored, bright colored - any color of the rainbow can be in your neighborhood! Just make sure you get enough to house your plans!

5.) Got your fabric? Then I would suggest basting a 3 inch line all around the perimeter of your fabric so that you know you can't go past this line! You need that much for framing or finishing!5.) Borders...what sort of border would you like? Plain? Elaborate? Don't even want one? Look through the Neighborhood photo links to make a decision.

6.) To baste grids or not to baste grids - that IS the question! Usually on Round Robins stitching "grids" or "squares" are basted onto the stitching "field" so that each individual stitcher gets their own stitching "space". Since this is not a Round Robin....it is up to you whether you will stitch a grid or not. If you want a neat orderly neighborhood with yards that are distinct from their neighbor's yard...then you may want to stitch grids. If you want your neighborhood to flow from one home to another then maybe you don't want to stitch the grids....all of this is left up to you. (grids on RR's are usually 50 -100 stitches square)

7.) Get you layouts all "designed". Stitch the border and bast any grids if you are going to have them....then put your Neighborhoods away until: Dec. 31, 2008 - that's when the contractors and landscapers are being called in! The town councils are going to be REAL busy I have a feeling :)
HAVE FUN!