as hosted by serendipitousstitching where we basically share anything gifted to us or that we are working on (or have completed) that is intended to be a gift.
Earlier this month a friend retired from work and then began "a sort out" she contacted me as she was divesting herself of some sewing items. Four full kits (three cross stitch and one tapestry) via Facebook Market place but would I be interested at a mates rates price?
Oh most tempting, but tapestry is a no for me, and of the three kits, well one had the potential of getting done whilst the other two were very nice but more resistible.
So I replied would she split them and said which one I was interested in, she came back with a yes and a most reasonable price and offered to drop it off. I countered with a lets meet for a beverage of our choice with maybe a cake!
So that is what we did, although without the cake a she had a dinner out planned for that evening and that was all to the good for me as I am on a diet for my health.
There has been a Starbucks in my town for quite a while now but this was my first visit (well I don't drink tea or coffee and neither do a lot of my friends) and added on to that it has been awhile since I was out like this the prices surprised me almost as much as them not taking "real" money.
There was chatting and laughing at shared stories as we caught up, and then out came the kit and I reached for my purse only for my friend to say she had changed her mind and decided to gift me the kit I wanted and one of the other cross stitch kits as well. So I guess I am finally forgiven for winning the chocolate truffle category at the craft fair or the decorated egg competition at work.
So here they are my gifted kits. In reverse order.
Two of the kits were cat pictures and of the two this one with the little quilt was my favourite (the title of my blog will give you a hint why) so she chose the right one of the two.
And then this one was the one I very much liked and by the same designer as the BFF SAL 14. This is a 22" by 9" piece.
It took me two hours to card the thread from the bundles.
It is going to be a big project and I am sort of waiting to make a proper start until I have at least finished the planets on Millennium. Well that is the plan.
It falls well with my fondness for Chinese historical dramas.
I will note however as mentioned as a chat subject in BFF SAL posts as the result of cookies or AI algorithms I have discovered a Korean Quartet who's music is delighting me no end.
Both with the arrangements/ interpretations of old favourites, covers of songs that were OK in the original format but amazing with this group to songs in multiple languages that are new to me. You Tube has never been so visited by me. So I bought a CD.
As a gift from me to me. So I can have their music for sewing to. I did my ironing to videos and other than ironing for the quilting its the most fun ironing has ever been.
So fair warning, I may get a tad carried away and add links to you tube for my new obsession as I explore my newly discovered fan girl persona, and embrace being a Soopbyeol (mind I do wish it was something a bit easier to remember how to spell like that other group's Army). Of course those same cookies and AI s are now presenting me with other artists of the same nation and they are not half bad. The Rose are on in London this month, too late for me to arrange anything but there are still tickets if interested.
Now at the moment I am obsessed enough that the thought of doing a Forestella cross stitch is appealing (ETSY has no patterns yet, yes I looked, they have ones for that other little group...BTS , it has taken me ages to recall those letters in the right order and not mix them up with a sandwich ) Mind it would certainly not be of this album cover, too much white!
And on that note I will leave you with a link to one of those familial and loved pieces that I now prefer this version of and something my friends and family might wish for from me on the subject of this group.
열린음악회 - 포레스텔라 - The Sound Of Silence.20190106 (youtube.com)
If you got this far don't forget to pop over to serendipitous stitching to see who else and what else is in this months link up
Oh and as always comments are appreciated from real people or robots or AI's
chinguga doeja
친구가 되자
I would say try not to laugh but I am giving myself the giggles as I try to learn Korean. It has such a nice sound and the letters look so pretty!
4 comments:
I loved reading this post, how nice that your friend gifted you the kits, they are both lovely. It's always good to listen to music, even better when you discover something new, good luck with your language studies.
How kind of your friend to gift you those patterns! I like them both but my favorite is the Oriental piece. I look forward to seeing you work on it! I will admit I like Starbucks, but it is a bit pricey. I used to get gift cards for special occasions to there, but I don't really go there much anymore. I like their blueberry scones! Happy Stitching!
You got a nice kit. Your friends are generous too.
It seems that you are interested in China and Korea.
Korean culture is very popular in Japan. Food culture, makeup and music. Of course, BTS is extremely popular and has many fans who are called the Army. Unfortunately, I specialize in Western rock and Japanese music, but I have some friends who like Korean stars. They are also learning Korean just like you. They look like they're having a lot of fun.
Please spend a fulfilling day enjoying embroidery and Korean songs.
Thanks for taking part in GG this month. What a lovely friend! I would rather my stash went to someone who would appreciate it too.
Always fun to find some new music to listen to as well.
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