Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Soda Stitch - Harvest of Love Cross Stitch

Hey lovely readers. Hope you are all enjoying the season, looking forward to lots of relaxing and crafting. It has been a while since my last post, again, things have been so busy here. I am doing a night course and had an assignment due and of course there is also the Christmas rush to contend with. I am really looking forward to the holidays, I love getting to spend time with family and enjoy lazing around watching movies and eating chocolate.

Anyway to the crafting, I have something completely new to show you all today. Some of you will have heard about a cross stitch design company called Soda Stitch. I have only recently discovered them through an amazing WIP by Mii of Mii Stitch, if you haven’t seen Mii’s work check it out, she is fantastic. Anyway I asked her how easy the charts were to follow and she very kindly sent me an email assuring me that they were simple, so I recently decided to give them a go.

Soda Stitch Harvest of Love Cross Stitch project, work in progress, wip
Soda Stitch - Harvest of Love
I popped on over to Sew & So and checked out their selection. Unfortunately for my wallet, they have a substantial collection of Soda Stitch charts and I couldn’t decided on one. So I bought 9 instead, opps. The delivery from Sew and So was incredibly fast, it was my first purchase from them, I was very impressed with their service. I couldn’t wait to make a start on one once I had them in my hands.

Next came the problem of deciding which one to start! I finally picked Harvest of Love and put in the first stitches, and I become completely hooked. These charts are so much fun. They are really clear and have listed DMC, Anchor and Yeidam (which I have never heard of). They are printed nice and big, so are very simple to follow and there are lots of sections of block stitching, so they stitch up very quickly. The back stitching looks fairly straight forward and I can’t wait to get some time on this over the holidays and maybe even get it finished.

Soda Stitch Harvest of Love Cross Stitch project, work in progress, wip
Soda Stitch - Harvest of Love Close Up
I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, if you celebrate it, and a Happy New Year. I have some plans tumbling around in my head for next year, so here’s hoping I can stick to them. Do you have any special resolutions for the new year? Let us know in the comments below.
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  1. BarbDecember 22, 2015 at 11:09 PM

    What a cute piece. Great job so far.

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:07 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. These charts are so super cute, I just love his grin!

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  2. gominamDecember 23, 2015 at 3:53 AM

    Congrats on you first Soda, eight more to stitch, wow you really got hooked and stitching this one so fast. I love their designs as well. As fpr resolutions- to finish backstitch (same as last years resolutions). Have a wonderful Christmas.

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:07 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment and holiday wishes. I did indeed get hooked quickly by Soda Stitch. Not sure which one I will do next.

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  3. DebDecember 23, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    Absolutely adorable piece!
    Hope you get a day to relax to stitch and eat your chocolate!
    Merry Christmas

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:08 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I did indeed get a day to relax, though the holidays this year were really busy.

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  4. JustineDecember 23, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    What a cute design! The charts are great aren't they? So clear.
    Hope you find some time to relax and stitch over Christmas.

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:09 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment Justine. The charts are really clear and simple to stitch. I managed a bit of time on this piece over the holidays so it is nearly finished.

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  5. cuckiDecember 23, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    Aww so beautiful ..perfect stitching
    Enjoy your relaxing time
    Big hugs x

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:10 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment Cucki. Squeezed in some relaxing in between all the eating and visiting :D

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  6. Mii StitchDecember 23, 2015 at 9:02 AM

    So glad you went for it! Your wip looks fantastic already :)
    No New Year resolution for me. Just to try and lose weight a bit, same as always :)

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:12 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment Mii. I am really glad I took the leap and got some of these as they really are great fun. Best of luck with your resolution.

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  7. VickieDecember 23, 2015 at 2:35 PM

    How sweet! I would love my neck pain to be resolved BEFORE this New Year's.

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:12 AM

      Thanks for your comment. Hope that the neck pain clears up really soon.

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  8. D1-D2December 23, 2015 at 5:02 PM

    I love SODA stitch designs. When I went to Korea I bought a few. They are so cheap over there compared to here.

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:14 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I thought they were very reasonably priced here, it's amazing to think they are much cheaper in Korea!

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  9. Melinda ForbesDecember 23, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    I have two Soda Stitch designs - I have not started them yet - Love yours - the colors are great. They look so bright and cheerful.

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:15 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I do really like the colours in this piece and they go together so well.

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  10. TiffstitchDecember 23, 2015 at 8:04 PM

    Beautiful stitching! I'm glad you had time to stitch with everything else going on. Next year I'm going crazy on working on 60 projects for DUCJFC. Some will be WIPs, but still...

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:15 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. WOW 60 projects, you are very brave. Look forward to seeing your progress on them.

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  11. The Knitting Cross StitcherDecember 24, 2015 at 6:46 AM

    Lovely stitchimg,very colourful. No resolutions to report
    Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:16 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. Hope you had a lovely holiday season and a very Happy New Year to you.

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  12. RachelDecember 24, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    Congratulations on your first Soda Stitch design. I can understand why you bought so many although do feel a little sorry for your wallet!
    I have many stitching plans for next year (which I will blog about) but also need to decorate some of the rooms in our house.... IF I can force myself to put my stitching down!

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:18 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. Can't wait to hear all about your stitching plans. My wallet does feel a little sorry for itself after all the Christmas buying but I am hoping to make an even better attempt as my budget this year so fingers crossed for that.

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  13. Faith...December 24, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    Harvest of Love looks great! Ouch...9?! LOL Bought like a true stitcher :) I can't wait to see which other ones you picked out!

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:19 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment Faith. I know...9 charts! However I have to admit that was being restraint.

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  14. ThoeriaDecember 24, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    Awww....cute!!
    Isn't Sew&So fantastic? I used to order from them when the exchange rate was reasonable and the postage too and never had a problem!
    Plans for the new year....stitch as often as possible...dabble in more knitting and crochet and quilt making...finally do the stumpwork course....i should say that the mere fact i mentioned the extrabits probably means it won't be happening :D
    Enjoy your relaxation time :)

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:20 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I have to admit Sew&So really impressed me with their service, will definitely use them again in the future. Best of luck with all your New Year plans, hope we will get to see your progress on your blog.

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  15. ♥ NiaDecember 24, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Looking cute =)
    Merry Christmas :)

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:20 AM

      Thanks so much Nia. Hope you had a lovely holiday season.

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  16. HeatherDecember 24, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    Wow great progress lol I love that the choice was one or nine!

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:21 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment Heather. Well I had to pay the delivery so I figured I might as well make it worth while :D

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  17. Emma/ItzyDecember 28, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    I recently bought my first two soda stitch patterns too - they are so sweet! I love ordering from sew and so :) I hope you had a great Christmas x

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:22 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment Emma. Hope you had a fantastic holiday and New Year.

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  18. The Crafty PrincessDecember 28, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    Nawwww they are really sweet. Soda Stitch charts completely overload the cuteness. I only have 4 of them so no where near your stash haul LOL! They are gorgeous and I love how they are so vibrant. I hope you had a lovely christmas with your family and lots of chocolate. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to next year too.

    My stitching resolution is to stick to my rotation, no new start SAL's and to have 5 significant finishes. My life resolutions is to find the sparkle in everything :D
    xoxo Alicia

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:24 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment Alicia. They really do ramp up the cute factor. I got some in this style and some of the more regularly proportioned couple ones. Best of luck with your stitching and personal resolutions.

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  19. VickieDecember 28, 2015 at 8:43 PM

    what a cute piece!!!! great stitching!!!!

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:25 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I managed to get it nearly finished last night and was really tempted to just stay up and do it but I knew it would be another hour and I was so tired. Hope to have a finish to show you all very soon.

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  20. Sarah in StitchesJanuary 3, 2016 at 10:18 PM

    That is so cute! Amazing start, can't wait to see your progress :D

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:25 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I am hoping to have this one finished before I show it to you all again.

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  21. sallyannJanuary 4, 2016 at 3:41 PM

    Hello!

    A lovely project, very sweet!
    Your blog is full of lovely stitching.

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    1. Pull the other threadJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:26 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. Great to see you stopping by and checking out my stitching. I hope you enjoy reading my blog :)

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  22. SaraJanuary 5, 2016 at 12:15 PM

    Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! My only resolution this year is to be a more active part of the online stitching community so here I am. I've missed it the last year and a half or so since having my twins.

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2016 at 3:11 PM

    What a lovely design! Soda Stitch seems to be quite popular just now as I have seen a few bloggers working on their designs. You have enough to keep you busy for a while with nine new designs.....enjoy! :)

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