Margaret Sherry Lovers SAL

I was participating in Margaret Sherry Lovers SAL which was held from February to April. We chose 3 cats from the Culinary Cats designs from the CrossStitcher magazine #222. Then we stitched one cat each month.

Now, I am so happy because I have finished all my Culinary Cats...
So.. happy dance anyone? :)
Here is a review of all my cats

February cat : I choose this cat because he/she is just like me. I use to read the recipe book before cooking, because I'm not very good at either remembering the ingredients, or cooking... LOL



March cat : This is actually my favorite cat... I love the expression on his/her face and love the cake



April cat : Also love the expression.. And by the way, I made a tiny little mistake on the broken egg.. I stitched the egg shell on the wrong position.. Well, it's no big deal, I think... :)



I have not had any idea on finishing the pieces.. Well, I think of framing them for the worst case
I have been enjoying this SAL very much, hope to do this kind of SAL again in the future...

Parisian Street - April Update

I have been a very slow stitcher due to several office deadlines...
I always look forward to have one of my stitching weekends..
Here is my progress so far :

Week 11 - I have finished building my cafe...
















Week 12 - My backstitches were done.. I'm impatient to build my tower..

Another Birthday Girl

Another BFF of Tifa, my 11 y.o. daughter, was having a birthday at March 11.
I decided to made her this Make a Wish piece designed by Margaret Sherry from CrossStitcher magazine #215. I also used the mount provided by the website.



Unfortunately, I couldn't find a ready-to-use frame that match the design size. So I used this 8R (8"X10") photo frame instead.

Another gift is done...
I think it's time to start my 2nd cat for the Margaret Sherry SAL and continue my Parisian Street...

Birthday Gift for Nabila

Last year, I have made a cross stitch birthday gift for my daughter's BFF, Nabila, when she and my daughter are in the 4th grade. This year, they are in the same class again at 5th grade. Since she had already received a framed cross stitch gift, this time I was thinking of giving her a smaller piece. By accident, I found this Margaret Sherry's Cat Bookmark chart. So I stitched the chart on a 16 count, 2 inches wide, white Aida band that I just bought at an online store.



It was my first time stitching on a 16 ct fabric... the squares are so small!!!
Fortunately, the chart was a fun to do...
And I used a cotton fabric for the back of the bookmark..

Bogor, The Rainy City

Two weeks ago I visited Bogor, about 120 km from Bandung, to attend my husband's family gathering. Bogor is also known as the rainy city because of the frequent rain showers (even during the dry season).

And finally, this time I got a chance to buy Bogor Starbucks Mug at the Botani(cal) Square. It's a unique name for a shopping mall, I think. Well, the building once belonged to Institut Pertanian Bogor (the Bogor Agricultural Institute)..



Hmmm.. let's see.. Jakarta, Bali, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bogor... I think I only need one mug left to complete my Indonesian Starbucks mug, the Medan mug. The Semarang outlet has been opened, but I don't think they have already had a City Mug yet.

After the gathering and strolling at the mall, in order to complete the "journey" we bought this Bogor snack, roti unyil (the "unyil" bread). We have many kinds of bread in Bandung, but this one is just... unique...



Unyil was a puppet character from old television show back in the 80s.
Addressed to children, this puppet series was about an elementary school child named Unyil and his adventures with his friends. The word "Unyil" means "small". The bread is named to suit its size....

Here's a picture of Unyil and the other casts...
Unyil is the one with red shirt, peci hat, and sarong.

Parisian Street - 3 Weeks Update

Here's a little update on my WIP.


Week 4 - I finally completed my flosses for the chart. So, I concentrated on filling the 'holes', e.g. the windows and the tables.








Week 5 - I usually complete the cross-stitches, then do the back-stitches. But that time, I was impatient to see the finished-look of my cafe and did the back-stitches on the completed part instead of moving on to build the next storey.







Week 6 - I started to build the third storey of my cafe, at the same time I finished my first cat for the Margaret Sherry's Culinary Cat SAL (I will soon post a picture of it).

Parisian Street - Week 3

I haven’t had a chance to post an update on my WIP last weekend, so here it is.
I was building my 2nd storey of the café.



I still don't have several of my flosses, because they aren’t available at the local store. I’m missing the blanc, 762, and 632. So, I’m still having a few ‘holes’ on my piece. Hoping to complete my flosses as soon as possible.

And this month I start the Margaret Sherry SAL. It's the first time I join a specific SAL, choosing 3 out of 6 Culinary Cat patterns. I will start my first cat this weekend.