tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post1951572322108523808..comments2024-03-27T13:29:46.932-05:00Comments on Pearl the Squirrel: To Kit or Not to Kit: That is the QuestionLinzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-24239489930698991852012-02-28T15:34:28.515-06:002012-02-28T15:34:28.515-06:00I have only done a very little quilting - and I am...I have only done a very little quilting - and I am working hard not to get sucked in, as I already have too many "hobbies"!! Would like to try it, but perhaps I had better not (just now)...<br /><br />However, I did do a lot of counted cross-stitch embroideries. These also have ready-made kits, with a pattern provided, the fabric and all the threads you need - sometimes they are even cut into lengths and attached to a "project card" with colour/symbol coding relating to the pattern. I used quite a few of these over the years - for the same reasons that you sometimes have used quilt kits; it is just nice not to have to sit down and design my own embroidery, then to draw it all out onto a chart (pre computer design packages), work out all the threads required, check I had them, buy what I needed, get the right fabric.... A lot of work, before I can even sit down and relax over my stitching project. Sometimes, it is lovely to let someone else do the hard work at the beginning, so you have more time to enjoy the fun part! <br /><br />Love the quilts you display on your blog. One day I really will make some of my own; just not yet!Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918211625453430621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-6986834540950063622012-02-24T14:45:55.155-06:002012-02-24T14:45:55.155-06:00Nah... feels like cheating somehow! I love to mix ...Nah... feels like cheating somehow! I love to mix and match and come up with unexpected and non-traditional results!Katie Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755072181704429315noreply@blogger.com