Cross stitch : ABC Baby Afghan Complete

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Completed afghan with maroon backing and knotted edges

When I found out I was preggers with Jr., I finally made my way to the textile shop and bought some material to complete my baby afghan.
Chose a soft dark maroon cloth as the backing.
A dark colour will be able to hide any stains in the future...we are using it for a baby, stains are inevitable.

Took the afghan and backing material to a tailor and he sew it for me.
Then made knots for the edges.
And it's complete =)

I hope Jr. would love his afghan...my 1st present for my little prince <3

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Small Snail slowly making it's way...

"T" for Tracy =D

"U" was done pretty quickly.

Another butterfly to pretty up the afghan.

"V" for Victory!

Super cute and blue Whale =)

"X" marks the spot. I know...the green is getting boring -_-

Mum commented that the "Y" is too simple.

Everyone loves the cutesy Zebra. He has the best colour!

Nice colour combination when you look at all the alphabets together =)

This is the afghan I've spent so much time stitching. Have not washed or iron it out. Still have a little finishing touches to be done before it can be used.

I actually finished stitching the baby afghan some time back but was too lazy to post pics.

It feels so good to see all the beautiful & colourful alphabets.

Now, all I have to do is to buy a backing cloth to cover up the back as to not scratch the baby when it's being used in the future.

I doubt I'll be able to get it done before I leave in a few days time.

Will keep the afghan safe and get it done on my next trip back.

The baby afghan is so pretty...I can't stop admiring it =)

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My arm is now feeling numb from stitching too much.
And I think I'm falling sick =(

Pics colours are not really nice as I took them in my room at night with the lights on.
Hence the shadows.

"L" for sweet love <3

Cute little shy Mouse for "M".

"N" is just green.

A purple Owl perching on an "O"

"P" for Piggy

I think the "Q" turn out pretty nice in purple.

And a simple pink "R"

I'm currently working on the alphabet "S".

If I'm not too sick tomorrow, perhaps I'll be able to finish "S" and move on to the next alphabet.

I need some cuddles.

Maybe it is love sick.

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I've done lots of progress with my stitching.
I'm already half way done...yippie!
Mum is already contemplating what colour to use as the backing cloth =P
She's thinking of brown, which I'm not very keen on.
I prefer something sweet and neutral...'cause we don't know whether our 1st baby is going to be a girl or boy.

What's a nice neutral colour for a baby?

I've finished up to the alphabet "K"

"C" for Kitty Cat. Pei Ann hates cats.

Now, every time I look at the alphabet "C", it reminds me of Pei Ann ;P

"D" looks super simple but it took quite an effort to get it done.

"E" has the same design as "D".
Both used a lot of half stitches.

"F" for Froggie.

A butterfly pattern which was tedious to stitch!

Looks beautiful once it's done though.

Needless to say, "G" took minimal amount of time to stitch.
Nothing special about it.

"H" for woozy Horsie.

My horse looked like it had booze instead of hay =P

A polka dotted "I"

"J" is just like "G"

My fav alphabet so far is "K". The Kangaroo looks like it's ready to hug someone!

I still have a long way to go before the afghan is done.

Gotta spend more time stitching and less time eating.

People have been commenting that I've put on quite a bit of weight.

I'm not denying it....but it still doesn't sound like music to my ears -_-

Maybe it's time to go on a little diet.

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Between catching up with friends and stuffing myself with food wherever I go, I managed to work on the Baby Afghan that I got a while back.

So far, the letters A & B are done.

It looks so cute.

I can't wait to work on the rest of the alphabets!

How cute is that?

This "A" has a funny story that I'm sure Melaine, Aunt Serene, Aunt Helena, Mum and I will never forget...

You see, we were having another mahjong session in my house.
Since they have enough players this time, I could sit back and do some stitching.

Then I proudly showed my handiwork to my aunts...

Obviously they were admiring it 'cause it's so freaking cute =P

Then Aunt Serene said...

The crocodile is so cute lar. "A" for Crocodile =)
Melaine & Me : 0_0
Nolar..."A" is for Alligator!!

Everyone then burst out laughing...Crocodile is more commonly used in Malaysia than Alligator so I think my baby will have a hard time learning that as well.

And we usually teach kids that "A" is for Apple =P

At least the letter "B" comes without an animal to crack us up =) Though Mum said they should put a Bee for "B". Yeah...maybe she wanna consider being a cross stitch pattern designer =P


I'm enjoying myself tremendously working on this project.

I just wish I have more time to stitch.

Cross stitch : ABC Baby Afghan

Last year I was searching around for a cross stitch project to occupy my time and I came across this cute and pretty afghan. If you're wondering what's an afghan, it's a blanket but made by hand. It's a very personal gift in my opinion.

When I saw this Baby Hugs ABC Afghan by Dimensions. I couldn't resist. I just had to get it eventhough we don't have a baby yet(not from lack of trying!) So I thought why not stitch it first then when our baby comes...there's a beautiful afghan all ready to keep the baby warm =)

So off I went searching for the cheapest kit to buy. I stalked eBay day and night hoping to bid on the one with the perfect price. I've tried searching in shops but they don't seem to stock these kind of cross stitch kits.

Finally...I found one and made my first eBay purchase. And thus began my anxious 2 months wait for it to arrive. It's seriously crappy that it takes that long to arrive from the USA because of customs. Much prefer to buy it at the store if I can to save myself all the trouble of making sure my package arrives..

When the package arrived...I tore into it in record time.

The kit comes with cotton thread, 18 count acrylic afghan fabric, needle and instructions. All I had to do is sort out the thread and arrange them on a card and then stitch away!

When I'm done, it should look like this.

I feel that the afghan size is just nice at 29" x 45"(74x114cm).

The fabric is really soft and not too heavy for a baby.

Just perfect.

And I do believe my baby will love it =)