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Heavenly by Aakash Gandhi
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Reach For The Sky ( The Story of Douglas Bader) by Paul Brickhill
Cross Stitch.
Cat Pilot 2 - Ankicoleman Designs
Cat Pilot2 Fabric - Etsy (Cloudy Blue Sky Aida)
Village Canal - Dimensions #70-35330
Congratulations on your Douglas finish, and thank you for his story, I very much enjoy jour knowledge and stories and rantings. Happy stitching !
🦋 Thankyou very much for stopping by! Very Happy Stitching to you also! xx:):)🌹
Douglas is magnificent . His eyes are mesmerizing. I always like to get the eyes in quickly because it gives the stitching life right away. I always learn so much from your videos.
🦋 He is an amazing cat isn’t he?! Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
It was lovely to see another of your videos pop up. I thoroughly enjoyed it, rant and all. Douglas looks fantastic as does your other stitching. Enjoy your projects. I'll look forward to seeing you again. ❤
🦋 Thankyou so much Pam! Actually you and I have something in common. I used to be a registered nurse and worked night duty for many years. I was always fine when I got home from a shift until I saw the bed and then I couldn’t keep my eyes open lol. Happy Stitching until next time! xx:):)🌹
Douglas is so adorable! I enjoyed your “rant.” I wholeheartedly agree with you. Happy Stitching! - Valerie
🦋 Many thanks for keeping me company and for sharing. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Hello Dear Mary Rose, thank you for another beautiful visit. Douglas is stunningly handsome, I enjoyed your ‘little rant.’ I agree with it very much as I like feeling cared about and for in all those ways. You are an inspiration and an ambassador to this community.
You always leave me with a smile on face and a sense of contentment. Thank you again…all the best.
🦋 What lovely sentiments you have expressed. Thankyou for spending time with me and Bless you. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
The face on that cat is amazing isn't it !Beautiful. You are a legend the amount of wondsrful work you do. Just one of those pieces would take e at least a year full time.
🦋 Thankyou very much. I think I have it easy these days as far as stitching progress goes, because I have plenty of time and of course gridding makes everything faster and easier! Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Douglas the Cat Pilot is magnificent ! The fabric is perfect. What a fabulous collection of scissors, very nice indeed.
🦋 Thankyou very much marty. That cat was great fun to stitch! Take care xx:):)🌹
Always such a treat to see you have a video up! Douglas is so dashing and he stitched up beautifully. Thank you to Harlequin for the editing and enabling you with more creative endeavors. I also enjoyed your rant and totally agree we are at our best when we celebrate the beauty of the two sexes….God made us perfectly to complement one another. God bless you always ❤
🦋 Thankyou so much for your company and for your thoughts on the two sexes. I don’t think that I could have expressed it better than you have. Bless you and I wish you joy of your stitching. :):)🌹
The cat came out beautifully. I must say Harlequin has great taste in picking out scissors and patterns:) It is very nice to see a husband show interest in our cross stitch craft. I am lucky enough to have one of those also.lol. Happy stitching.
🦋 Thankyou for your company. How nice that you have a supportive husband also! Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Wow, beautiful stitching on all if your projects I especially liked Douglas.
🦋 Thankyou. Douglas is a dear isn’t he?! Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Douglas is remarkable! The fabric is absolutely perfect!
🦋 Yes that fabric IS perfect and Harlequin is very pleased with himself. Lol Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Hello! Your Douglas Cat is amazing! I agree with your "rant!. Happy Stitching!
🦋 Thankyou so much for your company and Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
I’m going to start a different wolf for my son and trying to decide between 14 and 18 count Aida. I ordered smaller pieces of four various colored Aida to work on to see which works best for the background. Harlequin went all out. 👍
🦋 Thankyou for joining me. Harlequin and myself are also deciding whether to go for 18 or 14 count Aida. We’ve got a week or so to make up our minds! Happy Stitching xx :):)🌹
Stitching, a rant and Harlequin luring you into the painting world. This video had it all. Your stitching is wonderful, I’m conflicted about the rant, and would love to scold Harlequin tempting you with another interest, but he’s such a thoughtful, helpful man, I just can’t bring myself to do so. 🙂
Thank you for posting another video. I can’t wait to see how you decide to stitch the wolf.
🦋 Thankyou for your company! I don’t think the painting world is going to lure me too far away from my stitching lol. I hope you are enjoying whatever you are stitching on! xx:):)
Warrior Cat Douglas turned out so beautifully. I like how you made the shoulder bigger. Looks great! Village Canal is coming along well, too. The colors are just so bright and clear. I am a collector of scissors, and your new ones are beautiful. You should be set for awhile now. 😂 The new wolf kit is going to be another great stitch. He is so pretty. Take care. Don't be too long in an update. I love to hear you talk about your stitching, and love your rants and rambles. Tell Harlequin thank you for the behind-the-scenes work he does that just makes your videos sparkle with energy and knowledge. ❤
🦋 Judy, you are such a 💕gem! Thankyou so much for your very kind sentiments. I am closing in on a finish on Village canal. I can get on to Harlequin’s wolf and maybe start the Last Supper piece as well. Very unusual for me to have two wips going, but I am so keen on that marvellous piece so we shall see! I will read your comment out to the international man of mystery this morning. Until my next video, stay well and Blessings to you and yours. xx:):)🌹
Douglas is spectacular!! Such a handsome picture! I’m sure you enjoyed stitching the entire thing. Your Dimensions canal picture is so very lovely! I really like it without the backstitching too. Thank you for sharing!
🦋 Thankyou so much for joining me. Douglas really is a fine fellow isnt he?! I have nearly finished the canal piece now. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Mary Rose Douglas is stunning.Did you do alot of couching on his face. It was amazing details. I am with you on your thoughts for sure. I really enjoy spending time with you. Have a wonder summer!❤😊
🦋 Thankyou barbara! Would you believe there is no couching at all on him?! This is a most remarkable piece indeed. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Mary Rose your Douglas cat is just magnificent. Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching . Hugs to you and Harlequin. Barbara from Tucson Arizona
🦋 Thankyou so much. How fortunate you are to live in that part of the world. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Good to see you stitch and beautiful stitching ❤❤
Douglas is magnificent. Truly a warrior of the skies. Enjoyed your rant. Look forward to each and every episode. Thank you for sharing.
🦋 Thankyou so much for joining me and Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
The fabric Harlequin chose is absolutely perfect for the cat pilot! It's stunning. The charting is purrfect. Congratulations Mary Rose on your finish,bit can't have been easy so many confetti stitches! I always find your videos so interesting. Men are physically strong but not always mentally strong. Sadly I tried to be physically as strong and now I can't work because my back is in a bad way☹️. My son most certainly didn't look for a woman like me, they are now divorcing! She is definitely a career girl. I don't think the modern man could change a plug lol. My father was a great builder and I would've loved to follow in his footsteps but in the late '70's it was not heard of. Dimensions are far to hard for me, too many changes of thread. My go to count is 25ct 1x1. 14ct seems enormous to me now! I love scissors, I have 10's of them lol. Harlequin chose well🙂. Enjoy your time with your son. Take care🤗🇬🇧
🦋 Hello and thankyou so much for sharing. Harlequin is very pleased with his choice of fabric. Sorry to hear about your back and that your son’s relationship didn’t work out. Not unusual these days I’m afraid. It looks as though a lot of todays’s career women are going to end up on their own in later life with their cat for company. I hope that your son eventually finds happiness with someone who really appreciates him. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Thank you for the update. Douglas is amazing and super interesting to hear his back story.
I agree 100% with the rant 🙋♀️🇨🇦
🦋 Thankyou so much and Happy Stitching! xx:) j🌹
❤❤❤ I am overjoyed whenever you post! The cat's face is spectacular! I enjoy your stitching and the pieces you choose so very much.
🦋 What a lovely thing to say renee. Thankyou so much. Bless you and Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Beautiful work once again - another hour stitching and nodding in agreement for me! Best wishes to you both from sunny(!!!) Yorkshire.
🦋 Hello to you. We know Yorkshire very well and lived in Leeds for quite a while and loved it. You are indeed blessed to live in that part of the world. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
I was delighted to see a video from you as always. I so love your work. Absolutely fantastic. The cat is perfect. Isn't Harlequin a Wonder husband! My father was a pilot during WW2. The cat reminds me of my Dad. He flew 32 missions over German occupied Europe when he was just 21 years old. I agree with you about what you commented on. I grew up in the 60's and 70's. I wanted a traditional marriage and be a homemaker but none of the young men I met back then wanted to be the soul breadwinner. So the girls I knew had to work full time so their children could have any financial security. The kids hardly knew their parents as both were working full time jobs. It's almost a requirement now for Mom and Dad to both have full time jobs. I for one wish it could be like it used to be... when I could have been a homemaker...like in the 1940's. I would have been able to sew and do cross stitch and a thousand things I couldn't find time to do while I was working. I can't change the world. But I do think it is best for the woman if she can afford to stay home with her kids...and the husband benefits too. Just my opinion. A lot of people disagree.
🦋 It sounds to me like you and I are on the same page in many ways. You must be very proud of your father. That he went on so many missions and managed to survive is a great achievement and shows not only his courage but also his great skill. I wish you joy of your stitching xx:):)🌹
I absolutely love Douglas and you. Great stitching!
🦋 He’s a dear! Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Well said
Douglas is gorgeous! Congratulations! I love watching stitching your love and devotion for Harlequin ❤❤ Your new scissors are great! He did a great job in your gift, I have most of them 😅😏 I lost a little bit on the translation in your rant, and even though I disagree in some of your points, I respect your point of view. Hugs and love from Mexico 🇲🇽
🦋 Hi Yany, Thankyou so much for your company ~ you are such a treasure. I hope all is going well for you. Bless you. xx:):)🌹
Thank you for the video. I love your finish and the almost finish. I truly was one of those women who would have loved to stay home and raise my children, but my husband needed more money and help. I didn't know at the time that I had tumors, so I ended my work with 2 medical retirements. My husband, at times, has asked if I was all into the marriage a d that is a silly question when they have had to force retirement on me because I was dying. It was he that kept talking of leaving me because it required too much of him.
🦋 Hello and thankyou for sharing. It sounds like life has been pretty tough for you at times. I hope that you are able to find your way through your days in the best way that brings you the most fulfilment. Living with a man can be quite a challenge, just as we can be for them I guess. All the Best to you xx:):)🌹
Douglas is stunning. I loved learning the history on him, what a warrior in all aspects. I 100% agree with you about the roles of women and men. It’s sad now how things are viewed and how it’s affecting our world. I love serving my husband and children and the way they serve me as well. It’s mutual respect and love, it goes both ways. No one is inferior. We are definitely more “old school” and have so much more peace in our household at least from the outside looking in compared to others who live the opposite. I’m not trying to shame anyone whatsoever but if anyone were looking for advice on the subject, you gave it beautifully and respectfully. 😊
🦋 Thankyou so much for your thoughtful remarks. To have a family that loves and respects us as parents whether we man or woman is a fine achievement and it sounds as though that is what you and your husband have been able to do. Bless you all. xx:):)🌹
Will said, I agree 100%
Hi Mary Rose, another great video. Harlequin’s Douglas turned out great and I’m looking forward to the wolf. Enjoyed your little rant and I agree with much of it. I totally agree with you regarding cooking. It’s never been my favorite thing to do but necessary. Fortunately, my husband likes to cook so that is a help. It’s so nice that Harlequin takes such an interest in your stitching. Take care.
🦋 Thankyou so much for your company and for sharing. Husbands can be a little frustrating at times but then again so can we! Vive La difference as they say. lol A good husband is a Blessing and is sounds as though he is one.😁 Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Bravo!! Stitching and conversation
🦋 Many thanks and Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Douglas is a handsome cat lovely to see you 🐱
I was sitting here working on Be Still My Soul and up you popped. I found the pattern after you did yours. I love Him.
Your cat is fabulous. And I'm with you about the whole respect the men issue. They provide so much for us that we underestimate.
Have fun with all your scissors and snips!
🦋Thankyou very much for your company. You must be enjoying stitching on Be Still My Soul, it’s such a wonderful and touching piece…beyond words really. 🌹
Wow that cat is fabulous
🦋 Oh yes! That cat! xx:):)🌹
Loved Douglas the cat. How true your words were on the roles of male and females. No one can have everything, sharing all things in a marriage with respect ,consideration and humour make for happy times. Having been married for 53 years it seems to work!
Love all the scissors, think Harlequin intends for you not to have any excuses to finish his cross stitches.
🦋 Thankyou so much for your company and for sharing. Harlequin IS an international man of mystery so I have a sneaking suspicion that you are probably right about his motives! Lol Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Hi Mary Rose! So enjoyed your video! Douglas is awesome! All of your work is beautiful. I just have one question. You must stitch very fast. It would take me a lot longer to stitch these complex pictures than you do them. Maybe you can show yourself in action some time? I am waiting patiently for your next video. Take care.
🦋Thankyou for your company! I don’t think I stitch particularly fast, I think it has more to do with the hours that I stitch, because that is what I enjoy doing the most! Having said that, I think the other main reason I why make steady progress is gridding. Gridding cuts out a lot of counting and also avoids having to frog sometimes large areas of stitching because it is easy to pick up mistakes a lot earlier. If you were to see me stitching it would be one whole cross at a time, I never do rows of half stitch and back to complete the crosses. I wish you Happy Stitching and thankyou for the question! xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner Thank you for your prompt response. I think I am going to try stitching in complete xs. I'm thinking about the gridding. You are so helpful!!
🦋 I know I’m a bit of a broken record about the gridding lol. Maybe you could just try it on a small chart, just to see how you go. I’m sure you will work out what is best for you! xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner Do you think completeing a stitch rather than stitching half , then returning with the other cross makes a better, neater stitch? Have you have done railroading?
🦋 I honestly cannot say about the half a stitch and then return to complete the cross being neater or not, because I have always stitched complete crosses as it was just natural to me to do it that way. I do railroad occasionally if it looks like the threads are obviously twisting, but otherwise I don’t. I think some stitchers stress so much about the neatness of their stitches that they lose the relaxing enjoyment part of the whole process. Stitching is an organic thing ~ sometimes the stitches can be almost too neat in my view which almost enters the realm of diamond painting. I like my stitches to look like stitches ~ not like a row of perfect dentures! But that’s me, it’s a very individual thing really. xx:):)🌹
The Pilot Cat is amazing....the fabric you stitched him on was perfect......have a great time with your painting....please take care
🦋 Hi nannett, Thankyou so much for your company. Bless you and Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Well done Mary Rose ,the pussycat pilot ,is just great .he looks so magnificent.as does all your stitching .
🦋 He really is magnificent isn’t he?! There is something about that cat. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Douglas is a good name for your cat pilot picture. Did you do it on 18 count? With two threads? Is the whole picture done in full crosses? I'd like to do the cat pilot too, it reminds me of my Dad who was a pilot in world war II as I mentioned in another message I added to your comments. My dad was a man's man, but he was always polite to the ladies in his life. He always held the car door
for my mother and never expected her to work outside the home. I wonder if he was alive today what he would think of the cat pilot picture. He lived to be 99 years old. I was proud of how he served his country. The world sure has changed. I kind of wish it was more like it used to be.
🦋 Hi donna, As you probably know, Winston Churchill once said of the WWII pilots: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” How right he was to honour them in such a way. The courage of men such as your father brings a tear to my eye I have to say. Douglas was stitched on 18 count Aida two over one and he is full coverage on the stitched background on the chart, which looks great, but hubby wanted the clouds and I think the fabric he chose worked very well. If you do decide to stitch on him I am sure you will really enjoy it, because he looks even better in real life than on UA-cam! Blessings sent. xx:):)🌹
Addit Donna ~ he is all in full crosses 🌹
@@stitchblisscorner Thank you for your kind reply. I bought the cat pilot pattern and just tonight ordered some 18 count fabric for it. Hope I can finish it and make it look as good as yours. I will be looking forward to your next video...as I do all of your videos. Many blessings sent to you and your husband way on the other side of the world.
From Donna in Colorado USA
🦋 I am sure you will really enjoy your stitch, Donna. He really is gorgeous. The only other suggestion I would make is that you grid. It does take a bit of time to do it (unless you use a special gridding pen). I do have a video on my style of gridding number #93. It makes the whole experience much easier in my view. I am woeful at counting stitches though, but if you are a natural at counting as many stitchers are you’ll be fine without resorting to that! All the Best to you and yours. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Yay! Another Mary Rose chapter! The stitching you showcase is always stellar and i enjoy seeing your projects so much!
And i agree wholeheartedly with your assessment of how feminism has gone too far. My mother was born in 1945, a classic boomer, and had me when she was bery young in the 60s. And i recall her saying way back in the 70s when "women's lib" was big, that this was going to ruin everything. And she was correct and i give her credit for having the foresight to see all this coming. I find so many young women today have such a cartoonish view of women from decades past. Yes, you are correct that women in the 1800s and early 1900s were happy that the men were willing to go down in coal mines and shimmy up ironworks ti build bridges and skyscrapers. They weren't sitting at home tied to the floor feeling like they wanted to go there too, lol! Quite the opposite, actually. They had enough gratitude to have a hot meal on the table when he came home (IF he came home!) And isn't it funny even today, women always want those nice clean high-level office jobs - I don't see many women clamoring to be garbage collectors, highway construction workers or plumbers or certainly not linemen, who have to get out in the bad weather and get the electricity back on. I for one, am grateful for the men who do the dirty work outside in rain or shine who weld, lay pavement, keep the AC units running and pump out our septic tanks. The least i can do is love and support my husband, sons, brothers and help make them happy and strong by being a homemaker. I take pride in it, and the love, protection and resources i get in return are more than worth it!!
🦋 Thankyou so very much for sharing, melanie. Your mother was very insightful that’s for sure and your sentiments are so beautifully laid down here. Thankyou for taking the time to express them to me. We recently had a new bathroom installed and the men that gutted the bathroom and prepared it right through to the finish were all such hard working and decent guys. We were happy to be able to provide work for them so that they could support their families. I wish you continuing joy of your family and of your stitching. xx:):)🌹
Women and men should have equal opportunities… maybe men where the inventors because they were the only ones given an eduction and an opportunity to invent. I am pretty sure going forward a lot more women will be the inventors and scientists.
🦋 That’s an interesting point of view. Maybe you will invent something! Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner not just me all women going forward are now having the opportunity to invent and be scientists, unlike in the past.
🦋 But there were women scientists in the past. Marie Curie was a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of the elements Radium and Polonium.
...Harlequin was so thoughtful getting you all the scissors! Combat CAT! He just makes you smile, doesn't he? So great! He has different colored eyes? Maybe just the reflections in his shot. I think I will try to find that movie about Douglas. That Pilot CAT! he is just the cutest. I can't get over him. He is in my brain and I am glad! Oh...yes, you have to AQUIT! Sounds like some real thugs moving through the neighborhood. They probably all have RIC-RAC ears. MARY ROSE! I was wondering what your rant would be...I agree with you. See you when you get back here! Enjoyed my Friday evening ...Thanks to you two!✂ 🛩 😸
🦋 Thankyou very much for joining me! That cat does make you smile doesn’t he?! I just checked and the film Reach for the Sky is on UA-cam at the moment. It’s a great film. I wish you joy of your stitching and a little of whatever you fancy lol. xx:):)🌹
I love Douglas Harlequin must be over the moon with him. I agree with every word you said as Husband and wife we both have our part to play . God created us male and female for a reason.
🦋 Hi christine and thankyou so much for sharing. Harlequin is over the moon with his cat and we will be off to the framer soon. Blessings sent to you and yours and Happy Stitching! Xx:):)🌹
Your stitches are beautiful as are your projects. I too, agree w/you regarding the roles of the two sexes. And I also participated in the second feminist wave - equal pay for equal work. It wasn't necessary to vilify men for who and what they are. Very necessary indeed!! Thank you for that 'rant' and for sharing those beautiful projects.♥
🦋 Thankyou very much for your company and for sharing. I wish you much joy of your stitching and take care. xx:):)🌹