Between Easter, gardening, and busy kid schedules, I didn’t stitch too much after my last post. I finally DID finish the bouquet of Cheerful Bouquet…here it is… (and I started the sawtooth border) I decided to do the sawtooth border in 2 ply. I will run out silk I from the kit I think, but I have a skein so […]
Well, as I’ve been stitching Cheerful Bouquet I’ve been wondering what about it is *not quite right.* I compared my stitching to the cover photo, the reason I bought it…and the darker pink that was supplied in the kit is NOT that lovely contrasting light red in the photo. So oh dear, I am going to fix it. I will […]
Happy Easter! I love Easter. Aside from the significance of the day, I love doing up the big feast. This year it was lamb chops, Persian rice (Tahdig), roasted carrots, asparagus, deviled eggs, orange jello ring, and a lamb cake for dessert. My daughter took over making the lamb cake this year. Looking at this menu written down I see […]
I had the best intentions to work on Checkerboard Stag this week, especially since I knew I’d have some “wait around” stitching time…but I can’t for the life of me find the project bag for that one! I was tidying up my stitching area and I’m sure I put it in a “WIPs to work on basket” but it is […]
Surprise! I have another finish this week…this is the little bird pinwheel from Fanny Collins 1853, by Fox and Rabbit. The pinwheel chart came with the sampler chart and was part of an Attic event. It is stitched with 100.3 on 40 count whatever linen was provided in the kit. I know a lot of people love 100.3 but it […]
I finished Sacred! Hooray! This was my own silk conversion. I tried to use silks from my stash for the most part, but I think I did buy one to fill in a color that wasn’t close to anything I had. As I stitched it I found some odd charting and so I did “fix” the golden embellishments on the […]
We’ve finished the second week of March and here is the progress I’ve made on Sacred. I am in the home stretch! Our family enjoyed a nice Spring Break in California this past week, perhaps our last spring break with all of us together, at least for this stage of life. My oldest is headed to college this year! I […]
Well I’ve gotten a little carried away with Sacred, to the detriment of the Checkerboard Stag! That did not get completed in February (though it might have had I not picked up Sacred) but I made good progress on Sacred. It’s good to have the stitching bug back! One thing or another will get finished soon! That’s good right? I […]
Ta DAH! I finished the Red and Green Carnation Sampler…quite pleased with how it turned out. I made the little fill-ins in the border suit me. Some I modified from the chart, others I added. The initials down the left side are my children’s and since this is our 25th anniversary, I put our wedding year and this year to […]
I finished the middle of the Red and Green Carnation Sampler! I am making some slight changes to the design. That’s ok. This one isn’t even signed so I think approaching it as a personalized thing is just fine. Now to finish the border, and add in my customized border elements. I’m consulting in the Ultimate Sampler Motif book to […]
