New Finishes!

Here are the 2 finishes I have been promising! They are a couple of days later than expected due to the battery on camera being dead!!!





Title: "Pocket Sampler: Baby" by Heart in Hand

Stitched on: 28 ct. Natural Jobelyn

Changes: Used Oatmeal in place of Straw Bonnet and Flax in place of Putty














Title: "Pocket Sampler: Friend" by Heart in Hand

Stitched on: 28 ct. Dirty Linen

Changes: Used Oatmeal in place of Straw Bonnet
Did not put in white stitches along vine

Note: the mat is a much darker green that it appears in photo




Both mats are suede!


Not much news here, other than it is HOT! When will cooler weather arrive? Well, I should know better than to ask that! We've sweated through Halloween before and I remember several Christmases where we wore shorts, so who can say what the weather will do in Florida. I'm just glad we haven't seen much hurricane activity this summer. Hopefully it will stay that way!

I am going to go to Chicago this coming weekend to spend a week with my best friend who lives there. I'm sooooooooo excited! I bought my ticket over 6 months ago and can't believe that it is almost here! Don't know how much stitching I will get done while gone, but I will take some with me. :-)

Our LNS is having its annual Open House this week. I wonder what all new goodies they will have. Since I'm not working I am on an extremely tight budget and don't really plan on purchasing anything other than a thread or two that I need. I will just have to make a list of what I would like and put it on my Christmas list. :-)

A BIG finish!

Here is my big finish:

"Heirloom Homecoming" by Victoria Sampler. Stitched on 28 ct. platinum.

Changes made:

Words - my words, not theirs

Color of words - used rust color and not green

Biggest change - took out 2 of the children at the bottom and moved everyone over.

Other small changes made - used gold to tack down lattice work, used gold on small eyelet work at bottom, used "Fallen Leaves" on bottom border where dark green was supposed to be, did not put large pearl beads in all locations, changed color of cat and dog.

This project took me approx. 6 months to finish. I had never done hardanger or pulled work until this. Enjoyed doing the pulled work, but was not thrilled with doing the kloster blocks on the hardanger. I think this was mostly due to using the soie perlee. Not fun to work with!

Now on to other projects.