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| LHN America (Canadian version) 32ct Belfast natural linen DMC floss and Crescent colours |
True, patriot love.... That's what I see when I look upon my latest finish of LHN America (Canadian version). I'm really thrilled with how this one has turned out.
When I first decided that I wanted to do this I thought that I had better contact Diane Williams of LHN. After all, I was making more than just a slight change. Diane gave me her endorsement and told me to go for it which is exactly what I did. I was still tweaking the design right up until the finish. I wasn't sure whether to go with 2 red maple leaves at the top or one white and one red. I tried stitching it that way and didn't like the looks so I frogged everything out and went with the red. Then it seemed like too much red with all the colour in the flag so I then added the small white maple leaf as well. I changed the colour of what were originally white stars at the bottom to red leaves. I decided to go with the blue roof on the house because I wanted there to be a little more colour in the finished stitch. Stitching the vine meant moving it over otherwise it would have trailed right through the center of the maple leaf in the flag. After I'd finished things up, there seemed to be an empty space in the lettering. I went in search of a button or charm and found just what I wanted in my stash, a sweet maple leaf charm.
Now I can proudly display my patriotism each July 1st. This one will be framed at a later date. After all , there's no rush. Now I've given myself permission to start stitching on PSS Gobble. Yippee!!
What a delightful finish, Lynn!! I love how you really made this piece so special... It looks fabulous and I'll be you'll have inspired a lot of Canadian stitchers to do stitch this piece, too.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy stitching Gobble--I have this one, too, but will probably wait until later in the fall to start it... Meanwhile I'll enjoy yours :)
You go girl, I love it. so are you charting it out for Diane to sell to all of the wonderful Canadian Stitcher up here in igloo land??? lol
ReplyDeleteNice job Lynn.
Be always in stitches.
You did the best job! It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is so wonderful! I finished America just last month and had to email your blog to a stitching buddy in Canada. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeletePerfect, Lynn! What an awesome finish!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I love your Canadian version. The little charm suits it perfectly! You should be very pleased with yourself. I don't imagine it was all that easy converting it to the Canadian flag.
ReplyDeleteNow you can call yourself a designer!! It really worked up very pretty. I can't wait until next year to see how you frame it.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your next piece.
It is wonderful! You did a splendid job of modifying the design!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic job, Lynn! You should be very proud of yourself.
ReplyDeleteIt's really beautiful Lynn!! I feel patriotic looking at it...hmm humm he humm, now I have our O Canada in my head!!
ReplyDeleteThe little maple leaf button is perfect!!
Absolutely wonderful Lynn and full of Canadian pride. You go girl!
ReplyDeleteLove the changes you've made to the design. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful finish Lynn :)
ReplyDeleteGREAT job!!!
You have done such beautiful work on this wonderful piece, Lynn. I am sure that Diane Williams (LHN) would be very proud of your creativity in making this a truly special piece in honor of Canada!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous finish Lynn, you must be very pleased with it. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Lynn, and the charm finishes it off perfectly!
ReplyDeleteLynn , I love , love your stitched piece with our Canada flag and the Maple leaf charm. What a wonderful job you did . I have so many charts I would love to do and change the flag to our Maple leaf. You did a fantastic job. I have one Shepherd's Bush that does give a conversion for the flag as well as a Lizzie Kate . This will look great next Canada Day in your home . I also love your BBD and Jardin Prive Quaker Halloween( don't you just love their designs) oh so many designs not enough hours in the day !!
ReplyDeleteFantastic finish! Your changes are just excellent!
ReplyDeleteYou've definitely tempted me to dig up some designs to convert them to Canadian~
A wonderful finish.
ReplyDeleteNice work, and I also love your Halloween Quaker!
ReplyDeleteI do think there is no need to ask LHN first, however! I bet she would have been pleased to see it at the end. I think it is a great compliment that someone would want to stitch a country-customized design so much that they would do the work of altering it. :D
Well done Lynn, the changes that you made work really well.
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous!
ReplyDeletefantastic finish! I love the way it turned out, you did an awesome job!!!
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