tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45346354896939435802024-03-10T04:25:14.910-04:00Kearnel's KornerThe ramblings of a stash obsessed, cat loving cross stitcherLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.comBlogger647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-862083386039469392021-06-06T12:35:00.000-04:002021-06-06T12:35:08.195-04:00May WIPocalypse<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">May has come and gone so quickly and the heat of June is already upon us. Gazebo stitching has commenced in earnest although not as often as I would like. Planting my pots and cleaning up the garden has taken precedence. A special thank you to my dear husband for his help with all this. It's been such a treat to be outdoors again after being cooped up inside throughout the pandemic. Hopefully we'll be able to have some family and neighbours visit soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The first weekend in May I participated in the Blackbird weekend SAL which is being hosted by Brenda and Laura of Brenda and The Serial Starter fame on Floss Tube. Basically you pick any Blackbird Design that you fancy, either a new start or one in progress, and stitch on it the first weekend of the month. Then you post your progress on Instagram using #bbdweekendsal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Initially I was going to find a small start for the weekend but after looking through my WIPs I found a Blackbird Design which I had started in 2019 and not completed. Last Rose of Summer Sewing Box can be found in the Ooh La La book. It calls for 36 ct Picture This Plus Gingerbread linen. I only have 32 ct Gingerbread so I chose another of their linens in the 36ct. I wasn't happy with my fabric choice and hadn't stitched all that much so I decided to start the whole piece over again. This time I used 36 ct Fiber on a Whim Muted Sedona which is fairly close to the Gingerbread colour. It tuned out so well on this fabric and I'm really pleased with it. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn6ir2NO1tFZRAOWodBEDWbwHbtZDgSDdV7hWQSTZ2HQXeVT7oY2_HFN9dwUZqnfNcLjkI4SlBB4-GtYFWVw0G9lIBdi8L0TWYR5kqh5tLZIDJBpOI5YszC4JoKW6E0gzmEtypYbuWZA/s2048/20210528_080858%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn6ir2NO1tFZRAOWodBEDWbwHbtZDgSDdV7hWQSTZ2HQXeVT7oY2_HFN9dwUZqnfNcLjkI4SlBB4-GtYFWVw0G9lIBdi8L0TWYR5kqh5tLZIDJBpOI5YszC4JoKW6E0gzmEtypYbuWZA/w400-h313/20210528_080858%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The only thing that bothers me about this finish is that the letter J for my last name looks more like a T to me. I'm going to see if I can find another cursive alphabet with a J or else redesign this one myself. I checked in some of my other Blackbird books but quite often the letter J doesn't appear in alphabets. The hunt is on! Then I'll have to finish it in the oval to place in the sewing box which I'm lucky enough to have. I purchased one at the last Prim Stitchers Society retreat that I can use for this.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">About halfway through my finish of the above design I learned of another weekend SAL taking place with Annie of The Proper Stitcher. This one is a sweet sampler from Little Robin Designs called<a href="https://littlerobindesigns.net/products/clarissa-beaumont-1875" target="_blank"> Clarissa Beaumont 1875</a>. I had downloaded the pdf chart from her site several days before I heard about the SAL and had already kitted it up as a new start on my immediate radar. I'm using the called for DMC and 40ct XJudesigns Light Hazelnut linen. The colours are quite bright and cheerful. This SAL takes place every weekend and your progress can be posted either on Instagram or Facebook on The Proper Stitcher. Here's my progress as of the end of the first weekend.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKfmMnJICCC7Pp98o0XIplgxbaOUxSnBiBY3oGiSVVy-wYabaYvOSO0Xp5kYgl3p3lp2G2WEDsi6-oic7zTwXBPRHfgS7ynzhGUpW5uq1h6GZI9zGaSqzl05GdVg_2Cl94eHF3EwFEyg/s2048/20210525_164457%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKfmMnJICCC7Pp98o0XIplgxbaOUxSnBiBY3oGiSVVy-wYabaYvOSO0Xp5kYgl3p3lp2G2WEDsi6-oic7zTwXBPRHfgS7ynzhGUpW5uq1h6GZI9zGaSqzl05GdVg_2Cl94eHF3EwFEyg/w400-h305/20210525_164457%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The rest of the month I gave some much needed attention to My Precious Jewel. I can see the finish line approaching on this one. I've completed all of the motifs now and I'm currently working on the over one verse. After that only the border remains. I have restitched some of the white in the motifs with a brighter floss and I still have to go back and restitch a couple others.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The first two photos are where I left off last month.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSnsSFMJICo0EF7nhfQTd1ou4kQUu0bZCn7OQH-aCkgIR4aZD-gQqYM08zkD72V4iz9mMB3lit_yS5iO1I1z2bpftk5I-d8pf9-9aeFk3-mtB2b9szAfFfEQxOLQ3dnhmOx5j-R1t7ug/s2048/20210427_104715%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1757" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSnsSFMJICo0EF7nhfQTd1ou4kQUu0bZCn7OQH-aCkgIR4aZD-gQqYM08zkD72V4iz9mMB3lit_yS5iO1I1z2bpftk5I-d8pf9-9aeFk3-mtB2b9szAfFfEQxOLQ3dnhmOx5j-R1t7ug/w400-h344/20210427_104715%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGetNBJweT3Y2jUGGclMh0LQuMyVPQqKicSZbeqRRDesC1g4Jt5t8ajXyh7JYrbc4KHFLAnjDD-Fja35lBr3Pb0ZCDNLn76Th_mPGuJ16SU4ffr8SZFY17r3XMCSUWDELa_TAjht2VMY/s2048/20210528_081133%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGetNBJweT3Y2jUGGclMh0LQuMyVPQqKicSZbeqRRDesC1g4Jt5t8ajXyh7JYrbc4KHFLAnjDD-Fja35lBr3Pb0ZCDNLn76Th_mPGuJ16SU4ffr8SZFY17r3XMCSUWDELa_TAjht2VMY/w400-h300/20210528_081133%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Here's my updated progress:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tVXMj1UVjfUO9Z2fvndggDQ_F-8MqUMYJakfjjYm-ZevtsuZq9NQo4ua0-UpY3DBZY3_rNzIT_NKj5QEWZjOufAuXBlm-KR3hd9j3oqGxuNqDSDHTeOKq9TLa2_HvlBFVKYpYSWmWIY/s2048/20210601_181103%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tVXMj1UVjfUO9Z2fvndggDQ_F-8MqUMYJakfjjYm-ZevtsuZq9NQo4ua0-UpY3DBZY3_rNzIT_NKj5QEWZjOufAuXBlm-KR3hd9j3oqGxuNqDSDHTeOKq9TLa2_HvlBFVKYpYSWmWIY/w400-h300/20210601_181103%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sgz1wRMANZkHimqtziV-zIrlv6yZKpXlaknk1tInqHnr-0anY9-gORgask7lKEvEaKkS1p5tI-mqbBjt2Hzs8xwzTgYjGP3xGiC6t90YO-ZHzT2bj-5z0yqIuzEial3i4jnWk0As348/s2048/20210601_181505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sgz1wRMANZkHimqtziV-zIrlv6yZKpXlaknk1tInqHnr-0anY9-gORgask7lKEvEaKkS1p5tI-mqbBjt2Hzs8xwzTgYjGP3xGiC6t90YO-ZHzT2bj-5z0yqIuzEial3i4jnWk0As348/w300-h400/20210601_181505.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoK9wGv9U1nXebzxZ9oyByeqOW2XegudO52jA8_Y-4qoexai8oJ3c8mrt5fmi8yh_7Ag4sWQd45p8IQKnPs7trdXg0dW_J3gHBziVEDEFg0HUmYOaO7C-PbRWJBFguUvhpPIkjAPqUp4/s2048/20210601_181517%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoK9wGv9U1nXebzxZ9oyByeqOW2XegudO52jA8_Y-4qoexai8oJ3c8mrt5fmi8yh_7Ag4sWQd45p8IQKnPs7trdXg0dW_J3gHBziVEDEFg0HUmYOaO7C-PbRWJBFguUvhpPIkjAPqUp4/w400-h318/20210601_181517%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Now I'm off to find another Blackbird Design for the weekend SAL.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I'll leave you with a few pics from my garden. I love seeing all the flowers in bloom once again!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_OwUqC_1loKM7lSQcNlcEgSKaFeTsDBJ7SdtFnCXgFdTVILZtK1EG4yqH8YvWg6Hw3ee7bfsD1XZ92DYmEqpey94idvTPETpI60n4ltWXUErhpWb8lnyuDpBPxcwveBUmf-1TOne_Q8/s2048/20210519_190916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_OwUqC_1loKM7lSQcNlcEgSKaFeTsDBJ7SdtFnCXgFdTVILZtK1EG4yqH8YvWg6Hw3ee7bfsD1XZ92DYmEqpey94idvTPETpI60n4ltWXUErhpWb8lnyuDpBPxcwveBUmf-1TOne_Q8/w300-h400/20210519_190916.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">One of my favourite columbines!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xauqSh7DQqYawV14j5lNhaDpevrYGhlM4BcXVkg_6bUUf7lRGRqy3SNk4mYhCyV9HHKnjvCTXss2I1QubBgdkoWritihl93ku-i7EZRYhzvF9739akuKzYyuki4CzozLNDw4X0nIOWk/s2048/20210519_191005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xauqSh7DQqYawV14j5lNhaDpevrYGhlM4BcXVkg_6bUUf7lRGRqy3SNk4mYhCyV9HHKnjvCTXss2I1QubBgdkoWritihl93ku-i7EZRYhzvF9739akuKzYyuki4CzozLNDw4X0nIOWk/w400-h300/20210519_191005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWAmZycQmfYDBTmf8wrVau3Pkydl52h33E-iDp4xNyZ2vxr4kFlvVkLAxGM1XU1qeA9f6vdRVsuo1SRqp1y44FYOtdZLpvf-MyhsPSR9O9jcTUpLhkYo6Dbe2fLFxEFvnE6UpldmL8V4/s2048/20210519_191022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWAmZycQmfYDBTmf8wrVau3Pkydl52h33E-iDp4xNyZ2vxr4kFlvVkLAxGM1XU1qeA9f6vdRVsuo1SRqp1y44FYOtdZLpvf-MyhsPSR9O9jcTUpLhkYo6Dbe2fLFxEFvnE6UpldmL8V4/w300-h400/20210519_191022.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It was a banner year for my lilac, seen here in the background.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyd1yfnNWDyw9dKIf_-aApFAosH2G140IAJHZ-ALr975AXQcBfALXBnCjqe1T-vZ1OiHuwoRv_rzNvJmjH_d_HA99Oly-B9Yy42WvMVoEwJy10Pyz3gHYQwV3rPJOr6J9H6Qs_SB8B0s/s2048/20210526_144340%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1669" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyd1yfnNWDyw9dKIf_-aApFAosH2G140IAJHZ-ALr975AXQcBfALXBnCjqe1T-vZ1OiHuwoRv_rzNvJmjH_d_HA99Oly-B9Yy42WvMVoEwJy10Pyz3gHYQwV3rPJOr6J9H6Qs_SB8B0s/w326-h400/20210526_144340%257E2.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-26385088044997299752021-05-01T17:19:00.000-04:002021-05-01T17:19:48.721-04:00April WIPocalypse<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">I realized only a week ago that I have spent the entire month of April working on my large finishes and neglected to start anything small at all. So consequently you will only see this post from me and no Smalls post. Hopefully I can find the time to get started on another small finish for May. In the meantime I have some pictures to share of my larger works in progress.</span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">You will remember from last month's post that I was close to a finish on Thirza Hudson 1825. Shortly thereafter I powered through and finished off the over one with her name and date and then the remaining border. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaPAstxtcP9Bng5Yci9hTt-Ete9wyJtSfJwNt4DhE5tFzq0QXZSxga0UiXmUf99aCCqL6LV90HnW_o42YnAT5MgATSd_xg6UGj8xWoyVYj3_UtNW5Q7xVaCs4K0yR5RD2RFMSNFThBMU/s2048/20210406_185426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaPAstxtcP9Bng5Yci9hTt-Ete9wyJtSfJwNt4DhE5tFzq0QXZSxga0UiXmUf99aCCqL6LV90HnW_o42YnAT5MgATSd_xg6UGj8xWoyVYj3_UtNW5Q7xVaCs4K0yR5RD2RFMSNFThBMU/w300-h400/20210406_185426.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This has been such a joy to stitch and it's the sweetest little sampler! I have already had it stretched and I'm hoping to get it framed in the very near future. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">After finishing Thirza, I turned my attentions back to 1897 Schoolhouse Designs My Precious Jewel. Because I didn't have the chosen fabric for this design, I went with Picture This Plus Earthern, which I had in my stash. However I have had to adjust the colours of floss I'm using accordingly. I had hoped to do the whole sampler in silks but that hasn't worked out for various reasons. So as it stands, I'm stitching with a mix of silks and overdyes, some of which are the called for overdyes. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This was my progress as of March.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-olxo4Wk05rv7xIlwOTUumGK9KVP_dpjFX9gBgMKvoU6kN1ClGQ8mw8-osRoa3XLNts4KrNd87QqPK8OOCNzWJsJoFaEhXxVwgwIKEk9zFkYkDZWiW99YQuVC3SxO9uukUa_kL1DNc_4/s2048/20210228_085418%257E4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-olxo4Wk05rv7xIlwOTUumGK9KVP_dpjFX9gBgMKvoU6kN1ClGQ8mw8-osRoa3XLNts4KrNd87QqPK8OOCNzWJsJoFaEhXxVwgwIKEk9zFkYkDZWiW99YQuVC3SxO9uukUa_kL1DNc_4/w400-h333/20210228_085418%257E4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my progress as of April 23</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG1tVTddToWfm_xXzZnBu0eOTO8cVwmglBbXDFMC-gCXs9va-yGRFgQ5p6UYUZv-JaeIkx4nNKuk-3ggaaZtDKU0fzy9Xy9Z2IotoNhTmVAlvZTbr6mDUtb4VRlcV1cOACXyvfelDZbI/s2048/20210421_082851%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG1tVTddToWfm_xXzZnBu0eOTO8cVwmglBbXDFMC-gCXs9va-yGRFgQ5p6UYUZv-JaeIkx4nNKuk-3ggaaZtDKU0fzy9Xy9Z2IotoNhTmVAlvZTbr6mDUtb4VRlcV1cOACXyvfelDZbI/w400-h340/20210421_082851%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9wCk2Ubak1zMCJkJTZChXcLvSRz2i9QWyCuX6K4MLeGcUZi-j5C_QLo5PEmqBHfaEfoUANBVbehEZ93GViB1-F3GCeFyImQWsyC71JW8olAVcuPmLmh0MuUjxFt-pGg5R2H69CdlbS4/s2048/20210421_082908%257E3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9wCk2Ubak1zMCJkJTZChXcLvSRz2i9QWyCuX6K4MLeGcUZi-j5C_QLo5PEmqBHfaEfoUANBVbehEZ93GViB1-F3GCeFyImQWsyC71JW8olAVcuPmLmh0MuUjxFt-pGg5R2H69CdlbS4/w400-h300/20210421_082908%257E3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ21LTGAz4pPtvDsG5wC0lXTSZoMZQBTkS0v6npHe5nLvmN15aeyha0RGGoMCzLl-JYvThWWToSYy4NnC1_GfMn8hP-aNKbGbjQc5Nt2p93YdIPgEqB7tb_Ez8DARqOFG7YBzZWRsJClo/s2048/20210421_082917%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ21LTGAz4pPtvDsG5wC0lXTSZoMZQBTkS0v6npHe5nLvmN15aeyha0RGGoMCzLl-JYvThWWToSYy4NnC1_GfMn8hP-aNKbGbjQc5Nt2p93YdIPgEqB7tb_Ez8DARqOFG7YBzZWRsJClo/w400-h300/20210421_082917%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1tibya_VX4UEgCvnHnh67WDjc4QDEm3ZfKDW6Yy7HlHOP7yBS2sXFXrEO3fMYv1oGRzACl-8yJElV-hTpLOrYTqWFRLVg_1jKw-dV0pxQV1dAY1osRq98xCll5x0lPYF8bpcCtD217Y/s2048/20210421_082946%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1tibya_VX4UEgCvnHnh67WDjc4QDEm3ZfKDW6Yy7HlHOP7yBS2sXFXrEO3fMYv1oGRzACl-8yJElV-hTpLOrYTqWFRLVg_1jKw-dV0pxQV1dAY1osRq98xCll5x0lPYF8bpcCtD217Y/w300-h400/20210421_082946%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>The called for floss for most of the white areas is Gentle Art Shaker White. My lot was more of a creamy colour and I wanted to achieve the white look that the chart displays on its cover so I went with Picket Fence. It worked well for the house and area but hasn't worked as well in some of the smaller motifs at the top of the piece. I'm currently trying to decide whether to frog them and go with another colour of floss altogether or find a brighter white that will stand out more on my fabric choice. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> My brain was tired of trying to make a decision so for now I moved on to the funky tree that drew me to this piece in the first place. I also love the little teapot motif at the top which is ghosted now with the white. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfdN0-VDYiJo3FHrA7zQOcUviSKG-sr2PccvUKy9BlQbmbWgUchsDzrx5aEaEJsy_TGZL6AGRFLhfTNPDL0Kx2j00WRZQPeQTmF7xRj2TZFnwGszZJXaPNP6KJ3EaKtG0xMwEV4GSEYw/s2048/20210427_104715%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1757" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfdN0-VDYiJo3FHrA7zQOcUviSKG-sr2PccvUKy9BlQbmbWgUchsDzrx5aEaEJsy_TGZL6AGRFLhfTNPDL0Kx2j00WRZQPeQTmF7xRj2TZFnwGszZJXaPNP6KJ3EaKtG0xMwEV4GSEYw/w400-h344/20210427_104715%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Up close the motifs look like they work but from a distance they're just ghost shapes on the design. I'm still working on the tree and surrounding area while I let my frustration settle. I'll have to decide at some point but for now I just want to stitch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I recently picked up the birth sampler I did for my sweet little grandson along with a LaDDa finish from 2018. I used the same frame for both pieces and I absolutely love how they turned out. As you can see from the one photo, my grandbaby isn't quite sure how he feels yet, lol!</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAz_ly2sY1yN7f3l4A7yzaq1061sbu2IrOnksMKnoWOLM73fYzSH6QjsCnt3zSB9QqET9KS4lk-Aem1jr9vTQgODjSTLQVmlOJ-FaXzOzC87EKIS_wc_dYLwLzofENNEiPSi-SHkGG_8/s1562/received_749552179035796%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAz_ly2sY1yN7f3l4A7yzaq1061sbu2IrOnksMKnoWOLM73fYzSH6QjsCnt3zSB9QqET9KS4lk-Aem1jr9vTQgODjSTLQVmlOJ-FaXzOzC87EKIS_wc_dYLwLzofENNEiPSi-SHkGG_8/w289-h400/received_749552179035796%257E2.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYd9rDgJ8dPqzW_KlL9K1EU9oK_D66c53BigeYsDbB61UZ7wnkWg0eFsjeERUc80WWrzYWlHOzgxb7k89Y1u3SXex1he3V4hSoOi1VzohmDCNnmOvEBlRGsg9xte7K6ax0pW1F0HRjfM/s604/received_749552179035796%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYd9rDgJ8dPqzW_KlL9K1EU9oK_D66c53BigeYsDbB61UZ7wnkWg0eFsjeERUc80WWrzYWlHOzgxb7k89Y1u3SXex1he3V4hSoOi1VzohmDCNnmOvEBlRGsg9xte7K6ax0pW1F0HRjfM/s320/received_749552179035796%257E3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszWKhsiTGZ5-SoHG-aksZ4-l1tXDXhW3P3BPox7TUgIydPuqHE8cJdJktCLSYTzAwmQ4ZzHwKD6mKkMuoeZlDgfRho7LlCmsbDBfhi5RvW3mAdFJWcnCTRgdPiE8OCtysplvWUNlilAA/s2048/20210409_092847%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1662" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszWKhsiTGZ5-SoHG-aksZ4-l1tXDXhW3P3BPox7TUgIydPuqHE8cJdJktCLSYTzAwmQ4ZzHwKD6mKkMuoeZlDgfRho7LlCmsbDBfhi5RvW3mAdFJWcnCTRgdPiE8OCtysplvWUNlilAA/w325-h400/20210409_092847%257E2.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbmscO_JuH6OK368WHkzXHfWnT9lR_qbX8bUTbr9DZ3GBm6-hpczF1-nzYHxYVGhTfqw5JtRyKTQYtcA23Kotwi24g9dE2cnoxjXlbaG_2rF8cXSUHJi9M5MF4X2UeuGw9xFQiAChTLE/s2048/20210409_092856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbmscO_JuH6OK368WHkzXHfWnT9lR_qbX8bUTbr9DZ3GBm6-hpczF1-nzYHxYVGhTfqw5JtRyKTQYtcA23Kotwi24g9dE2cnoxjXlbaG_2rF8cXSUHJi9M5MF4X2UeuGw9xFQiAChTLE/w300-h400/20210409_092856.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This weekend marks the start of a Blackbird Designs SAL, a new start or a WIP. It's being sponsored by Brenda and Laura of Flosstube fame. I have pulled out a start from 2019 from the Ooh La La book which is called Last Rose of Summer. I actually am going to restart the piece on a different piece of fabric and as well I now have the called for floss. I wasn't happy with my original fabric choice and some of the DMC conversions of the overdyes. I'll have a pic of my progress from each weekend for you. I'm already enjoying it much more this time around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm also looking at several starts of another small sampler.... <a href="https://www.thescarletthouse.com/?lightbox=dataItem-klfm8aej" target="_blank"> Little Deeds by The Scarlett House</a>,<a href="https://littlerobindesigns.net/products/clarissa-beaumont-1875" target="_blank"> Little Robin Designs Clarissa Beaumont 1875 </a> and <a href="https://www.hedgerowstitching.com/product-page/jane-thwaites-1828" target="_blank">Hedgerow Stitching Jane Thwaites 1828</a>. I'm just in the process of kitting each and then I'll decide which to start first! See you next month!</div><br /><br /></span></div>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-56806692151018062402021-03-31T08:00:00.002-04:002021-03-31T08:49:47.966-04:00March WIPocalypse<p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Last month I was so close to the finish line on Heartstring Samplery Victoria's Garden that I just powered on through to finish it up in the first few days of March. I started this last May on my birthday and I was determined that it would be done before my special day rolled around again once more! </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5wAOY9u2F15LipDbxuxcF3MuGg10WXaIznTDkeUDr0fGo3eSmy_1NAZPL9XGT-lKUIjENj2580vUtms8f0pwqIsLeXtrTCNrvsSn5BB6UGneYEFwmHeRmgpGJa86opjMCMwYcVoPHjc/s2048/20210303_143450%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5wAOY9u2F15LipDbxuxcF3MuGg10WXaIznTDkeUDr0fGo3eSmy_1NAZPL9XGT-lKUIjENj2580vUtms8f0pwqIsLeXtrTCNrvsSn5BB6UGneYEFwmHeRmgpGJa86opjMCMwYcVoPHjc/w400-h300/20210303_143450%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUPuQATz7nWNg1lJVPVCd5ac6_9HxNxJG1NqWcvXEvw83H6I8kaVaB4z7UeSGhTbFGkNzIPRF-cGCmZeMUFec3wmBdVUZs8qIIEaJ5m0OeSUMpu_zkgpsaN9WIKc3QU_cs1Ub-7ZQ0D4/s2048/20210228_090156%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUPuQATz7nWNg1lJVPVCd5ac6_9HxNxJG1NqWcvXEvw83H6I8kaVaB4z7UeSGhTbFGkNzIPRF-cGCmZeMUFec3wmBdVUZs8qIIEaJ5m0OeSUMpu_zkgpsaN9WIKc3QU_cs1Ub-7ZQ0D4/w300-h400/20210228_090156%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BB0N_tuQcoqg9OEk-4mn7o052L4V4FyJrusNukyBJSfjS3866mC1AJ-7kWLGcfyKnrUwAGXtqqKSToeRpHTAcTpv90Sma6-2BtDsMDvKs6sqWN-HGw00rBoNfZxcQXKE-u8P6M4C_no/s2048/20210228_090209%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BB0N_tuQcoqg9OEk-4mn7o052L4V4FyJrusNukyBJSfjS3866mC1AJ-7kWLGcfyKnrUwAGXtqqKSToeRpHTAcTpv90Sma6-2BtDsMDvKs6sqWN-HGw00rBoNfZxcQXKE-u8P6M4C_no/w400-h300/20210228_090209%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjdHdthj4whsrVHGtuSf2wu-zmujSpsSCD-cLoaWE5UQ_ArtnZ1Dz2FaKCV58gysNmZJiaQBW3En_qrDTXydSE_Ybqsq4dLNsgFBvR34cTPKfbjwk1So98hc4I4kcbEH3R2TRHhpcWi8/s2048/20210228_090221%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjdHdthj4whsrVHGtuSf2wu-zmujSpsSCD-cLoaWE5UQ_ArtnZ1Dz2FaKCV58gysNmZJiaQBW3En_qrDTXydSE_Ybqsq4dLNsgFBvR34cTPKfbjwk1So98hc4I4kcbEH3R2TRHhpcWi8/w400-h300/20210228_090221%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieARnFQkJucpvZX5-l3FmUCTVoBcJt_dsOPltLhFc730NfLpCUL7B_Z1_tFHJThmQToz6HkPNpTsywymEw1Qiw1vM_RW3llYghG8s9zePnu_rkl89r4-LV5vMPUdO5F2WiLOfNYzA4dbA/s2048/20210228_090230%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieARnFQkJucpvZX5-l3FmUCTVoBcJt_dsOPltLhFc730NfLpCUL7B_Z1_tFHJThmQToz6HkPNpTsywymEw1Qiw1vM_RW3llYghG8s9zePnu_rkl89r4-LV5vMPUdO5F2WiLOfNYzA4dbA/w300-h400/20210228_090230%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrFZTNSrd4VbyC6zm4eJS3Ed2y_IAE3qSdpkOYX3oMcrFdInv2TqF0HQJ3oMv3TXbxScgk_B5KMkhOiSCsrHQkw_VV_IWzeDmDGATmexsaiMecn2XfajpDrG3ok-prweg_VOB7GhtqV4/s2048/20210228_090239%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrFZTNSrd4VbyC6zm4eJS3Ed2y_IAE3qSdpkOYX3oMcrFdInv2TqF0HQJ3oMv3TXbxScgk_B5KMkhOiSCsrHQkw_VV_IWzeDmDGATmexsaiMecn2XfajpDrG3ok-prweg_VOB7GhtqV4/w300-h400/20210228_090239%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This was such a sweet stitch although I must say that the border needed close attention. The child who stitched this originally was easily distracted and the border was never guaranteed to be the same number of stitches where you expected it to be. I love how she adapted when the corners would meet! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">After my finish I felt it was only right to begin something new. I know I should have returned to stitching my 1897 Schoolhouse Sampler piece but I was being drawn down a rabbit hole. <a href="https://whilstirisnaps.com/thirza-hudson-1825/" target="_blank">Thirza Hudson 1825</a> is the sampler which dragged me down, lol!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUzvNP1BoZEyP5oYbNezKyVMoVie6BWPYpr5P3d08MNlpn6J2xYblrF6KYqr_DABE3s2FueIjAaEKlS_56idps7BmLaZoo-zd39iquMFLKU1rzxCu7rRmKQ9Reah45zGTyQ44sWvBjFI/s2048/20210327_090935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUzvNP1BoZEyP5oYbNezKyVMoVie6BWPYpr5P3d08MNlpn6J2xYblrF6KYqr_DABE3s2FueIjAaEKlS_56idps7BmLaZoo-zd39iquMFLKU1rzxCu7rRmKQ9Reah45zGTyQ44sWvBjFI/w300-h400/20210327_090935.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">There are a lot of stitchers out there on social media who have fallen for this sweet, little sampler. I've seen several finished already! Thirza is a design from Whilst Iris Naps and is available as a PDF download. As you can see, I'm also very close to a finish on this one. Only the border and the over one stitching remain. In taking this picture I discovered an error in counting so I have since spent some time frogging and restitched a portion of one of the trees. I should have the border complete in a few days but I'm not sure if I'll have enough silk floss to complete the over one. I'm thinking of removing that one letter and starting with a different silk. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The sampler called for some R&R fabric which I didn't have and with the mail being what it is these days and linen supplies difficult to find, I chose to find an alternative from my stash. I'm stitching this on Lakeside Linen 40ct Vintage Chantilly Creme which has a very soft blush undertone to it. I'm using the suggested floss with one DMC substitute in addition to the silk floss for the over one. I started stitching with the called for floss for that but it just seemed too thick for the 40 ct and silk works so much better when doing over one on the higher counts particularly if it's a Tudor silk.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My plans in the coming month are to finish Thirza Hudson, get back to My Precious Jewel and possibly join in on a local SAL of Brenda Gervais' <a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/winter-rose-manor-by-with-thy-needle-amp-thread" target="_blank">Winter Rose Manor</a>. I have it kitted up but I'm on the fence as to whether or not to start it. There are a couple of other designs that I would prefer to start first. I'm just not in the mood to stitch Christmas either. I have two Blackbird Designs all ready to go in addition to <a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/little-deeds-sampler-by-the-scarlett-house" target="_blank">The Scarlett House Little Deeds Sampler</a>. Then I received my order from the Needlework Expo with <a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/hannah-ann-wallace-1850-by-with-thy-needle-thread" target="_blank">Hannah Ann Wallace, 1850.</a> Oh my word, she's a beauty too! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">A lot of my stitching time has been replaced over the past six months with my efforts at a healthier lifestyle. I spend an hour or so every day walking. When the weather was too cold to walk or it snowed heavily I relied on a dance video to burn up those calories. We have returned to more healthy eating, including a lot of vegetarian meals, lots of beans, lentils, chickpeas and more chicken and fish with very little beef or pork. Over the course of those months I have lost a total of 55 pounds and I am now in remission from my diabetes and have been since November. In my case the pandemic has helped because we are not eating out and cook all our meals at home. Here's a before and after pic. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jMXb_BnT48HlVJijHk319ug5CICPsXzlmY__fRX7l_SyfGGQPpc7bItd99ig2jVZzIiFn7Zxdu4Xgmh5m44KNZLELm_Sv_Y5CHsikKMvHhldtkZsVZzKKus2ewmywICaqzoSwEYRTKE/s803/received_322476942339794%257E4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="585" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jMXb_BnT48HlVJijHk319ug5CICPsXzlmY__fRX7l_SyfGGQPpc7bItd99ig2jVZzIiFn7Zxdu4Xgmh5m44KNZLELm_Sv_Y5CHsikKMvHhldtkZsVZzKKus2ewmywICaqzoSwEYRTKE/w291-h400/received_322476942339794%257E4.jpeg" width="291" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken in September with my youngest sister</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01v9cuTbLhSObNg2ple63CyNmQPo9NUjF8huQKobTUZvUFNNVhqNhOIxi2cn-v2O-5X6a5QMfGi9hHKOzvb_8QUzVOxI0Lzo-YN4nin3hD1OV2s8lTaF_VPb4zKVi9cEFqMp5mwdQXvM/s2048/20210313_124033%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01v9cuTbLhSObNg2ple63CyNmQPo9NUjF8huQKobTUZvUFNNVhqNhOIxi2cn-v2O-5X6a5QMfGi9hHKOzvb_8QUzVOxI0Lzo-YN4nin3hD1OV2s8lTaF_VPb4zKVi9cEFqMp5mwdQXvM/w234-h400/20210313_124033%257E2.jpg" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken in March</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I intend to continue on the journey and lose more weight over the next few months hopefully. Shortly after the second pic was taken I decided to take the plunge and change my hair colour. My natural colour has quite a bit of gray and I decided to head in that direction. Here's the new look!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGLYvrqaGzQ9XB9tqIGgbBh7QO06JviizaZsMWaqarSnWi6ZcvzGamvKglWNDtI8Bz1qNK9F6acYFEMgBjotpyk2jGiamjj_RYiQx7ACdxxPIXm5BUOXXDnisn_KDC4AnheXvLQLJ4rk/s2048/20210320_132454%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1581" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGLYvrqaGzQ9XB9tqIGgbBh7QO06JviizaZsMWaqarSnWi6ZcvzGamvKglWNDtI8Bz1qNK9F6acYFEMgBjotpyk2jGiamjj_RYiQx7ACdxxPIXm5BUOXXDnisn_KDC4AnheXvLQLJ4rk/w309-h400/20210320_132454%257E2.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I hope everyone is remaining safe during these times. I know many of you in the US may have already had your vaccines but here in Canada the rollout is much slower. I figure it will be several weeks before I feel that needle. It can't come soon enough! See you next month!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-38141031546737266522021-03-30T22:08:00.000-04:002021-03-30T22:08:31.850-04:00March Smalls<p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I've been trying to get this post up for a couple of days now. It seems I have issues uploading my photos from both my phone and my computer! It's been extremely frustrating trying to get anything done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">At this point I have one of my finishes that I can show you. This is one that I had already kitted up earlier in the year and put aside. Not knowing what I wanted to do this month I decided to go with the obvious. This design is from the 2017 series of Fragments in Time by Summer House Stitche Workes. It's number four in the series.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-S3neC_93TSL7em_upqRixrKGAFvEz95wfYM9VjwWcsrEirJCG8ByZ7fPp_2UYj3twvcxYu5_VCD2pwu_aUr2qYE60OGgY8jYD6PQQOFJVJEp8O_XbuXGumCOyOrwD7PCdX1bEH3Tdc/s2048/20210310_160552%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1990" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-S3neC_93TSL7em_upqRixrKGAFvEz95wfYM9VjwWcsrEirJCG8ByZ7fPp_2UYj3twvcxYu5_VCD2pwu_aUr2qYE60OGgY8jYD6PQQOFJVJEp8O_XbuXGumCOyOrwD7PCdX1bEH3Tdc/w389-h400/20210310_160552%257E2.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I've stitched a couple of others from this series previously and gifted them to friends but this little one will be made into a pin pillow for me. I don't have the entire series of eight designs. I think I just picked out the ones that appealed to me and ordered them but they do make great gifts!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Okay so I thinked I've worked out all the bugs with my photos and have managed to get them all where I want them. Amazing!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My second small finish for this month was done in anticipation of spring and the upcoming Easter weekend. Spring Rabbit and Cart is a design by Jenny Hoffman of Country Rustic Primitives. It's a sweet little finish and it also will be sewn into a pin pillow and added to my bowl of spring finishes on display.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOpvA2hjZpxuD6B3-J_DhiRPIrFZ6DHQGXnO1KdTFAfGYL3Lpixq_MMSdrpRG35a9t6w9L6Sd_HT6bWi6vGqkAIzMXDgbL42WQ-D3xg3zxpZCOofBnnjTnYYaVNW3Km69QeAhZaaQIS0/s2048/20210318_101547%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOpvA2hjZpxuD6B3-J_DhiRPIrFZ6DHQGXnO1KdTFAfGYL3Lpixq_MMSdrpRG35a9t6w9L6Sd_HT6bWi6vGqkAIzMXDgbL42WQ-D3xg3zxpZCOofBnnjTnYYaVNW3Km69QeAhZaaQIS0/w400-h270/20210318_101547%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I'll also share with you a few pics of my Easter/Spring displays.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fLJozXLDBJWksOvQZwCYHN9sFCWSox2XMpYWeToAK1wbeDKlOyFw7VtcluMGSval5hu2zZ92dzzEIm1t3rn3o4ugSkvjC8WSXHiAuqhLpkvvxzSAKF0u2JMy884ZBzIokuOxLQYCyHE/s2048/20210330_201930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fLJozXLDBJWksOvQZwCYHN9sFCWSox2XMpYWeToAK1wbeDKlOyFw7VtcluMGSval5hu2zZ92dzzEIm1t3rn3o4ugSkvjC8WSXHiAuqhLpkvvxzSAKF0u2JMy884ZBzIokuOxLQYCyHE/w400-h300/20210330_201930.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcVDVnirgJvmWOR0GoRzRGq7DFpHhDBwlo82SB-AvBvX2d9edx3Boo6q6g8W2EUeSsmEdS-TIB04OCNQFc0zXOKqIgkx9r2B60dR9pjkIKFmgLZAHMD8Z2oEUIsIFzBM0z9IXlEvuWFQ/s2048/20210330_202013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcVDVnirgJvmWOR0GoRzRGq7DFpHhDBwlo82SB-AvBvX2d9edx3Boo6q6g8W2EUeSsmEdS-TIB04OCNQFc0zXOKqIgkx9r2B60dR9pjkIKFmgLZAHMD8Z2oEUIsIFzBM0z9IXlEvuWFQ/w400-h300/20210330_202013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqImo5htWRhTERk24GSUk985mNNnTa75e3Jnm5iYzKaLwidXXzpxWT572sM1hDQP-w5s6DZPDx0V5qGzKAPCL1yRkyWgJ5tXLAQ6-rhDK47hJ9OLBJoEpxcS4_CjQ1LX8Eo_fnsWxOa2o/s2048/20210330_202055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqImo5htWRhTERk24GSUk985mNNnTa75e3Jnm5iYzKaLwidXXzpxWT572sM1hDQP-w5s6DZPDx0V5qGzKAPCL1yRkyWgJ5tXLAQ6-rhDK47hJ9OLBJoEpxcS4_CjQ1LX8Eo_fnsWxOa2o/w400-h300/20210330_202055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUDOziWzC9Q_RFBS4rkwHA-MTBIN5TV0MMNNXRoWH9RlxUTRbc7pX1L2trfLqQQ4PXplf7fKiBXztb-ImhbVgSqkNvePcqq9_k3qil2OA0E97j6YTSOe_JZSAlNauUGmDTkAC6u2Q2jU/s2048/20210330_202244%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUDOziWzC9Q_RFBS4rkwHA-MTBIN5TV0MMNNXRoWH9RlxUTRbc7pX1L2trfLqQQ4PXplf7fKiBXztb-ImhbVgSqkNvePcqq9_k3qil2OA0E97j6YTSOe_JZSAlNauUGmDTkAC6u2Q2jU/w400-h359/20210330_202244%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Definitely more room to add a few more finishes. I really don't have a lot of Easter/Spring decor.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I'm not sure if I'll get a small finish stitched for next month. It's tax season and I start working on our taxes tomorrow morning. Plus I'm really into working on some lovely bigger designs right now. You'll see some pics on my WIPocalypse post in a day or two. See you then!</span></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-47046325805513731482021-03-01T00:00:00.001-05:002021-03-01T00:00:02.450-05:00February WIPocalypse<p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Besides a new start this month I've spent some quality time with a WIPocalypse that I started last year on my birthday in May. Heartstring Samplery's Victoria's Garden is a lovely reproduction design. I've really been enjoying my time spent with her.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLOOMqp3zTmXnDScy3DqmoOrYI5NHGSXsLt74Ngys0CYYamGHPpHY_wr10cGdVdNJ-ezvltbhLFu6G59xmjRMlF2gBW1IiQ8I5vO298fgFPCheTIavEkWqRx5enDphqt3VG7azAaLSCo/s3686/20210228_090141%257E3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="3686" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLOOMqp3zTmXnDScy3DqmoOrYI5NHGSXsLt74Ngys0CYYamGHPpHY_wr10cGdVdNJ-ezvltbhLFu6G59xmjRMlF2gBW1IiQ8I5vO298fgFPCheTIavEkWqRx5enDphqt3VG7azAaLSCo/w400-h314/20210228_090141%257E3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">As you can see, I'm in the final few days of stitching this beauty. Only the border remains and let me tell you, I'm having an interesting time with it. It met up but after stitching it I have decided that the child who originally stitched this was easily distracted, lol! You can't go on auto pilot when stitching this border. She added stitches, she dropped stitches and she improvised her corners just as many of us may have done throughout some of our own stitching. I am loving every stitch!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">When I need a bit of a break from Victoria I turn to my new start, 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers My Precious Jewel - Ann Alice Townshend. Lianne Van Leyen is the brains behind 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers and is a personal friend of mine. She is passionate about reproducing the samplers in her collection, particularly the ragamuffins. Although I have several of her reproduction samplers in my stash this is the first I chose to spend any time with and it certainly won't be the last!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSREFLupL_Vcpaewp0AjiACIlCfwnWlOr0bbLSQlrrdqYE6yGxzs5Im1m2pz5EcBT-uBScZv4lgoXqDwK-ZKEHE0_z81yJ5VtAn9ofv97FZxgNV75SZ8bTwt4aW6BxPmn4l3xBFNfdKIw/s2896/20210228_085418%257E3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="2896" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSREFLupL_Vcpaewp0AjiACIlCfwnWlOr0bbLSQlrrdqYE6yGxzs5Im1m2pz5EcBT-uBScZv4lgoXqDwK-ZKEHE0_z81yJ5VtAn9ofv97FZxgNV75SZ8bTwt4aW6BxPmn4l3xBFNfdKIw/w400-h333/20210228_085418%257E3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">When I pulled the called for floss for this I realized that I didn't have many of them in my stash. With the pandemic and shipping times what they are, I didn't want to wait and so I have chosen to stitch this with silks from my stash. The majority are Belle Soie choices so far. I'm sort of converting as I go. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I hope to continue with this one during March and I'm sure Victoria's Garden will be complete by the end of the coming week. I haven't decided which design is next but I have several in mind. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I hope you are all staying safe and stitching your hearts out!</span></div>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-20504236020790966782021-02-28T21:32:00.000-05:002021-02-28T21:32:55.349-05:00February Smalls<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">It's been a great month for stitching as the weather turned much cooler in our neck of the woods which led to more time spent indoors. I aim to get out and walk daily but as the month progressed we started to get more snowfall. I won't walk outdoors until the plows have got the streets cleaned up and even then I'm very careful because of ice. After all I've known of two friends who recently fell and broke limbs, one an ankle and the other her arm. So I've stayed put more often, looking for other means of keeping active but also stitching more often.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Consequently I managed two small finishes for this month and made some significant progress on some of my larger finishes which I'll show in a later post.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My first finish was in keeping with Valentine's Day. This is a freebie chart which was offered by Hands On Designs.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP06r1DOwTiic0hmjqAFzYfwC5w64pVBJJII5HqRtt6GkrHSgVj6-gObllvsPtAQN7oSVNS50ThLjfo_UgW7vDoFtxq-ThOtjJ1jqahi4haZzOk3dz9BD0lqadGxJ4VW-fm5XhJOb8U20/s2048/20210217_113551%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP06r1DOwTiic0hmjqAFzYfwC5w64pVBJJII5HqRtt6GkrHSgVj6-gObllvsPtAQN7oSVNS50ThLjfo_UgW7vDoFtxq-ThOtjJ1jqahi4haZzOk3dz9BD0lqadGxJ4VW-fm5XhJOb8U20/w400-h300/20210217_113551%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This was a very quick stitch for which I chose some lovely Dixie Sampler Hand Dyed Fabric called Cranberry Crunch. Final finishing should have been done but I was having too much fun doing actual stitching and immediately moved on to my second small.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">The second stitching finish is one I did to add to my St. Patrick's Day bowl fillers. Threadwork Primitives Lucky Crow was a super fun stitch and this week I'll be hunting through my stash for some co-ordinating fabric and trim.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg860844P8wSEXapHZy4vtz5XHrczrFdKQ9FICtbqpACQ7KwQdRXK4mJnCoJezf1icuZed8a74sG0C3O4eC9wmkuPgm_lPSsnw4e-kKvar7m9FxkmdAplFbwWrx-HM7-cBuwheCriNJVFw/s2048/20210224_182826%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg860844P8wSEXapHZy4vtz5XHrczrFdKQ9FICtbqpACQ7KwQdRXK4mJnCoJezf1icuZed8a74sG0C3O4eC9wmkuPgm_lPSsnw4e-kKvar7m9FxkmdAplFbwWrx-HM7-cBuwheCriNJVFw/w400-h388/20210224_182826%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Love the leprechaun hat!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">I'm not sure what direction my stitching will take me in next month. Spring, maybe? That's only if we get rid of some of the snow around here though. I'm still not feeling spring yet. Looking forward to seeing what has inspired everyone else. See you next month!</span></div><p></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-55069315081596051292021-01-31T00:00:00.001-05:002021-01-31T00:00:07.482-05:00January WIPocalypse<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">It's hard to believe that we're already starting another year's WIPocalypse. Although 2020 seemed to drag on in many ways because of our isolation, the year was over much sooner than I expected it to be. Thank goodness! </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This is the first year that I haven't posted any WIPocalypse goals or picked out any new starts for the year. That whole format just hasn't worked well for me in the past so this year I'm just going wherever my stitching leads me and pulling out whatever I feel like working on. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I'll start my post with my final finish for 2020 which I squeaked out on December 31st! This was the kit by Shakespeare's Peddler which I had started from stash. It's called A Wassailing and it's a limited edition kit that Theresa released several years ago. Not sure yet just how I will finish this one off. I may have it framed but I'm thinking that perhaps it would look nice as a board finish on a piece of barnwood .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFFDB6QGMFdEK5J7j6qvpXSty__oeMO50iQbVZ_PAjoK2G7xTVhihSD0YdLGn1Hz_goe-ZBt41PMVyA-j29ddg0IJWrJIV-IOjifk1_7TuxDf0CBpgdMCA6gUBBDE7h7YGp9fI21_ZI4/s2048/20201231_142637%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFFDB6QGMFdEK5J7j6qvpXSty__oeMO50iQbVZ_PAjoK2G7xTVhihSD0YdLGn1Hz_goe-ZBt41PMVyA-j29ddg0IJWrJIV-IOjifk1_7TuxDf0CBpgdMCA6gUBBDE7h7YGp9fI21_ZI4/w400-h344/20201231_142637%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I knew that I had another birth announcement to stitch for my nephew and his wife who were expecting in mid January so I was hesitant to start anything new at the start of this year. I was afraid that I would enjoy the new start so much that I wouldn't get to the birth piece in a timely manner. So while I waited for them to decide on a chart I pulled out a WIP that I had started in April of 2020. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This is Blackbird Designs Her Fair Work from the Ooh La La booklet. I pretty much only had to finish the border on this and one small motif so it only took three days to finish it up.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIRAuFpVPhVU96kws-tQwvql4xEM-Yiosrh2h_o8Ja45tW7ab10aAbqp62sZegJ2kbNEwD5Vyd1EifzuaERbBB-mPUiPLCxRre5fgS21zFm4v3hH00_LVKlsnJ8FhmvkVcSeAMas6Gqo/s2048/20210104_091740%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIRAuFpVPhVU96kws-tQwvql4xEM-Yiosrh2h_o8Ja45tW7ab10aAbqp62sZegJ2kbNEwD5Vyd1EifzuaERbBB-mPUiPLCxRre5fgS21zFm4v3hH00_LVKlsnJ8FhmvkVcSeAMas6Gqo/w400-h297/20210104_091740%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I realized after the finish that I hadn't changed the year of completion to 2021. I may or may not change it. After all the majority of it was completed in 2020.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I worked on a couple of smalls until I was ready to start the birth announcement. You can see them on my <a href="http://kearnelskorner.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-smalls-2021.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>. I found the chart for the baby on Etsy. They had picked out a pattern in November but after getting started on it I realized that the pattern was really poorly designed. It looked more like it was a digital pattern taken from a picture. I was a little wary of it but stitched a small motif. The colours were really poorly done though and the detail wasn't coming through. So we started over and they picked another chart from a different designer. This one is so sweet and is stitching up really quickly. I should be finished it by the end of next week. Baby was born last Saturday and I still have to chart out his name and date of birth.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMmFb0uWQ_LYSZc8zQq15inynt9_jiYXLEvXWICIYk7wOyHZhM5BH16tTiaX0-UNYqu2JmWROY9N-92JmEnM7z2yImdZq8OeIvXWnnoFIZgL21B4mOchq6W4qPAHb-dGRfAMkp7_d_E0/s2048/20210121_142313%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2048" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMmFb0uWQ_LYSZc8zQq15inynt9_jiYXLEvXWICIYk7wOyHZhM5BH16tTiaX0-UNYqu2JmWROY9N-92JmEnM7z2yImdZq8OeIvXWnnoFIZgL21B4mOchq6W4qPAHb-dGRfAMkp7_d_E0/w400-h241/20210121_142313%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I had to pause my stitching on the baby piece since I realized I was missing one of the floss colours. While I was waiting for it to ship my dear friend Lianne of <a href="https://www.1897schoolhousesamplers.ca/" target="_blank">1897 Schoolhouse Samplers</a> gifted me with her latest release. I fell in love with My Precious Jewel - Ann Alice Townshend's work. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I pulled the called for overdyes and was missing a few. Rather than wait for an order of more floss, I decided to do a conversion to silks that I had in my stash. Most of the silks are Classic Colorworks Belle Soie and couple of NPI silks. My fabric is Picture This Plus Earthen</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> I've completed a good portion of the house already. Only the window trim remains to be done. I'm currently working on the man and woman on either side of the house. This one is going to be my go to stitch for the next month. I'm really enjoying it and the sampler is not a large one. Sorry about the colour of the fabric. It's really not that pinkish. The lighting wasn't great. I'll try and get a better picture next month.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyL4Dekb1nq3zi95I7XlocYL1yp8eNRrMlKS2DCa0dPfaVi1qGfwRzALRdMcb-kNTEcli4QSppHbgHtGnOWaT2WK78dfchb2BM_iiwC1nEwTdYUWrVe4GmnAgjnYGGa8vQt4Cye8mFek/s2048/20210130_232403%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1651" data-original-width="2048" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyL4Dekb1nq3zi95I7XlocYL1yp8eNRrMlKS2DCa0dPfaVi1qGfwRzALRdMcb-kNTEcli4QSppHbgHtGnOWaT2WK78dfchb2BM_iiwC1nEwTdYUWrVe4GmnAgjnYGGa8vQt4Cye8mFek/w400-h323/20210130_232403%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>When I tire of any of the above stitching I've pulled out Heartstring Samplery Victoria's Garden. I started stitching this one in May of last year and hope to get it done before the spring. I'll have a progress pic for you next month. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has chosen for their new year starts!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-15390318552775626852021-01-30T22:36:00.000-05:002021-01-30T22:36:59.345-05:00January Smalls 2021<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My stitching in 2021 has picked up some from the pace of 2020 so far. I managed to complete two smalls this month and have already picked out a project for next month. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I started out the month with an ornament that I've had kitted up for a few years now. It's a Little House Needleworks Design called Saltbox Village. I don't know what got into me but for some strange reason I decided to stitch the entire ornament over one. I was looking to do some small bowl fillers that are winter scenes or that can fit in with my winter decor and this one fit the bill.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwHEYXDdMHAXlFhf2o3G7z0HFsu7s9j0HRrYHkR7-1-24NME9EPE-9onesRcg9QKDClvfA7XPB7RyyU8-uAJxEp45iU9Iqj2SPHuME8P5Yg5VI97FkMpnHpz23dWAJUOYTvanr-45Q0U/s1508/20210115_112216%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwHEYXDdMHAXlFhf2o3G7z0HFsu7s9j0HRrYHkR7-1-24NME9EPE-9onesRcg9QKDClvfA7XPB7RyyU8-uAJxEp45iU9Iqj2SPHuME8P5Yg5VI97FkMpnHpz23dWAJUOYTvanr-45Q0U/s320/20210115_112216%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The next pic gives you an idea of just how small this sweet piece is.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH_s7ahWZ8n-pg2jtrlucYGIWZqiKl3NournRBUCEJet96DU1htUtApa1f8O2oyuMmH9mA0iTLVfVJMDFfMhVJ-qo8LhsSGKcMPjmCdV1s-wIGabiwqybZK8eNI4uhv9SvHzxDEDDnS0/s2048/20210115_112409%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="2048" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH_s7ahWZ8n-pg2jtrlucYGIWZqiKl3NournRBUCEJet96DU1htUtApa1f8O2oyuMmH9mA0iTLVfVJMDFfMhVJ-qo8LhsSGKcMPjmCdV1s-wIGabiwqybZK8eNI4uhv9SvHzxDEDDnS0/w400-h369/20210115_112409%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I think all told it measures 1 3/4" squared. I really love how it turned out!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I started a second ornament, this time a Prairie Schooler, and decided to continue on the same fabric. The piece is large enough that I could do a few more on it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This Prairie Schooler is from the booklet Button Up and I'm calling it the Snow Angel.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmv4eiiLgGieiu2_nB-FJSXVgEioi2sE5zNlzd9tT1QF2Uc4TyzZt7xG_ubGM4NvnfOzGLnpKDrEFDaZ_SYn0bL8cq08O3tL0bgM1ZUlvwCmUec3n0NipOMDxAWbj-W7DuE9Nb5bE5yEs/s2048/20210130_155143%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmv4eiiLgGieiu2_nB-FJSXVgEioi2sE5zNlzd9tT1QF2Uc4TyzZt7xG_ubGM4NvnfOzGLnpKDrEFDaZ_SYn0bL8cq08O3tL0bgM1ZUlvwCmUec3n0NipOMDxAWbj-W7DuE9Nb5bE5yEs/w400-h341/20210130_155143%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">There are a couple more from this book that I want to add to these but I also have a Valentine small to stitch first in February. See you next month!</span></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><p></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-33008398660976089652020-12-30T09:20:00.000-05:002020-12-30T09:20:05.433-05:00December WIPocalypse<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br />The last two months I've mostly concentrated on small finishes for gifts. I planned on posting last month with the one finish I did have but I realized that I wasn't able to show you a pic because I'd already delivered the piece to my framer. I asked him only to stretch the piece for now and I'll get it framed later with consultation from my son. The finish is of course the birth sampler I stitched for my grandson.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXWfnYCz5YRcUjDfoRDNIHIVqdCpgeAgmcJwI-2CFGcXLLz3eb_dJ7QnbSfWr75R4_dvdCMmN-a1YEjgpBVCgolwOkRF6Yk4dUyXAwiDU6sd16NemSw-1X2uKOQTgSrNIuaX_OKWUqIc/s2048/20201123_194800%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1923" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXWfnYCz5YRcUjDfoRDNIHIVqdCpgeAgmcJwI-2CFGcXLLz3eb_dJ7QnbSfWr75R4_dvdCMmN-a1YEjgpBVCgolwOkRF6Yk4dUyXAwiDU6sd16NemSw-1X2uKOQTgSrNIuaX_OKWUqIc/w375-h400/20201123_194800%257E2.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I'm quite pleased with how this looks. We wanted a birth sampler that wasn't really babyish and would grow with the child so that it could be hung in his room at any age. It's really a great birth announcement for a boy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">After finishing this one off I pulled out a kitted work by Shakespeare's Peddler. It's a small Christmas sampler called A Wassailing. It was a limited edition kit when it was released so as far as I know it's no longer available. It's stitched on Lakeside Linen Vintage Meadow Rue with Limited Edition Gentle Art floss. I've managed to complete a little more than half of the piece and I'm really hoping that I can finish it by year's end.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MXzcad6gxS8RqCwNX6GEROnE1wsYXCr2asnjf9o2886Ud1VntiH5Sl81m-FYwBucdx9btKiT-bkEkTefqm8-DFTZq8MR-xcll_SYJK9CXkT8pL10YXvyiFr4Yj2iQFG44EovOOsqu9w/s2048/20201229_225827%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MXzcad6gxS8RqCwNX6GEROnE1wsYXCr2asnjf9o2886Ud1VntiH5Sl81m-FYwBucdx9btKiT-bkEkTefqm8-DFTZq8MR-xcll_SYJK9CXkT8pL10YXvyiFr4Yj2iQFG44EovOOsqu9w/w400-h340/20201229_225827%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">That's it for current WIPs although there are a couple still hiding in my pile, lol. They can wait for now as I start searching through my stash for what pieces I would like to work on in the coming year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I didn't accomplish any of the goals I set out for myself last year with the exception of two. I completed the Pennsylvania Dutch Sampler that I had started last year and I chose A Yuletide Welcome as my Christmas stitch for the year. All of the other charts that I had pulled remained untouched as well as the WIPs from the previous year. As per usual, I ended pulling and stitching out a completely different choice of stitches. In light of that, I may just not compile a list for next year and just go with the flow, lol! </span></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-25334302850141292912020-12-27T23:12:00.007-05:002020-12-27T23:12:46.809-05:00December Smalls<p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">December was another busy month for smalls in terms of final finishing. I needed a push in the butt to get moving because once again I left things to the last minute and with less ambition and enthusiasm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My granddaughters ornaments were the first priority specifically their requests, the snake and the rabbit. Here are the results of the final finishes. I've included photos of the backing fabric I used as well.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaZdpmCW6uqvVQe_01c_iK4JTKlqhCVqz63UstPIO1TIphZCFF3QFOao14xo4eotoRbtpnKh0WYrHCwHij9SoByH9qluulWv0II0UTIP9w2Qd3BPmRkQpKLtN5oodnHw-XsmEuSlxBss/s2048/20201214_232808%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaZdpmCW6uqvVQe_01c_iK4JTKlqhCVqz63UstPIO1TIphZCFF3QFOao14xo4eotoRbtpnKh0WYrHCwHij9SoByH9qluulWv0II0UTIP9w2Qd3BPmRkQpKLtN5oodnHw-XsmEuSlxBss/w300-h400/20201214_232808%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn6fnrGrrMB8e_u2IOt2nWmh6AFpZlACWK25sxIAZJFL5nBfc-e_u_qWaeGXLUTo12iuh7E1kbgUKT3_iXlSqBOrOw5ZmKcpmGYuS2M20KzxoNxgAh3JfMWX_meWwNBzaGixjdtSRlHM/s2048/20201214_232821%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn6fnrGrrMB8e_u2IOt2nWmh6AFpZlACWK25sxIAZJFL5nBfc-e_u_qWaeGXLUTo12iuh7E1kbgUKT3_iXlSqBOrOw5ZmKcpmGYuS2M20KzxoNxgAh3JfMWX_meWwNBzaGixjdtSRlHM/w300-h400/20201214_232821%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlR2aV8A3uWahpCSLKfCFRMZvNbwdfVMdfW2jd91pj5jCtnwVHK4naMFh1B6oS8XUrE9XcXqjHN3mPGgZwWBRQXTTaT6ajsYzRRCiSzizli-lwMwY3bizgGHpbeQRxvfydJNDQ26EI1s/s2048/20201214_232912%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlR2aV8A3uWahpCSLKfCFRMZvNbwdfVMdfW2jd91pj5jCtnwVHK4naMFh1B6oS8XUrE9XcXqjHN3mPGgZwWBRQXTTaT6ajsYzRRCiSzizli-lwMwY3bizgGHpbeQRxvfydJNDQ26EI1s/w300-h400/20201214_232912%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4L3VRsBBTngDUzjGa_cNtw4fQmvb63XCNBuMdXvszL8wP1YD-UV8YT_RTtBwatXzN4tArxphs6yZegleBv7MIqn17-dMjup-V8y7uGz3uV8_rNscZcG0AOPrxt2gotLesCzv3E8XoSk/s2048/20201214_232923%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4L3VRsBBTngDUzjGa_cNtw4fQmvb63XCNBuMdXvszL8wP1YD-UV8YT_RTtBwatXzN4tArxphs6yZegleBv7MIqn17-dMjup-V8y7uGz3uV8_rNscZcG0AOPrxt2gotLesCzv3E8XoSk/w300-h400/20201214_232923%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">It was difficult to find a fabric in my stash to back the snake with. The fabric I chose reminded me somewhat of a snake's skin although it's not as clear in this picture as I would have liked.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">With those two finished I moved onto finishing their Christmas ornaments. I cheated and pulled two previous stitched ornaments out of my pile and finished them up.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgq3QeipOF03TQajLc9A0UFcfI1dr_dSgPrbyI-WcRgjblWIa7zxhnlD1CGR91rEhjR6F19A4xCpHulcZ_QgThSzDLBcik24_5oUj2ez_C0OdnHGhkesD3f__eOofpyz2Y_7vRtt8p7LU/s2048/20201215_001439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgq3QeipOF03TQajLc9A0UFcfI1dr_dSgPrbyI-WcRgjblWIa7zxhnlD1CGR91rEhjR6F19A4xCpHulcZ_QgThSzDLBcik24_5oUj2ez_C0OdnHGhkesD3f__eOofpyz2Y_7vRtt8p7LU/w300-h400/20201215_001439.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQSpKOwgDKOqbPcue01teu1Cr6cByqrA7fa94Pkh0bSKfsY3jCHD-pUWAtJX_nPWDBSWjVDYKJJ_5-D3thEyqAIYByoxNJWuLuj1ehAHLmJhk6nQN2786icPUDPJkMsOvBtgJV2AgMYk/s2048/20201215_001502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQSpKOwgDKOqbPcue01teu1Cr6cByqrA7fa94Pkh0bSKfsY3jCHD-pUWAtJX_nPWDBSWjVDYKJJ_5-D3thEyqAIYByoxNJWuLuj1ehAHLmJhk6nQN2786icPUDPJkMsOvBtgJV2AgMYk/w300-h400/20201215_001502.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlHKH6WQay_wPd-G196y1CMR831cOZfoE-NQs3dFDGxs6CLlifFjslVhZw9fVd7Uj7NFho9eQKXw8-v7iSoJL6EpUlbhdsiKhNXJBdWA_03bHr1KWrIUdTjJ3MtZkmOn7J3J4-AJV52k/s2048/20201215_001605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlHKH6WQay_wPd-G196y1CMR831cOZfoE-NQs3dFDGxs6CLlifFjslVhZw9fVd7Uj7NFho9eQKXw8-v7iSoJL6EpUlbhdsiKhNXJBdWA_03bHr1KWrIUdTjJ3MtZkmOn7J3J4-AJV52k/w300-h400/20201215_001605.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvSlZ5fR95Azep6au3Eux8UV_TAosh9LuUkNmRRHqJFzeJcGK3hp7KDDOJaX_5ERDexPtSDxmeVt-C-f8PLJvef1yrwE5J8hRLokglecJNzqzfP75ILraNWddZLJ3anW0ngAMijFEIww/s2048/20201215_001519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvSlZ5fR95Azep6au3Eux8UV_TAosh9LuUkNmRRHqJFzeJcGK3hp7KDDOJaX_5ERDexPtSDxmeVt-C-f8PLJvef1yrwE5J8hRLokglecJNzqzfP75ILraNWddZLJ3anW0ngAMijFEIww/w300-h400/20201215_001519.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I squeeked out the final finishes on Dec. 14, packaged all their gifts up and mailed them out by Xpress post on Dec. 15. Believe it or not, they arrived at their home in Quebec two days later!! I was shocked. After all we all know how long it's taking to receive mail during the pandemic. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I wasn't able to see the girls over Christmas but they took and posted a few pictures for me to see them opening their gifts. It looks like the ornaments were a hit as well as their requested pieces.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmCUb6oKI20gDbfS2aAoNj_wZiA-_7BYMHndqBjz24MucEVoajs2RwV3Fa3aX_dgKaoPLcYKedhYlZDSTFnubUFb96mag2HOa7-nTeKvjRZKlU4a35ouD4FgEIdrRCcPXBMiCwMtL3XM/s745/IMG_20201225_204145_559%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmCUb6oKI20gDbfS2aAoNj_wZiA-_7BYMHndqBjz24MucEVoajs2RwV3Fa3aX_dgKaoPLcYKedhYlZDSTFnubUFb96mag2HOa7-nTeKvjRZKlU4a35ouD4FgEIdrRCcPXBMiCwMtL3XM/w296-h400/IMG_20201225_204145_559%257E2.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNMYAqlV0LX2mc8daTkpdSjp5kkFQ_49tiIElABmoF1NrLehNyZm9sW2FejJ-H1rjpVc3VFcfim1Tugyfe-GyWpgd5hC2B3MAFB-fMN8AC7CJISFApHqHUL5ljQrbdABMMcHT2klNzao/s663/IMG_20201225_204307_559%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8ahQlpR0ImoX2pK_irzC7wrrPnfFzfFs4QTZ-xlddS28EBfsuhVq0oqGrIEDvr0v7U7_llP1WylVYuOR2Y29Q8cPvwOxxgRU3BW9YQkdsTXojiuY_twPuxTBLM3p4Qz8erwsLO6oozs/s616/IMG_20201225_204320_406%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8ahQlpR0ImoX2pK_irzC7wrrPnfFzfFs4QTZ-xlddS28EBfsuhVq0oqGrIEDvr0v7U7_llP1WylVYuOR2Y29Q8cPvwOxxgRU3BW9YQkdsTXojiuY_twPuxTBLM3p4Qz8erwsLO6oozs/w278-h400/IMG_20201225_204320_406%257E2.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I also managed to finish off a name tree for my friend Trish and I finally got around to stitching one for myself after all the others were finished.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4L3c48__zST1qTiV0u3hu14gnHM7kfGkTYOAeNa34-8ajPDeN86nKON2JD23YF69uSZdc3DkFcU2VsF0LvCQqaON38Z_nxlCNAZuG6KEGP68MN4g4RS67pb0xnf6P5vyVA8UIYI_Bdo/s2048/20201217_123712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBgVv-JujHAVwcMknec9VY4mQ0sjPNtaMcCad7oD_yS3U1Kd4iB8XSBudjHrxU-lc0GzuB432PVAj0RRtfSAHHWSfDx8NoprtCYK3yayIaw_i96mf3Kuj1KzKj3OylVIbkJ53GjlnXXg/s2048/20201218_133115%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBgVv-JujHAVwcMknec9VY4mQ0sjPNtaMcCad7oD_yS3U1Kd4iB8XSBudjHrxU-lc0GzuB432PVAj0RRtfSAHHWSfDx8NoprtCYK3yayIaw_i96mf3Kuj1KzKj3OylVIbkJ53GjlnXXg/w275-h400/20201218_133115%257E2.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The first name tree is designed by Nouveau Encore Designs and my name tree was designed by M Designs who unfortunately is no longer designing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I also finished the stitching on two small ornament finishes of a design called Twinkles by Stitcharoo Gifts. I spotted this little ornie on either a Facebook or Instagram post by another stitcher. I thought it would be a sweet and quick little finish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I have stitched in on two different fabric linens. One is a pink-blue colour and the second is a light green with brighter colours for the floss.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPX1ugNMUM1dkhuS_b2Rh6YkTsQvyZVdyLnOjKoZ3IKhsPsAZcmUiXuq4j21wCqIPzjYpgepbEjr8yjXiQmw4xlNBKPPKdeyWmgAQSmn_sV9d-IATf1g2CSErur1-oUO97kB8B1n8sfU/s2048/20201227_225353%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1981" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPX1ugNMUM1dkhuS_b2Rh6YkTsQvyZVdyLnOjKoZ3IKhsPsAZcmUiXuq4j21wCqIPzjYpgepbEjr8yjXiQmw4xlNBKPPKdeyWmgAQSmn_sV9d-IATf1g2CSErur1-oUO97kB8B1n8sfU/w388-h400/20201227_225353%257E2.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA_NfhXggA7A53IlXmsJ1tOR-CaT5RgNG6puOouW-Q8SYeKjov1wnZ0PL_oGVp9IQrhqQG132D0KyCoAKfkQ6FuqL_shMmePAnuMmj-AYLzF4jh0nSzip1P7RxVA05GbKokUsMy_wqGE/s1851/20201227_225515%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1851" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA_NfhXggA7A53IlXmsJ1tOR-CaT5RgNG6puOouW-Q8SYeKjov1wnZ0PL_oGVp9IQrhqQG132D0KyCoAKfkQ6FuqL_shMmePAnuMmj-AYLzF4jh0nSzip1P7RxVA05GbKokUsMy_wqGE/w400-h361/20201227_225515%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">As you can see, I have almost completed the final finishing on the first one. These will be put aside for next year's gifts for my granddaughters so I'm already ahead of the game!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I don't know how but I managed to squeek out all my finishes on time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-69547040067870588392020-11-28T14:05:00.000-05:002020-11-28T14:05:45.835-05:00November Smalls<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">November has turned out to be a very productive month in terms of stitching. I needed a kick in the pants to get moving and I don't know where it came from but it sure worked! I started out the month working on my Christmas gifts for my granddaughters. The oldest requested a snake and the youngest, a rabbit.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGQwisPU6kV6tvakY-WXOoEIZwvb7hM7RPmZjGCNQvhFXCyUJ2968g4y3aFv43QodFeBuJ38R9vDqZ4P84Q4lRl7vsyqHBTjH2Pj-iaq83bZFf0pjtwA3NGEW14DE5eDDTgs5ZuSNW_s/s2048/20201104_223643%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2005" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGQwisPU6kV6tvakY-WXOoEIZwvb7hM7RPmZjGCNQvhFXCyUJ2968g4y3aFv43QodFeBuJ38R9vDqZ4P84Q4lRl7vsyqHBTjH2Pj-iaq83bZFf0pjtwA3NGEW14DE5eDDTgs5ZuSNW_s/w391-h400/20201104_223643%257E3.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQSkFUkUe8M6dx9R3wFio52euC9m0GAiSyquB0A2dltzdH2xEvkhS-cveKJ9TDbnuYbuXjpHZ2a4JiTJRrMPkIutl1itRGfMG18ee1SquaynBUowjvCuWTEB_WRMSolGhnf08VJ4TzPk/s2048/20201111_120305%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQSkFUkUe8M6dx9R3wFio52euC9m0GAiSyquB0A2dltzdH2xEvkhS-cveKJ9TDbnuYbuXjpHZ2a4JiTJRrMPkIutl1itRGfMG18ee1SquaynBUowjvCuWTEB_WRMSolGhnf08VJ4TzPk/w300-h400/20201111_120305%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">They both turned out far better than I could have hoped for. The snake is called Tribal Snake and is a design from KLT Charting Designs while the rabbit is simply called Rabbit and is from an Alisa Kit out of Russia. I will be turning these into flat ornament finishes so they may hang them or display them on an easel in their room.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I also give the girls a tree ornament each year and this year, to put less pressure on myself, I decided to use one of the many unfinished but stitched ornaments that I have in my collection. I plan on finishing these up this coming week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Next I finished most of the stitching on a name tree for a friend. I ran out of floss just as I was finishing the stitching on the tree stand. I ordered more but if the floss doesn't make an appearance in time I will substitute with one other that is extremely close in colour or I may just leave it as is. This name tree is designed by Nouveau Encore Designs.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wX_7Auu2g_3gjNtsXtzrAg4z-8uUQ1b7gjCikTPc6r8wk1fPSucVZXIbm8g3xLs5GRQaV6Q6F8nV-5U7M0WGs9_ZoP0qTcWaPbILv-XvToPx3lzX4n-Ww_R1QUKOmoMxwTOiy3xx1nE/s2048/20201128_103333%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wX_7Auu2g_3gjNtsXtzrAg4z-8uUQ1b7gjCikTPc6r8wk1fPSucVZXIbm8g3xLs5GRQaV6Q6F8nV-5U7M0WGs9_ZoP0qTcWaPbILv-XvToPx3lzX4n-Ww_R1QUKOmoMxwTOiy3xx1nE/w300-h400/20201128_103333%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Gp_sDiJn_qDgE4sES8qrJlBTqmGaup4G_JaD0UqA0VuJDX07LVSKxpv1a5Sk1fHPs4ydZs6eJp7Sd0gq7eY6iUjtlN7lMUBQZYk3bHlpOjcSHf93RW2vhyphenhyphenV2ZEs5fzcfXxBjd30h5Y/s2048/20201128_103344%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Gp_sDiJn_qDgE4sES8qrJlBTqmGaup4G_JaD0UqA0VuJDX07LVSKxpv1a5Sk1fHPs4ydZs6eJp7Sd0gq7eY6iUjtlN7lMUBQZYk3bHlpOjcSHf93RW2vhyphenhyphenV2ZEs5fzcfXxBjd30h5Y/w400-h300/20201128_103344%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I know that I had another skein of the floss but I suspect that it fell in the wastebasket near my work area and went out in the trash. This particular tree spells Trish but that T looks more like a C to me so I hope she likes it. I made a small error in counting in the letter R but rather than frogging I adjusted and made sure the same error appeared on the opposite side of the tree so the branches would appear the same. The picture doesn't show it but the fabric is a lovely silver opalescent. If the floss arrives and it's finished, the tree stand will be wider than it is in the picture. Right now the tree looks a little top heavy!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">After finishing my gifts I was relieved but didn't know what to tackle next. While rooting through my stash I came upon a partially finished ornament from a start in Oct. 2011. I think I abandoned this one because I didn't like the appearance of the Toasted Marshmallow for the snowman but didn't want to frog it all out. I had got as far as stitching the main body with the Joy lettering. I had no idea what floss I had used other than recognizing the Toasted Marshmallow. The original chart called for DMC for the remainder of the floss and I could tell that I had used an overdye for the red. So I dug out several reds and compared them to what I had done until I found the right one. It had been some time though since I'd stitched with 2 strands of floss, lol!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Here is Sam Sarah Design Studios Winter Joy. It's can be found in the 2007 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Preview issue for those of you who collected these issues.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXauNWskhv8vO8kmfGVBAIev2WF_eBCkBHOp1TbJoCEpKfHAiuXnLZc1B-NYkgrj_ECvJRjpFoa7l9eXg-uChqV5yreDPQ8oRgH6u8wd-T_wa7ygYYaiWzoRLjoUp-jbSSCHm6gLbvcg/s2048/20201128_103410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXauNWskhv8vO8kmfGVBAIev2WF_eBCkBHOp1TbJoCEpKfHAiuXnLZc1B-NYkgrj_ECvJRjpFoa7l9eXg-uChqV5yreDPQ8oRgH6u8wd-T_wa7ygYYaiWzoRLjoUp-jbSSCHm6gLbvcg/w327-h400/20201128_103410.jpg" width="327" /></a></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I decided that it was about time that I had a name tree for myself on our tree. I had a custom pattern by M Designs from 20005 that I ordered sitting in my stash. Imagine.... I've had it for 15 years and hadn't stitched it yet!! I still have 2 others waiting for me to stitch for my sisters too. M Designs has retired as I can no longer get these from her so I am glad that I ordered them when I did!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mine is not completed yet but I'm stitching it on the same silver/grey opalescent as the previous one. I'm using a really lovely Christmas green silk floss by Gloriana called Serene Green. I love it so far. I've got as far as stitching the letters Y and one of the Ns.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeqv-q5aMLJ4m-THtPXIhOtHQzJLD2w5LNxs-v_5Ce79M2yl0AdIIT17Pw_BJWa-MdBbUGHnc0jfPzBAcf5ePL9HEJSH3HJ-G7eFVJl_W4_bF19FWcWRriZp1N1jUT8nZ0KoseUyKc6c/s2048/20201128_100619%257E5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeqv-q5aMLJ4m-THtPXIhOtHQzJLD2w5LNxs-v_5Ce79M2yl0AdIIT17Pw_BJWa-MdBbUGHnc0jfPzBAcf5ePL9HEJSH3HJ-G7eFVJl_W4_bF19FWcWRriZp1N1jUT8nZ0KoseUyKc6c/w279-h400/20201128_100619%257E5.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaOFlw5S80A_dLNKGQlOhObCjjBBsbdui_H9WjkS-31QYaIJFx9O2UjMkF3nF0kBw0csaJvOaoIYUxgDwUwMu96Os_fNotCiMmu_Dl_DZNdymivNH5TKsG5n9wcDaN53D60f2m07F4us/s2044/20201128_100619%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2044" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaOFlw5S80A_dLNKGQlOhObCjjBBsbdui_H9WjkS-31QYaIJFx9O2UjMkF3nF0kBw0csaJvOaoIYUxgDwUwMu96Os_fNotCiMmu_Dl_DZNdymivNH5TKsG5n9wcDaN53D60f2m07F4us/w400-h326/20201128_100619%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">My name tree is stitching up faster than I expected considering it's stitched over one. If I had stitched it over two as I had the earlier one it would have been far too big and I wanted to hang it on the tree, hence the over one.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">I have found several other UFOs in my Christmas stitches that I might work on throughout December or I may just stitch something completely new. I haven't decided yet.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">I also managed to finish off two of my larger pieces this month which I will post about next week on my monthly WIPocalypse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Not too shabby this month considering my previous motivation, lol!</span></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-86650587114215943532020-10-30T14:42:00.002-04:002020-10-30T14:42:47.473-04:00October Smalls<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">As much as I'd hoped to stitch some Halloween smalls this past month it just didn't happen. I realized I was falling behind in my stitching and I had some Christmas stitching to get started at as well as two birth samplers to work on. Christmas stitches will have to be mailed well in advance this year so now I'm pushing myself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I got started on the first stitch which is a Christmas gift for my eldest granddaughter. It looks anything but Christmas though as she had requested that I stitch a snake for her. A snake! Where was I going to find a chart for that? It couldn't be a childish serpent either as she is now 15 going on 16. I spent several weeks checking out online links to patterns but so many of them were actually larger or complicated pieces which I just knew would take a huge chunk of time to complete. Finally I came across a pattern that I thought would work. <a href="https://www.kltcharting.co.uk/tribal-snake-110-p.asp" target="_blank">Tribal Snake</a> is a cobra snake design by Kim Treagust of KLT Charting Designs. I downloaded the pdf chart and after checking it out I decided to stitch it over one. The design was much larger otherwise and I didn't want a framed piece. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">So far it's going fairly quickly. I basically started with the outline and then will do all the fill in next. I'm stitching this on a piece of 28 ct Sudden Storm Lugana with a Victorian Motto floss, Something Wicked.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYXxjkACABKYXngxyLVFIw2MAUM0wVoXvaTTCmcUd3TzN1bzl9Dey7KJGF5nH3hm4VBi_k7u1Se7fvW0E_ocHkHNpadhkJV9WtbnRrBvPIxdZY3DvEbRytA1JFCl4VSgpLHTNtr48CHY/s2048/20201030_135746%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2048" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYXxjkACABKYXngxyLVFIw2MAUM0wVoXvaTTCmcUd3TzN1bzl9Dey7KJGF5nH3hm4VBi_k7u1Se7fvW0E_ocHkHNpadhkJV9WtbnRrBvPIxdZY3DvEbRytA1JFCl4VSgpLHTNtr48CHY/w400-h385/20201030_135746%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I think it's going to turn out pretty cool. The floss looks black in the pic but it's actually a dark grey-blue.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">That's the only small I've worked on all month and I only got started at it a week ago! I'm also getting ready to start my younger granddaughter's choice which was a little easier to find, lol. She chose a rabbit so I ordered a kit from Alisa which is where I found the Hedgehog kit that I stitched a few Christmases ago.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Here's a<a href="https://www.casacenina.com/alisa/rabbit.html" target="_blank"> link</a> to what it will look like. I will not be using the Aida for this. I will use the floss supplied and look through my stash for an appropriate choice of linen or evenweave. I find the evenweaves are a bit easier to work with during the final finishing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">That's it for this month! I would also like to stitch a couple of actual Christmas ornaments for the girls in addition to their choices so I'm on the hunt for a couple that won't take too much time so that I have time for some personal stitching before the holidays. See you soon!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-53471945578834313822020-10-29T23:36:00.000-04:002020-10-29T23:36:18.607-04:00October WIPocalypse<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">October is almost finished! Where has the time gone? At times it has seemed to stand still during this pandemic and at other times it just races on. This month we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving.....sort of.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The turkey fixings and pumpkin pie were still on the table but this year it was only my husband and myself sharing in a much smaller feast. Despite the fact that family were not able to join us because of the increasing covid cases in our region, we still have much to be thankful for. We are blessed with a very supportive family and friends as well as contined good health up to this point. My husband is also continuing to be paid from all three of his employers even though choirs cannot sing and the churches were closed for a good part of the year. Also we have that new grandbaby on the way!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Stitching this month didn't occur until about the midway point of the month. The holiday, storing things for the winter and putting away summer clothes occupied a good part of our time. However I do have a finish to show you!! First though I'll show you what little stitching I did on two of my other projects.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I have almost completed the Birth Sampler with the exception of the child's name and birthdate. Just a bit more on the bottom border and then we wait for baby's arrival.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2i4L-m4do8NVjTbmc6p5jym2Js0gDg12sp1tMdOE4vLaJzqonWUsSYNTrW1H7_bJM5KcxuN-lmqow3HuOsHo2IZ-88uxsSAdHqbRu5dJYHHp0VohwKr5gsnflOlfJKhyphenhyphenI2bTG154Tq0/s2048/20201025_080619%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2i4L-m4do8NVjTbmc6p5jym2Js0gDg12sp1tMdOE4vLaJzqonWUsSYNTrW1H7_bJM5KcxuN-lmqow3HuOsHo2IZ-88uxsSAdHqbRu5dJYHHp0VohwKr5gsnflOlfJKhyphenhyphenI2bTG154Tq0/w400-h325/20201025_080619%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I hope to get the name charted next week but I won't be putting it in until the baby is here.</span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Next I have a pathetic amount of stitching that I added on Victoria's Garden. I only managed to get in one flower and part of another.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU6eA9AdyyEY5g2Kd6TYmDM9iPae16M71UC6lWx3Kmq1R8C68BHW2A0JCy_kGQG4xdc9kl2isd9GKjpKtCrOpZs-aXUwqij8s2D3ncBPH3nLKJADCMKRAqi4ATXEUpypFTMuFMPPW7mY/s2048/20201025_080438%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU6eA9AdyyEY5g2Kd6TYmDM9iPae16M71UC6lWx3Kmq1R8C68BHW2A0JCy_kGQG4xdc9kl2isd9GKjpKtCrOpZs-aXUwqij8s2D3ncBPH3nLKJADCMKRAqi4ATXEUpypFTMuFMPPW7mY/w340-h400/20201025_080438%257E2.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">No stitches were put in on Fanny Compton this month because I was determined to finish A Yuletide Welcome once and for all! I'm pleased to say that my mission was accomplished. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0faPZ9Z6UzHoAf9PmiM2urku2Z6fvWuqSgnb7CTdXVEb86etxHfY6gPN675hMIRGFhQFNUQjhdhCAimsgUSvvb9cPsazy0to4IXEFITU2DPJtRJw2Zp06YqzN9s-ObvDtfEMiWjgM83g/s2048/20201029_085211%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0faPZ9Z6UzHoAf9PmiM2urku2Z6fvWuqSgnb7CTdXVEb86etxHfY6gPN675hMIRGFhQFNUQjhdhCAimsgUSvvb9cPsazy0to4IXEFITU2DPJtRJw2Zp06YqzN9s-ObvDtfEMiWjgM83g/w400-h235/20201029_085211%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0GpdBRFQNSB7azo0H-o6sP-inbLQmJYTDjaFSW_I-KNcy1WJjVTZ_FmQCFf85VdK6l2MiBfKgBw3nBKMgOKCz78aHQ0baKA-xQUGp0enNDD2-SNhymDoDFACMgkU5dU6MmsRICnx0Y8/s2048/20200727_141837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0GpdBRFQNSB7azo0H-o6sP-inbLQmJYTDjaFSW_I-KNcy1WJjVTZ_FmQCFf85VdK6l2MiBfKgBw3nBKMgOKCz78aHQ0baKA-xQUGp0enNDD2-SNhymDoDFACMgkU5dU6MmsRICnx0Y8/w400-h255/20200727_141837.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpkXZL0CfAbqPhyphenhyphens1JQzxo6ubed4SsnTHA5JeqlIIxIM0CCSWuJZLxU2XP4dYjoM1z2rPPhVUJLUO2AWogT2Q6JAfUfy4B7080ftnew-t2Id4IQq2ewQI_j5Phujbaq2QexvvGVkDEY4/s2048/20200727_141830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpkXZL0CfAbqPhyphenhyphens1JQzxo6ubed4SsnTHA5JeqlIIxIM0CCSWuJZLxU2XP4dYjoM1z2rPPhVUJLUO2AWogT2Q6JAfUfy4B7080ftnew-t2Id4IQq2ewQI_j5Phujbaq2QexvvGVkDEY4/w400-h300/20200727_141830.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6v7cPKkayDKWJJiWWD7mVD454GJqxCcMX9dLTx14JYPDivaT3zvVt3BN6_WL8DSTwARAJ0PoNUFdrp1LhS286mO6uojvrcjcjy-23Tto4NVPxZKDCIjytO5TntHBWBD-RTtE_5h8mg4/s2048/20200727_141802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6v7cPKkayDKWJJiWWD7mVD454GJqxCcMX9dLTx14JYPDivaT3zvVt3BN6_WL8DSTwARAJ0PoNUFdrp1LhS286mO6uojvrcjcjy-23Tto4NVPxZKDCIjytO5TntHBWBD-RTtE_5h8mg4/w300-h400/20200727_141802.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIvkTEsK5EOVGZc9j_s2hUJtak6Y6ad03HCumGJBydtoaQhwq1KrCwSGM0oy1nCHhyphenhyphenrRERE-6RUK7mw8usF69uYGi8sQ3cPdAisASnx1dtdn1HKen_6ngOuNkyunaJ4PR044k_yjGSdk/s2048/20200428_130019_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIvkTEsK5EOVGZc9j_s2hUJtak6Y6ad03HCumGJBydtoaQhwq1KrCwSGM0oy1nCHhyphenhyphenrRERE-6RUK7mw8usF69uYGi8sQ3cPdAisASnx1dtdn1HKen_6ngOuNkyunaJ4PR044k_yjGSdk/w400-h243/20200428_130019_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I'm so happy with how it has turned out! The designer is Paulette Stewart of Plum Street Samplers and I stitched this on the suggested fabric, 40 ct Lakeside Linen Vintage Buttercream with the suggested floss with the exception of one. This was my New Year start and it was the second time that I started this piece. I originally started it in November 2017 on a 32 ct fabric by Kiwi Illusions but I was really unhappy with the loose linen and I wanted it to be smaller. It was put aside for a little more than 2 years before I tackled it again. I also have A Ghoultide Welcome in my stash but I think it will still be awhile before I get to it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> With Thanksgiving over I spent a bit of time putting some of my Halloween stitching on display.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCiM3Qu3tmQjrwFJaD_0CsBm1YZNfNpynwTAoy7FPkqrk2x-drPAJBclxNF999LGjQJeIAOjKL5i-gBEvphtre9LzHj90TD3YxWErnboBaPMBRoYYUrfhkBc5sBi2tKEMP4S6r3ErxIU/s2048/20201029_224559%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCiM3Qu3tmQjrwFJaD_0CsBm1YZNfNpynwTAoy7FPkqrk2x-drPAJBclxNF999LGjQJeIAOjKL5i-gBEvphtre9LzHj90TD3YxWErnboBaPMBRoYYUrfhkBc5sBi2tKEMP4S6r3ErxIU/w400-h266/20201029_224559%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhuzCAeQZW0Lb4hUSioetNbr3-MV0bDoZ6lIDJwazsJVyE_XNKz1rf_XJfHUQMsloMH30nK3GiL7PF_mlKeEd6Fe1zuM-iewkMb7JritR3SiUc5wfmW8nFY2z3MMaEYSN_TbNl85IgPg/s2048/20201029_224646%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhuzCAeQZW0Lb4hUSioetNbr3-MV0bDoZ6lIDJwazsJVyE_XNKz1rf_XJfHUQMsloMH30nK3GiL7PF_mlKeEd6Fe1zuM-iewkMb7JritR3SiUc5wfmW8nFY2z3MMaEYSN_TbNl85IgPg/w400-h311/20201029_224646%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The next pic is of my Halloween finish last year, The Primitive Needle Annie Hyssop's Harvest Moon. I've had it stretched but as yet it is not framed.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4h0fHOJgJKhKJ2IfMqTj9UrGg5OHJOdHGuUr7rqddDomuMqVZaIWU9j6MTHsGJ7wv41FDZq8ACs5BGuYv44JlDAIGH8nsw8eUPxXw1OkXgnFbeq6A5N0p91wONzbX8mtRi8zW9kZjkTc/s2048/20201029_224404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4h0fHOJgJKhKJ2IfMqTj9UrGg5OHJOdHGuUr7rqddDomuMqVZaIWU9j6MTHsGJ7wv41FDZq8ACs5BGuYv44JlDAIGH8nsw8eUPxXw1OkXgnFbeq6A5N0p91wONzbX8mtRi8zW9kZjkTc/w400-h300/20201029_224404.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrYUybdzbPwMV26tOStQeoMFj-encUCt3SIwF6lAgC-vt7vrQrhM8jpjeCJ8PG306Ks2g_gXUyF2hA2iddzb4F-u-o7Uv_vguYl7xS5aPE1mt8sTFbWwTNN2zx6lshDvVxd63sjUM36M/s2048/20201029_224418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrYUybdzbPwMV26tOStQeoMFj-encUCt3SIwF6lAgC-vt7vrQrhM8jpjeCJ8PG306Ks2g_gXUyF2hA2iddzb4F-u-o7Uv_vguYl7xS5aPE1mt8sTFbWwTNN2zx6lshDvVxd63sjUM36M/w400-h300/20201029_224418.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Here are a few other favourites. The first pic actually resides at my son's home now.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_Rr0n0owmTjIkCQHG-zOie7OMw5lh5SoQQHWADvk20HoBg78tbyabcyGjbm39TBD-bfKDZ_RgnIGMSXkPtOWviXDgSdpjtjkQTe7AFsJzsjvguHheSE6Fq_4OouC0JUTdvlJ2DdcAw0/s1456/3721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_Rr0n0owmTjIkCQHG-zOie7OMw5lh5SoQQHWADvk20HoBg78tbyabcyGjbm39TBD-bfKDZ_RgnIGMSXkPtOWviXDgSdpjtjkQTe7AFsJzsjvguHheSE6Fq_4OouC0JUTdvlJ2DdcAw0/w275-h400/3721.JPG" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkBdPAEX5QCrwOLD4imczOu0pADKDHMkjVEigWtyBKSP45ScshQVj1FSb81DPm-TGHIcpPR0u-IfE9oBe0gZKKYD8M6I7Oa2a0O0SrAy2jt2_8juDW608ha4wJsyhAVrST8iI9E1D_ac/s4145/DSC01176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="4145" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkBdPAEX5QCrwOLD4imczOu0pADKDHMkjVEigWtyBKSP45ScshQVj1FSb81DPm-TGHIcpPR0u-IfE9oBe0gZKKYD8M6I7Oa2a0O0SrAy2jt2_8juDW608ha4wJsyhAVrST8iI9E1D_ac/w400-h280/DSC01176.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WX_HpT5zTnHss3Bgj0_PfedUjM1FLTl-Ky7MNdCXNvkCgPgKxEdS5TQUwf0S6M8-V0Nq5NJPk7yJEPtptNobRHaDUdIpLkxowxSnlD9d4Gx0CHEO5Z6-ZShmjmdabfWgxsL3_tPGkuk/s4860/DSC03125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3622" data-original-width="4860" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WX_HpT5zTnHss3Bgj0_PfedUjM1FLTl-Ky7MNdCXNvkCgPgKxEdS5TQUwf0S6M8-V0Nq5NJPk7yJEPtptNobRHaDUdIpLkxowxSnlD9d4Gx0CHEO5Z6-ZShmjmdabfWgxsL3_tPGkuk/w400-h297/DSC03125.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSSdNHhQpOvx68XZ9-9IVp1Z9wSAaHqbAU5htDxejinxJ3P7aBFSxnZNv1LerfjUTmb5Pscmti8SbNZukUaiRVBTZMns6LzDX2kiHT561BLqOQm78Fu-IxCX68HbgpKPEbP-DFM6nKVc/s1920/Waxing+Moon+Witch%2527s+Garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSSdNHhQpOvx68XZ9-9IVp1Z9wSAaHqbAU5htDxejinxJ3P7aBFSxnZNv1LerfjUTmb5Pscmti8SbNZukUaiRVBTZMns6LzDX2kiHT561BLqOQm78Fu-IxCX68HbgpKPEbP-DFM6nKVc/w400-h225/Waxing+Moon+Witch%2527s+Garden.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I'm busy working on some Christmas gift stitching now and don't think I'll get to any personal stitching for a bit yet although I'm itching to start something new. Who knows?.... maybe there will be something started during the next month. I guess we'll have to wait and see.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-50064457392059146982020-10-03T22:27:00.000-04:002020-10-03T22:27:40.782-04:00September WIPocalypse<p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This month is known as Sampler September for those of us who love samplers. It's a great excuse to start a new sampler of course! I decided to do just that but I didn't get very far. On September 1st I put the first stitches into a design that I'd eagerly been awaiting.....<a href="https://123stitch.com/item/1897-Schoolhouse-Samplers-An-Orchard-Invisible-Fanny-Crompton-1833/20-2390" target=""> An Orchard Invisible - Fanny Crompton 1833, designed by 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers</a>. I didn't get very far however before I realized that my dye lots on some of the colours were just a little too close and that I would have to make some new colour choices from my stash.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOSDopgVxGeh_lv3DDp6jYCkr-KbpnUBL79cC0OC38qjM4lbhaJr67jdnR_-57Frq4-CN4lEDlHE69YtnFGJMng2Ti-QF17AQH9NIZHph-4SrytYCi-Uj7c-gPVRfvGYw7Y2zzbZH6kg/s2048/20201003_213253%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOSDopgVxGeh_lv3DDp6jYCkr-KbpnUBL79cC0OC38qjM4lbhaJr67jdnR_-57Frq4-CN4lEDlHE69YtnFGJMng2Ti-QF17AQH9NIZHph-4SrytYCi-Uj7c-gPVRfvGYw7Y2zzbZH6kg/w400-h349/20201003_213253%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The lettering for Fanny's name is GA Holly Berry. The same colour is also used on the crowns. As you can see my dye lot for the lettering looks more pink. Rather than frog it I decided to leave it for now and I changed the floss on the crowns to a substitut</span>e. At some point I may frog the letters but I'm waiting to see how the rest of the piece plays out. Fanny it appears, likes pink! Follow my link above for the pattern and you will see that the flowers in the urns as well as the berries in the basket are all stitched in different shades of rose but my lots are all looking pretty much the same. I will have to sit down with this one at some point and make some more colour substitutions. I had other things that needed to be worked on so I've put it aside for now. It's definitely a disappointment as I was hoping to get going on her but that's a fairly frequent occurrence with dye lots. I'm stitching this design on a lovely piece of Lakeside Linen Vintage Meadow Rue, one of my favourite fabrics.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Next I pulled out Victoria's Garden to see if I could get a bit further ahead on it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTx97lcvyb4vMzoCH9uv7SqJTZ93lA-rA8LyqAEpJmdAMfC4Jd97a7ZsFIzJh31-YMats6SNVH_d7pJTkr2bLWlsykI8jVLNc1XEhOsvwPW5TLe3OainkUmtAU52QmSygXEGaCGD2Tho/s2048/20201003_194602%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="2048" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTx97lcvyb4vMzoCH9uv7SqJTZ93lA-rA8LyqAEpJmdAMfC4Jd97a7ZsFIzJh31-YMats6SNVH_d7pJTkr2bLWlsykI8jVLNc1XEhOsvwPW5TLe3OainkUmtAU52QmSygXEGaCGD2Tho/w400-h283/20201003_194602%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">It's a lovely design and is slowly taking shape. I'm really enjoying my time spent on this. After a several days I put it aside as much as I hated to and put some time in on the birth sampler for my upcoming grandchild. Baby is due at the end of November and I know I'll be working on a few Christmas pieces throughout that month so it was best that I moved along with this one. Sorry about the lighting on these. It's been overcast most of today and I can't seem to get the colours right on the fabrics.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTx9MvDLskQolQZD9MBge8XjcZ9tdHDRcjzfOirw_gQiDPTG-ts1C1qtmK9LGdjgdnaEPjEt1CPoboRwzX3N0KSndAsveYM39XFQ0PUK8dncmqqpRlY8n0XWId_eIisDpRIt0nhmhEDQg/s2048/20201003_194627%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="2048" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTx9MvDLskQolQZD9MBge8XjcZ9tdHDRcjzfOirw_gQiDPTG-ts1C1qtmK9LGdjgdnaEPjEt1CPoboRwzX3N0KSndAsveYM39XFQ0PUK8dncmqqpRlY8n0XWId_eIisDpRIt0nhmhEDQg/w400-h343/20201003_194627%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">I have only the bottom border and a few more stars located above it to complete. The personalization will wait until after baby's arrival. I know their name choice as they are aware that they're having a boy but one can never be too sure! I just might jinx it if I go ahead and stitch it now. Plus we have to wait for the birthdate. I can't even put in the month of November because baby is due at the end of the month and could very well be late, arriving in early December. I will, however, work at the charting of the name over the next several weeks.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">So I started Sampler September with one sampler and ended the month with two others! Yuletide Welcome didn't even appear on my radar this month. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">I have so many charts that I want to get going on. Some are seasonal and some not but I also know that I have two designs to stitch as Christmas gifts for my granddaughters which will take considerable time. In fact, overall I'm stitching much slower this year. I think I'm having a hard time concentrating during the pandemic. I've never stitched so few pieces as I have this year so far. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">In my previous post I showed pics of the sweet pillow which accompanied part of my gift for my daughter-in-law's baby shower but I neglected to post photos from the event. I'll leave you with a couple of those now.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6FW5UFcXIB9ksFA-wEYF8lLoKQIj4I0NsB5JR9YYEAQZhPJS9RsqiQtLlDP9DNOIERmFIm-B2tcR3vQnWtqjvSqgD1CZEEPOwUQuxvz791UcbgLXROfMhE9BVva9-0oxPg98vC9F6Wk/s1113/20200919_134241%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="815" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6FW5UFcXIB9ksFA-wEYF8lLoKQIj4I0NsB5JR9YYEAQZhPJS9RsqiQtLlDP9DNOIERmFIm-B2tcR3vQnWtqjvSqgD1CZEEPOwUQuxvz791UcbgLXROfMhE9BVva9-0oxPg98vC9F6Wk/w293-h400/20200919_134241%257E3.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3WwhKRvHvNQTYGmcMcSYijlb1qbBeliS5JXwDK_6wjKT6uEGHGMtfeo-EFi7mdnj1GSQIo_37MU7TEwx76sLdBz3b8MfHmXMn7F9gdpZeAh42s6op56nndvN3dRNIzQRtNUF7CVjcF4/s2048/20200919_141731%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1441" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3WwhKRvHvNQTYGmcMcSYijlb1qbBeliS5JXwDK_6wjKT6uEGHGMtfeo-EFi7mdnj1GSQIo_37MU7TEwx76sLdBz3b8MfHmXMn7F9gdpZeAh42s6op56nndvN3dRNIzQRtNUF7CVjcF4/w281-h400/20200919_141731%257E2.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq7Z5hcYUKN4UCGBwTHeaA1k9EV1hrRjhveKSgu2aNqw6U8mmTIfOdEer1G148XDw72-E_4P5Wav8LwjTNBrNfEGpYt8DcIlGKczI8kCd7yFerRl-RprUnuHHxMoiAej40jORFweN4Mc/s2542/20200919_144651_HDR%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2542" data-original-width="1237" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq7Z5hcYUKN4UCGBwTHeaA1k9EV1hrRjhveKSgu2aNqw6U8mmTIfOdEer1G148XDw72-E_4P5Wav8LwjTNBrNfEGpYt8DcIlGKczI8kCd7yFerRl-RprUnuHHxMoiAej40jORFweN4Mc/w194-h400/20200919_144651_HDR%257E2.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-89368677353265989372020-09-28T14:53:00.004-04:002020-09-28T14:53:26.508-04:00September Smalls<p><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Only one small was completed this month but it was an important one and all my other ideas were pushed into the background. I originally planned on stitching some new autumn or Halloween smalls. I even have some lovely new (to me) designs by Early Workes the I especially ordered for this purpose. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">While I was checking out my new purchases, I noticed a pile of loose charts that I had put aside on one of the shelves in my cross stitch room. So I pulled out the charts to have a look at them and figure out why they hadn't been filed away yet. Perhaps they were being considered for future stitches? As I looked through them I came across one in particular called Oh Mother Dear, designed by The Sampler Girl. Bells started madly ringing in my mind as I realized that this particular chart was based on the children's tale, The Three Little Kittens. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdaY6roj4F5WDLCW7I4bhbRuFxsJHpwqXAQRV3o1OP0eq9FSOuYTgFbOjB-ajDHr3-Hx9I6koHp28EzjxHbxshiWlw3UJgFzKNBAmgt9ecJ-_jkkK3Iv9yQrHv0KvryisOeuO0YUBoNU/s2048/20200907_163619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdaY6roj4F5WDLCW7I4bhbRuFxsJHpwqXAQRV3o1OP0eq9FSOuYTgFbOjB-ajDHr3-Hx9I6koHp28EzjxHbxshiWlw3UJgFzKNBAmgt9ecJ-_jkkK3Iv9yQrHv0KvryisOeuO0YUBoNU/w300-h400/20200907_163619.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Why was this so important? Well, it just so happened that my daughter-in-law's baby shower was coming up mid month and instead of including cards with our gift we were asked to bring a copy of our favourite childhood book. Yep, you guessed it! Mine was The Three Little Kittens! It's no longer in print but I had found a copy in excellent condition from an antique book shop on Etsy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld7OpaHxOq_nWWq88QQhBlvwJc3_7931vOzMoscOQeqa0RaDjChUTbye0o4V5879BV9iFtvd82vy4UnXmEFrKNuJvrVRfm1urb7UQJhB-FN4UKxuJQi_AXITKXok_j8BUreUJJR-Ufy0/s2048/20200823_141737%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld7OpaHxOq_nWWq88QQhBlvwJc3_7931vOzMoscOQeqa0RaDjChUTbye0o4V5879BV9iFtvd82vy4UnXmEFrKNuJvrVRfm1urb7UQJhB-FN4UKxuJQi_AXITKXok_j8BUreUJJR-Ufy0/w400-h333/20200823_141737%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Having come across this particular chart was absolutely perfect. I decided to stitch it to accompany the book. I've included a pic of the original chart to show you. The poem is based on three kittens who lost their mittens and therefore should have no pie. The original chart includes the kittens and the mittens but also a key. I replaced that key with a small cross stitched pie since it's an integral part of the story. I also personalized the design with my initals, the year and the baby's initials. The addition of a small heart button completed the piece which I finished into a small pillow to place on the shelf in the baby's room. I found the perfect backing fabric for it in my stash too!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyGHJPQv-aiVkP4eCW5fvSNv8B316g4SBHjB3s8I36sNPrZqvcuD9wrXrrxEG479WNRhRY5KtSnY47XPedWoAQiiLEzVycM2XUzamyZ4JqmMwKikm7DIGeW4dV64vkI3xbQrWgCFpbJ8/s2048/20200908_105501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyGHJPQv-aiVkP4eCW5fvSNv8B316g4SBHjB3s8I36sNPrZqvcuD9wrXrrxEG479WNRhRY5KtSnY47XPedWoAQiiLEzVycM2XUzamyZ4JqmMwKikm7DIGeW4dV64vkI3xbQrWgCFpbJ8/w400-h300/20200908_105501.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OzMHHomKODd5gLWsBVO9fZ23yDF8byW8PGU0hkVjOWOPgOD-snMCa4JGqDVLx3tI6Q22ak0CbTH3FxcmhsB4imzh2uyOIarYKZa8gou-GzKRQLo119tYISxrYC-Xf_I5vbC01g3W2zQ/s2048/20200908_110114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OzMHHomKODd5gLWsBVO9fZ23yDF8byW8PGU0hkVjOWOPgOD-snMCa4JGqDVLx3tI6Q22ak0CbTH3FxcmhsB4imzh2uyOIarYKZa8gou-GzKRQLo119tYISxrYC-Xf_I5vbC01g3W2zQ/w400-h300/20200908_110114.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I think perhaps that this book may have influenced me more than I realized. Take a look at the illustration on the final page. Could it have anything to do with my current obsession?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NH1BjZBAwLGGHC6jwr6_LikFnK2kCh4JHo-yLSYeolklz95bZFGnG1PXaMsHvP9bLXFGoWhzvcMTHMiblkKctvzugC5p0aqxOZ6CWijjRC6aBT4HHuXG6CeCrc-2q6vKH8Y1kvX0C70/s2048/20200823_141811%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1705" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NH1BjZBAwLGGHC6jwr6_LikFnK2kCh4JHo-yLSYeolklz95bZFGnG1PXaMsHvP9bLXFGoWhzvcMTHMiblkKctvzugC5p0aqxOZ6CWijjRC6aBT4HHuXG6CeCrc-2q6vKH8Y1kvX0C70/w333-h400/20200823_141811%257E2.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The chart for this piece was very simple and didn't take long to complete but my month has been taken up with working on the birth sampler, a couple of other samplers and then a trip home to Windsor, Ontario to check on my mother who turned 90 in late August. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooH1at-3-4KyQPG8L7jW6-9pgS_uqveNhlvnvr39Yo14ai9ASebe4z5uQWrjERPQyTMnO8oSsprDrdvjvVG6qxTcXcSzKp3Kk3reWKz0XKC_Quc1Gma0FSWR6ki2fJx8nJEb2oUMXtkw/s1080/FB_IMG_1598832162786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooH1at-3-4KyQPG8L7jW6-9pgS_uqveNhlvnvr39Yo14ai9ASebe4z5uQWrjERPQyTMnO8oSsprDrdvjvVG6qxTcXcSzKp3Kk3reWKz0XKC_Quc1Gma0FSWR6ki2fJx8nJEb2oUMXtkw/w400-h400/FB_IMG_1598832162786.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This pic was taken with my niece. I loved the balloons and the Birthday Girl badge that they pinned to her shirt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjvkx-ASqlijJaxzbdlJOGQuEjbW44BvR_OkZFy-eIWUJuOOoG7TzR0h3e96qofL5EnCQawm97oJZAbC64bvGnIGLd-z_zfnE5EWtHCV60JWnBzGsqYJOw3g8qs51-ofFgpnXMU4dlhM/s1061/received_257124558800173%257E2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1061" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjvkx-ASqlijJaxzbdlJOGQuEjbW44BvR_OkZFy-eIWUJuOOoG7TzR0h3e96qofL5EnCQawm97oJZAbC64bvGnIGLd-z_zfnE5EWtHCV60JWnBzGsqYJOw3g8qs51-ofFgpnXMU4dlhM/w400-h366/received_257124558800173%257E2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">It's very unfortunate that my middle sister and her family were unable to join us because they live in the US and the border remains closed between the US and Canada due to the pandemic.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Watch for my WIPocalypse post in a few days to see the rest of the stitching which has been occupying my time. See you then!</span></div><p></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-81539789151069029702020-08-31T22:28:00.000-04:002020-08-31T22:32:12.615-04:00August WIPocalypse<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">August was a somewhat productive month for my stitching. I say somewhat because I did stitch but not on a regular basis as usual. As Covid rules have relaxed here, we started going out a bit more and have had some close friends over to distance with us outdoors. It's been a pleasant change and I know my mood has certainly lifted.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Partway through the month I decided it was time to get moving on my Victoria's Garden again. Here is a pic of my progress at this point.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJxui_pluOc92adGnXshUL_NxHaaxcbS-iMpwiAT6QYRlLDpKxiMP4O0TnPNUnek-niQIka5JEPkeHzzWuAV347z-wVJu-0os0nit0Qq04pBjs8Qlg2xmJvy6GJlzMbvbmGQJ2ira99w/s2048/20200831_171941%257E4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="2048" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJxui_pluOc92adGnXshUL_NxHaaxcbS-iMpwiAT6QYRlLDpKxiMP4O0TnPNUnek-niQIka5JEPkeHzzWuAV347z-wVJu-0os0nit0Qq04pBjs8Qlg2xmJvy6GJlzMbvbmGQJ2ira99w/w400-h328/20200831_171941%257E4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">It's moving along and I do enjoy what time I spend on it. The motifs are lovely. I particularly like the larger flower baskets on either side. Also the off centre flower in the basket on the bottom left. There's a reason for that as you'll see once I have the border complete.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Here are a few close up photos of the motifs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLt5CfVlWV6y9jgiM31hf7ef9nkKWRgM4UzWe-0Fjg2BqAbQ0F6ydTlXv05nZcXp8HZPvrz4Tv91CndMMZ7ZmYNbeH7mlGDAMGjjz-xpM_8iQOabeZRzDV0QN6mkzdP5d9x2iJg_Hpgg/s2048/20200831_172135%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLt5CfVlWV6y9jgiM31hf7ef9nkKWRgM4UzWe-0Fjg2BqAbQ0F6ydTlXv05nZcXp8HZPvrz4Tv91CndMMZ7ZmYNbeH7mlGDAMGjjz-xpM_8iQOabeZRzDV0QN6mkzdP5d9x2iJg_Hpgg/w400-h358/20200831_172135%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv8FUqy7iVnhAwK9wBagJBx5fJJngBPca9h_rbPPA7V2L-hzSDKPNcXvechl09eOWRXbTC4KNsT3QijWKUhKwKxXhrwXD3_mFW_9X1tWQUgT8GyMmnTzZAOIC079HNpOnhLOEr_AN9Pg/s2048/20200831_172149%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2048" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv8FUqy7iVnhAwK9wBagJBx5fJJngBPca9h_rbPPA7V2L-hzSDKPNcXvechl09eOWRXbTC4KNsT3QijWKUhKwKxXhrwXD3_mFW_9X1tWQUgT8GyMmnTzZAOIC079HNpOnhLOEr_AN9Pg/w400-h367/20200831_172149%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULnDFHipK8v19Pj8Z-fcQ7bHvSx-LSf_hKXTMSIYdkV6HHh9GX_g9v1ijvOqCyRJfYSO-ZqghPwY4fRZJs5xdUcg_1mIsoKRso09K_bZnbsanJ5klWpXj4fP2h9EWS7lA2-bOMzCguiA/s2048/20200831_172157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULnDFHipK8v19Pj8Z-fcQ7bHvSx-LSf_hKXTMSIYdkV6HHh9GX_g9v1ijvOqCyRJfYSO-ZqghPwY4fRZJs5xdUcg_1mIsoKRso09K_bZnbsanJ5klWpXj4fP2h9EWS7lA2-bOMzCguiA/w300-h400/20200831_172157.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Isn't that little dog cute? Victoria's Garden has some little creatures in it as well as flowers!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In the last few days of the month I got started on a birth sampler for my grandson who is slated to arrive at the end of November. This design is actually called A Birth Sampler and it was designed by The Goode Huswife. The chart is now out of print but a good friend has loaned it to me. When she mentioned that she had just the sampler for me to stitch I asked her to send a picture of the design. I showed it to my son and daughter-in-law and they loved it. It's simple and the colours are most suited to a boy.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczYHBK7gOu5CMw1a1UafUCNukbJrI6-lpP5SjUGdYUSftjdufPU5y5VNQi4VQZ5X-3REWenAkLk3KPJB0W9mSfCEZhAlRLutByYVoImgFs0Hc1hf_0zp0vknDS_6Nuea8e5DDyWD_gBE/s2048/20200831_181725%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczYHBK7gOu5CMw1a1UafUCNukbJrI6-lpP5SjUGdYUSftjdufPU5y5VNQi4VQZ5X-3REWenAkLk3KPJB0W9mSfCEZhAlRLutByYVoImgFs0Hc1hf_0zp0vknDS_6Nuea8e5DDyWD_gBE/w400-h300/20200831_181725%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">As you can see, I started in the middle of the piece so the final line was stitched first. Then I moved up and started working at the beginning. Just two more lines of text, a few more stars and the border, which is quite simple, and it will be finished. Of course I won't be stitching the name or date of birth until later despite the fact that they have already chosen the name. With my luck they would decide to change the name or it could end up being a girl, lol!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Here's a pic of what the actual design looks like.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTRjAeYllpYKCHCXOFaXyf4AHtjBZOJkZVpTVGioPGvct41nw6uj_Ijkn-Mvbg1H0p2HuYHMrvHK6HyNXyi4BbqifieXgsZxuWNxtrgrT9jhoE6V7g7H3Htz_f4z-OIBAINQNWS32_eo/s1200/received_642882333201391.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTRjAeYllpYKCHCXOFaXyf4AHtjBZOJkZVpTVGioPGvct41nw6uj_Ijkn-Mvbg1H0p2HuYHMrvHK6HyNXyi4BbqifieXgsZxuWNxtrgrT9jhoE6V7g7H3Htz_f4z-OIBAINQNWS32_eo/w400-h299/received_642882333201391.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I love the simplicity of it! When this is done I will be looking at charts for a birth sampler for my nephew and his wife who are expecting for January. I also have promised my granddaughters some stitched pieces for Christmas so I expect I should get moving on them too. With all of this my Blackbird Design I started earlier in the summer has been on the back burner along with the completion of Yuletide Welcome. If you recall I was waiting on the arrival of more floss to finish it. The floss has arrived and I hope to get back to it very soon. I say that but Sampler September arrives tomorrow with the first of the new month. You'll just have to wait until my September post to see what I've chosen. That is, unless you follow me on Instagram!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-13994658261711518342020-08-30T17:26:00.002-04:002020-08-30T17:29:00.719-04:00August Smalls<p> <span style="font-size: large;">I have lots of small goodness to share this month. Only one was actually stitched this month and that's my sweet little August pillow by Nikyscreations.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaROzdvZ90qk1zB8c3scnMvY5TWL9qN4kWBIowVJsn5V0zopecdq2OpkouMy9tQh1GI2MEFaOCkw8Pr518crou_GWXmOHBNF0O2k8eXR-Gb-ZeetWIG0V2glp_Z-tdSNq4GhbKypJ2wA/s2048/20200829_102006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaROzdvZ90qk1zB8c3scnMvY5TWL9qN4kWBIowVJsn5V0zopecdq2OpkouMy9tQh1GI2MEFaOCkw8Pr518crou_GWXmOHBNF0O2k8eXR-Gb-ZeetWIG0V2glp_Z-tdSNq4GhbKypJ2wA/w400-h300/20200829_102006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't it sweet? I loved it the first time I set eyes on it and knew that i just had to stitch it.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The rest of my post is made up of smalls that are FFO (finally finished objects or ornaments). I pulled out 4 small stitched fall pieces that I figured it was about time I finished off so I could display them this season.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">First up is Autumn Greetings, designed by Country Rustic Primitives.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-p0lAscx4Nsn7A3wjzYyDDjtymAQZL-bkWUdkV1a7HuedwYelQmPlwCd6K9i1YmKCDmdBW7T79quZLFTNN7hFGkPiGm9tzTLaGqTBF1EnIpA9SzhqLAYRokYqtq0oDPAsPYPUlNfPmV4/s2048/20200830_143422%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1679" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-p0lAscx4Nsn7A3wjzYyDDjtymAQZL-bkWUdkV1a7HuedwYelQmPlwCd6K9i1YmKCDmdBW7T79quZLFTNN7hFGkPiGm9tzTLaGqTBF1EnIpA9SzhqLAYRokYqtq0oDPAsPYPUlNfPmV4/w328-h400/20200830_143422%257E2.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Followed by Early Workings Vintage Jack,</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0PqmkD8YzroRLi9h10VRZ6t_5xM8Ze7TdEuqK4Iznx_3LS5wRKh3DPoSYyq3kbacnkssw9EBr_xn6J-78hJdfEJIN3QGMtvp3sNAY9s8mrQ3YRXH0vP4FhTpceR1RDyUD-wNrk-3ZoM/s2048/20200830_144821%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2005" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0PqmkD8YzroRLi9h10VRZ6t_5xM8Ze7TdEuqK4Iznx_3LS5wRKh3DPoSYyq3kbacnkssw9EBr_xn6J-78hJdfEJIN3QGMtvp3sNAY9s8mrQ3YRXH0vP4FhTpceR1RDyUD-wNrk-3ZoM/w391-h400/20200830_144821%257E2.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Threadwork Primitives Ever So Grateful,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfIRTDr4micdoOL2lGdkQ0V9Yvqg3s1mhUWRc80FauUT9YI0kA2o69c_kBTx5d9C5M5-MQtjRw82wofaXB_z1lRAtL-Mf6zC3v967Is7Z7xjME-PbcMoiS9aWnschKVRfeRZ5xP-eJ9I/s2048/20200830_142402%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfIRTDr4micdoOL2lGdkQ0V9Yvqg3s1mhUWRc80FauUT9YI0kA2o69c_kBTx5d9C5M5-MQtjRw82wofaXB_z1lRAtL-Mf6zC3v967Is7Z7xjME-PbcMoiS9aWnschKVRfeRZ5xP-eJ9I/w400-h300/20200830_142402%257E3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">And finally Threadwork Primitives Give Thanks Pinkeep</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliKGP_IGlgUHbEc6UsOdHlNwFucIUj3v4EZyZ1nftkxcNRXoJwvoFPnRfmknVWYdmXuNpzZ3sKLqazxzVimDAp4T4-1ekQjQ7VlVE9_msQMg2XUZ6OC5nHfxevDD50N48fvPGZdxz4ho/s2034/20200830_152614%257E4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="2034" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliKGP_IGlgUHbEc6UsOdHlNwFucIUj3v4EZyZ1nftkxcNRXoJwvoFPnRfmknVWYdmXuNpzZ3sKLqazxzVimDAp4T4-1ekQjQ7VlVE9_msQMg2XUZ6OC5nHfxevDD50N48fvPGZdxz4ho/w400-h376/20200830_152614%257E4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I gathered them all together into a small display to see how they looked.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-dNHD5PRHuWO0I2bCFHAC-zBw0TGgOBn3u3mC7ajQi9lv7M0FAihuy9FnJq769ImtsK-AGWIFaOORuYnoKR3RDYvJJJhnrnr9YeXAlzX_vUGScwCu3XGDc107VIFOL4wyqlsNuYqAFY/s2048/20200830_154146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="2048" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-dNHD5PRHuWO0I2bCFHAC-zBw0TGgOBn3u3mC7ajQi9lv7M0FAihuy9FnJq769ImtsK-AGWIFaOORuYnoKR3RDYvJJJhnrnr9YeXAlzX_vUGScwCu3XGDc107VIFOL4wyqlsNuYqAFY/w400-h228/20200830_154146.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I've pulled out some Blackbird Design Halloween smalls that I hope to get started on for next month. With any luck I can complete more than just one!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Since autumn will have arrived at our next smalls posting, I'll leave you with a photo of my summer stitches which I currently have displayed on my dry sink. A couple of the finishes are from friends and it makes me smile every time I see them!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-r_PNVpzC4AYXjSRet4RUXhmnMucpmTHUOq95ko1QnWT3fsChR9KC-jZvf2vQKwtQf-p9yGSahFOqYewi5cpmJTp29Rc2mh8WaGrDiEF6kYWFWTHooMJEMAM0TNJb4BAC8oHyCP3nUA/s2048/20200830_143852%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-r_PNVpzC4AYXjSRet4RUXhmnMucpmTHUOq95ko1QnWT3fsChR9KC-jZvf2vQKwtQf-p9yGSahFOqYewi5cpmJTp29Rc2mh8WaGrDiEF6kYWFWTHooMJEMAM0TNJb4BAC8oHyCP3nUA/w400-h313/20200830_143852%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">PS I'm not quite sure why my writings are appearing in different sizes and fonts when I selected just the one type. This new Blogger format is a learning curve!</span><p></p>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-33458971952699939702020-07-31T22:43:00.001-04:002020-07-31T22:43:59.262-04:00July Smalls<font face="times" size="5">I've been trying off and on all day to get this post up from my laptop and finally gave up in disgust. I'm posting from my tablet now. On July 1 we celebrated Canada Day and that got me into the mood to stitch a couple more of Jeannette Douglas' Patriotic Snippets. I received the floss I was waiting on for last month's snippet, #5, and started by finishing it off.</font><div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclrysrzWz5rj8pW14wsycYwTZcyjgBKMajLKnYMywisoYWUluoDYv5VHCY0W_xP5PQLXt5OHaBrkuE2rvKpqnXEfOmnf1U7lwOKCatDUnyLJ0XoDosmH35BqDcFPuO06BbaJjhIb9GOk/s2048/20200716_130042_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1979" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclrysrzWz5rj8pW14wsycYwTZcyjgBKMajLKnYMywisoYWUluoDYv5VHCY0W_xP5PQLXt5OHaBrkuE2rvKpqnXEfOmnf1U7lwOKCatDUnyLJ0XoDosmH35BqDcFPuO06BbaJjhIb9GOk/w386-h400/20200716_130042_HDR.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><font face="times" size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's hard to see the shine from the metallic floss but it's there. It's been years since I've used any kind of metallic floss or blending filament. I'm not a huge fan of it but it served its purpose in this piece to demonstrate the Northern Lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not committed to stitching these in any particular order so the next start was snippet #2.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF2DDt-13LL2bpHkW5boxqOPKUpJBJjUAS2tM0zA42b2seoHzgG_VdKA2SRC_hfDpxUOck7p9-Qoj1AcuF5ZMNhAZ5G0DWNr9OSLOz3_K22tDCrJ0GRRK3LLJdoqfbF4O6k7Va8Jg7Hs/s2048/20200707_093627_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1710" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF2DDt-13LL2bpHkW5boxqOPKUpJBJjUAS2tM0zA42b2seoHzgG_VdKA2SRC_hfDpxUOck7p9-Qoj1AcuF5ZMNhAZ5G0DWNr9OSLOz3_K22tDCrJ0GRRK3LLJdoqfbF4O6k7Va8Jg7Hs/w334-h400/20200707_093627_HDR.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was really motivated because I went ahead and did the final finishing of each of these! Anyone who knows me knows that I'm not fond of finishing and tend to put it off but I've had a lot of time on my hands lately so here are the results.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MbEcyUmw-oCaXeLo9pErE81DTXaRUXNz3rjG8qQCTJGzUO20tai8PLp_PAdIbb0Nfkmpt8p1sIKNl1BUTGYafDDroTA2z2Kdwynp8Z8VXgIsu76El028APGoETm11TneAn6EG1SZV5M/s2048/20200728_110450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MbEcyUmw-oCaXeLo9pErE81DTXaRUXNz3rjG8qQCTJGzUO20tai8PLp_PAdIbb0Nfkmpt8p1sIKNl1BUTGYafDDroTA2z2Kdwynp8Z8VXgIsu76El028APGoETm11TneAn6EG1SZV5M/w320-h184/20200728_110450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqLxVvF94LGPG3LND04K7quPuRLy5WHWTge3lKAFNxAZ9LOMLICoHpd8nxSJ0m2CKjZZU74vEXUt4cbyKQ5quGzfdmekltvI1GC1U_d7PNZfH_X8_4Hx-2sptVLoSa4XiDU0LFO4ZCIo/s2048/20200728_110503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="2048" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqLxVvF94LGPG3LND04K7quPuRLy5WHWTge3lKAFNxAZ9LOMLICoHpd8nxSJ0m2CKjZZU74vEXUt4cbyKQ5quGzfdmekltvI1GC1U_d7PNZfH_X8_4Hx-2sptVLoSa4XiDU0LFO4ZCIo/w320-h181/20200728_110503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After seeing how well they turned out I pulled out my Canada 150, another Jeannette Douglas Design, that I stitched up last year and completed the final finishing on it as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A2BMeGCZ6-u1k2_XT213RUkJlB-PIg9tPQ9JvZncC0NoybLl2RgT7Nk7oN5XUEUSRsO3oMZFOvCZLy_osr-OgNSuVYt40NxT9s-hiiSbechBJ-q3JfipJAgtzbVYtoVYJuHK3wN2g9o/s2048/20200701_162841_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="2048" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A2BMeGCZ6-u1k2_XT213RUkJlB-PIg9tPQ9JvZncC0NoybLl2RgT7Nk7oN5XUEUSRsO3oMZFOvCZLy_osr-OgNSuVYt40NxT9s-hiiSbechBJ-q3JfipJAgtzbVYtoVYJuHK3wN2g9o/w320-h174/20200701_162841_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLyhV41eZyd5-j3axu29YfliJpivSsnjMQFLMfA8nVDwK-SfvHV7GgsRzllBnp-jZUV68PXHAFuLK03h8cW1xsbROnzKxAHoW9yqr7LpBKz56Oy0yVyVH6-ooUPIvxiJaIpBQcHFuMBE/s2048/20200701_162858_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLyhV41eZyd5-j3axu29YfliJpivSsnjMQFLMfA8nVDwK-SfvHV7GgsRzllBnp-jZUV68PXHAFuLK03h8cW1xsbROnzKxAHoW9yqr7LpBKz56Oy0yVyVH6-ooUPIvxiJaIpBQcHFuMBE/w320-h184/20200701_162858_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I'm so pleased with how they all turned out. I was able to display them with some of my previous patriotics, just in time for the holiday.</font></div><div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8fH_0-lojKw4AMZLj5KiLsUvnqyGJJoUR7MsBaRinOgwLigp1a8msEkxD1h4a5U8evlXLSHQG-4TpZB2c5aHMbgb3xd7kRpeDfXFXp0aoH93S8vjhdnx_bXAmIHV6XucnUIOOa0tXaI/s2048/20200728_110418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8fH_0-lojKw4AMZLj5KiLsUvnqyGJJoUR7MsBaRinOgwLigp1a8msEkxD1h4a5U8evlXLSHQG-4TpZB2c5aHMbgb3xd7kRpeDfXFXp0aoH93S8vjhdnx_bXAmIHV6XucnUIOOa0tXaI/w400-h300/20200728_110418.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font face="times" size="5">The last snippet stitched this month #12, I finished up last week.</font></div><div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kFPtE8eoh3NnlfnROTBTWDQezEWo44w-mzJ8CdMlXsN5tQOvDONDVCO5kSDEzFJTmr-gjpTP1lqs8BzJZP5Sq1U6Nle8zNMcE48wjqq2ECSAyFauyr4GQkDptDaA45Yhr8NVQgTm6q4/s2048/20200725_220842%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1951" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kFPtE8eoh3NnlfnROTBTWDQezEWo44w-mzJ8CdMlXsN5tQOvDONDVCO5kSDEzFJTmr-gjpTP1lqs8BzJZP5Sq1U6Nle8zNMcE48wjqq2ECSAyFauyr4GQkDptDaA45Yhr8NVQgTm6q4/w381-h400/20200725_220842%257E2.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font face="times" size="5">I'll wait until I've stitched a few more before I do any more pillows.</font></div><div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font face="times" size="5">I've been concentrating on larger projects this year and when I need a break these are a great diversion. They stitch up quickly and I've feel like I'm making progress. </font></div><div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font face="times" size="5">The weather here has been so hot and humid. In fact Ottawa broke a record for the hottest July ever! When the humidity gets bad I spend most of my time indoors. I'm really hoping August cools down some. If it does perhaps I'll get in the mood for some autumn smalls!</font></div><div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font face="times" size="5"><br /></font></div>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-68075783715617642172020-07-28T12:50:00.000-04:002020-07-28T12:50:30.911-04:00July WIPocalypse<span style="font-size: large;"><span data-original-attrs="{"style":""}" style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">It's a HOT summer here! I know it's the same for many of you across not only Canada but in the US as well. I've been very thankful that we have our gazebo in which to enjoy the weather but during the past two weeks there have been periods of high humidity which just scream "Stay inside!" On days such as this I spend my time with my needle in hand in the air conditioned comfort. </span><br /><span data-original-attrs="{"style":""}" style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span><span data-original-attrs="{"style":""}" style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">I had hoped that I could finish off A Yuletide Welcome but sometime during the first few days I ran out of the floss needed to fill in the label at the bottom of the piece. I have some on order but Lord knows when it will arrive. Postage times have increased as has the time to fill orders in many shops. Here are pics of the piece where I left off.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the meantime I worked on some patriotic stitches for display this month. You'll see some photos of those on my smalls SAL post at the end of this month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once the smalls were finished I pulled out Heartstring Samplery Victoria's Garden. I've added a bit more to it than I had last month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">This one is going to be really pretty when it's done. I'm enjoying my time spent with it. I really love that flower basket! The muted colours are lovely and show up much better in real life than in the photos. On the cover of this pattern there is a photo of both the original sampler and the reproduction. The reproduction is very true to the original colours because it's hard to tell them apart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm thinking that I might get started on a few Christmas ornaments in August. I need to stitch some for my granddaughters as well as a friend. I've also ordered a Jeannette Douglas pattern,<a href="http://www.jeannettedouglas.ca/2017-2020-designs/friendship-no-borders"> Friendship No Borders</a>, which has both a Canadian and a US design which can be stitched as individual pillows or combined into a double sided pincushion. I like to stitch this as a gift for my sister who lives in the US. It's on order with my shop so it may take several weeks to arrive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">No stitching was done on my Blackbird Design piece but maybe I can get that finished up for next month too. Keep an eye for my Smalls post on Friday to see all of my patriotic finishes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-18902517828062493872020-06-29T15:12:00.002-04:002020-06-29T15:12:50.677-04:00June WIPocalypse<font size="5">The month of June has seen my stitching time increase somewhat. As much as I would have loved to see a finish on A Yuletide Welcome it just hasn't happened. If you remember from last month's post, I was pretty much finished with the exception of the bottom grass with the lettering and background fill in. At this point I have everything complete except for all that white fill. I started out stitching it from one side of the piece to the other but I keep on having to move the Q snap when I do it that way. 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As long as it's complete before the year's</font><span style="font-size: x-large;"> end, that's all I care about. I think the larger Q snap (11x11) is what is slowing me down.</span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Heartstring Samplery's Victoria's Garden was the next piece to get some attention.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">Last month's start</font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nllCiRCltGLgKExTn7Dpdrl0gY_PEaUhDBuQHdvQD3pvGniMEkZOt48roCD7AlToxeFfIfjz15_DBAgAXH-CYT9hiUOIYIhfd8YkZXNPmSFNgL2FYcI7NogYWQSjS2Pp6pZRz0V0v84/s2681/20200601_135040_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2681" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nllCiRCltGLgKExTn7Dpdrl0gY_PEaUhDBuQHdvQD3pvGniMEkZOt48roCD7AlToxeFfIfjz15_DBAgAXH-CYT9hiUOIYIhfd8YkZXNPmSFNgL2FYcI7NogYWQSjS2Pp6pZRz0V0v84/s320/20200601_135040_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><font size="5"><div style="text-align: center;">This month's progress</div></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTtkze1qv_lW_TNoDFos6xvSX7O5m2vlgsIE4QMTODFGLjjq-7PWJVoatF0-ptjLzpVzBQKCfNRCPFapMvK2y8Nub3GE0BwS0C5aIBCLN8l4My0CRnvpgQ1lzKoE5aHAk_2yUUiu-qB4/s3804/20200629_145041_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3804" data-original-width="2988" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTtkze1qv_lW_TNoDFos6xvSX7O5m2vlgsIE4QMTODFGLjjq-7PWJVoatF0-ptjLzpVzBQKCfNRCPFapMvK2y8Nub3GE0BwS0C5aIBCLN8l4My0CRnvpgQ1lzKoE5aHAk_2yUUiu-qB4/w314-h400/20200629_145041_HDR.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="5">I'm really enjoying this particular design but then again I've always been a huge fan of any Heartstring Samplery pattern. I'm hoping to get back to this very shortly.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="5">As for my Blackbird Design, Her Fair Works, very little was done. I finished up the bottom lower left flower basket and started to add the little bird to the right of it. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Last month</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-adBKadxoliuoHMzBBWWKrn1HTCJ7pW73b8fTfx53VD-tJdq7EA8UmKtlHjW9yow5xiCF7uRagvtGuFd0UgaW7PaND-Ifi_myfC0sFPoNwVCZSUNmi8w1jOcRsbcdBVTZ4A8a63MKi0/s4125/20200601_144940_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="4125" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-adBKadxoliuoHMzBBWWKrn1HTCJ7pW73b8fTfx53VD-tJdq7EA8UmKtlHjW9yow5xiCF7uRagvtGuFd0UgaW7PaND-Ifi_myfC0sFPoNwVCZSUNmi8w1jOcRsbcdBVTZ4A8a63MKi0/w400-h290/20200601_144940_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">June's progress</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTUBdJ_XbxQ8Zv-6_6aoy-bvJ-fVyLkeSGLjqRQr-7HjOvXEnMOeKXkKiavmylyEd7ZPWEDY5gaLIcEeRWeKB2rb-k1fa38gRPmEzhVjfbIIk-Y6GeoBShFY6H-E5gtRp_6AvG10o2Fo/s3925/20200629_144728_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="3925" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTUBdJ_XbxQ8Zv-6_6aoy-bvJ-fVyLkeSGLjqRQr-7HjOvXEnMOeKXkKiavmylyEd7ZPWEDY5gaLIcEeRWeKB2rb-k1fa38gRPmEzhVjfbIIk-Y6GeoBShFY6H-E5gtRp_6AvG10o2Fo/w400-h266/20200629_144728_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then my interest waned and I switched to a small design for Canada Day which can be seen on my previous post. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The plan for July is to continue working on the above three until at least one is finished before I start something new. Our weather here the past couple of weeks has been extremely hot and humid which I find just doesn't give me the energy to do much of anything, lol!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As Covid restrictions start to ease up some here we are also starting to see some of our family and a few friends. I've missed everyone and I'd much rather be doing that this month. I hope everyone continues to be well during this difficult time. </span></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-39723882575700936782020-06-27T17:31:00.000-04:002020-06-27T17:31:10.877-04:00June Smalls<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Six months into the year and this is only my second posting for the Smalls SAL. This year has turned out to be the year of the larger projects. Understandably they help pass the time more during this quarantine plus I have some large projects that have been on my wishlist for some time. However I couldn't resist stitching up a little Canada design for the upcoming Canada Day on July 1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This particular design is one of Jeannette Douglas'</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Patriotic Snippets, specifically #5. I had hoped it would be completely finished by now but I had none of the required Petite Treasure Bread, Kreinik Blending Filament and none of the required Threadworx floss. I couldn't find them locally which means that I have to wait for them to arrive from the US before I can finish this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The missing threads will fill in the outline on the left which is meant to be an interpretation of the northern lights. There are 12 of these sweet little snippets to stitch. They were released two to a package every other month throughout 2017 in celebration of Canada's 150th birthday. I hope to do several more of them if not all but it probably won't happen this year. Too many other things are wanting attention. I'll post a pic of the final finish on this one as soon as I can get it stitched up. Floss orders have generally been taking anywhere from 3-5 wks to arrive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I spent the beginning of the month completing the border and then grew tired of this. It then sat aside until just this past Thursday when I picked it up again and started work on the large box at the bottom which will eventually contain the title of the piece. This morning I've moved the Q snaps and I've already completed two more rows at the top to the right of the house door. Once the entire box of green is complete I'll start stitching the letters before adding the white background. On all the completions of this that I've seen that box is filled in with white but on the chart it only shows an outline of white around the inside of the box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When I'm ready to move on from this again I'll return to my latest start which is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/247586775/victorias-garden-a-faithfully-reproduced?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=heartstring+samplery+victoria%26%2339%3Bs+garden&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1">Victoria's Garden</a> by Heartstring Samplery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is such a pretty piece! I've thought about buying it on many occasions and always passed it over for something else. However several weeks ago I decided I really wanted to stitch it and I ordered the PDF from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/HeartstringSamplery?ref=l2-about-shopname">Beth's Etsy site</a>. As a result of the pandemic she has recently switched over her Etsy shop to exclusively PDF models. This works better for me as the shipping costs to Canada are quite costly, along with the exchange rate on our currency. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I searched my stash and found a piece of R&R Cr</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">ème </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Br</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">û</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">l</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">ée. I had all the suggested threads with the exception of one and Beth gave me the DMC equivalent for it. I'm hoping to get back to this one in a couple of days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 24px;">Earlier in the month, when I tired from my Yuletide Welcome, I browsed through some of my Blackbird Design books. I love working on Blackbird projects and many call their designs comfort stitching. If you watch flosstube, specifically Brenda & The Serial Starter, you'll hear Brenda often refer to Blackbird Designs as comfort stitching. I feel the same way about them and considering my mood at times with this pandemic I gravitated directly to my BBD books and charts. In their Ooh la la book from 2019 I found </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 24px;">As you can see, I'm nearly finished. Only the flower on the left is remaining along with a bird and an ititial and then the border around the piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> You won't believe it but I found this box in a collection of stash which was dropped off at my front door a few years ago. We have never found the donor of the stash collection but it contained many treasures including this box and a vast collection of Weeks Dye Works floss.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I celebrated my birthday earlier in May and because my family couldn't go out and purchase gifts they gave me the next best thing. My sons gave me gift certificates to a favourite online shop and my husband gave me the money for some stash which I used to order four cuts of linen. In addition my friend Nan sent me a copy of her latest release, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/805984711/primitive-cross-stitch-pattern-handtuch?ref=shop_home_feat_1">Handtuch Sampler,</a> along with the floss to stitch it with. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It also felt like Christmas all over again when I received word from my friend Patti that she had completed the framing on my Pennsylvania Dutch Sampler. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love how it turned out! This was a Christmas gift from my mother and I know she will be happy with the results too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is well and that it won't be long before you can resume visits with friends and family. Until then, happy stitching! </span>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-46383180898235628382020-04-28T13:16:00.000-04:002020-04-28T14:33:10.081-04:00April WIPocalypse<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have only worked on one project all this past month, namely my Plum Street Samplers A Yuletide Welcome. I'm taking my sweet time with it too! Here's are a few progress pics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As you can see I've completed the bulk of this with the exception of the border, a few snowflake motifs on the bottom left and the large grassy area at the bottom of the house which will contain the wording. That in itself is going to be time consuming! The over one on 40 ct was a first for me. It went better than I expected as can be seen in the last pic above. The border will still take a bit of time since I have to finish all the small flowers along it. I'm growing tired of this now and have been kitting up projects over the last few days. I'm waiting on some linen to begin some choices which unfortunately is taking longer to arrive than usual because of the pandemic. Gentle Art floss is becoming more difficult to find too as they have had to temporarily close because they are a non-essential business. Consequently they can't dye or ship floss until they are allowed to return to work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I started a small Blackbird Design project called Her Fair Work from their OohLaLa book but I've run into my usual problem of changed dye lots and I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with what I have or change it. Time will tell as I put in a few more stitches on it. Not enough progress yet for a pic. </span>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As most of my friends are stitching up a storm during the pandemic, I find that I'm slowing down. Stitching has always been my stress buster but during these unusual times I find myself turning to other pursuits. I'm reading more and watching TV more with my hubby. Generally we watch very little TV but now are catching up on some programs we've wanted to see. Because we live in a small rural community we can go out for walks frequently without coming into contact with many people. We try to get out a couple of times each day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When I think about it, most of my stitching is usually done when I'm by myself and my husband is away at work. It's quiet and I can think freely as I stitch. Now Bob is home all the time and I find I can't settle for long with my stitching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hopefully I'll have some progress to report on next month. The weather is starting to warm up and we've just finished opening and cleaning out our gazebo. Outdoor stitching may be just what I need!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-39847128591242710082020-04-01T15:38:00.000-04:002020-04-01T15:38:23.610-04:00March WIPocalypse<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Wow, what a month! I'm sure that no one in their wildest dreams could have imagined where we'd all be when it came time to post this month. We are doing well in our third week of self isolation. My husband is going out weekly to get groceries as I am considered compromised due to previously existing health conditions. So for me, as I'm sure it is for many of you, my needlework helps me pass the time. Mind you I do find that it's more difficult to concentrate these days and I find myself frogging more than usual. However I'm still grateful that I have this ability to help pass the days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On a positive note, I finished my Willow Hill Samplings Pennsylvania Dutch Sampler before the month's end. She is a beauty and I have already sent her to a dear friend who does framing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I took a break for several days after finishing this before picking up anymore stitching. I kind of lost my mojo for a few days. I have picked it up again but progress is slow and I spend more time frogging than I would like. I resumed stitching on Plum Street Samplers A Yuletide Welcome. I haven't bothered to take it out of its frame for this picture but here's my progress on all the motifs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I can't make up my mind what I want to start next. My Needlework Market order arrived today so perhaps I'll find something from those charts. It's not as if I have no stash to choose from, lol! I may even decide just to continue working on Yuletide Welcome for now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Until next month I hope you all remain well and safe. Keeping you in my thoughts!</span>Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534635489693943580.post-15592169089282154022020-03-02T12:18:00.000-05:002020-03-02T12:19:32.875-05:00February WIPocalyse<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My original plans for this month were to only work on my Pennsylvania Dutch Sampler along with a small stitch. I started out the month this way but decided I had also better spend some time on PSS Yuletide Welcome. What I ended up doing was alternating weeks on these two and eliminating a small stitch altogether. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The house on Plum Street Samplers Yuletide Welcome is now complete. Yahoo!! There was plenty of solid stitching on this house and I'm glad to have it finally behind me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love the flower basket on the roof! It's one of the things that drew me to this piece in the first place. Now I'm starting to enjoy all the many motifs that are in this design. I hated putting it down when it came time to switch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Willow Hill Samplings Pennsylvania Dutch Sampler is a real treat to work on though. The ease of a monochrome sampler is a nice contrast to Yuletide Sampler. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As you can see I've finished the second of the three parts of this and am now ready to start the final pages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My initials and the year have now been stitched into the design as I can see the finish line in the near future, hopefully by early April at the latest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This has been a really difficult piece to get an accurate pictured of in terms of colour. It either appears too washed out or too dark. I wish I could show a true colour of the fabric as it is so lovely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Nashville Needlework Market will be underway this coming weekend and I've been drooling over the previews that I've viewed so far. I love Brenda Gervais' in particular Token of Love and Manor at Quaker Hill. I think these two will make their way into my stash. Check them out at this <a href="https://needlecraft-corner.com/dg-wtnt2020.html">link</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There are so many lovely samplers being released by various designers however I'm anxiously awaiting the release of some by my dear friend Lianne of 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers. Lianne is not at market. Perhaps she will be at some point in the future. She is fairly new on the scene of reproduction samplers and I just know she is going to do well. Check her out on her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SchoolhouseSamplers/">Facebook page</a>. At present she has an Etsy shop and has three releases however in the near future she will be adding 6-10 new reproductions to her shop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm so thrilled for her and plan on adding some of her lovelies to my stash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Winter is slowly fading as the days are growing longer and the temperatures milder. This weekend the time springs forward once more and the promise of summer is all that closer. Hope to see you next month and that it's a productive one for us all!</span></div>
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