Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Celebrating the 4th....


First, I have to say thanks for all of your wonderful
comments about my recent finishes.   I especially
am glad to see many of you also appreciate a great
tomato sandwich!  I wish I could package them
up and treat the rest of you.  Maybe one day....

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Now for the stitching.  I wanted to
share a couple of finishes I was
able to get done just in time for the
July 4th celebration!

HE "Patriotic Crow"

I wanted to do some finishing this weekend but
refused to get out the sewing machine so
anything I did had to be no sew.

I was able to put my Big Kick to work again and
used a square template to cut my stitched piece
and the scallop to cut my background.   Thanks
to my hubby for picking the fabric colors...
I think he did well!

Aury "Patriotic Heart 2011"

I finished this little box last year using
scrapbook paper in anticipation of using
it for this stitched heart.  It only took a
year to get it stitched!  So glad to add
this one to my americana collection.

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I am also excited to show another
Crazy Challenge finish.

Goode Huswife "Three Crows"
stitched on coffee dyed 40ct linen
w/DMC

I have stitched this one off and on for 6 months
but just couldn't get into a groove with this one. 
I love this design so it was frustrating.  I decided
to pick it back up Sunday and it just fit like
an old glove!   I loved doing the satin stitch
even though it seemed to take forever. 

Unfortunately, I got off track and my border
didn't work out like the design so I had to
fudge a little on the right end.  Though my
crows aren't exactly centered, it will do!

I also had to do something about the fabric.  I
changed the called for colors to yellows and 
decided to use white linen.  Once done, it just
wasn't "right" so I gave it a nice, warm
coffee bath and that did the trick. 

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We have a very low key celebration planned for
the 4th and I hope it includes lots of stitching!


30 comments:

  1. Wonderful finishes, Karen! It's amazing what a tea or coffee or tan dye bath will do for a piece. It just kind of mellows and blends, doesn't it?

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  2. I'm not sure what your fabric looked like before but it's GORGEOUS! Your hubby did a fantastic job selecting color and I like your crow piece. I didn't notice a centering issue until I read what you wrote. It wasn't the focus when I looked at it.

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  3. Beautiful finishes! I love them all! I really love the crow piece. Looks great to me!

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  4. Karen, everything is wonderful!! I especially love your crows!!!
    Happy 4th.
    Linda

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  5. Great finishes!! Your DH did a great job of picking out the colors!

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  6. Enjoy your 4th of July -
    You've posted some wonderful work ;)

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  7. Beautiful finishes. Your husband did a great job picking the fabric colours.

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  8. Happy 4th of July!!!
    What a beautifull stitching!!!

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  9. Happy 4th July!
    Love the flat ornament finish with the scalloped edge, superb

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  10. Lovely finishes! Happy 4th of July!!

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  11. Happy 4th Karen!
    I love your finishes and finishing!

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  12. Such splendid finishes ... enjoy your 4th!

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  13. Happy 4th! Hope your plans go off without a hitch! Your stitching is wonderful - way to go!

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  14. I want to come and live in the USA I love your flag and all the lovely charts. You done a fantastic job of them all.
    Happy 4th July. hugs.

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  15. Great job! I can't wait to see what you do with three crows. Happy Fourth! http://astitchersstory.blogspot.com/

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  16. Love your stitching and the challenge piece is adorable!

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  17. Happy 4th, Karen!! I hope you have a great day! Beautiful finishes! I'm all for no-sew! :)

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  18. Great patriotic finishes! Happy 4th of July and I hope you do get to enjoy lots of stitching!

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  19. waht great 4th of july pieces. hope you enjoyed your day.

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  20. Love your finishes! They all turned out so nice. Hope you had a great 4th!

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  21. Always love seeing your creative finishes, Karen!! I hope to stitch one of Aury's hearts this month myself :)

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  22. great finishes! I need to breakout my cuddlebug and start cutting some fabric/felt pieces too. I still haven't even opened the box yet. LOL I have Three Crows as a wip and realized too far into the top border that it was suppose to be satin stitches. grrrr that would have gone much faster for me than regular stitches. LOL

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  23. Hope you enjoyed a wonderful 4th celebration Karen! I love all of your recent finishes. Three Crows is wonderful!

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  24. Oh our insides are great! Loving the crows and Americana!

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  25. All your finishes turned out great! Love all the uses for the wonderful bean - and it wouldn't really be 'personal' if there wasn't a little fudge once in a while; right? Stay cool!

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  26. Love all of your finishes ~ always a treat to see and so inspiring! Love the crows!!

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  27. I love this but it looks too hard for me! I love the coffee bath - it is a perfect finish for the crows.

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