Framed goodies....

 

My wonderful framer has done it again....

 

Elizabeth's Garden

Nantucket Sampler

 

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Barrick Samplers

1797 Ship Sampler

 

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Primitive Needle

Dampy Sod

 

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Blackbird Designs

Summer Jubilee

 

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Carriage House Samplings

Worthy Matter

 

Now.....where to hang them.

 

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Thank you all for the wonderful

birthday wishes.  

I am so lucky to have a talented brother

and am glad he will share the fruits of

 his labor with me!

 

I also wanted to share goodies from sweet 

Charlene.  Ball is celebrating its 100th

anniversary and she packed these goodies

in one there commemorative jars. 

I am in love with button scissor fob....

it is so petite and just the perfect size.

 

 

Hope y'all have a great stitching weekend!

 



Nantucket Sampler....

I had a good stitchy weekend and finished

up another Crazy Challenge piece.

Elizabeth's Garden "Nantucket Sampler"

stitched on 40ct khaki linen

w/DMC

This turned out to be a great little sampler

to stitch.   The finished size is only 6" x 3"

but this little sampler packs alot in it.   Although

I used DMC, the subtle thread changes in some

areas almost gives it an overdyed look.  I did give

my finish a little coffee soak to help tone

down the ecru border just a bit.

I love this little scene with the red house and

ship.  The bird and peacock are a little on the

large side but seem to make the sampler complete.

This design has been languishing in my basket

for many years and I am very happy it is stitched.

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With summer fast approaching, I hope to sneak

in a few little Americana smalls.   As always....

thanks for visiting and happy stitching!

Look what I got.....

I was lucky enough to win Angela's blog

giveaway and the mailman was nice

enough to deliver it today!

Having exchanged a few times with Angela,

I knew this box would be finished to perfection. 

And it is.

This one is an extra special treat since  

Angela's mom stitched the design and

Angela did the finishing. 

I have two stitching spots and I always have to

haul my scissors, readers, needles, etc. from

one spot to another.   This perfect for all of my

accessories in my downstairs spot so that I

just have to pick up my stitching and go.

Thanks again Angela....this will be a treasure.

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If the road to you know where is paved

with good intentions, I am driving the bus.

I had good intentions in starting Colonial Garden

but found myself in a quandry.   Although I

love it on the dark linen, I was leaning

toward stitching the lighter version. 

Since I can't make up my mind, I decided to

pull out another Crazy Challenge piece. 

Elizabeth's Garden "Nantucket Sampler"

I was still in the seafaring mood so I decided to

stitch on this until I figure out my linen dilemma.

I love the design but am iffy on the border.   The

white is just too "white" so I think I will give

it a tea bath once done to tone it down a bit. 

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Well I'm off to stitch....thanks again for visiting.

Hope you are having a stitchy week.

Crazy Challenge part 2....

After a busy work week and relaxing

weekend, here's this week's

Crazy Challenge starts.

Day 3....

BBD "Tis the Season"

stitched on 40ct Purely Primitive

w/Victorian Motto, WDW, ST

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 Day 4...

Plum Street Samplers "Olga"

stitched on 40ct Purely Primitive

w/DMC

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 Day 5

Elizabeth's Garden "Nantucket Sampler"

stitched on

w/DMC

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Day 6

Goode Huswife "Three Crows"

stitched on 36ct linen

w/DMC

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Day 7

Barrick Samplers "1797 Ship Sampler"

stitched on 40ct khaki linen

w/DMC

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Day 8

BBD "Summer's Jubliee"

stitched on 30ct 18th Century Black

w/Victorian Motto

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I have a love/hate relationship

with this Challenge.  

I love it because I am finally stitching

some wonderful designs that have been

languishing in my stash for years.

I hate it because I have seen the

wonderful designs y'all have started and

I want to stitch many of them now!

Anyone else having this problem????

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I am off to get ready for Downton Abbey tonight. 

I don't want to miss a minute so I need to

get situated in my stitchy chair.

As always...thanks for visiting.

Happy stitching!