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Sunday, July 29, 2012

BBD "Tis the Season"....


Christmas in July....

After my last finish a few weeks ago, this design
was just screaming in my bag "stitch me"!

BBD "Tis the Season"
Stitched on 40ct Purely Primitive
w/ Victorian Motto threads & DMC

I was very happy to oblige and mostly enjoyed
stitching it.  I changed all of the threads to
my choice of Victorian Motto and especially
love the look of the leaves and vine.

The contrast between the white thread and
the fabric is so slight the light stitching almost
looks tone on tone.   I am happy with it, though,
and now need to figure out if I want to frame it.


This had to be my favorite part since I
stitched it twice!  Counting seemed to be a big
issue and I seemed to rip as much as I stitched.



I also made a change by eliminating the verse and
replacing it with more snowflakes.   I did like it
with the verse but decided I wanted the design to
be a little more discreet with the Christmas feel.

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I did take a week off from stitching for a little
vacation out west with hubby.  We had a great
time and I will have to share some sights later.

As always...thanks for visiting and I hope
you are staying cool and stitching!
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46 comments:

  1. And This Little PigJuly 29, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    Karen it is truly beautiful, can't wait to see it framed. Another pattern for the stash.

    LiBBiE in Oz

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  2. MargaretJuly 29, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    Such a pretty finish! I like the changes you made too. Glad you had a good vacation.

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  3. Jackie's StitchesJuly 29, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Gorgeous Karen! I love your thread selections as well. Curious to see how you'll finish it. I'm looking forward to seeing pics of your trip out west.

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  4. DaffycatJuly 29, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    This is a wonderful finish, Karen! It looks so lovely. Congratulations!

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  5. DawnJuly 29, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    Beautiful work as always! I love it.

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  6. AngelaJuly 29, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    Congrats on this wonderful finish Karen! I adore this Blackbird Design :)

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  7. KatrinaJuly 29, 2012 at 10:39 PM

    Its just lovely Karen. I hope to stitch this design sometime soon too.

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  8. CarolJuly 29, 2012 at 10:50 PM

    Gorgeous finish, Karen! Glad you had a little downtime out west--looking forward to seeing some photos!

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  9. ChristineJuly 29, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    BEAUTIFUL job on this, Carol!

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  10. Southpaw StitcherJuly 29, 2012 at 11:28 PM

    What a cute design, and beautifully stitched! I'm starting to collect cardinal designs, and this one is probably going to go on my list!

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  11. Keeper of the CrowesJuly 29, 2012 at 11:31 PM

    Just beautiful. Karen. Love the color variation on your cardinal.
    Linda

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  12. JoyJuly 30, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    I just LOVE this pattern! Cute idea adding the snowflakes! What VM colors did you use? The red is just gorgeous! Congrats on a beautiful finish!

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  13. butterflyJuly 30, 2012 at 2:15 AM

    Great stitching Karen , just love those colours.

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  14. SolstitchesJuly 30, 2012 at 3:16 AM

    Oh it's beautiful! I love that you have used Nancy's threads and think the colours you chose are perfect.
    It's a wonderful design - love what you have done with it.

    Margaret

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  15. GiovannaJuly 30, 2012 at 4:41 AM

    Nice stitching on this lovely project!

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  16. ChristineJuly 30, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    Congratulations on a truly lovely finish

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  17. ChrisJuly 30, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    Beautiful finish! This is such a wonderful design.

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  18. KateJuly 30, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    Congratulations on a wonderful finish.

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  19. Charlene ♥ NCJuly 30, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    This has always been one of my favorites. Love the way it turned out with those VM threads! Glad you had a nice va-ca, and look forward to seeing the sights! You stay cool, too.

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  20. CalamityJrJuly 30, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    I'm a fan of this design, and think your changes are lovely! Thanks for sharing.

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  21. MaggeeJuly 30, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    This is on my someday list... I like the red you used, it is just a subtle variation. Others I have see are striped looking and I am not fond of that! Will remember that you used VM threads when I pull mine out to stitch! Hugs!

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  22. LanieJuly 30, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    Hi Karen! I always enjoy seeing finishes of "Tis the Season", they are all so charming and yours in no different!

    Love the colors changes you made and the addition of the snowflakes. I really like the almost tone-on-tone look of them!

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  23. BrendaSJuly 30, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    Karen -- LOVE your finish and the changes that you made. Great job!

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  24. Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri Malinovich)July 30, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    Absolutely beautiful, Karen! I love the snowflakes you added and your colors are gorgeous!

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  25. Patty C.July 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    Tis a beautiful stitch !!

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  26. ShelleenJuly 30, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Congrats on the finish.

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  27. FionaJuly 30, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    Very pretty design, your changes are great.

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  28. BiancaJuly 30, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    Tis the Season looks great. You did a wonderful job picking your own thread colors!

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  29. Vonna PfeifferJuly 30, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    this one is so pretty! I love it and your perfect stitches :)
    Been on my list for a long time...I need to move it up my list :)

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  30. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    ooOoo! How lovely.

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  31. LesleyanneJuly 30, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    A gorgeous finish. Hope you had a great vacation.

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  32. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    That is really beautiful! Victorian Motto threads are so pretty, and you made really good choices! Can't wait to see where you went on vacation!

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  33. FayeJuly 30, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Too SWWEEEETTTT!!You know I love this design...And, the Victorian Motto conversion is perfect~~~ Welcome home from vacation!

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  34. AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    Hello

    Just found your lovely blog.

    Your finish is beautiful and I love the changes you made to it.

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  35. LorettaJuly 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Lovely stitching! Your changes are awesome!

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  36. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameJuly 31, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    What a great finish, I love the holly leaves and the snowflakes too.

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  37. MindiJuly 31, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    Beautiful finish, this has always been one of my favorite designs. I love the color choices you made.

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  38. UnknownAugust 1, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    Thank you for your interesting blog.
    I invite you for a reward)

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  39. AnneAugust 2, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    It's gorgeous Karen! I had to laugh about how it screamed at you to be stitched! Sometimes certain designs do holler at us to be stitched!!

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  40. JulieAugust 2, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Such a beautiful design

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  41. SherryAugust 3, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    That is such a beautiful piece! Wonderful colors!

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  42. AnonymousAugust 5, 2012 at 1:52 AM

    It's beautiful. Your color choices are wonderful.

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  43. RanaeAugust 5, 2012 at 3:51 PM

    One of my favorites
    It's beautiful

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  44. CatherineAugust 5, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Such a sweet finish! Love your touches!
    How nice that you had some time away!

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  45. Needlearts KellyAugust 6, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    That piece is beautiful. Your color changes are just perfect.

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  46. LynnAugust 10, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    An absolutely beautiful finish Karen! This one is on my WIPocalypse list for this year but I haven't got to it yet.

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