Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Nothing planned

That is such a wonderful place to be!! I've really enjoyed the last couple of weeks with NO plans. It's been pretty hot here, the kind of weather that you don't mind staying in the house. I found out what the problem was with Fairy Garden. I am using a color chart (which I rarely do-but seems to be easier to follow with these patterns) and I have never marked off what I have stitched on a color chart. I don't know why it never occurred to me. I was having a hard time figuring out what I've done and what needed to be done. Especially those Hollyhocks!!! Since I have the chart saved on my computer, if I need to look something up that I marked up it's always there! DUH!!! So after a nice solid week of stitching on it ,it now looks like this.Photos are all clickable. It's nice to have the bottom border done, except the beads of course. My goal is to finish ALL the stitches and beading on this part and then start to roll it up and work my way up. The only other thing that I worked on was Lyne's RR, And A Forest Grew. I made it all the way across to the right side for her. Pretty sure I have several more weeks before I have to mail it on, so we'll see how much farther I get. This a a before and after shot.
I also did a "finish" for a friend. A frame just didn't seem right for this piece, so she gave it to me to come up with something. I thought the shape and size would be perfect for a flatfold. It took me awhile to find the right material to match the stitched piece. I think it came out pretty good! And of course I have to leave you with a picture of Amberlyn. They had this cute pool on sale for $10 and I couldn't resist. She enjoyed splashing around and gave us some entertainment! Until next time....happy stitching!

9 comments:

  1. Those fairies seem to be appealing with hot weather! I stitched part of it too after a long break. Good you found a way to mark; it will make stitching much easier.
    Amberlyn in the pool is adorable.

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  2. Oh my but Fairy Garden is simplt gorgeous. This will be another stunner for you when it is done.

    And so will the Forest piece. Beautiful stitching.

    Love little Amberlyn and her pool. :) I'm sure she loves spending her summer days this way. :)

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  3. Fairy Garden is gorgeous! Love the flatfold

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  4. Your mandala is breathtakingly beautiful. Love your other stitchings and the flatfold is so cute and colorful.

    Amberlyn is so adorable.

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  5. your Fairies are beautiful and the flat fold is so summer, great colors. That was a great price on the pool and looks like it will be well used

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  6. Fairy Garden is coming along nicely. Good job on the flat fold. I need to be more adventuresome in my finishing.

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  7. You have two lovely WIPs on the go.

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  8. Lovely finishing for your friend! And wonderful stitching, love the colors in the fairy piece.

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  9. Fairy Garden is beautiful and I love the bright colours on the flat-fold.

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