Wednesday, January 19, 2011

18th January Project

I got an email from a friend the other day, that reminded me of a project that I had started the end of last year, and for some reason, seemed to forget about it until now.  I didnt start something last night, but continued to work on Mary Beale- Her Sampler.
This is where I left her last year, and I this is where I left her last night.
I am amazed at her beauty.  So very delicate and fresh.  You can almost smell the flowers.  I wanted to work on her because of Andrea.  She started this years ago, and finished it last year, and it is Magnificent.  Simply breathtaking, she is an amazing stitcher.  She did an outstanding job!!!  So, I have to have this sampler done in my home someday too :)  What do you think?  I love the variation of the silk overdyes, and so me gives her a some depth.  This is the start of the top right corner, the 2nd flower is going down the right side, and the corner flower is done as well, and I am heading across the top.  I was going to continue on the top, but got side tracked on the side.  At this point it is 50/50.  Do I stitch more flowers or start the words?  I will not know until next time she makes an appearance!!!

8 comments:

  1. OMG! I swear you have the same taste as me. lol! I have this on my todo list as well! I just love it, fell in love when I saw it on Andrea's blog as well. Can't wait to see more!

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  2. Such a beautiful piece! Love the colors and the soft look! It will be fun to watch your progress on this one!

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  3. Love it so far! The colors are gorgeous. I always hem and haw over what part to stitch next. I waste waaaay too much time that way!

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  4. You can't go wrong with a Mary Beale design! Great choice--love the WIP pic!

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  5. Love your new starts each day, it is really motivating. Are you using the called for colors on this one, or did you work your "magic"?

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  6. I'm going to be sad when you stop introducing projects. Each one is better than the last!

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  7. It's gorgeous so far! When I worked on her, I did some border, then some of the inside parts, so that I didn't get bored. But I really loved every minute of stitching on her, I hope you do too :) Will look forward to watching your progress!
    xox

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  8. Gorgeous! I fell in love with this on Andrea's blog too, alas I don't have the pattern. But I will enjoy watching yours!

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