Today Ladies and Gentleman, I have for you one of my favorite WIP's. I tell you, I could stop the madness and work solely on Rosina Payne. She is so beautiful, and so relaxing to stitch on. I must say, that she is for now relaxing, I haven't started the verse which is over 1 and I am stitching her on 45ct Porcelain Lakeside. Crazy you thought before?! Now I should be committed :)
This is where she was left to RIP with the rest of the WIP's I have going, and this is where is is now.
I was disappointed not to get the 1st border done, but I wanted to be sure it is going to match up, so double checking as I went along was my main goal. I finished the line under the alphabet, and the flowers next to the butterfly are now in a pot, instead of floating, and the border is going smoothly. She is stitched with a combination of silks, so luscious.
I have had alot of questions about conversions, and I think conversions are something you work out for yourself, my personal taste has alot to do with my color choices, what I feel works best for me, what I want to see hanging on the wall in my house. You also have to remember that dyelots for all threads vary from batch to batch. I have threads in my stash from years ago, and purchasing another skein today- there is a 99% guarantee that it will be different. There are times I dont change the colors at all, (rare I know) but I am drawn to pieces with specific color, and if the color isnt for me, I just change it. I am telling you, if you have never switched out a color on a piece, and are a bit nervous, start with 1 color. Instead of pink, choose mauve, or instead of red, choose burgundy. Playing with color is great fun, and you get to play with stash too!!
Also, I do not use any magnification for my stitching, I have tried it in the past, but found I dont need it just yet. There will be a time I am sure in the future.
Thanks to all of you who read this blog and comment, it is such great fun to get to know each other, and see what goodies-- new starts and WIP's are being found out there. Everyone-- keep up the great work!
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What a great sampler and stitching on 45ct WOW, would love to be able to do that, but for the eyesite:))
ReplyDeleteThe little butterfly is just gorgeous.
Love your sampler!
ReplyDeleteStitching on 45ct would be a no no for me, just wouldn't be able to see the holes lol, i always use a magnifiyer, never used to but i think once you get used to one there is no going back!
I love that you are not afraid of changing the colours on your peices, i was never very confident in trying, but working on the LHN ornaments last year i changed quite a few and they came out ok so i would do it agian.
Have a good weekend :-)
Gorgeous! I'd forgotten about this one. Those borders are so pesky when they don't match up. It's better to take the time and make sure they do!
ReplyDeleteI love this piece! You must be young to be able to work without magnification. I used to be able to do that with 40ct and 45ct, but not anymore. lol!
ReplyDeleteOh, is this going to be gorgeous. But on 45 ct! OMG, I would love to use that fabric, but I'd be cross eyed for sure!!
ReplyDeleteOver 1 on 45ct! I am having a tough time over 2 right now. That is a beautiful sampler. I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteRosina is beautiful! No thanks on the 45 count. I'll stick with 40 and below, much better for my sanity!
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