They're Baaack!

Super exciting---- yesterday I picked up my framed beauties!!!!  A few weeks back I decided to have 3 of my Quaker pieces done.  I chose simple frames for all three, yet each one complements each piece just beautifully and I am THRILLED with them (as usual!!)  So first up is Mary Wigham.

She was stitched on 40ct Pearled Barley Lakeside Linen with a variety of NPI silks-- close to the original colors, but different :)  I started and finished Mary in 2009.

Beatrix Potter is next stitched on 40ct Vintage Porcelain Lakeside Linen with Coffee Bean Gloriana with a hint of Quartz Belle Soie. (I started and finished her in 2009 as well). Since the fabric was so pale, a suggestion was made to use a darker liner and the color pops and the hint of quartz is exquisite. I can't be more pleased.

Last but not least, is Moulin Rouge by Long Dog Samplers.  CAN YOU EVEN????  This beauty is by far the largest piece I have ever had framed, and I will tell you now, it will be the last-- finished frame size is almost 30" x 30"!!!!!!!!!  Unbelievable right?  Stitched this gal on 35ct R & R Linen-- I forget the name along with a combo of WDW threads.  It is STUNNING.  Along with the classic look that I know I achieved with this piece, along with the frame, I am sooooo excited!! She was worth the wait-- started in 2007 and finished in 2009.

So a few things learned in this post are: that from now on-- the large pieces of course (and of course the small pieces) must be stitched on 40 or 45ct linen.  And, FYI on the blank spots on my samplers-- they are not really blank-- but names have been removed to protect the innocent :)

I look forward to hanging these gals up in the near future-- when I have the most perfect spot for them.  I did drop off a few more to be framed, so in a few more weeks, I will have more to share with all of you.  I wish all of you could see them in person!