This is a meager showing of my progress on Daughters of Longbourn. But I have had a great time stitching it, and I feel like doing a Jane Austen post! :) I am not using the charted Crescent Colors threads. I am using DMC to substitute as best as I can:
Pride & Prejudice is one book I read over and over AND over again. I normally would randomly flip to a chapter and just read for leisure. I love the wit in this book.
“Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develope. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.” (Pride & Prejudice Chapter 1)
Who is your favorite Longbourn character, my dear readers?
Here are a couple of favorite Austen links [Warning: they can be addictive]:
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Ivory Spring 
Love you sewing. and your choce of book:)
Oooh, I love that chart!! That will be fun — watching your progress on this one! :-)
Love the chart – don’t love Austen! I never did finish a single book by her. Give me a good murder mystery any day, lol!
Wow, techy sis… you’ve a vote page on your blog! I’m so excited with new features you included here! Sorry, dont know who is Longbourn, I dont know who to vote! :)
It has been many years since I have stitched on a sampler. Back in the day, I made quite a few. Now you’re making me want to drag out floss, even-weave and charts again. Where do you buy your materials? I remember a catalog from which I ordered called The Scarlet Letter….I believe that is what it was? Lots of reproduction sampler kits in varying levels of difficulty. I still have a kit I bought, probably 20 years ago….now where did I put that? Your work is lovely….keep showing us!
Whoa…looks like Elizabeth is winning the poll. I do appreciate Mr. Bennet, too. We watched Young Victoria and really enjoyed it!
Well you know I am addicted to Jane Austen! Of course Elizabeth would be top on the list.
I did like Jane. And I do remember that the Mother was QUITE a character.
Your Daughters of Longbourn is coming along nicely. I’ve been so busy trying to catch-up but I feel as though I’m falling further and further behind. LOL
I love Elizabeth Bennett’s character. She is my kind of woman!
Your Daughters of Longbourn is very pretty!
I like Elizabeth, but I also like Jane. I like P&P, but my favorite Jane Austen is Persuasion.
What a fun piece, Wendy! Is that counted cross stitch? My cousin used to do that. I probably couldn’t see to do it at this point. I admire you for all the creative things you do.
I love PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, and I have a little quiz on my blog. I ended up being Elizabeth out of the Austen characters.
In addition to her, I love Jo in Louisa May Alcott’s LITTLE WOMEN.
XO,
Sheila :-)
I enjoyed Jane Austen for me Elizabeth would be top on the list.
I love all your cross stitch projects and thinking of starting one myself. I have a really cute alphabets set that I should start – Hugs Natima
I think I actually like Jane just slightly more than Elizabeth, though both of them are favorites.
Once begun is half done, as they say! You’ve got a good start!
mmmhh..I think Elizabeth ! But about you ..I prefer call you WONDER-WENDY !! Another beautiful work..!
Brava ciao Monica
Thanks for visiting my blog and your nice comment.
You are quilting, stitching and what else..??
Lovely work.
Good weekend
Helen from Toronto