Posted in Needlework, tagged Counted Cross Stitch, Sampler Game Board, The Drawn Thread Design on October 29, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Good day, my bloggy friends! I haven’t posted an updated on my McMansions project for a while, but I am still working on it on and off. Here is a picture of the latest progress:
Compare the last progress picture I had posted:
I don’t have that much to go…. I am quite eager [...]
Posted in Needlework on October 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Happy Monday, I hope you had a great weekend. I am thankful that I am not much of a fabric-holic, but I am somewhat of a hoarder when it comes to needlework patterns. The latest addition to my stash is “Daughters of Longbourn” by the Stitching Parlor:
I have made more progress on my Sampler Gameboard [...]
Posted in Needlework, Quilting, tagged Bluework, Dorothy Baker, Sweet Nostalgia BOM on October 5, 2009 | 15 Comments »
A Happy Monday to you! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I indulged myself in doing some handwork over the weekend, and absolutely enjoyed the handwork therapy. Here is a progress picture of my bluework Sweet Nostalgia block by Dorothy Baker:
I am looking at a busy week at my end as [...]
Posted in Needlework, tagged Counted Cross Stitch, Sampler Game Board, The Drawn Thread Design on September 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I have been quite motivated to work on my Gameboard because I am just chomping at the bit to start on “The American Sampler”. So, here is my latest progress:
You can see that I seem to have a bit of trouble learning my numbers :
One stitch at a time is one stitch closer [...]
Posted in Needlework, tagged Counted Cross Stitch, Sampler Game Board, The Drawn Thread Design on September 8, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Yup, the neighborhood has experienced the effects of the housing slump! It’s been a while since I did an update, but here is the latest:
Compared to the last update, you will noticed that I finally mastered my ABC’s:
I happened to like this “Christmas House” a lot as red and green are my Christmas colors. [...]
Posted in Needlework, Needlework:Mary Wigham, tagged Ackworth School Girl Sampler, Cross-stitch, Mary Wigham Sampler, Needleprint, Needlework, Reproduction Sampler on August 31, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Happy Monday, Everyone! I hope you had a good weekend.
I SPLURGED!!! I have a few quilt-related things to do, but after coming through two rather gruesome deadlines….. I just needed to chill. So, I splurged!! I read, I did some needlework, I piddled, I dropped off some quilts at the local county fair, and … [...]
Posted in Needlework, tagged Embroidered in White, Heather Toomer, Whitework Embroidery on August 13, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I imagine if you are a Jane Austen fan, you will find “Embroidered in White” a most fascinating book. Heather Toomer presents in this book a rather comprehensive study relating white work embroidery with British fashion in the 18th century.
I am still leafing through the book, and have really been inspired by the beauty of [...]
Posted in Needlework, Needlework:Mary Wigham, tagged Ackworth School Girl Sampler, Jacqueline Holdsworth, Mary Wigham Sampler, Needleprint, Needlework, Reproduction Sampler on August 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Cathi noted that we might have to go back to remedial counting classes to help us minimize our most frustrating UN-stitching adventures detours in our needlework projects. The thought is rather humbling (and somewhat disturbing) to me because in my mind, I didn’t need to re-take any remedial Math courses. In my other [...]
Posted in Needlework, Needlework:Mary Wigham, tagged Ackworth School Girl Sampler, Mary Wigham Sampler, Needleprint, Quaker Sampler on July 28, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Hello Fellow Stitchers,
One step forward and two steps backward is my summary of my latest Mary progress!
Do you see anything amiss in the pictures?
The placement of my flower sprig is WAY OFF!! Can you believe I have been going on with life for at least three weeks and not even realized it?
I am a [...]
Posted in Needlework, Needlework:Mary Wigham, tagged Ackworth School Girl Sampler, Ackworth School Sampler, Needleprint, Quaker Sampler, Reproduction Sampler on July 22, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I have been imagining how Mary would have stitched her sampler. Jacqueline of Needleprint has already indicated that these samplers were stitched during off-time for the school girls.
So, I was wondering if Mary liked stitching right at daybreak, or by perhaps candlelight at night. Did she stitch her sampler in her bed, or [...]
 | Janet S. on GIVEAWAY! Quiltmaker’s 1… |
 | gill on GIVEAWAY! Quiltmaker’s 1… |
 | Natima on GIVEAWAY! Quiltmaker’s 1… |
 | food with style on Blue & Brown Mix &… |
 | kwiltmakr on GIVEAWAY! Quiltmaker’s 1… |
