Mirabilia RR and New Little Start

I helped out Kaye a little bit and finished up her section on the Mirabilia RR. Her's is the one on top and it's from Shakespeare's Fairies. I'll be starting my section today probably.

While I was in talks with Deb, the owner of the above Round Robin, about what I was going to stitch in my section, I decided to start a little something new. It's the Santa Ice Cream cone ornament from the new Gift of Stitching magazine. I didn't have mint green fabric so I'm using Silkweaver's Spring.

Some New Starts

Here's my tiny little start on Glendon Place's Give Thanks

Thanks to Kaye...I bought Blackbird Design's book Joyeux Noel. It's typically not my style. I started that cardinal design. You can do the verse in french or english. Since I live in South Louisiana I'll be doing it in French. I started it Friday night and got this much done.



And don't forget everyone Missy has a few more days left on her Halloween give away!!

Wow

It's been like 3 months. That's pretty sad. I've been in a bit of a slump. I'll do better...maybe :)

Later I'll post some pictures of some new stuff I got framed, but for now I wanted to pass on that Missy is having a fun give away for Halloween.

Blackbird Design Freebie

Look at me. Another freebie finish in a week! I finished it last night. It's stitched on 28 ct. Blush linen from Silkweaver. That's one of their really old colors. I doubt they still make it. The thread is Grape Juice Belle Soie from Crescent Colors. As a warning...it will dye your fingernails blue. WAIT...hold the phone LOL I didn't finish...look at that little motif that's not finished. What's wrong with me? LOL

Hmmmm

At times I kinda like it. It makes me think of something old and coppery green...like I'm making an instant antique. It makes me think of New Orleans for some odd reason. I don't know why exactly. Maybe because the fabic is the color of mold maybe LOL I don't know what other color fabric I'd use with that thread though. I think white would be too light. I think it needs a dark color fabric.

Freebie Finish

Freebie link is in the post below. Again stitched on Parkland linen and stitched with CC Steamed Broccoli thread. I finished it last night stitching at my LNS. I had a nice time.

I found this thread and it does match with this fabric despite the pictures. I was having a hard time getting an accurate representation on the colors. The purple in the thread is not as nearly as pronounced as it look in the picture. I'm just wondering if there's enough contrast between the thread and the fabric. I'm thinking about using it for that Ink Circles pattern in Gift of Stitching...that Rose and Brambles or whatever it's called.

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Been Awhile

Sorry bout that. I've actually been working for a change. Sorta LOL I finished up Kaye's Mirabilia RR. I've been working on this little freebie. I'm stitching it on 28 ct. Parkland linen from Silkweaver with Crescent Colors Steamed Broccoli. I'll post a picture when I'm done.

Monday Thursday Whatever

I said I'd post a WIP pic of Circle of Friends on Monday, but here I am doing it on Thursday. How rude is that? LOL Here's what I have so far. This is a piece of Shadowbrook from Silkweaver. I asked them to make it a little darker than normal. I thought COF needed a foresty sort of look. I keep going back and forth on the blue dress. The peach dress colors and the yellow dress colors look really good with the fabric. I'm kind of iffy about the blue dress colors. I guess it'll work out in the end. The picture makes it look like the fabric kinda has an aqua undertone to it, but its definitely not, it's forest green and brown.