Here's whats happening in my neck of the woods!
I feel like I've been stitching borders, borders and more borders!
2013 SAL Grilles de Maryse-January
36 ct mystery chocolate-cherry linen (from an exchange)
Gloriana Fresh Snow silk thread
LHN Melicent Turner
30 ct R & R Olde Towne Blend
Called-for Crescent Colours cotton threads
With Thy Needle and Thread
Mary's Best Handework
32 ct LL Light Exemplar
Called for DMC threads
Blackbird Designs
Flowers for Sarah Needlecase
30 ct Cream Belfast linen
Called for GAST threads
Brooke Nolan-Brooke's Books Publishing
The Happy Couple (George & Martha Washington)
28 ct Ivory Lugana
DMC conversion
Scarlet Letter
Mary Ann Hutton
36 ct Cream linen
Combination of DMC and Soie D'Alger silks
Midsummer Night Designs
A Christmas Sampler
32 ct Cream linen
DMC threads
Stacy Nash
Christmas at Hollyberry Farm
35 ct natural linen
GAST threads
Blackbird Designs
Casting A Spell/Joyeux Noel
30 ct Cream Belfast linen
GAST/CC threads
For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you probably already know that I am no fan of Halloween stitching (basically because my birthday is on Halloween and I can do without the reminders :)
BUT......
I really LIKE this box and the design idea. So what to do??
Ta Da...
A Blackbird Christmas box! I pulled out my Joyeux Noel book and started getting some ideas of small designs. For example, how do you like a border with a border?! I have finished 3 of the 10 small designs with ideas for the rest.
(OK- I see a mistake on the border that will have to be fixed. That's what I get for designing myself)
More updates later this week...
Love seeing all your new year updates!
Wow super cute wips..I love them all so much..
ReplyDeleteHappy stitching deary xxx
Great choices, especially love Christmas at Hollyberry Farm, cant wait to see how that one progesses.
ReplyDeleteWow Teresa. You have some beautiful starts. Good luck with them. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
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The Christmas Sampler is really pretty. I noticed your initials in the center. What a great idea for little motifs for your box without using Halloween designs. You certainly have a lot of new starts for the new year! Happy Stitching!
ReplyDeleteWhoa--LOTS of starts there (not that I should talk...)! But all very nice ones! They will certainly keep you very busy! Look forward to progress pics! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of great projects - love the idea of the Christmas box in particular.
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy, every one is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteApplauding all of your beautiful stitching starts. WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteAll of them look lovely! I have 'Casting a Spell' in my stash also and I'm planning to stitch it this year ;)
ReplyDeleteWow! What a fantastic group of projects! Looking forward to seeing your Christmas box.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed. What a bunch of cool starts.
ReplyDeleteFantastic new starts! Great idea to do the Christmas box!
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects Teresa!! I love your idea of the Christmas box.
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty doggone amazing Teresa and all your pretty stitching starts! Yowza!
ReplyDeleteGreat starts -- and so many too! I love your idea for a BBD Christmas box instead of Halloween! Looking forward to seeing more on that project!
ReplyDeleteOh, your Black Bird Christmas Box idea is fabulous! Good for you.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how much you've already accomplished only 8 days into the new year. You are an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLove your choice of projects! And what a great idea to switch from Halloween to Christmas for your box. I'm excited to see how it turns out! :)
ReplyDeleteBorders! Some of us might want to send our border stitching your way! Sometimes they seem to go on forever and other times it is nice to find the repetitive rhythm in them. Nice starts for the new year.
ReplyDeleteThose are all lovely pieces.
ReplyDeleteWow!! Great starts so far! I especially love the scarlet letter and the Stacy Nash design. Both are on my to buy list. I can't wait to see more :)
ReplyDeleteI especially like the Stacy Nash design. And I know what you mean about borders, borders, borders. Also not a Halloween stitcher, generally.
ReplyDeleteWow...I love your new starts...those are great....you have good progress on all of them.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing all your starts. And I love your goals for 2013. It is good to write them down. (Not that it helps me terribly.
ReplyDeleteAmazing starts Teresa! Each design is so unique and pretty. I really love the Grilles de Maryse and Melicent Turner designs. The fabric you chose for the Grilles de Maryse is amazing!
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