I started out Friday night with a bit of finishing. Here is the "Think of All the Beauty" freebie, now finished into a pillow. You can't see the backing fabric, but it is a light lavender with little stars.
I thought about working on the Mermaids Saturday, but after looking at them all last weekend, I was in the mood for something different. I went to my freebie file and pulled out "Blessed Be" by Plum Pudding Needleart....and started and finished it!!
I stitched this on a scrap of generic 28-ct. evenweave I found in my fabric drawer. I swapped out a bunch of colors....I think I only had 2 or 3 of the DMC colors the pattern called for....and I love how it turned out! I used GAST Cranberry for the flower pot and the lettering, and Six-Strand Sweets' Cookie Dough for the border. The rest of the substitutions were pretty subtle. While I'm not Wiccan/pagan, I've always liked the "blessed be" sentiment. Plus, it was neat to find something "religious" that wasn't overtly Christian.Finally, today I got out my little chickadee wreath. The confetti stitching really is a bugger on this one, but I like it anyway. Gives me a new respect for you TW stitchers, I tell ya!
5 comments:
Congrats it all looks great! :)
Absolutely beautiful needlework!! I so wish I had the time to pick back up the hobby.
Love the pillow, that's a great quote. What fabric are you stitching the chickadee on? It's a lovely background and not the expect sky fabric.
Wow, you got a lot done this weekend (and cleaning, too!). I like all three pieces but must admit to a real attraction to "Blessed Be." I got that freebie, too, but haven't done it yet. Your color choices really brought it to life so I'll have to copy!
Stay warm!
Great stitching
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