Well i have been sooooo busy. i have become a slow stitcher. i really think it's time to change fabric and get eye glass's from the doc. i have been working hard to finish this design and i finally did. but i think for the next project i will have to use either aida cloth again or maybe a lugana (i heard jobelin was hard to get) or at least a 28 count fabric with a more even thread. stitching is suppose to be enjoyable and this was a bit stressful, but it's done and hooray!!! here is a peek of the design and i'll post a picture of the finished one on wednesday. "summer cove" has huge geraniums that are growing in a tree. they are my favorite summer flower around here. i just love when i see them in pots with ivy hanging down and the red ones are also my favorite. until wednesday, have a great night. donna
Looks so pretty! I just picked up your Nantucket Summer Sampler (that's what that new one is called right?) at my LNS today. I love your designs!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Wednesday! Geraniums are one of my all time favorite summer flowers.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the entire design! The red geraniums are beautiful, and the leaves are very pretty too.
ReplyDeleteDonna I can't wait to see Summer Cove. Love geraniums, they have always been a favorite for summer and they last so long!
ReplyDeleteDonna, I have often considered to change to stitching on linen but I decided that as long as I use good quality AIDA, who cares. I want to enjoy stitching and I know I will stop enjoying it on linen. I also love the finishing result on Aida while on linen I find it so flimsy. My eyes are definately not what it used to be and I will not add to it by straining it further. Your new design looks real pretty and I cannot wait to see it. Here in Europe we plant geraniums every year and you see them outside shop and on balcony's. Its a real pretty flower with its striking red colours.
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Can't wait for tomorrow's full pic. I love geraniums, too, especially red ones.
ReplyDeleteYou are SO not a slow stitcher--bear in mind you are designing and stitching more every year than most of us, lol! You do just great. Can't wait to see the new design!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of this one. I am sure I will add it to my list. I just finished Miss Fiona's Rose Garden. Everyone I show it to loves it. So I get to talk up your designs!
ReplyDeleteI love stitching on linen and have pretty much stuck with 28. I can't really see anything smaller even with my bifocals. Next time I go to the eye doc I am bringing my stitching though to show or finding a doc who stitches. lol