First up is framing. I've received two boxes from Jill Rensel in the past few months and as always everything is completely gorgeous.
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| Reproduction Round Robin |
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| Blackbird Designs Where My Heart Blooms |
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| Blackbird Designs Summer House |
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| Shepherd's Bush Quaker Heart |
And last but not least, the pièce de résistance, my Anniversaries of the Heart!
In between trips, my DH and I went to Tampa and Miami and I went to Breckenridge for a stitching weekend, company, friends from Germany and my MIL, and just the general busyness of summer I have managed to stitch a bit and acquire stash :-).
I've been dying to start Jane Tindall, I decided to do my own conversion to overdyed GAST, WDW and Crescent Colours along with the Gloriana Silks as charted on 40 count Lakeside Vintage Meadow Rue.
I also started Melicent Turner, what a fun piece. I am seriously considering committing Sampler Sacrilege and changing the name and intitial. I'd love to use one of my great-grandmother's names.
I love mystery samplers so it goes without saying I couldn't resist the With Thy Needle and Thread Birds of Feather piece. I had a fair start on it and decided to change from 40 count to 35 count linen. I love the WDW linen in the 30 and 35 count but I think the 40 count is a bit flimsy and I don't enjoy stitching on it.
On my "I want to start it now" list is the new Loose Feather!!!! As you can probably guess I think mysteries are so much fun :-). I am going to use 35 count WDW Parchment linen.
And wow if you've stuck with me this long, thank you!!!!! I promise will do my best to update more often :-). I hope everyone is staying cool and enjoying their summer. I will leave you with a picture of my funny puppies and what they were staring at out the living room window, LOL.
Hugs,
Katrina
68 comments:
Katrina, this post was a pure feast for the eyes. Everything is gorgeous, from your stitching to the perfect frames to those sweet furballs looking out the window. Your walls look very happy with the new additions.
Katrina, I love all your framed pieces and I am happy to be one of those people that has seen them all in person!! I think your Jane Tindall conversion is beautiful and maybe I am warming up to Melicent finally. LOL !!! Chloe and Sophie just crack me up !!
What fantastic framing from Jill Rensel. Your AoTH piece is especially wonderful! What nice WIP's you have on the go and enjoy the new BBD LF. The girls are adorable!!!
Great post, Katrina! I love it when you do a blog update. :) LOL at the pic of the pups--I think stitchers get the same focus of attention when there's a new sampler on the horizon. LOL Your WIPs are wonderful, as is the framing!! I think my favorite picture is the one of your two BBDs over the A&E plate and the LB basket. Love love love.
Wow! What a nice finishes you have! Very beautiful.
Greetings from Debby,
the Netherlands
Oh my gosh...your framed pieces are looking awesome. LOVE them all.
Lovely stitching also. Jane Tindall is a beauty, so are the other samplers.
BBD Summer will become another beauty.
The quality of my life would be much better if I could stay at your home too - lol & just sit on the couch and stare at your samplers -
Absolutely GORGEOUS !!!!
Wow! A post full of eye candy!! All of your framing is stunning and your new wips are fabulous!!
Cute pic of the fur babies!!
So great to have an update of all your beautiful finished and framed pieces! And to watch your progress will be great, too! We've seen our fair share of bunnies this summer too - must be searching for a cooler place!
What a wonderful way to start my morning...looking at all your beautiful finishes. Amazing.
I'm working on a few of these myself, but have no finishes to show. I especially like and respect your Anniversaries. Mine is only half finished. I need to get back to it...after I finish the new Loose Feathers!
Great work.
Oh, my--what a fabulous group of framed pieces, Katrina! I love each and every one. Your framing of Where My Heart Blooms is especially lovely. I think I would spend most of my day just standing in front of your pieces admiring them :)
Lovely, lovely work!
Wow, your work is just exquisite, and the frame choices set everything off so beautifully. What a peaceful environment you have created - it makes me calmer just to look at the pictures. I loved reading about how you personalized AOTH in your post below.
Allrighty, I think I'm going to quietly retire to a corner and faint... don't mind me, I'll be OK eventually. Oh, and congrats on all the gorgeousness!
:-)
Gosh Katrina! What treasures! The framing is too beautiful and is a complement to each piece. I particularly love the repro R&R. That's stunning! Sometimes R&R's look like a hodgepodge of pieces thrown together but this piece has a cohesiveness. It's a testimony to the thoughtfulness and care of all who stitched on it.
Love your post and the pics of the pooches. My cats do the same thing when we have an "intruder" in our yard! Thanks for sharing all your finishes and your wips. It's inspiring!
Katrina ~ everything is fantastic! Your pieces are spectacular and the framing is gorgeous! I was just pining over Jane Tindall yesterday! I am trying to be disciplined though. Thanks for taking the time to update us.
When you update, you update! lol! Absolutely gorgeous, everything!!!! Love your framed pieces, love your new starts too! Your conversion for Jane looks amazing! And Sophie and Chloe -- so cute! I bet they wanted to chase that bunny really badly!
All of your pieces are beautiful! I love seeing your work and your furbabies are darling! :D Hope your day is wonderful!
I've viewed your post twice already (and will probably look at it again!) Such beautiful finishes and the framing complements the stitching perfectly.
Fabulous post... I love all of your framing. Perfect. I really enjoyed seeing where you hung your framed pieces in your home.
Love the conversion you did for Jane T. She's going to look gorgeous. You've got great WIPs.
Katrina, your framed pieces are gorgeous, as are your WIPs! Great converstion for Jane T! I know that rabbit was very happy that the girls only watching it from the window!
Enjoyed your post!
Katrina! Everything is gorgeous! Jill's framing is to die for.
Love your start on Jane!
Katria, your pieces are exquisite and the frames are just perfect! Anniversaries of the Heart takes my breath away! Can't wait to see more!
Linda C.
Everything looks so beautiful! It was so fun seeing the samplers hanging on your walls. What a wonderful update.
Gorgeousness! So many pretty things all in one post. I love love love all the framing, and I really like the way you've hung WMHB with Summer House - the two are such different pieces, but being both BBD, they look lovely together. Summer House is one of my favorites of theirs - one day I'll get my hands on that chart! And your AOTH - OMG so so pretty! Jill did a fantastic job on the matting and everything. You must be thrilled. Love your JT conversion, it's going to be lovely. And you've reminded me I need to get back to my Mystery Sampler too!
Beautiful finishes! I especially like the gorgeous mat on your BBD AoTH piece. Simply stunning!
Very nice WIP's. What a treat to come to your blog.
Enjoy your summer
Hi Katrina!! I haven’t been stitching much lately (mostly quilting) but every time I visit your blog I want to stitch so bad!!! :) You are a good influence on me. Your frames pieces look amazing holy cow! I love the Anniversaries of the Heart, the painting she did on the mat is awesome!
Katrina, Katrina, Katrina!! What an absolutely charming post!! Love all of the framed pieces you got back, wow! Can't even pic a fave, but I will say how very much I LOVE that frame for My Heart Blooms!!! Gorgeous!!!!
I haven't taken the time to read the comments, but I wanted to say from my standpoint, if you want to change out the names and dates on LHN's repro, then I say go for it! I believe that the only true reproduction is what the designer does. After that it is up to the stitcher, what they would like to do with it! Can't wait to see your 'changes'!
Have a great rest of the summer! Maybe one of these days, I will have a minute to update my blog!
Everything is beautiful Katrina! I love it all!! Jane Tindall is going to be gorgeous!!
Beautiful framing by Jill! I saw her post them on her blog and I knew instantly that they were yours. Gorgeous! I love how that are displayed in your home. Great start on Jane and Melicent! And the pups...they look so cute gazing at the bunny! Probably good they aren't on the other side of the glass! lol
oooooooo I have only just finished drooling .. absolutely gorgeous finishes and starts .. just beautiful :) love mouse xxx
Gosh, what a great luscious post! Love all the framed pieces! I want to find my Summer House to stitch now...temptation galore!
That pic of your pups, it's like when my kitties are eying the birdies outside!
Love your stitching and framing too. I particularly like the BBD piece. Is the frame 2 different frames that were put together with glass between? I like the effect whatever it is but not quite certain what I am looking at. Do you mind sharing the details?
Also, go for the sampler substitution. I recently subbed my great, great grandmothers name in for a different makers name and DOB on a chart I have been wanting to stitch for sometime. The chart was old looking but I think it was an original design instead of a reproduction. I really love it better and is even more special to me now than I thought it would be when I originally thought about subbing.
I think my favorite is the detail on the first frame--so pretty! And of course, great stitching and stashing.
Go for it, and change that sampler attribution! :D
What beautiful finishes! Your projects are gorgeous and what great show pieces for your home.
happy stitching....
Katrina - what can I say that has not been said - WOW - your framing is just pure perfection - simply gorgous and I know you must adore each and every one. Your new starts are very exciting too and I hope you will make it back to post your WIP's as they are just your usual beautiful work. I'm bitten by the new LF - I hope to start tomorrow - I passed on the mystery as my mom wanted to do it and I don't typically stitch the same thing she does. enjoy the weekend
Melody
Wow, wow, wow!!!! Your framed pieces are beyond gorgeous!!! How wonderful. I think it is a great idea to put a family member's name in the sampler you are doing now. It is kind of like AoTH. Thanks for the update! Your blog is always a delight!
Beautimus frames, Katrina! All of them! Lovely pieces and love your starts...in progress and pending!
Oh, Katrina! Oh my..your framed pieces are stunning! Yes, Jill is absolutely the best! I adore BBD..and yours are all perfect, especially the AotH! I have those and the linen, and each time I see it finished, I want to drag everything out to add to everything else that is already dragged out. :) Beautiful!
I about fell out of my seat when I saw your Anniversaries of the heart...what a stunning, stunning, wonderful piece Katrina...absolutely gorgeous and the framing is just the cherry on the top of the cream. GORGEOUS!!!
I can't stop thinking about it now ;)
Things that you have started are all kitted and in my basket too....I bet you'll finish yours before I finish mine! :)
Oh my goodness...how absolutely gorgeous!!! WOW!!
I don't know what to comment on - everything is so gorgeous! The framing just blows me away. But your stitching is so incredibly perfect, too! And your color choices just thrill my eyes. :D
Love your beautiful needlework! And the frames really set off the stitching! Have to laugh at the dogs...up here it's a black squirrel! :D
Cute pictures of your puppies - they are adorable.
WOW! All your framed pieces are gorgeous - you have every right to be proud of Anniversaries of the Heart - it's beautiful.
Your summer sounds as busy as mine! I hope you enjoy the rest of it.
Katrina, I keep coming back and looking at everything over and over again...what a visual feast! You have some amazing treasures, I know you are proud, you should be! Give those girls a hug for me, they are precious! You have me really wanting to send my AothH to Jill for framing when I finish it. I LOVE Jane Tindall, that is at the top of my wish list. One of my guild members was working on it, I think her's is finished now. Great post!
Hi Katrina! Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog. That little chart was fun to stitch up quickly. But speaking of great frames...wow! The frames you picked are fabulous. Do you ever frame things yourself or do you have them framed? I must admit I frame myself as it would cost too much to have it done here.
Love the dogs gazing out the window. :-)
Hugs from Holland ~
Heidi
Oh, Katrina, now I've gone and pooped my knickers. Gorgeous!!
Great post, Katrina! So much eye candy, I feel certain I've gained a few pounds! Love all the framed pieces; they all came out beautifully! You've got a couple of awesome projects going as well and they too, look wonderful! Love the pic of the pooches!
Wonderful post Katrina. You framed pieces look wonderful and your WIP look wonderful. I always think that if a sampler works by having a name change to family name, go for it. I have quite a few that have name changes and they mean more to me than they would have. - Sandra.
Your framed pieces are absolutely beautiful Katrina. I love the mat on the AotH piece.
Lovely WIPs too.
Oh, wow! They are all so gorgeous! AotH is breathtaking. And I love the frame for WMHB.
Everything looks so wonderful. I just LOVE your frames. Hooe to see them "live"
love love your framed pieces, all of them turned out great.
Your wips are coming along nicely
Everything is gorgeous Katrina! I don't think I got around to commenting on your finished AOTH but it is awesome and Jill as usual did a fantastic job with the mats. They really compliment the piece.
What a beautiful repro band sampler - don't recall seeing it on your blog before but I just love it and the frame looks so good on it. Everything is fantastic and I'm sure you're enjoying seeing them every day on your walls. :)
I think I need to go off and plan some more framing!
Stunning framing, congratulations
All your new starts are looking gorgeous
What absolutely gorgeous finished work Katrina. Jill has certainly done a fabulous job. I think my favorite is the work she did for Anniversaries of the Heart - stunning!
Love the new pieces.
♥ oh absolument merveilleux ! que de magnifiques réalisations ! bravo bravo !!!!!
bisous bisous ♥♥♥♥♥
Katrina, your framing is magnificent! AOH is just amazing! How can you get anything done when one could sit and stare at your needlework all day?
OOOOHhhh Katrina... I don't even know where to begin!!! Your stitching is GORGEOUS!!! the framing is FABULOUS!!! I'm drooling all over the place! Your dogs are way to cute. Mine eyeball the squirrel... lol
thanks for the comment! glad you ordered a copy of Primitive Quilts and Projects... the Sail Away mermaid is a lovely project.
oh, and I LOVE the Adam and Eve plate... where did you ever find it?
c'est votre lapin ?
Moi aussi j'ai un lapin "rabit"
bisous bisous
Katrina! I thought that I posted a comment on this fabulous post, but I don't see it, so I must have dreamed it! Wonderful eye candy. I love Jill's work, and she did a fabulous job on all of your pieces. You must be so ecstatic! Hope you summer is going well. It's been a busy one, that's for sure. Love seeing your new starts too. Take Care. Can't wait to see the next post.
Those are lovely finishes! Congrats, and great to see the new start as well.
WOW !!!! I am impressed by you're blog and you're lovely finishes fabulous !!!!
bisous en passant !
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing. Your very inspiring.
Katrina, you work is absolutely gorgeous. I have never heard of Jill Rensel. I am guessing she is the one who framed your work. I will go and check her out. I am in need of someone to frame my finished pieces.
Coucou en passant !
bisous bisous
Katrina,
All is gorgeous!!!!!
Wonderful stitches
Kisses Nieves Mª
wow I looove all your pictures!! I think I love the mat the best though the painting is awesome, what a neat framer you have
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