A&E Finish

I finished Primitive Needle's A&E!!!  It's been sitting for a while, I was stitching it last year when Lisa died and just couldn't work on it.  I decided it was time to get it out again and put the last stitches in it.  I wish I had some wise thing to say but if this last year has taught me nothing else, it's that life is short and not everything makes sense.  I don't pretend to understand but I hope that I can remember Lisa through her designs and the things I have here that she stitched for me.  I think about her often and miss her and I trust that God has a plan for all of us. 

My New Cell Phone Background :-)

I used Crescent Colours, Gentle Arts, and Weeks on WDW 40 Count Beige to stitch this piece, it is a Shepherd's Bush conversion.  I am sure if you are interested you can call the shop and ask for it.  It's a lot different from the original, personally I love it because it's so much lighter and suits me.


Next up for me is Blackbird Design's Christmas Garden and Eveline Cunningham.  I am also going to learn to frame my own pieces, I am very excited about that :-).  I hope that everyone is having a wonderful Valentine's day!!!!

Happy Stitches,

Katrina

Alphabets and Beer Gardens

My last new start for January was Blackbird Design's Christmas Garden.  What a fun, fun piece.  I just love the colors and all the motifs.  The border is wonderful, it repeats itself which means once you know the pattern it's easy stitching :-).  

As pretty as the Christmas Garden was at the bottom, it just wasn't working for me.  Every time I saw that sort of stylized alphabet I couldn't help but substitute the word "beer" for "Christmas", LOL.  I also thought it would bother me to leave it out year around with Christmas stitched on it so I determined I was going to change it.  Initially I tried to convince Paulette that she should re-chart it for me, she very sweetly declined ;-).  I thought about what to do for a few days, reworking a design is not my strong point.  I also tend to be a bit of purist which means I need to use Blackbird motifs and alphabets so that it is still their piece.  I considered stitching a favorite sampler verse and while I was pondering that I realized there was such an easy solution, just add an alphabet :-).  I am very pleased with how it turned out.

So now it's back to stitching whichever design is calling my name the loudest.  I am determined to finish a couple pieces so that Natalia and Jen can teach me how to frame my own work.  I am so excited to learn.

It always makes me smile a bit when I am showing my stitching to someone and they ask me if they can touch it, LOL.  Not that I don't wash my hands before I start stitching and I generally try to be careful with my pieces but I don't worry too much.  Chloe in particular likes to lay on my work if I leave it on the ottoman :-).  

Hoping everyone is enjoying winter, we got dumped on yesterday, and finding lots of time to stitch!!!!  Thanks so much for taking time to read and comment on my blog.  Speaking of which, I thought it was time to change my look :-).  I am hoping to continue updating regularly but I hate to make promises, I don't want to jinx myself, LOL.  

Happy Stitches, 

Katrina 


p.s.  I am happy to share the alphabet particulars just be sure if you are no reply you leave me an email in the comment section and I will send close-ups of the stitching along with a general outline of how I stitched it.  I did a lot of counting and no charting, LOL.