Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Oh Happy Dames!!!!!

I finished stitching Examplar Dames Dames Boarding School this afternoon, thanks to my friends challenging me to stick with it!!!!!  I fell in love with this piece when Paulette's mom, Marsha, stitched it for her for Christmas last year.  I am so happy to have it finished, now to get it framed and on my wall :-).

It was stitched on Lakeside 40 count Meadow Rue with just a couple changes/substitutions (substituted CC Dublin Bay for WDW Kentucky Blue, GAST Avocado for WDW Hostas).


Next up for me is to finishing stitching With Thy Needle and Thread MJ Gardner!!!!  It's such a sweet piece and I have already made a lot of progress on it.


I hope everyone is having a very happy New Year and finding lots of time to stitch!

Happy Stitches!!!!
Katrina

56 comments:

Laurie in Iowa said...

A big congrats on finishing Dames Boarding School. It looks fabulous.

Margaret said...

Wow, so gorgeous! Congratulations on finishing it! Love JM Gardiner too!

Laura said...

Yipeeeeee! A real live finish! and it is gorgeous too!!!!!

So happy for you!

Terri said...

What a beautiful finish! Congratulations :D

Karin said...

Beautiful!!!!

Keeper of the Crowes said...

Gorgeous!!

Melissa said...

Gorgeous finish!!! Congratulations on having a big finish and it's still January! YGG!

Paulette said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Katrina!!! You must be soo happy to have it done! I'm dancing for you!!

Paulette

Pam in IL said...

Congrats on your gorgeous finish!

Andrea said...

Wow, it's GORGEOUS my dear! Love your changes, just beautiful

Debby said...

Great job!

Deborah said...

Beautiful finish!

carol fun said...

what an exquisite sampler! Bravo on your finish!

valerie said...

Congratulations on your Dames finish! It's beautiful! Great progress on JM Gardner too! Love the colors!

Barb said...

Your finish is just beautiful. I do love JM Gardner. I think that needs to go in my stash!

Annette-California said...

Dames is Beautiful. Congrats on finishing. JM Gardner is soo pretty. I love seeing all your samplers.
love Annette

cucki said...

wow so beautiful..lovely finish..
hugs x

Krista said...

What a great finish! Love everything about this design, the dogs, bird, house, alpha, it has everything in one :)

samplerlover said...

Beautiful finish. JM Gardner is also lovely.

Siobhán said...

Woohoo!! Congratulations on your finish, Katrina! It looks great. I love it on the 40 ct. I have had the unevenweave linen for it for a few years but think when I stitch it that I might switch it up and go with 40 ct. You can't beat one strand. Good luck with MJ--you'll be happy dancing in no time!

CJ in OK ;-) said...

Congratulations it is beautiful, such lovely colors. And another great piece to move on too. Happy stitching CJ in OK

♥ Sari ♥ said...

I'm so glad I have found your blog! I absolutely love your stitching. :)

Cathy B said...

Congrats Katrina! I love both samplers. Doesn't it feel good to have one of them finished? Hooray!

Vickie said...

Wow! You have excellent taste. So pretty.

Catherine said...

Beautiful finish and lovely wip!!

Cari said...

Beautiful finish Katrina !! And love your MJ Gardner too. I have her in my hand today as well !! Happy Stitching !

Peggy Lee said...

Beautiful finish! My eye was first drawn to the lovely blue of the uppercase alphabet. Such beautiful colors all through it.
~hugs

Charlene ♥ NC said...

Beautiful finish, Dame Katrina. And a great beginning on MJ, too!

Carol said...

That is so, so beautiful--congratulations, Katrina!

Michelle said...

Congratulations on your Dames finish!! She's so gorgeous. And your MJ is sooooo pretty - I love how this one is coming along. Great way to start off the New Year!

Jenny said...

Congratulations Katrina on a wonderful finish! It is really beautiful!

Dona said...

Woohoo! You finished it and it's beautiful! I can see why you loved and enjoyed working on it.

MJG is looking great, too.

Glenna said...

The colors in both are just so gorgeous and warm--perfect anti-winter. And I took a closer look at your floss tag and realized I was looking at the sampler miniaturized!

Mouse said...

ohhh well done on finishing it .. it looks gorgeous :)and love the colours in your new piece too :) love mouse xxxxx

Karen said...

What a beautiful finish... love the colors too! happy stitching...

Patti-Rocky Mtn Stitcher said...

Its wonderful!!! I just love the colours and design.

Giovanna said...

Such a beautiful finish, congratulations. The colours are really pretty. Very nice new start too.

Ranae said...

Gorgeous finish, love the colors

Patty C. said...

That is just gorgeous!

Jane in Wisconsin said...

What a beautiful finish! Love your other project too. Can't wait to see what your next project will be.

Kevin said...

LOVE your Dames Boarding School piece! Well, I love all of your beautiful work, really. Looking forward to seeing what's next.

Joy said...

Your stitching is just beautiful! Hope your accomplishing your goals for the year...great plans!

Kathy L. said...

Beautiful stitching.

Kathy

Vonna Pfeiffer said...

Dames boarding school...FABULOUS!!!
and your JM is looking stunning too ;)

Nicola said...

Well done on your finish, it looks so beautiful

Karoline said...

Congratulations on finishing 'Boarding School' it's gorgeous

Nice progress on MJ Gardener

Ivory Spring said...

Gorgeous work, Katrina!

Brigitte said...

Such a great finish! Congrats!

Lynn said...

It's absolutely beautiful Katrina! Congratulations!!
MJ Gardner is looking lovely too. I'm thinking I may have to add this one to my stash.

Evelyne said...

Gorgeous finish,it looks so beautiful!!
I read your blog from the beginning until the end and I love it.
You made such a beautiful things.
I'm your NEW follower.

Evelyne
http://eefsneedle.blogspot.com

Poussy Stitches My Love said...

OH VERY BEAUTIFUL STITCHING !!!
Bisous from France

Marie said...

I am drooling over your Examplar Dames Dames Boarding School...gorgeous.

Unknown said...

the first work is super...so cute !
Pat

Durimarochka said...

Beautiful!

pj said...

Hi Katrina,
Love your finish...but wanted to also ask you about your conversion colors for JM Gardner as I don't see any CC colors listed. Did you just sub CC for the DMC? It is on my to do list so gathering threads up.

Email me if you prefer....

Pjstitcher at mchsi dot com

Love your blog!

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