Saturday, April 30, 2011

Part II

How about that, I said I'd be back in a few days and it's actually been only a few days instead of a month :0 First, some baby pictures of my new garden--pumpkins, corn and tomatoes, and the cats' favorite! Since they discovered that the garden is back in business, when I come in the house after being in the yard for a while they are waiting at the door for their catnip, and I'd better have a few leaves in my hands or I'm in trouble lol.








Here are is another recent finish--Remember Me by Blackbird Designs, done on a brown evenweave with the recommended floss. This one is looong and it's kinda difficult to get a good picture of it but I really liked how it turned out. You probably can't tell from my lousy snap but I trimmed it with a brown chenille from one of my favorite eBay destinations, the Victorian Motto Sampler Shop. If you're not familiar with this shop, the owner has great overdyed floss and awesome new trims and goodies--chenille, rick rick, buttons, etc.


And my second finish--Crowns and Letters from Arachne's Silken Web. Not my usual type of thing to stitch--I won this chart from the online needlwork show a few years ago--but I did enjoy it. These motifs are from an 18th century German sampler. I wanted to make this into a pincushion for my mom for Mother's Day--if my own kids give me time, that is :)


Well, I had more, but speaking of kids my DS is awake (at @ 7:00 on a Saturday *sigh*) and bugging me for the computer, sooo...Until next time, happy stitching!

11 comments:

mdgtjulie said...

Your stitching looks great, and so does your garden. My cat is not impressed by catnip, lol, but I'm glad yours are!!

Margaret said...

Love the stitching! I love the colors in the Arachne's piece, and the finishing looks great on the Remember me. I want to get some of the chenille trim from that ebay store sometime for sure. Just not sure what color to get. :D Your garden looks great too! It's so great that it's spring!

Lyn said...

Love your completions!

Nancy said...

Lovely finishes! Don't you just love to watch your garden grow?!

staci said...

Your veggies are looking good! It's still too early to plant much here.

Beautiful stitching...I really like the Crowns and Letters, never seen it before :)

Catherine said...

I just love this time of year! Nothing beats fresh fruits and veggies!

Love your finishes!!

MaryT said...

Love the blackbird Designs!! Really nice garden too.

Mary Louise

Kate said...

Congratulations on your finishes.
Good luck with the vege growing.

Sandy In Montana said...

Beautiful stitching, Marjorie. I adore "Remember Me".

Take Care & Happy Stitchin'
Hugs, Sandy

Katrien said...

Nice finishes!

Berit said...

Beautiful stitching lately and your baby plants are sweet, too. :)