More pictures of my projects in progress...

Well, I successfully added a picture of my Quaker RR, so I'm going to try to add pics of the rest of my in progress pieces.

House and Garden Sampler:


This is a SAL that I am leading and participating in on legacy Embroiderer's Guild on line. WE are using designs of houses from miscellaneous designers, adding trees, animals, people, birds, etc., and creating our own House and Garden Sampler. The possibilities are endless and it's a great project. My piece had 2 shaker style houses an apple tree and fence, ducks, pond, and grass, more trees in background as silouhette. That is what will be on my first row of houses in this sampler. The rest is anybody's guess .

Marquoir Sampler


This is one of the most enjoyable samplers I have ever worked on. I don't know if it is the fact that I am picking colors for it as I go, or if it is the fact that I am changing it to fit my own life. The motifs represent different things in my life, not all, but some -- it is a free design by a French Designer. I am going to miss this one when it is finished. Right now I have the center rectangle finished, and am working on the one next to it on the right. Will add a new picture at the end of the month when hopefully I will have the current rectangle I'm working on finished. I would really like to finish this by December. I have 4 more sectiosn to go, and that means I have to stitch one and one-third sections each month. This design when it's finsihed will be hanging in my 'stash room'.

And They Sinned

I have not made much progress on this piece, though I do have the sun finished and more of the cloud and motifs in the cloud. I need to update my album and pictures for this site. BUt at least thsi gives you some idea of the work I'm doing. This is a very long sampler, and a lot of fun to stitch. It uses Overdyed threads, which are great to stitch with.

Trinity Sampler

I started this in 2004 and haven't gotten much farther than this. I hope to get back to it though soon, and maybe even finish it this year. It would be nice to get it out of my UFO/Rotation and framed for displaying on my wall. This one will go in my bedroom when it's finished. I am working on a sampler wall of sorts over our bed, and this would make a nice addition.

Dutch Beauty

This is my really BIG sampler. It's huge, though I am working this one on 50 ct linen, so it will be smaller than what most people who stitch this design will have. I really am glad now that I chose this fabric, partly becuase it works beautifully to stitch with one strand of Vikki Clayton Silks, and it really is not difficult to see. I do use those little drug store 'cheater' glasses, at 150+ to see the fabric threads better. But it is not bad at all to stitch on. I have more stitched on this piece, but need to take new pictures. Will try to load them by the end of the month.

Cathy C