Well, I have been updating my album and it's time to update here as well. I am so glad to say that I finished my first Quaker June Freebie from The Workbasket. The stitching is done in three colors of aqua to teal in Vikki Clayton's silks, which I am using more and more these days. They stitch up beautifully and I love her colors. You'll see the actual piece in my photos below. Also, I have updated my marquior Sampler. That has gotten the most attention these days, and it is growing. My hope is to get 2 squares done by the end of October, and possibly start the 3rd one. Then I have only 1 to go and hope to finish that by mid-November. In time to get it framed for the holidays.
I'll be posting a small emery here as soon as I buy the filling to get it assembled. The stitching is done, now just need to put it all together.
Also, I'm working on two projects that are small ones, but also close to a finish. The first one is a Hope Needleroll from Heart's Content -- and I haven't much left to finish it. The second project is the Secret Garden Needle Necessaire and it is a very pretty little stitcher's accessory. Has two pockets inside but they are triangular, not square, or rectangles. A gate that is stitched and added on as a panel inside, and ties with a metal bead. Underneath you can put your needles and it has a picture of a pretty robin on a branch over the gate. There is also a garden stitched in one of the inner panels and has a brass rabbit that is running attached to it. The outer panels include my initial and Lily of the Valley stitched over it, plus the front panel which has another garden gate and path with flowers and the words "How does your garden grow?"....I'll post pictures soon so you can see them.
Now here are the updates I promised:
This is not the finished photo of my Workbasket June Quaker -- forgot I had not taken the picture yet, but this is my previous update -- I'll get the final pic up soon and add it here later.
This is my Marquior Sampler Update:
I already have several things in the wings that I'm looking forward to adding to my stitching rotation...getting these other small ones finished will make room for the new things, and OH! I can hardly wait!
Cathy C
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