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Ktj's band.
This has just arrived in the USA and so I can now post the photos.The Band here was started by Ktj, whose work you can see at the top. The second section was added by Margaret. My addition is the...
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A WISP finally finished
While waiting for the next portion of our counted thread band round robin, I pulled out this quilt to finish. It has only been in the making for 15 years, but at least it is finally finished. Can't...
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Hello everyone, how are we all going?
I've been very quiet lately, recovering from the worst cold / flu I've had in over 20 years. It's been nearly a month since I felt well enough to stitch anything, but finally I'm feeling a little...
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Going fine in Central VA
Glad to hear you are feeling better Christine. There is nothing more frustrating to me than feeling too ill to stitch or read. I hope your recovery continues despite your sewing commissions. Your...
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Busy Times
Life in my little space has been hectic to say the least! So much so that I have only put needle to fabric twice this past week. Anyone who knows me knows that this is not normal for me. I stitch every...
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Happy Hallowen and Australia in Virginia
Happy Halloween. These were created by my DH and DDs at a pumpkin carving party (the birdhouse is not ours). On the left is the traumatic brain injury pumpkin, in the middle is the picking his nose...
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I hope it is the right orange!
After consulting my favourite colour book and going through my favourite Hungarian pattern book I've added this row to Christine's band sampler. It seems to have the right mix of fine lines and blocks...
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Band RR - Celtic design
I have just completed the next section of Christine's Band. This will be sent on to the next member of the group in the morning. It was really difficult to know how best to continue the Band RR....
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Adding to Jenny's Sampler
My lecture preparation and family activities took all my time over our long weekend (I shouldn't be surprised, it always happens) but I finally have a quiet hour to show you what I am working on.To...
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Jenny's band ready for England
Last night I was able to finish my band on Jenny's sampler. Here is the sea shell to go with the seahorses. The sea horse chart came with the running stitch motif on an angle, but I only wanted one...
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Look what's arrived in sunny Australia!
On Wednesday I rushed around to the post office to collect my registered international parcel, which could only have been the package from Sarah. Inside were 2 beautiful pieces of work, the pumpkin...
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Norma's Sampler
Norma's Sampler now has another band to add to the collection. The stitching is a combination of Wessex Stitching & Interlaced Herringbone stitch.The Wessex stitching is made up of long-armed lazy...
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Sarah's Band Sampler
I have finally finished my band for Sarah. I must admit that this one was a little harder to think of than the previous ones I have worked on, but I think it fits in with the theme.In the package for...
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My Two-Cents' Worth, Finally!
Everyone is posting pix of their work "outside" our RR, so here goes some of mine!Since putting the birds on Norma's sampler, I have become fascinated with that particular stitch. Jenny's specializing...
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For the Birds...
This is what the birds are being appliqued onto; the piece will then be sent out by Thursday to Breaking Traditions 2008:The dots on the hands aren't chicken pox (*grin*) -- they're the pins which I've...
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The Birds Have Flown the Coop...!!!
Since I had posted previously about the birds, I thought y'all might like to see the finished piece... I was going to post it here but the image link isn't working for me at the moment. However, the...
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Christine's Lovely Sampler
The scan does not do this beautiful work justice, but my camera batteries just crapped out on me and going to the store is a pain in the *** now that I can't drive. So, for now we scan. I know what I'm...
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Affirmations for Artists -- Always a Good Thing!!
Here's a cool video, "Affirmations for Artists in Today's Economy", which I got from Alyson at artbizcoach.com:If for some reason you can't connect on it, click here for the original. I always like...
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Jenny's Sampler.
Well, I have recently completed my piece on Jenny's sampler and here it is.The picture below shows the whole sampler as it stands at this moment.The beautiful Hardanger work is by Jenny herself. I...
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Mandy's Sampler
This is the latest work that has been done on Mandy's sampler. It is a mix of drawn thread work, pulled thread work, and blackwork. I have also used a mix of threads including DMC stranded ( 1 strand),...
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Margaret's Sampler
Margaret's sampler has just arrived in Australia. This is the sampler as it is today. The top row of tulips is by Margaret, the blackwork is by Mandy, & the final row by Norma.Norma has used a...
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Jenny's Band for Margaret
Margaret's sampler now has another band. This one continues the pink & green theme that seems to be growing with this sampler. It took a while to think of a design to add, because I really wanted...
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Norma's band
This is Norma's band. It arrived in my hands yesterday morning.The colours are richer than my photos can show. The base fabric is a lovely rich honey colour which shows the colours used to perfection....
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Norma's band - revisited
Norma's band has now been completed and has arrived back safely with Norma herself. It has always been nervewracking to have a piece of work travelling through the post. However, since we live so very...
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