Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Whoopi-dee-damn-doo!!!!!!! Village is Finis!!!!

I am doing my little happy dance or I should say a big old happy dance - because I finished up VoHRH -

For the last two years - working on and off on this piece has really been a fun. Although I spent way more time off than on It always sat patiently for me to come back and throw some silk into a square. I even went back into the Blog posts and found out that I started this on September 5 2007 how odd is that. I also was way off my "one block a month" goal. Here is a full snap of my Village.....

Village of Hawk Run Hollow
9/5/07 - 9/14/09 at 10:04 pm to be exact!
Lambswool 32 ct Linen
rec. NPI Silk

With the approaching release of Christmas at HRH I wanted to have this one done.
The next HRH piece will be Shores....... One reason is that CaHRH has a "black" square - and I just can not do another one of those anytime soon!

Another reason for going on to Shores is that I have all the silk and the chart - now I need to trot over to NIAH and get me my linen - it will be 36ct - but will it be the Autumn gold??? I will have to decide when I get there.

That's all I got for today Sports Fans!!!!! Thank you all for commiserating about about our "No Sale" rainy Saturday!!! Your the Best!!!!

Take care,
edgar

80 comments:

  1. Absolutely stunning Edgar! It turned out gorgeous! I can't wait to see how you frame it!

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  2. Edgar, Magnificent! Be sure to show it to us again after it's framed. Again, I am in awe of your capacity to produce so many project, at such a level of expertise.

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  3. Oh what a fantastic finish Edgar!! I'm looking forward to seeing you progress with SoHRH.

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  4. Congrats - a well deserved "Happy Dance". It's beautiful and what an undertaking!

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  5. Its gorgeous! Just because yours is so stunning I'm going to have to break down and get this chart.

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  6. Congratulations Edgar, what an accomplishment to have stitched such a beautiful piece. It will be a treasure to have hanging on your wall. How will you have it framed?

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  7. WOW!!! CONGRATULATIONS EDGAR!!
    Your Village finish is GORGEOUS!!!

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  8. Edgar~
    That is absolutely beautiful!! You did a tremendous job on your piece!! I can't wait to see what it looks like when you have it framed.

    Congratulations!!

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  9. It's wonderful! What a wonderful finis. I'm going to start Shores myself once I'm done with Houses and I'm also debating the choice of linen. I can't wait to see what you pick out.

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  10. Huge congratulations on finishing VoHRH! I think you chose wisely for the next HRH piece. Shores goes much more quickly than any of the others so far. The Christmas one looks like a doozy though, doesn't it? :D As for fabric -- the Autumn Gold make the fibers pop! I love it!

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  11. Congratulations on completing your beautiful Village! Such an accomplishment. Enjoy Shores. That is one piece for my future stitching along with Christmas at HRH some day too.

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  12. Wow, what a beautiful piece!! Congratulations!! Keep dancing, you've earned it!!

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  13. BEAUTIFUL!! Its amazing, congrats on a huge finish!!! Cant wait to see the next wip.

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  14. Congrats on a wonderful finish Edgar! It turned out so beautiful! I love the linen you chose! Can't wait to see the linen you choose for shores! :)

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  15. Beautiful! And I bet you will find the perfect frame in your estate sale runs-or at an antique shop. Can't wait to see it!

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  16. Edgar that is an awesome finish...ta-de-da-de-dum. That was me joining you in your happy dance! :)

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  17. Un-real! I haven't seen anyone finish one of these HRHs since I began frequenting blogland!

    Shores is my personal favorite, and I'm so looking forward to seeing you work on it. When I saw that last black block on Village I thought, "Oh, how could he do it!? I could never do it!!" I admit I felt a little better when I saw you say that you were holding off on Christmas due to being "done" with black squares!

    How big is the finished dimension?

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  18. Congratulations Edgar! What an absolutely stunning finish!

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  19. Congratulations! It looks fantastic!

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  20. HOLEY SCHMOLEY!

    Methinks you should have taken the entire day off of work just so that you could have a full-on all-day party-till-you-drop Happy Dance Extravaganza!

    Woo Hoo, you!

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  21. Oh congratulations there Edgar.Happy Dancing with you. That is one BAP that is now ready for framing. I look forward to seeing your choices.
    Hmmm, I have SOHRH kitted with DMC. Maybe a SAL?

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  22. WoooHoooo!! I know how happy you are to be done and on to the next. It looks FANTASTIC Edgar!

    Look forward to seeing the fabric you are going to use.
    Take Care

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  23. Beautiful work on Village. Congrats on finishing it!

    Can't wait to see your work on Shores.

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  24. Edgar is is absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful job and congrats on the finish! Looking forward to watching you stitch the next one!!

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  25. Congratulations Edgar on your wonderful finish! It is truly a memorable accomplishment.

    Also thanks for all your wonderful pictures of 'your neck of the woods'. It's always fun to see them.

    Sorry about the rain for your sale day. Hopefully next weekend will be better.

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  26. Wow, Edgar, your village is beautiful! Congratulations on such a big finish!

    Can't wait to see which color fabric you pick for Shores (I'm not crazy about the Autumn Gold myself).

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  27. Wow! I bought the chart...that's as far as I got. Yours is beautiful. I think my first HR will be the Christmas one; I love Christmas and maybe I'll actually work on that one. But not until after this Christmas. I am trying to get 12 Shepherd's Bush stockings done this year!

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  28. hooray for you
    it is a beautiful work
    lovely lovely

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  29. Glad to see that you have finished VoHRH! When I went to the needlework shop and looked at the pattern I kind of thought that may be for another time.I love it of course,but it's so large and I like to hop around from project to project too much.Did you see on Kathy's blog that she has another block up of CoHRH? You deserve that Happy Dance especially after the weekend you had!:)

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  30. Oh my, what a finish. Congratulations, Edgar, Village looks just gorgeous!!

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  31. Edgar, your Village is awesome! It takes a lot of patience to work on a project that large. Please come visit my blog some time.
    Alice

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  32. Yay - congratulations on finishing such a gorgeous piece.
    Two years isn´t too bad - after all, it´s not as though you haven´t stitched anything else :)

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  33. A great big happy congratulations to you! I can't wait to see your start on Shores!

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  34. A great, big, gigantic congratulations on finishing this Edgar. It looks wonderful. And love your next choice too!!

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  35. Congratulations! It's a beauty and quite an accomplishment.

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  36. Congratulations! It is gorgeous. I too want to stitch Shores...someday. Although I am very intrigued by the thought of Autumn @ HRH.

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  37. Congratulations for completing the fantastic piece Edgar.Do you mind saying about Shores which firm makes it as a kit?I am interested in it.Maybe I can find it somewhere on line to buy it.Nevermind about the sale.I am sure it will go better next time.Ariadne from Greece!

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  38. Congrats! Looks marvelous! Can't wait to see what color linen you end up getting for Shores.

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  39. It's beautiful!! I wouldn't have the patience for something this involved...LOL

    Haven't heard you mention any "flickers" lately. I always look forward to your "reviews" :)

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  40. Woohoo, great work. I am soooo jealous. Ihave the HRH patterns and I just sit and stare at them and never get bold enough to make a start, much less a finish.
    Congratulations

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  41. WooHoo!!!!!!
    Oh Edgar, it is magnificent. Big, big congratulations on such a wonderful finish. :-)

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  42. Congratulations on finishing this extra large BAP. It's an beautiful inspiration to the rest of us who are probably two years away from finishing their BAPs. I'm sure you will pick the perfect fabric for Shores.

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  43. WooHoo! Incredible finish, Edgar! WAY TO GO!!!

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  44. Holey Moley Mother McCready! That is one fantabulous finish! I love it :) And I so want to finish mine because guess what...today I got all the threads for the Christmas one and I don't have a darn dent in the Village one and someday...my dear Edgar, I'd love to have all of them done...and wouldn't you just know it that she's coming out with an Autum in HRH...and my friend I MUST do that one! HOLY HELL!

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  45. Congrats on a fantastic finish. I'm on block #4 right now and moving to #5. I know how much stitching goes into each one of those little blocks! CHRH is motivating me to get this one finished so I can start that one, it's a beauty! Big Happy Dance for you!!!

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  46. Absoltely stunning! Beautiful work and what a lovely cross stitch.

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  47. Wonderful Edgar. What a stunning piece of work. Your cross stitch is beautiful. Will you frame this?

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  48. I love the finish!!! I am new to your blog and I am having a great time reading and stitching with you. I have been wanting to do the village you just finished for awhile now. Hope to get the chart on day. Yours made me want check into locating the chart. Have a great time with the start of the Shores. April In Alabama... Deep South...

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  49. Congrats Edgar! It came out great! I can't wait to watch your progress on Shores when you start.

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  50. Congratulations Edgar, it looks wonderful!

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  51. Oh my gosh Edgar, what an accomplishment -- it's beautiful! Congratulations on your finish!

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  52. This is an awesome finish Edgar. Congrats on that one. And your happy dance is well deserved.

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  53. Congratulations on an absolutely fabulous finish!!

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  54. Congrats on a fabulous finish! I too wanted to get this one stitched and put to bed before I started Shores. Fantastic job!

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  55. Just wonderful, Edgar! What a marvelous finish! I am green with envy! I can't wait to watch your progress on Shores!

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  56. Congratulations Edgar, this one is a big accomplishment! You did a great job on it.

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  57. It's gorgeous!!! I recently bought the Shores of Hawk Run too, but haven't started yet, take care - D

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  58. WOW ! Congratulations Edgar, this village is absolutely GORGEOUS !
    Great job !

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  59. Happy DANCE? I think you should have a complete ball held in this finish's hono(u)r!

    Well done, Edgar, it looks gorgeous!

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  60. What a stunning piece!!! Well done for finishing it Edgar, your village is absolutely gorgeous!

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  61. Stunning! My favourite parts are the school and the church.

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  62. Fabulous! Two years?? It seems yesterday 'cause I remember when you started it! I'm looking forward to seeing it framed (or not?). Hugs, have a nice week, MJ

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  63. Fantastic finish! Wow, I love this piece. I wish mine was started.
    Love the title to this blog. Made me laugh for a good minute!
    Take Care.

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  64. Woot! Woot!

    This is gorgeous - an awesome stitch job and it will look even more beautiful in a frame
    Congratulations!

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  65. Just GORGEOUS Edgar!!
    Can't wait to see it framed.

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  66. What a wonderful finish! It looks great Edgar!

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  67. Don't know how I missed this Edgar but huge congratulations to you on this beautiful piece. Can't wait to see it framed!

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  68. Congrats Edgar!!! What an accomplishment! It's fantastic!

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  69. Wow, Edgar -- this is a masterpiece!

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  70. Wow, congrats on getting your HRH piece finished - it's a real stunner and is going to look exquisite all framed up :D

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  71. Congrats!! I yet have to kit that one - but the christmas version might come first!
    I have the Shores... kitted. One note though since you wondered about the fabric. I first got the recommended linen on 40 ct but then hesitated since I read some reviews about linen showing through... so I ordered the 36 ct version - and it's so much darker... I don't think I will be using it at all! So either I try the 40 ct or something else in 36... :)

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  72. WOOOHOO!!! I don't know how I missed this finish. Incredible. Congratulations!

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