Friday, June 30, 2017

A Little Stitchin'

Gentle Friends, two stitching posts in one week.... what is the world coming to.  I finished up "Swan Lake" and thought I'd wrap the week up on a couple of snaps of where I'm at before the long weekend.....

Here's a snap of the "Swan Lake" Block...

.... I've dedicated it to my Brother and SIL, they were married in July so I thought that would be appropriate... I added a heart - as I will throughout the piece - the only other small changes I made were to shift around the vines at the top to fit the "M" in, I also cross-stitched the "M" and didn't long stitch it - I didn't like the way the long stitch looked.  The only floss change I made was to use CC "Toasted Marshmallow" instead of "Magnolia" - I already had the "TM" so figured I didn't need another white skein of floss.

Here's how the piece stands with this Block...


... as you can see it's coming along nicely, and I am still really happy with the changes I've made.
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That's about it for the week sports fans.  I took off Monday, we're off Tuesday so the next Post will probably be Wednesday.  Have a super weekend and a safe 4th!!!

Take care,
edgar

10 comments:

  1. Wow, Edgar... it's beautiful!

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  2. This is one of my favourite blocks so far, the whole piece just looks wonderful together. Hope you have a great weekend.

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  3. What a lovely heirloom in the making, Edgar. Your colors "balance" the
    piece and how skillfully you have included all the personal bits to
    balance as well..... Have a great holiday weekend.

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  4. It looks wonderful, Edgar! I love this piece so much.

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  5. Gorgeous! Enjoy your long weekend, Edgar!

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  6. Dearest Edgar: Beautiful Sampler, so many stitch's have you ever counted the stitch's you have put in a large design? I never have I am afraid I would faint from the number.
    Happy Anniversary to your brother and sister in law.

    Happy Fourth
    Catherine

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  7. This is very pretty...congratulations on finishing up your Block.

    I just love this....wow. You do Beautiful Stitching....

    Happy Stitching
    Linda K

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  8. It's coming along just beautifully !!It will be a wonderful piece when it is finished,

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