Hello stitching friends! Oh my, it has been so hot over the past few weeks, I can't wait for the first signs of Autumn, even though I know how hot February and March can be! Last week there were a few evenings that were too hot to do anything, even stitch, followed by nights that were too hot to sleep, leaving everyone feeling absolutely drained. On to more pleasant things - stitching!
Tuesday night was the start of the private SAL Michelle and I are having. Every Tuesday night we will be stitching on the Isabella Donald sampler featured in the Spring 2012 issue of the SANQ magazine. Here is my start:
The design is actually charted in grey and soft purples, but that does not suit my decor, so I changed it completely! It is not a reproduction sampler, but compiled from different samplers from the same era. Some of the inspirational samplers are shown in the magazine and I really liked the colours of the 1825 Kildare School Sampler. I was fortunate enough to have some Madeira silks in the deep red, gold and blue and soft green shades. I am stitching it on a natural 28 count evenweave and I'm very satisfied with the way the silks look on the fabric.
I also managed to do quite a bit on the Bambu HAL (hardanger-a-long) by Mamen and I'm actually a bit ahead of the steps set out for the group! Here is my progress:
Here is a slightly closer view - I love the combination of soft pinks and ecru!
At least the hot weather is good for one thing - my roses just keep on flourishing! Here is a picture of a beautiful soft pink rose - it also has a lovely delicate fragrance!
That's it for now! It's almost Friday - have a good weekend and Happy Stitching!
Michelle
