Williamsburg Remembered

2009-04-13Happy Easter Monday to you! I hope your weekend was wonderful and that the good LORD blessed you and your family in many ways. We received some much needed moisture bright and early Easter morning…(so much for sunrise services, sorry guys!) but later in the day it was absolutely as pleasant as anyone could wish.

I thought I’d give you a peek at what I’ve been working on…this is from a set of needlework accessories called Williamsburg Remembered, designed by Catherine Theron. This is the largest of the five pieces in the set and is the Outer Cover for the case that holds all the goodies.

Laast month, by friend Barbie and I attended her workshop and had a delightful day. I had never attended a ‘workshop’ before and it was quite a lot of fun. It was a special treat to get to meet and talk with the designer herself, she was very generous and gave each of us a selection from her ‘stash’ that she’d brought along.

The pieces are worked on 30 count Northern Cross Linen which is also a first for me, and I kind of like it. It is a stiffer fabric than what I’m used to and works really well with the silk fibers provided for the piece.

There are some very challenging specialty stitches later on in the piece so please, do not expect it to be completed anytime soon…I’m hoping that by the end of the year to have it completed…(‘hoping’ being the operative word there!) We’ll just have to see. I will keep you up to date on progess from time to time, but for now I wish you a pleasant and wonderful week!
Enjoy the Spring, it only comes once a year!
Katherine

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIE!

2009-sampler-girl-valentine1I finished this lovely Sampler Girl piece called Valentine Cupboard just in time to slip it in the post to my sweet sister. She has the fortune of being a Valentines Day baby and as such it has always been a special holiday for my family. I found some wonderful English Lavender Potpourri to stuff it with and used a Prairie Print fabric for backing. It is stitched on 30 ct Irish Linen over 2 using standard DMC floss.

A Gift for Jennie



My sweet sister and hubby have completed their move from the southern Illinois area where we grew up around Belleville, to the state capital, Springfield Illinois, which is very centrally located. This is an exciting adventure for them since they are now quite a ways from any family. I remember when Larry & I moved to Texas, how exciting and fun it was to be together away from family and familiar surroundings. Discovering new things in new places. I made this little fall pin keep for her since Fall is also her favorite time of year and then did a quick card this morning to send along with it. I really enjoy the opportunity to combine my two favorite creative activities card making and counted cross stitch. I made myself a second pin keep so that we will both have one and can send blessings and well wishes along the way when we look at it. Wishing you well Jen!

Fall Pin Keep: 32 count Evenweave, stitched 1 over with DMC floss, Mill House Beads

Loads of Love Card: Cardstock: Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White; Stamp Set: Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories; Embellishments: Stampin Dimensionals, Misc. Navy Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Marvelous Markers, Mini Glue Dots.