It's been a busy couple of weeks in my corner of the world. Work continues at a very fast pace and at home we are just finishing up redoing our family room and living rooms. After lots of rearranging, painting and cleaning I think we are just about done. The most fun of the entire process was being able to rearrange my framing and give things a whole new fresh look. We are very happy with how everything came out:))
Now on to some stitching. I finished the March cottage into a pillow this morning and here is a pic of the first 3 months in my wooden bowl. If I stitch all 12 then I'm going to have to find a bigger bowl:)!
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Now let me tell you a funny story about the next little finish. A couple of weeks ago I wanted to stitch something small and went digging around and came up with this Little House Needleworks - Be True. I got all the DMC thread pulled and the fabric and started stitching right away. A few days later I was rearranging some little pillows down in my stitching room and lo and behold was this design already stitched and finished! Can you believe it? I certainly couldn't.!!!! Out of ALL the stash that I have I chose to stitch this design TWICE and not on purpse either! CRAZY I tell ya. I think I'm going to take them both to stitching Sunday next week and see if one of the girls in my stitching group wants one of them:))
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I'm continuing to plod along with Elizabeth. You can't tell from this picture but I finally finished the house so hopefully things will move along a bit faster now. Still LOVING working on this.
Well that's about it from me this week. Have you seen any new Nashville things that you can't live without? I'm excited about the new Blackbird book and the Plum Street Sampler designs. I'm sure there will be more that I will be adding but those are at the top of my list for now.
Have a great week and thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate the time it takes to leave a comment.
BrendaS
Beautiful stitching. I especially like Elizabeth,it is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour cottages are so cute finished... yes you will need a bigger bowl!
ReplyDeleteToo funny that you stitched a design twice. I don't think I have done that yet but wouldn't be surprised!!!
happy stitching on Elizabeth...
Your cottages are gorgeous. Love your LHN finish - how funny you should stitch it twice. Lovely progress on Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous finishes my friend :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week :)
hugs and love to you :)
What lovely cottages! I think I'm going to watch to see if you end up using 12 different shades of ric-rac in your finishing...
ReplyDeleteYour basket of cottage blocks looks so cute and colorful! How funny that you went to stitch something that you forgot you already did! Lovely progress on Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteGreat cottages - such a cute way to finish them too!
ReplyDeleteI love the coordinating ric rac trim on the LHN finishes...so sweet! Elizabeth is so beautiful! I have the silks to stitch this but can't decide on a linen color that won't "hide" the cream and tan threads. Your's pops on the Meadow Rue. Lovely progress!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you chose to finish the little cottages... perfect! Too funny about stitching the same design twice.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so nice! Great job, and love your blog.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so nice! Great job, and love your blog.
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching! Blessings, Shirlee
ReplyDeleteyup..very beautiful stitching..all of them are looking so lovely..
ReplyDeletebig hugs cucki xx
Brenda,
ReplyDeleteYour pillows are just too cute. Love the bowl you have them in, too. Your "be true" pillow is adorable. I love the fabric that you chose. It really makes those gorgeous colors pop!! How lucky are we that we sitch with you and may actually get a chance to take one home!!! Woo Hoo!! "Lizzy's" looking good my friend! That border is just beautiful!!!
Linda
Oh, I love how you finished the cottages!!! And your other finishes and WIPS look great!
ReplyDeleteI love how you finished and display your months, they are beautiful and colorful
ReplyDeleteI have seen many things from the market I want
I'm totally sure they all from the group will want that pillow, they will be a big fight, lol
Take Care!!!
wonderful finishes!! I am loving Elizabeth, shes pretty. I am NOT looking at anything coming out of market yet Hahaha Even though I really NEED some stash I dont wanna look
ReplyDeleteLove how you;ve finished those darling pillows!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a sweet design it deserves to be stitched twice.
Elizabeth is looking beautiful.
I love the cottage houses finished like that! Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI am sure someone will be very happy to take your duplicate finish off your hands.
Great progress on Elizabeth. I LOVE the colors!
Cottages are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI've bought double before but never stitched double. That probably tells you something about my finish percentage!
Your sampler is looking great. Keep up the good work.
Bobbi
Gorgeous pillow finishes Brenda. Love the progress work on your WIP too!
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Your stitching is wonderful!!! I bought a frame for my To Thine, and now I'm wishing that I had made it into a pillow like yours. And I love Elizabeth. I think that I'm going to have to pick it up. Love the red house!
ReplyDeletelol! Ok, I think you've topped the "I forgot" stories with that one. lol! Wow! You must really love that design! But it's wonderful, so I don't blame you for stitching it twice by accident. :D And the monthly pillows -- wow! How did you find such perfect ric rac for each one? They're wonderful all together like that! Elizabeth is gorgeous as well. I can't look -- I need to resist. :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitches and finishes!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to have those cottages finished as pincushions, they are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the progress on Elizabeth, beautiful stitching!
Hugs,
Beautiful finishes. Your monthly pillows are finished so nicely. Also, your sampler is looking good.
ReplyDeleteYour cottage pillows are adorable, Brenda--and yes, I think you might need a bigger bowl if you stitch all 12!!! The shades of ric rac are so perfect for each pillow!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting that you are redecorating your family and living rooms! I really need to do my living room, too--am the world's biggest procrastinator when it comes to decorating!! Hope you still have some free time to stitch before your tax season hits big time :)
I love the cottage finishes! So very cute. Your progress on Elizabeth is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you finished your cottages! :)
ReplyDeleteAnother pretty pillow finish. Congrats! Elizabeth is lovely. Seems like you've got quite a bit done since your last update.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Veronica.
Your March cottage finish is totally fab!!!! And all three of them together are just the best!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the the little pin cushion you accidently stitched again! If you bring it to stitching I think you might have to institute a lottery because it is darling and I am sure everyone will wish it to be in their home!
Love the sampler you are working on!!!! Hope work is calming down just a bit! Looking forward to seeing you soon!!!!!
I love your pincushion finishes! They look great. Gotta love that ric rac. Your sampler looks great so far. Good luck finishing up the redo.
ReplyDeleteBrenda ~ your pillows look great! I did not even finih February yet.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely coming Sunday!
I love your pillows!! I think putting them all in a bowl is a neat idea! Elizabeth looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteBrenda - that is hilarious! Love all of them. But your story is funny. I wondered if BeckySC ever did anything like that (by accident) as she has so many stitched finishes in her home. Chuckle for the day. Jannie
ReplyDeletePretty finishes and I love the sampler :-).
ReplyDeletebeautiful stitches
ReplyDeleteI love your cottage finishes Brenda. Putting them all in a bowl is a brilliant idea.
ReplyDeleteLove your LHN finish. How funny that you stitched it twice!
Beautiful progress on your sampler.
Your Elizabeth is stunning!! And I love your little cottage smalls..
ReplyDeleteYour cottage stitches are wonderful Brenda! The bowl idea is a great way to display them.
ReplyDeleteI've purchased a chart twice but I haven't stitched one twice yet. I'm not saying it couldn't happen though, lol!
I've been checking out the market releases and I'm definitely leaning towards the PSS designs and well as some Shakespeare's Peddler. Chessie and Me has a cute new release too!
Your cottages look beautiful, especially displayed together. 'Elizabeth Hancock' is coming along so nicely. I just purchased the chart, linen and threads last week for her, and yours is an inspiration to start very soon!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely cottage display - so pretty!
ReplyDeleteBe True is a sweet little design. I love Elizabeth too!
LOL at you stitching the design twice! It is beautiful, though, so I can see why it'd call to you! I haven't done that yet, but I have forgotten that I've had things finished. I did that this past Christmas with an ornament. I thought I had it still to be finished and then when looking through my album, I saw I'd had a finisher do it for me a few years ago!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll share pics of your decorating re-do. It's nice to take things down and look at them with fresh eyes.
Love your Elizabeth--that little dog is so cute!
Love how the ric-rac co-ordinates on your cottages. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteBought one twice by accident, stitched it twice, not yet, that's a good one. Cute finishes though. CJ in OK ;-)
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