I have been sick with bronchitis for almost 4 weeks and just didn't have the energy to do much of anything except drag myself to work and back. After 2 rounds of antibiotic, I think I just might live! Who gets sick in the summer anyway?
So, I got my camera out yesterday and took a few shots of finishes and progress on my reproduction.
I finished Betsy by Sheepish Designs that I had started last year for my Flag Day birthday. It was stitched with DMC on 36 ct. fabric scrap. I love the large flower.
A Stitch in time by The Workbasket was a fun stitch. The verse on the chart actually reads, "A Stitch in time saves my mind" but I love the old saying "A Stitch in time saves nine", so I changed it. I usually make some changes with designs that I stitch unless it is a reproduction.
Merrilly Beams was one of my favorite designers from the80's and 90's. I have always wanted to stitch Prize Your Liberty so I started it on Memorial Day and finished it a few weeks ago. I changed all the DMC colors to GAST. I love how this one turned out and will have Terri frame it for me soon.
My home is the Home of a Needleworker. Surprise, huh? A LHN chart finished sometime this spring with the called-for threads stitched on 32 ct. Cream linen.
Another sweet little sampler by Merrilly Beams. I stitched this one with the DMC threads called for on 36 ct. flax linen.
My progress on Amelia Newark. Almost finished but the over one is slowing me down.
I stitched this sweet little piece for my daughter to remember her sailing trip around St. Thomas. I changed it from "stitch with me" to "sail with me". From the Black Bird Designs book, A Stitcher's Journey. I stitched it with silk threads on 36 ct. fabric, both of which have escaped me right now.
Well, that has totally zapped all my strength for today. I need to get into something a little easier, something I don't have to think much about - like stitching!
I hope you are having a good summer, staying out of the heat and enjoying a few stitches!
Joanne and Maggie
