(December 27)
In a last-ditch effort to have one more finish before 2011 was over - and to actually sit still long enough to enjoy the Christmas season, I started this sweet little pattern on Christmas Eve and finished it up a few days later. It's called Bringing Home the Tree by Pineberry Lane.
(November 10)
A part of A Colonial Garden, one of my November releases.
(April 29)
I just blogged about this note on my other blog. I finally finished Frances Eden's Sampler, which was bequeathed to me - half-finished - by my dear friend Kim. She didn't care for the materials she chose to use on it (Glenshee and DMC), so she decided she would start Frances over one day. I was more than happy to take on a half-finished sampler - especially one that's mirrored, meaning I'd only have to stitch each motif once (yessssssss!).
Miss Frances was 10 years old in 1809 when she stitched this beauty, and my favorite part about it is the verse. She took something solemn and added her own cheeky color to it. I think these brightly colored samplers aren't very common, and the fact that she chose to use these vivid threads makes me think she would have gotten along great with my Sophie. (However, my Sophie would have found a way to use lime green in her piece.)
Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 - f/2.8 - 1/100 - ISO 500.