Saturday, February 19, 2011

Keeping It In The Family

I always seem to notice I have not really finished a piece only after I have posted a finish! Here is Lucy Lyons Willis' free chart from 2006 - minus one shamrock! ;)
I next turned to Mrs. Willis' daughter, Tanya The Sampler Girl, for more shamrock-inspired stitching. I plan on making this into a pillow and not a needlebook, so I added a dividing band down the center.

I don't trust myself, family, or cats to keep a pillow clean enough for non-color-fast threads, so I am using good old DMC with one color change. I don't mean to shock anyone into thinking that I am systematic enough to actually begin at the top and stitch my way down - oh no! I just was missing the called-for color of the words which make up the middle of this design.
So I had to start another design tonight! I finally began Tanya's 'Alexandria.' I had to pick a DMC thread (777) to replace the Apple Fritter. I hope I have chosen well - it calls for a lot of that color!

I think I am finally to tired to stitch any more tonight! I love a bunch of new starts!

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8 comments:

Hazel said...

Beautiful finish and new start. Great freebie too. x

Margaret said...

Well, you're almost finished except for that shamrock! Congrats -- it's great! Like your new starts too!

Nancy said...

Two pretty new starts and one beautiful finish! I love the colors you chose for Life is Grand. Tanya and Lucy always give us such beautiful designs!

Tanya Willis Anderson said...

Love it, Michele!!! Mom will be delighted to see it :)

Tanya
ps... you stitch so fast!!

barbara said...

What a beautiful finish! :D

Mary said...

Lovely finish! Great new starts. Love the red!

Lainey said...

Pretty finish and lovely new wips!

Siobhán said...

Nice finish and new start! I always love designs where the shamrocks in the designs are actually shamrocks and not clovers. ! LOL