Saturday, February 9, 2013

Stitching Progress

I made a bit of stitching progress this week, stitching in the car while my children had dance and music lessons.

First up is a finish from the CHS 'Mr. and Mrs. Abbot' chart.

 Then there was some work done on 'The Cottage Girl.'

And finally a new start: 'Dutch Alphabet' by Sheepish Designs.

This is a design I looked for FOR YEARS! I searched and searched until it finally came up on e$ay at a reasonable price. Have you ever noticed on e$ay that you search for years for a hard to find chart (usually a Sheepish Designs, Birds of a Feather, or Goode Huswife ) and then suddenly e$ay is inundated with the designer's charts? I wonder how often the people selling a chart for $99 actually make a sale?

I am toying with the idea of spending the day alternating between completing an alphabet/crown motif and doing a chore around the house. I'll keep considering my options while I finish my coffee. ;)





 

11 comments:

Giovanna said...

Lovely finish (congrats!) and WIPs - and well done on finding the long-sought chart :-)

Ranae said...

Lovely progress
Love the finish
Yes , it takes years to stumble apon a reasonable price on eBay, lol

Brigitte said...

Oh, such a nice finish, and your progress on The Cottage Girl looks gorgeous.
Lucky you to finally find this chart. And happy stitching on it.

Deb said...

You are working on some wonderful things and one of them, Cottage Girl, is one of my favorite samplers!! I love Mrs. Abbot too - she and the Mr. are on my list also.

Wonderful stitching!

Margaret said...

I love all of your pieces! So pretty!

Kay Eyles said...

Great work. I know exactly what you mean about waiting years to find a chart, I am on the hunt still for Easter Parade by Blackbird designs. It is bound to turn up on ebay one day. Happy stitching.

the striped rose said...

O, my, Kay that one is HTF! I have been looking too!

Ellen said...

Beautiful wips! I especially love your start on the Dutch Alphabets!

Hugs,

Vonna Pfeiffer said...

I have ALWAYS loved that Mr. and Mrs. Abbot designs and yours is perfection! As is all your other stitching samplers your working on!

Maggee said...

Been reading through your blog, and maybe I already commented but I really really love the Pennsylvania Bird by Elizabeth's Garden! Love your little finish, and the progress made on The Cottage Girl. I have a Dutch Alphabet chart but it is by a different designer. Need to get it out and do it! Hugs!

Karoline said...

Congratulations on your finish. It & your wips are lovely