Back in the Game!

Once again I have been away from my blog for way too long.  I get caught up in a lot of other things rather than posting pics of starts and finishes. These last couple of months have gone by way too fast. I have received a couple of messages from some followers making sure I was okay and looking forward to an update. I do have a few finishes and will spread these out over the next couple of weeks.

First up is one that had been in the WIP pile for a long time -- Not For Us Alone from Amy Mitten.  Amy taught this piece at the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild back in the early 2000's (I cannot remember the date/year that I took the class). A friend of mine took the class with me and she had finished hers a long time ago. She recently moved and hung the sampler in her dining room.  So needless to say every time I go over to her house it was taunting me to get mine finished.  So here is my completed Not For Us Alone.

Amy Mitten Designs Kit -Worked on 36-ct Lambswool Linen (tea/coffee dyed) using Fiber's to Dye For

Finished 15 March 2014

Late last year The Attic's Sampler of the Month was Katrine Thomsen from Samplers Remembered.  I had seen the original of this sampler along with the reproduction that Linda was working on during my visit to Mesa, Arizona last year.  On the original sampler Adam looks like he is wearing a dress like Eve.  I decided to give him pants. This sampler is worked on the 52/60 count uneven linen with the Gloriana Tudor Silks.  I really like working on the finer count linen. The picture shows my needle minder so that you can get a since of the size - measures about 7.5 inches wide by 6 inches high.

Worked on 52/60 Lakeside Linen Vintage Pecan Butter using Gloriana Tudor Silks

Started on 25 Dec 2013 and Finished on 01 February 2014

And finally a picture of an actual work in progress -- Two Snooty Parrots from Barbara Ana Designs.  I am stitching this as a part of the Sampler World SAL. I am working mine on the 52/60 count linen with the Gloriana Tudor Silks. I have changed the alphabet from pink to blue and have also added a couple of additional colors.

Worked on 52/60 Lakeside Linen Vintage Pecan Butter using Gloriana Tudor Silks

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back in a couple of weeks with a couple of other finishes and starts.