Now by the time I stumbled across this sampler it had been released for a while and parts of it were already turning up as OOP. It took me a while to assemble all the parts but it was so worth it.
I love everything about this sampler. It has a house, a lovely vine covered house. An alphabet with cursive letters like I learned to make in second grade.
A verse that could be my mantra "I can not count my day complete till needle, thread and fabric meet." And lots of wonderful birds, a pot of fanciful flowers and a wreath. What more could a person want in a sampler?
And looking at this sampler led me to taking this one out of its ziploc bag.
This is how far I've progressed in doing the Anniversaries of the Heart series. I love this sampler too. It is going to be a big one - about 28" wide by 18" high. The fabric is a evenweave in a dove gray tone. I want to get this one done before the end of 2012. It is doable if I work on it a little every week.
And looking at this project made me remember at least 3 other "large" samplers I have in process- The Houses of Hawk Run Hollow, And They Have Sinned and The Four Seasons collage by Marjolein Bastin. Boy I started some BIG projects! Well I'm going to focus on one at a time. Its a good thing that cross stitch will patiently wait for you to rediscover it.
Now to spend some time in my recliner doing a bit of stitching -
carol fun
OH wow...now that is alot of work, wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I do love some BBD!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love that Mystery Sampler! It's gorgeous. Definitely on my must stitch list. And your AotH looks great!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the Mystery Sampler done and it's stunning!
ReplyDeleteThe BBD Mystery sampler looks fabulous and you've got a good start on AotH.
ReplyDeleteLove your BBD Mystery Sampler! AoTH is such a wonderful piece, keep going with it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I too love everything about it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous...worth every single stitch. And worthy of many encores.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work on the Mystery Sampler. I see you still have a fondness for samplers with houses AND alphabets! :) I too have And They Sinned and Houses of Hawk Run Hollow started. I was hoping to have ATS stitched by June to bring to Ken at Bowmans to frame, but that is NOT going to happen. I'll have to aim for 2014.
ReplyDeleteYour Mystery Sampler is lovely and I think you will enjoy working on A of the Heart again too - such pretty colors.
ReplyDeleteOh My!! I really love all these samplers. Some day I will work on one like these.
ReplyDeleteCrispy
Such gorgeous stitching :D
ReplyDeleteWow -- I would really love to have accomplished just one of those samplers in my life! I am terrible at counted cross stitch. Maybe I need to take a class!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That IS gorgeous! You have certainly awakened the napping cross-stitcher in me! Do you have a favorite place to buy your patterns? I love Marjolein Bastin, but apparently it's been a long time since I bought kits. I had no idea she had patterns. I may be sunk. :)
ReplyDeleteCarol, you know i love this one--totally worthy of a re-post! I need to find some linen I like and restart this puppy!
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