Hello from sunny North Carolina!!!!
I wanted to share with you my beloved Emma Rose Freedom....She has arrived back at home from a jaunt to the Tree of Life Samplings retreat and is placed on my breakfast room table on display....along with my basket of patriotic stitched goodies..
Emma Rose Freedom Sampler
Tree of Life Samplings
40 ct Confederate Gray linen by Weeks
specified overdye cotton threads
I fell in love with this design the minute I saw it....Jan Alexander of Tree of Life really grabbed my attention with the gold house, willow tree and billowing flag....Along with an alphabet so uniquely placed, I knew it was an absolute stitch....
I will let you take a picture walk....
I simply cannot say enough wonderful things about this project....
AND, this weekend, my stitch friend Linda and I, made a whirlwind Virginia shop hop....We had talked and talked about taking off and heading north.....Just decided there was no time like the present...and went for it!! In 2 days we managed to visit Dyeing to Stitch, Haus Tirol, In Stitches and Cross Stitch Station.... all wonderful cross stitch shops in the state of Virginia.... We definitely managed to sneak in alot of retail therapy...and, a little stitching time as well... Thanks for all the laughing and stitching tips "Sista"....!!
We have started our third week of Year Round at my school and so far, so good...I have a brand new batch of First Graders to challenge, teach and nuture for the next 11 months...
It's going to be a fantastic year~~~~
Many blessings to you all,
Faye
Saw it in person, Faye. Beautiful!!! I bought the pattern and fabric.
ReplyDeleteLinda
That is fantastic! I love the way you finished it, but I always do!
ReplyDeleteHi, Faye -
ReplyDeleteReally like the way you finished Emma Rose. Your fab color choices set her off nicely.
Sounds like a fun weekend. I don't know much about VA shops, but I've been to that one in Williamsburg a few times and it is pretty nice. Hope you didn't bust the budget too badly!
Nice that you like your job with the kids.
Bobbi
Very pretty Ms. Faye.... as always!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you finished Miss Emma Rose Freedom, Faye! I was lucky enough to see (and touch it) at the retreat!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like your road trip to the shops in Virginia went well! Hope you come this way again; would love to meet up with you at the stop in Waynesboro.
Robin in Virginia
rlbrowninva @ gmail.com
Your finish is just lovely! I love the setting and how you made it into a quilt. Great stuff that you got to do a shop hop with your friend too -- what fun! And first graders. I so admire you for being a teacher, number one, and for being a teacher of first graders number two. Such an important age! And they're still so sweet at that age too. :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finish, Faye! Your photos are wonderful, too. I've been to a couple of those VA stores and shop hopping with a good pal sounds like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI love Emma Rose. Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteAnd hey! You were at In Stitches and I didn't know? Hope you enjoyed your visit to our LNS.
Saw this up close amd personal. We tried not to drool on it!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful.
Oh I do love stash enhancement weekends. Sounds like you two had a blast.
Emma Rose is wonderful! Have a great year. My little Grandson starts 1st grade in a few weeks. I hope his teacher is full of love for her students as you seem to be.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the quilt style finish.
ReplyDeleteBellissimo e davvero molto carina la confezione mi piace!!! complmenti ciao da Rosella.
ReplyDeleteIts beautiful Faye - sounds like you had a perfect weekend x
ReplyDeleteYou chose the perfect way to showcase this beautiful sampler.
ReplyDeleteLove the patriotic fabrics you chose.
Beautiful work!
Good luck with the new school year.
Margaret
Hello
ReplyDeleteYour finish is beautiful!
Good luck with school!
Sounds like a perfect road trip!!
ReplyDeleteThe finishing on Emma is so pretty.
I hope that you have a great school year!!
Beautiful Faye, and just adore the finish.
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky to have such wonder LNS to visit, we are lucky if you can find the charts tucked away in the corner. Thank God for ONS :@
LiBBiE in Oz
Emma is finished so beautifully! You don't quilt?? Looks like you have the talent for it! I cannot believe you were at my shop (Dyeing to Stitch)! Would have loved to meet up with you again! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteNice finish, itsound like you and Linda had a great, if busy, time in Virginia.
ReplyDeleteFaye,
ReplyDeleteI wish I had known In Stitches was one of your destinations. One of my local needlework stores I would have loved to have met you. But I think we will get the opportunity at PALS.
LaDonna
Beautiful. Just perfect!
ReplyDeleteLovely finishing and stitching!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finish as usual. Wish I was so talented! Sandra
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I always love seeing what you've come up with! The finish is beautiful, as always.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy thise new first graders! By the time they leave your class, they'll be completely different little people.
Oh Faye, it is just beautiful and your finish is awesome!! Love the fabric on the back with all those tiny flags :) Hope your day is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful finish!!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful my friend ! bravo votre travail est magnifique !!!
ReplyDeletebisous bisous
Bravo Faye - such a beautiful finish!
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ReplyDeleteFaye, it is a magnificent way to 'honor' Emma Rose!! Just glorious fabrics you chose, I just gushed and gushed over it, and that is no stretch of the imagination!! I adore it!!! Thank you so much, for letting us have her for Retreat, I know everyone enjoyed having her there!! Thank you, and oodles of hugs being sent from my heart!
ReplyDeleteHope to someday do something similar as you and Linda did, what fun!!!!! I am glad that you got the opportunity!
Enjoy those lil ones, I know they are blessed to have you teaching them!
Beautiful Faye! It's a pattern I'm putting on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteHope one of these days I can do a tour of stitch shops like you and your friend have done. What fun! I was not far from In Stitches not too long ago but did not have an opportunity to make a stop there.
Have a great new school year.
Lovely stitching and a wonderful finish you've chosen for it.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time with your friend and best of luck with your new students.
Lindos trabalhos!
ReplyDeleteFaye, your Emma Rose is beautiful and I love how you finished her with that quilted background!! Have fun on your little shop hop trip!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to ask, how do you like year round school? The government here in BC is thinking of introducing it and there is a lot of resistance to it. Do you also get time off during winter/spring?
ReplyDeleteLove your finish!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck this year ~ your students are lucky to have you!
I just got back from a week in NC, Faye (Nags Head) and am catching up on my blog reading... I just love your creative finish of little Emma Rose!! So well done :)
ReplyDeleteI'll bet every little first grader loves having Miss Faye as her teacher!!