Framed~~~

First, I would like to thank all of you who complimented me on Emma Rose Freedom Sampler on my last post....I truly appreciate all the kind words!

As promised, here are the latest three framed samplers I picked up from my framer last week...

Many of you followed me as I stitched them throughout 2011 and 2012....(I need to take a photography class...) so please excuse any glares...

Anniversaries of the Heart

Blackbird Designs

I thought the uniqueness of this frame molding was just perfect....(I have no idea why blogger will not rotate this photo and leave it that way!!)

Sarah Elizabeth Brooke 1842

Scarlett House

Quaker Christmas

Days Gone By

I simply cannot wait to show you the goodies I recieved this week from my dear French friend Marylin...She knew I wanted to stitch Hannah Jackson 1826  Sampler by Reflets de Soie so she mailed it to me!!! Truly spoiling me as she included the silk AVAS threads also~~ Along with several other goodies....I will try to photo all of these cherished items on my next post....

Need to make this post breif since we are being pounded by thunderstorms....yikkees...

Gotta sign off~~

Peace,

Faye



My latest finish...Anniversaries of the Heart by Blackbird Designs....

Like many of you out there, I have been chipping away monthly at the Blackbird Designs Anniversaries of the Heart series............ After many months of stitching  those beautiful "traditional" BBD colors, I have completed one of my largest ongoing projects....

I will show you a few of the 15 blocks.....

Here is the last block in the series which I personalized with information about myself...

The entire bottom row are designs out of the final chart....

I personalized my blocks in ways that were special to me.... like....

Dedicating block one to my husband..and block two to our wedding date...

Two blocks in honor of our boys....

This building actually reminded me of one of the School of Textiles classroom buildings I took classes in at NCSU... I couldn't help but stitch this block to honor my love for textiles, design and all things that inspire my creativity.....

The total design size on 36 ct linen ended up being 25inches by 13 inches....I cannot wait to have this one framed!!

And, finally, I will end my post with a closer look at one of my favorite motifs in the entire piece...Its the large urn of flowers as shown in the last block....The soft pinks and reds are muted together so beautifully........

Enjoy the rest of your week....

Faye

PS: Keep up the great work LindaP~All  your hard work with the physical therapists WILL pay off~~ I am glad to have visited with you these last couple weeks and just know we are all out here giving you a thumbs up~~~~

Pumpkin Farm and more....

This week has been over the top at work....If you think the end of the year in a first grade classroom is crazy,...it is! We are "x-ing" the days off at this point~~

I did put a few finishing stitches in my ongoing BBD AotH project...

I went ahead and personalized this block with my MIL's maiden name to honor all of my DH's aunts and uncles that we have such fond memories of....All but 1 aunt has passed away but we still have memories of fall afternoons raking pecans in the yard and canning pumpkin for Thanksgiving pies...

I had the biggest surprise today....Myra had tucked a handmade goodie in my envelope when she returned a chart I had let her borrow.... This darling coin purse is just too cute!!

You are a genius Myra~~~

Well, I will leave you with a couple parting shots of some of "the group" from our reunion last weekend...We all had a blast and it was hard to believe we still act and look pretty much the same as we did back in college...We shared stories and tears and laughs..It truly was an amazing weekend!!!

North Carolina State University

Class of 1977

Reunion~~~May 14, 2011

(I'm on the back row in the solid pink....)

Hope everyone has a great relaxing weekend~~

Faye