A Slow Stitched Farm Scene

 

Hello everyone, I hope this finds you are enjoying pleasant spring weather.

I once again have started another stitching project.  This is a crewel kit with yarn for the stitching. It is from 1981 and I found it a while back in a "junk box" at one of my favorite junk stores. I paid only a dollar for it because it had terrible water stains on the fabric piece. 

I first was able to remove some staining with washing, and then decided to watercolor paint the background to help the stain look less noticeable.

Instead of using the yarn, ........I do not like yarn for stitching..........

I chose embroidery floss and plan to use different embroidery techniques 

to embroider and add to the farm scene

The latest stitching I have done is to add daisies along side of the bran. 

I consider this piece as another slow stitch piece, deciding on what to add to it

as I move along.  

So tell me, what have you been keeping your hand busy doing?

I would love to hear!

Slow Stitching With Vintage Dresser Runner (continued)

 

It has been a year since I posted about this vintage dresser runner that 

I decided to create a slow stitching piece from.  

You can find that post here

Slow Stitch Project

I must say, I placed it away in my work basket, getting lost with other 

embroidery and crochet projects, and just now started back to work on it.

I haven't added a lot, but I have embroidered the butterfly

and I have embroidered a few more decorative stitching to the edges of 

fabric pieces I have added.

I decided that a row of pink bullion roses would be 

perfect to tie in with the original embroidered scroll.  I 

hope to have more to show you in my next post as I am

hoping to discipline myself to continue stitching on this piece

at least once a week, if not more. 

I came across this sweet design on the internet and wanted to 

embroider it for someone who is very special to me.........my niece , who has two little girls. 

I was concerned about embroidering the hair to make it look like hair.

I did not want to stitch the hair and then braid long lengths for the pony tail

braids. As this is going to be on a cotton towel and in time those braids 

will fray and look bad.

So I took a lot of time embroidering the hair in place. I also tinted the clothing and added 

the embroidered flowers and dots.

I embroidered the quote because we all know how quick

our children do not stay "little" for very long. 

This year is moving along as fast as last year and now

Easter is upon us. I wish you all a blessed and happy 

Easter day! 

My heart sings with the robins in the rain.

For I remember it is Easter morn,

And life and love and peace are all new born,

And joy has triumphed over loss and pain.

Alice Freeman Palmer (1855–1902), "On a Gloomy Easter"

"Give me away, aside, from the noise of the world................"

 I have kept many cross stitch magazines that I purchased in the late 80s and 90s......marking the pages of the patterns that I hoped to cross stitch at some point.  As you all know.........life, with it's twists and turns, can make hoped for projects to be forgotten and to take a back seat.  

However, I do drag out the large box that holds these magazines once in a while and spend a few hours going through them.                                                                        

This serene pattern came from a 1994 issue of Cross Stitch & Country Crafts.

I love scenes with country houses and sheep.

I cross stitched this on Zweigart Belfast Antique White 32 count linen

I used a vintage painted metal embroidery hoop to frame it

and using brown paper to seal, I also wrote a quote by Walt Whitman on the back.

"Give me,away, aside from the noise of the world, a rural domestic life...."

And now with this done.........I'm off to find my needle to start something new.

Tell me, do you have magazines or books from the past with projects waiting for you to begin?

I would love to hear.

Happy Valentines Day

 

I had rather be loved than to be called a king in earth, or a lord in Heaven.

                                         Emily Dickinson 1956

A New Year.......A New Idea

Here it is a new year.  And like most of you creative dears out there, I have several things started for both embroidery and crochet.  Unfortunately, I have nothing "note worthy" to show you here and these projects will take me some time to accomplish.  With that being said, I thought I would share with you some inspiration for an embroidery/patchwork project on this post by sharing with you a small YouTube video..........where would we be with YouTube.........have I said that too much here??  I find sometimes when I am in one of my creative "stall" moments and I just don't feel motivated to move on.......YouTube gives me that inspiration push to work on at least something. So here is  this little piece of inspiration:

Tell me now, have you started a new project for embroidery, quilting, crocheting, or something else?

I would love to hear 

Wishing you a very happy New Year!

 

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