Tuesday, October 20, 2009

It's Berry Time Finished!

I'm so happy to have this finished. I have been trying to clear up some old UFOs (ones that are small enough to finish in a decent amount of time). Since I sold some of them, unkitted some, and finished some, I'm now down to 13. I would love to get that number down even more!!

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Blackbird Designs "It's Berry Time" Loose Feathers #37
Fabric: 40 ct. Vintage Maritime White by Lakeside Linens
Thread: Belle Soie Silk "Rouge" (1 over 2)
Started: 7/7/09 - Finished: 10/20/09

Katrina's new post reminded me that I forgot to show the set I got from Tanya recently. I fell in love with this as soon as I saw it! Tanya, is so talented! She's an amazing stitcher and painter!! :)

Needlework Set

I think I'm going to get back to Paradise Lost now. It's waited for me long enough! Write soon!


51 comments:

  1. It's Berry Time is stunning! I may have to track that one down. LOVE the color, of course, and will have to take a look at that, as well. Beautiful stitching, Nicole..and I love the little hand-painted items.

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  2. Your hand painted set is charming, but your stitching is outstanding! These are such lovely colors of thread and fabric - beautifully executed!

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  3. Yay for knocking out another one! I really like this, but I think the PL will be even more fun.

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  4. I really need to pay more attention to the designs out there to stitch now! I love this BBD piece! It's just gorgeous! Great job!

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  5. Wow, what a beautiful finish! And that accessories set is gorgeous!

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  6. At the rate you're going, you'll have all those UFO's finished in no time! Love the color of this one :)

    Love that stitching set, too cool!

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  7. So pretty! Maybe one day I will get around to this one. Hope you have a good trip...will miss you in MB.

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  8. It's gorgeous! Congrats! And your stitchy set is fantastic as well!

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  9. Your Berry Time looks great Nicole. Congrats on the finish. I love the set your bought from Tanya.

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  10. berry time is very pretty,
    and here's to your courage on dyeing and baking the fantastic "with my needle"
    :)

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  11. Gosh! Another finish for you!! Wow! I've been slogging away at BtSS for most of the week steadily (and other times intermittently) and I still don't have a finish. I DID finally get to the top half, though! I keep telling myself that the top is less detailed, and will be faster, though! :D

    We are looking forward to seeing more Paradise Lost--enjoy it!

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  12. Beautiful finish!!!!!
    I love the set you got from Tanya's. She is indeed so talented!!!

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  13. What a beautiful finish! And that accessories set is gorgeous too.

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  14. Darn, woman, where do you get your needles? I've been looking for red hot flying needles everywhere, but they don't sell 'm in these parts, I guess.
    Your work is gorgeous. It always is, you know!

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  15. Berry Time turned out fabulous! And I love the needlework set, especially the thread keep. I've already emailed Tanya to see if she can paint me a few!!

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  16. BT is absolutely gorgeous! The red is so rich and pretty.

    Your set from Tanya is fabulous - I've gotta order one!

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  17. beautiful finish! I haven't started that one, so it isn't one waiting to be finished!! It is so hard to finish projects, when all the new stuff keeps screaming DO ME!!
    You stitch so fast, you can do it!

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  18. How lovely, and it must be satisfying to finish it up. My Mum's stitching this one at the moment. I'll be able to see it in real life soon.

    Love your other goodies too. What a special set they make.

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  19. Gorgeous, Nicole! Good going on whittling down those WIPs. I love the set you got from Tanya! So pretty!

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  20. Very nice!!! And, you could actually do one basket individually for a cute ornament!!

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  21. Beautiful finish congrats. I am so impressed that you could be down to only 13 UFO's. The tool set from Tanya is amazing what talent. CJ ok;-)

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  22. Berry time is berry beautiful. I don't usually stitch stuff like that, you know the one color thing, but I really love it.
    Only 13 UFO's? OMG, I would be out of my mind!
    Thanks for showing my set. I suppose I should give you a commision for the orders that I just got, lol.

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  23. Isn't it amazing how much more tempting a design is once it's stitched? Love, Love It's Berry Time - beautiful job - you enabler, you!! ;-)

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  24. Gorgeous finish on Berry Time! I an in love with the red you chose. It's stunning, and so rich! And congrats on finishing With My Needle too - I love the tea/coffee dye on her!

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  25. Congrats on your new finish. Berry Time looks wonderful!

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  26. Oh Nicole, it's so pretty! Congrats on the finish. And I love the set you got from Tanya.

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  27. Great finish and I love your hand painted set, its so charming.

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  28. Nicole, what a lovely finish - Congratulations! It's such a great feeling to finish a project. Only 13 UFO'ss, that is really great.

    Isn't Tanya so talented! I am saving up for an A&E set - her work is beautiful.

    Look forward to seeing more of Paradise Lost.

    Enjoy your day.

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  29. Nicole! Congratulations on your finish! It's Berry Time looks great. I love your set from Tanya.

    YGG on finishing those UFOs!

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  30. That is so beautiful...I love those colors. Beautiful stitching too.

    Take care & Happy Stitching
    Linda K, Railroad

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  31. Love berry time. It looks great. And woot on getting more WIPs done. That must feel great.

    Your panted needlework set is fantstic!

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  32. What a stunning finish, I love the floss and fabric color they match perfectly!

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  33. Congratulations Nicole. Beautiful finish

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  34. Berry Time is wonderful! I love that red you chose. And those stitching tools are great!

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  35. Nothing less than fabulous! Congratulations! I'd love to see your boxes of finished pieces! I think you should take a picture of them all!

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  36. Congrats on your finish! This is absolutely stunning. LOVE it...thread, fabric, everything. You have such a good eye for thread and fabric combinations.

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  37. Berry Time is really pretty! I can't believe how much you accomplish with your beautiful stitchng! I just love it and congrats on a beautiful finish!

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  38. I love your Berry Time sampler! The colors are amazingly beautiful and fit the name 'berry' well!

    Cute set from Tanya! The whale is adorable ;)

    Happy stitching and have a great day!

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  39. Congrats on a fantastic finish! LOVE that set from Tanya, so sweet and delicate!

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  40. Hi Nicole -

    I'm a stranger who 'found' your blog based on a recommendation from Google reader. I'm what you call a lapsed stitcher - don't think I've worked on anything stitching related regularly for a long time. Nothing inspired me until today. So many of your projects had me going "WOW! I love that." As soon as next payday comes, I'll be heading out to my not-so-LNS to add to my stash. And this time, I am gonna stitch.

    Thanks for inspiring me!

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  41. Beautiful stitching as always Nicole.

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  42. Eeek... I am getting bad about looking at blogs and not commenting... had to go back and check to see if I had commented after drooling over your finish and your Tanya set. BEAUTIFUL!! I love your Berry Time, Nicole, it is FABULOUS. You go girl!! The set that Tanya did for you is just awesome, too. :)

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  43. Love your Berry Time, Nicole. The red is really beautiful.

    Down to 13! Wow! You did good.

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  44. I am currently working on It's Berry Time. I have the end where the last basket is to finish. I need to start thinking about what frame I am going to use. Congrats on your finish!

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  45. It's berry time looks beautiful. It's a pretty finish. And, With My Needle turned out really really great. The tea/coffee/oven dyeing gave it a beautiful finish. Very very nice. The set of silks for your next project are wonderful to look at. I love viewing your blog. Inspirational.

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  46. I finally blogged about my progress on BtSS! Stop by if you have a spare moment. :)

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  47. Your BBD is gorgeous! This is one of my favorites of late..

    How lucky to have one of Tanya's creations.

    Michelle

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  48. I love all of your recent completions. Your teadyeing job looks wonderful!

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  49. Nicole, you should be so proud of yourself. That piece is stunning. And you did such a perfect job of it.
    hugs
    Debs

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