Saturday, October 17, 2009

With My Needle Finished!

I finally finished "With My Needle" today!! I'm so glad to have it done!

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With My Needle Finished!
The Goode Huswife "With My Needle"
Fabric: 40 ct. Light Examplar by Lakeside Linens
Threads: DMC (1 over 2)
Started: 11/16/08 - Finished: 10/17/09


I haven't tea-dyed it yet (obviously). I'm still trying to get up the nerve to do it! I don't want to mess it up! Maybe I'll try it in a couple days.

Well, now I think I'll get back to Paradise Lost. I really want to start CaHRH, but I think I'll wait a little bit. I would love to finish up a couple more things before starting another big project.

Write soon!

43 comments:

  1. Beautiful finish Nicole. Congratulations! I love the colours of this piece. I am sure that it will be fine to tea dye, but I would be nervous too :-)

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  2. Wonderful finish Nicole. I hope the tea dyeing goes well. Have fun at Pals Retreat.

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  3. Beautiful! Can't wait to see it after it's tea bath!

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  4. Ohhh she is so pretty Nicole. I think I may have to go ourchase this design. I love it
    Cant wait to see it after the "bath" you will do fine :)
    Natasha

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  5. This piece is beautiful! Can't wait to see it bathed and all framed!

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  6. It is gorgeous, Nicole!!! Can't wait to see it after you get up the nerve to tea stain it! I just love the colors in this project.

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  7. Nicole, she is just beautiful. I'm nervous for you - but I am sure it will look beautiful.

    Enjoy your weekend.

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  8. Congratulations, Nicole! It is such a beautiful piece!

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  9. What a great finish Nicole! That is such a great piece, and your stitching, as always is fantastic. Can't wait to see more of your Paradise Lost too - that is such a great piece also.

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  10. This turned out beautifully! I'm so glad that she re-released it as a single chart. Now if she would only do the Ellen Birdseye one! I love that one too.

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  11. Congratulations on your beautiful finish!! :) And good luck with your tea dying. I am sure it will look wonderful! Have a great rest of the weekend!

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  12. OMG, it's absolutely beautiful!! I'm hoping to start on that soon. I love the colors.

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  13. Just beautiful, congrats on the finish. Don't worry the tea will enhance it not hurt it. CJ ok;-)

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  14. Well done, Nicole! I love this one and you've done a superb job of it. Wonderful that they've released this chart on its own. I'm sure you'll have no problems tea dying it, though I'd be nervous as well. Good luck!

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  15. Very nice Nicole! This one definitely needs to be in my pile..Love the golden swirls!

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  16. A lovely finish. I would be nervous tea dying as well but I'm sure it will be alright.

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  17. Congratulations!. Very, very beautiful !

    Silvia
    http://nivaira.over-blog.com

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  18. Gorgeous finish, Nicole. I absolutely love this sampler and yours is fabulous!

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  19. Congratualtions. A great finish.

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  20. Congratulations on your finish...wow...I love that. That is beautiful.

    What are you going to stitch on next?

    Take care & Happy Stitching
    Linda K

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  21. I'm not sure you can screw up tea dying. If you do it a little at a time, you should be able to control it very well. I know you hated those spirals, but they are my favorite part of this one!

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  22. This is so beautiful. I gave up doing such large pieces awhile back as I prefer things that I can finish quickly. Tea dying will give it that extra special touch. I look forward to hearing how that goes. Best wishes, :) Tammy

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  23. Beautiful finish Nicole. I have this started somewhere in the stitching pile. Now I want to stitch it!

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  24. Beautiful, Nicole, just beautiful. How come I don't like a certain project until I see you stitching it? You'll do fine with the tea bath--you have a great eye for color and you'll only be perfecting it.
    hugs
    debs

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  25. Wonderful finish. Such a sweet chart.

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  26. It's beautiful, Nicole. I've tea-dye, coffee-dyed, and distressed in various ways. They all work. It just depends on what kind of effect you're trying to achieve. For aging, I like to rub damp, used coffee grounds in random spots of the linen (before or after stitching). Let it dry and brush grounds away. I actaully keep a zip-loc bag of used coffee grounds in the freezer for just this reason.
    tjbdesigns
    http://stitchingandbeading.blogspot.com

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  27. She's just lovely Nicole, you did a great job! This was one of my all time favorite stitches!
    You're so speedy, I don't see how you do it with everything else you do being a Mommy! I aspire to stitch more because of you!

    have a happy Sunday :-)

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  28. This is gorgeous Nicole! Are you going to frame it?

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  29. Beautiful! I love how it came out! I just saw this this weekend in person -- one of my friends at the stitching weekend is working on it too. She's using a darker fabric for it and it also looks stunning. I hope the tea dyeing goes well!

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  30. Very pretty! Congrats on the finish.

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  31. It's gorgeous Nicole, congratulations

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  32. STUNNINGLY beautiful Nicole :) I have it kitted up...

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  33. Wonderful! I am just getting started on this one and I can't wait to get it finished up! I can't wait to see your next new start.

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  34. Congrats on the finish. This is so pretty! I have this chart coming to me too since I saw it on your blog. I think we must have similar tastes as I always seem to want what you just did LOL.

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