Thursday, April 29, 2010

New Start

I finished the model for Lisa today, so I decided to start something new! It's Drawn Thread's Sampler of Stitches. I really fell in love with this project after seeing Chi's finished Sampler. Her whole album is such an inspiration!

Silks for Drawn Thread Sampler of Stitches

I put a few stitches in yesterday after getting a few silks I was needing from It's a Stitch.

Small start on Drawn Thread Sampler of Stitches

And I put a few more in today...

Drawn Thread Sampler of Stitches
AVAS Soie d'Alger silk, 32 ct. Vintage Bisque by Lakeside Linens.

I left the last number off the year because who knows when I'll actually finish. I am hoping it's sometime in the 2010's. :) I was going to use NPI silks, but decided to go with AVAS because they're a little thicker and thought they might work better on the 32 ct. linen.

Write soon!

22 comments:

  1. Nice! Thanks for the link to Chi's picture -- it is impressive! I love your new start -- and all the silks laid out on the fabric make me happy! lol!

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  2. So pretty! Thanks for sharing the link to Chi, Nicole! :)

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  3. Ooo, this will be a fun one to watch your progress on. Beautiful pattern and the silks are wonderful. Nice start, Nicole.

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  4. Love your new start Nicole. Thanks for sharing....I'm sure you'll have this whipped up in no time!! Happy Stitching

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  5. What a beautiful pattern to stitch. I really like that cream silk. I checked out her album, you are right she really has some beautiful work in there.

    Take Care and happy stitches

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  6. Another lovely new start. Can't wait to see your progress.

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  7. A beautiful start! This is on my wishlist, as I have seen several finished ones...

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  8. I did Sampler of Stitches and just loved working on it. I did it as each section was released and I have to tell you that I hated waiting for them - I wanted to do it all at once. You're going to have a wonderful time with it.

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  9. How beautiful is that..love the silks!

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  10. Lovely start! Here's another one I really want to stitch, siiiiighhhh - where can I buy cans of time?

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  11. Very pretty, Nicole! I like all of the interesting motifs. Vintage Biscuit is perfect for that. And Chi's finished piece certainly is an inspiration.

    LOL about the year!

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  12. Great new start! Love the colors!

    Jennifer
    Feathers in the Nest

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  13. We all love a new start, don't we? I'm also looking for the next project after my Berry one by BBD... More trouble or fun?

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  14. You're right - Chi's sampler is gorgeous! You're off to a great start. :)

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  15. It's very pretty, what are your AVAS colors? I also like their coverage better than NPI silks on a larger count linen.

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  16. What an ambitious project. Can't wait to see more.

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  17. Wow! This is going to be gorgeous. Do you know if "Chi" has a blog? You are right, her albums are amazing!
    I have half of these charts, and hope to do this one...some day. I'm sure seeing your photos will spur me on.
    Take Care!

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