Friday, January 20, 2012

Making Progress

I got back to "Sarah Elizabeth Brooke" after I finished Sergei. I finished the house a few days ago and just finished the border last night.

The Scarlett House Sarah Elizabeth Brooke

Sarah E. Brooke
40 ct. Vintage Homespun (old dye-lot), Belle Soie silks (1 over 2)

Please excuse the wrinkles! :)

38 comments:

Peggy Lee said...

The bricks in this piece are so realistic...beautiful job!

natalyK said...

I am really enjoying your progress on this one. I love the color scheme,

dixiesamplar said...

Lovely progress! I agree with Peggy Lee, those brick look so real.

pj said...

Love this one...great job! You are really progressing with it. Beautiful border and I like the colors too. Good choice of fabric! Can't wait to see it framed! pj

Milly~ said...

Just beautiful Nicole...wrinkles and all! LOL!

valerie said...

Wow, it looks wonderful! Great progress!

Catherine said...

Looks fantastic!

Patty C. said...

Gorgeous

Vonna Pfeiffer said...

How very pretty, its coming along so fast too!

Melody said...

Nicole, what a pretty sampler! You are doing a beautiful job, as always. The colors in this one are so pretty.

Deborah said...

Beautiful progress.

Margaret said...

I've given up on excusing my wrinkles. They're always there. lol! Great progress! I'm working on the over one at top. It's going better than I expected!

Melissa said...

She's beautiful Nicole! I need to get back to mine.

Gabi said...

This is gorgeous Nicole. What a lovely sampler.

Karen said...

Well look at you.... looks like you have your stitching mojo back!

happy stitching....

Nan said...

Beautiful design. Can't wait to see your next update.

Mouse said...

ooooo well done a wee happy dance for you :) looks fab :) love mouse xxxx

Cathy Lloyd said...

Mmmmm so beautiful Nicole! You must be so happy with this project!

Laurie in Iowa said...

The brickwork and border look lovely. You're making great progress.

marly said...

That did it. This is just amazing. Even if I never stitch it, I have to have it.

MoonBeam said...

Wonderful.

Stitch Wizard said...

This is looking beautiful Nicole!! Wonderful stitching!!

Cari said...

She's beautiful Nicole. I love watching this one come to life!! Hugs

Krista said...

Love the look of the silks. It is looking gorgeous!

nathalie-poppy said...

Oh !!!
this is a gorgeous sampler.
I am looking forward to seeing more!
Have a nice day !!!
Nat

Giovanna said...

Lovely progress - she's a beauty!

Susan said...

It's beautiful, Nicole - I love the border! You're making nice progress!

saramshobby87 said...

je gaat snel, prachtig

Melissa said...

Beautiful!

Mary said...

Love it!

Mindi said...

Beautiful job on finishing the brickwork! The piece is looking gorgeous.

Fiona said...

Your making good progress, the bricks must be a real challenge.

Kellie said...

This is such a pretty design and a lot of people are stitching this one right now. I'm enjoying seeing everyone's updates. The bricks are very realistic looking.

staci said...

Gorgeous sampler and I love the colors!!!

Daniela said...

Beautiful Sampler, the colours are amazing.

Alissa Marotta said...

New follower here! I just love your blog. Thanks for the inspiration!!

Elizabeth said...

Based on watching you do this so far I've just decided she is my next project to save for and buy! Cannot wait to see more of yours and start on mine!

Suzanne said...

Sarah is looking beautiful, such great progress.