Ann Grant Finished!

I just put the last stitch in Ann Grant. Wow, I can't believe I got it finished!! I love how it turned out. See my Flickr album for more pictures of Ann.

Shakespeare's Peddler "Ann Grant 1829"

Fabric: 40 ct. Summer Khaki over-dyed with Tan Rit Dye

Threads: Belle Soie, Thread Gatherer, Gloriana, AVAS and NPI

Started: 3/9/2011 - Finished: 3/6/2012

A Little Break from Ann

I started this very sweet sampler last week...

40 ct. Vintage Navy Bean, GAST and WDW (1 over 2)

It's "Emma Mills 1839" by The Scarlett House. Faye started her too. Great minds think alike! :)

Here's where I left off on Ann...

I got all of the border finished (inside and out) and started working on the inside again. As soon as I get Emma finished I plan to get back to her.

I also ran up to my sort of LNS today and got some threads. I think I've finally decided to use the original called for threads for Christmas Garden...

Katrina and Lois have inspired me with their beautiful samplers so much! The linen I've decided on is 40 ct. Vintage Lt. Examplar. Now, I can't wait to get started... Ann may have to wait a little longer. :)

ETA: Faye has now finished Emma Mills! It looks amazing!!

More Ann Grant

I'm still working on Ann. Every time I start to feel a little bored, I pull up Margaret's beautiful framed finish (scroll down) for inspiration.

That tree took forever and I'm so glad to be past it! I'm a little over a third done. I'm really going to try to stick with it. We'll see how long it will last - I'm already feeling the urge to move on.

Ann Grant Progress

Ann Grant, a photo by Nicole's Needlework on Flickr.

I decided to get Ann Grant back out after finishing up Sarah E. Brooke. I'm really loving it!

Via Flickr:
Progress as of 2/2/12

40 ct. Summer Khaki (over-dyed with tan rit dye), AVAS and various hand-dyed silk threads (1 over 2).

Stitching ADD

I have been floundering between projects again. For some reason I've been having trouble sticking to one thing.

I ended up restarting my Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler. I decided to use 40 ct. Vintage Pecan Butter instead of the Lentil (or Navy Bean).

I like it much better on the Pecan Butter. I decided to go darker after seeing Amy's pretty wip at our get together in Manning.

After working on the mystery sampler for a little bit I got Ann Grant (excuse the wrinkles) back out...

And then when I got bored with Ann I got VoHRH back out. I have worked on this one the longest lately. The black fill in is making me a little bonkers! I'm determined to get this block done though.

I'd love to be able to stick to one thing and stitch it! Maybe I can do that for awhile with VoHRH.

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has bought items from my stash sale!! I really appreciate it!! :) Hope you all are having a great start to summer!

Sick of Ann Yet?

I stitched a couple more motifs last night.

40 Summer Khaki over-dyed with Tan Rit Dye, Recommended silk threads (1 over 2)

I got Sarah Woodham back out today. I really want to get it finished, especially after seeing Siobhan's beautiful finish!

A Little More Ann

I worked on Ann quite a bit this weekend. Well, not yesterday because I decided our little condo needed some spring cleaning. It amazing how fast the clutter piles up - especially with three boys running around! Anyway, here is my progress pic...

40 ct. Summer Khaki over-dyed with Tan Rit Dye, various silk threads (1 over 2).

I'm loving seeing all the Ann's out there in blog world. So far I've seen Sampler Lovers, Margaret's, and Deb's. They're all so pretty! I love seeing how they look from the top since I'm starting at the bottom. They give me inspiration to keep going! :)


P.S. I think that funky bird is actually a peacock, not a turkey.

Ann's House

I finished up Ann's House yesterday! Except, I just realized I have a row of 1/2 stitches in the roof. Oops! :) At least that's an easy fix.

I'm working on the funky looking bird now, which I think is a turkey. :) Thanks to all that have helped me clear out some stash! Write soon!

Ann Grant and a Giveaway

Sometimes I feeling I'm moving one step forward and two steps back. After the Frances Eden debacle I decided to get Ann Grant back out. I worked on it quite a bit over the weekend and then yesterday I realized I was a stitch off! I felt like crying and I felt like quitting! But I didn't do either. I just picked up my needle and started frogging. I'm back on track now and I love how it's looking!

40 Summer Khaki over-dyed with Tan Rit Dye, various silk threads (1 over 2)

Now on to the giveaway part! Merumo is hosting a wonderful giveaway to help the people of Japan. I think it's such a great idea for such a worthy cause! My thoughts and prayers go out to all the people in Japan who are suffering right now. I just can't even imagine what they are going through. It definitely makes my problems seem very small and trivial!!

Startitis

Yeah, I've got it bad.

First I was going through Hawk Run withdrawals, so I got out my Hawk Run patterns and decided on one...

40 ct. Vintage Sand Dune by Lakeside Linens, Needlepoint Inc. Silk (1 over 2)

I picked Village. I just love this design. I started it awhile ago, but was unhappy with the linen (36 ct.). I'm much happier now that I'm using 40 ct. Only ... I really didn't want to stitch that graveyard again, so I'm skipping it for now.

As I was browsing blogs yesterday, I came across Deb's blog. I saw that she started Ann Grant, which I've had kitted before it even came out! I just couldn't resist myself. I had a piece of 40 ct. Summer Khaki that I got at Down Sunshine Lane, so I dyed it with some Tan Rit Dye...

... And got to stitching!

I'm loving it!! This is one huge sampler though! It's going to take awhile! I'm also so tempted to start Susan Rambo, but I'm holding off for a just a bit. Not sure why - I think it's all the grass on the bottom (since I always start at the bottom). If those gorgeous flowers were on the bottom, I'm sure I would have started by now! :)

Well, I'm looking forward to stitching with all my friends in Manning on Saturday. It will be so great to see them. Maybe I'll bring Susan with me and start then. :) Write soon!