Mary Roe 1808 Finished!

I'm making up for all those pieces I started when I was so stressed! :)  I got Mary Roe finished up today.  I love how she turned out!

The Scarlett House "Mary Roe 1808"

Fabric: 40 ct. Vintage Lt. Examplar

Threads: Belle Soie and NPI (black only)

Started: 3/12 - Finished: 10/6/12

Now, I think I'll get back to Charlotte Clayton, Ann Priest, or maybe I'll start Margaret Cottam...

40 ct. Vintage Pecan Butter, WDW and GAST threads. 

A Little More Mary Roe

We just got back from South Carolina on Monday.  We went up there to find a place to rent and I think we found one.  We'll move back in about a month before school starts.  I worked on Mary Roe a lot in the car on the way up.

40 ct. Vintage Lt. Examplar, Belle Soie (1 over 2)

I just love this funky lady!

I'm almost halfway done now.  I just need to do couple more motifs and then the flower vine and verse.  I made one little change - I ended up using Vanilla Pudding instead of Tumbleweed.  My Tumbleweed dye-lot was a little too dark and gray.

Happy 4th!

Hope you all have a very happy and safe 4th of July!  We'll be grilling turkey burgers, swimming in the pool and maybe seeing some fireworks around here tonight.  I hope to work on Mary Roe a little later too...

40 ct. Vintage Lt. Examplar, Belle Soie silks (1 over 2)

I love the bright colors in this sampler - they're so much fun to work with!!

One Month

Wow, I can't believe it's been a month since I've posted anything!  I have been stitching on a variety of things...

Dorothy Walpole

Charlotte Clayton

Mary Roe

It's been hard for me to stick to one thing!

Well, it doesn't look like my husband will be able to transfer down to Tampa after all.  We were pretty disappointed that he couldn't find anyone that wanted to go to South Carolina (they don't know what they're missing out on)!!  We really like it there, we just wanted to be closer to family.  The main thing I'm happy about moving back is that the kids will be able to go back to their schools and I'll get to stitch with my Carolina friends again! We'll have to find another place to rent in South Carolina next month and then we'll most likely look to buy.

We'll miss Florida... it's definitely been fun to be near our family and old friends.  Speaking of which... I was able to meet up with Deb yesterday down at Golden Needle.  It was so great to catch up with her, have lunch and do some shopping. :)  We're also really going to miss the pool....

Weekend Stitching

I caught a cold last week, so I was feeling pretty miserable over the weekend.  I didn't go anywhere, I just sat on the couch and stitched.  I worked on a few different things...

40 ct. Vintage Sand Dune, NPI (1 over 2)

I finished the orange kitty and Eve on Charlotte Clayton.  I'm really loving this one!  It's such a fun stitch.

40 ct. Vintage Pecan Butter, AVAS and NPI (1 over 2)

Dorothy has been a little more difficult.  The lightest pink had very little contrast with medium pink.  I could barely tell them apart.  The dyelots have obviously changed since Glenna and Laurie stitched their samplers. I switched it out for a NPI I had.  It's not perfect, but it will have to do (since I tried just about every other pink silk in my stash). :)

40 ct. Vintage Lt. Examplar, Belle Soie (1 over 2)

I started The Scarlett House's "Mary Roe 1808" back in March, but didn't put it on my blog because I only had a little bit of the border stitched.  I decided to get it back out and work on it some more.  I love the colors in this sampler, they're so bright and pretty!!

I hope you all had a great weekend!  I'll be finishing up packing this week.  I really don't have too much more to do.  Just a few dishes and then our linens and clothes.

Christmas Garden Start

I started Blackbird Designs "Christmas Garden" last week. I wasn't sure if I was liking the colors, but I think they're growing on me now. :)

40 ct. Vintage Lt. Examplar, CC and GAST (1 over 2)

This sampler is so much fun to stitch. I have a little bit more stitched now and will share another picture soon. I asked Katrina for her permission to copy her idea of using the alphabet on the bottom instead of the words "Christmas Garden."

Another sampler I really want to start is "Mary Roe 1808" by The Scarlett House. Check out Margaret's beautiful finish!!

I was thinking of using the same linen for Mary Roe that I'm using for Christmas Garden - 40 ct. Vintage Lt. Examplar. It's a beautiful dye-lot.