Indigo Rose, My Brenda

Indigo Rose's My Brenda (renamed from My Michelle)
32ct linen, using various HDF threads.

Cow Baby Birth Announcement

by Ellen Maurer-Stroh
Cross-stitch 2 over 1 on 14ct white aida
Finished: June 8th, 2009

Since Russell is born in the Year of the Ox, I thought this would be extra cute. Made a few changes since it's for a boy and took out the butterflies and flowers and added bumblebees and trails.

Blackberry Heart

The Sweetheart Tree

Finished: August 31st, 2009

I LOVED working on this piece. Every part of it was so much fun and I think I've definitely found a new love. ^.^ For the framing, I found a piece of framed art from Home Goods whose frame and mat were the perfect complement to this piece. Because the blackberries were built so high off the fabric, needed some spacers to set it apart from the glass, and this nice gentleman at Michael's gave me a length of it for free!! For Brenda.

Symmetry 2

Heritage Series

Cross-stitch 2 over 1 on 25ct lugana
Floss: HDF and DMC
Finished: Sept. 7th, 2009

Doxology

by My Big Toe Designs

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Antique Ivory, stitched 1 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Premium Imperial Green (3337) and Quince (1407)
Finished: July 8th, 2009

Another wonderful design by MBT, stitched for mom and dad.

The Lord is My Shepherd Ps. 23

by My Big Toe Designs

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Antique Ivory, stitched 1 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Premium Imperial Green (3337) and Quince (1407)
Finished: May 31st, 2009

I really enjoyed this piece. It's my first MBT and I was constantly amazed with the love and care Debbie put into charting this piece.

Fans of the Far East

Designer: Joan Elliot
Title: Fans of the Far East (from A Cross STitcher's Oriental Odyssey)
Threads: DMC
Fabric: 14ct aida

Nine Lives

Nine Lives
Designer: Ink Circles
Fabric: 32ct Belfast
Fibers: DMC (for the black border), and HDF silks.

Garden Stars

Garden Stars. It's a big spot sampler!
Designer: Ink Circles
Fabric: 32ct belfast in cream
Fibers: DMC
Duration it took to finish this: We won't go there.

Forest Light

Here is Forest Light, artwork by Jonathan Earl Bowser. She is stitched on 28 count laguna, tent stitched 2 x 1.

Red Velvet Inscription Sampler

Red Velvet Inscription Sampler
By Blue Ribbon Designs
Stitched on 35ct Edinburgh linen with Anchor threads.

MBT - Lord Is My Shepherd

Stitched alongside the finish featured in the previous post. We finished about 24 hours within one another, with Joyce leading the way!
25ct Lugana.
HDF fibers, with D-bags, Yonder Blue, Quiet Green, Okika, Konini, Victorian Mauve and Blue Violets.

The Lord is My Shepherd

by My Big Toe Designs

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Antique Ivory, stitched 1 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Premium Imperial Green (3337) and Quince (1407)
Finished: May 31st, 2009

This was a joy to stitch. I was constantly amazed by the level of skill it took to chart this beautiful psalm.

Mary Queen of Scots

After about 3 years, I think?
Designer is Papillon Creations, on 27ct Meran, I think this was a fat half used.
Fiber is DMC 115.

Beach Retreat

Dimensions
Stitched 2/1 over 1 on 14ct Aida
Finished: December 15th, 2008

This was a Christmas present for Frank. He loves the beach, but works too hard to take the time to go, so my little note in the back says something to the effect of ".... bringing a small piece of the beach to you."

Hanazume

First Japanese Embroidery finish :-D

Penelope and the Suitors/Heart of the World

Since I've just joined the group, and have a lot of catching up to do, I'll add finishes over the next few weeks, starting with the ones from 2008.

This first one is adapted from a painting by John Waterhouse, entitled Penelope and the Suitors. It was charted by Fine Art Cross Stitch and stitched over 1 on 28 count Monaco fabric.





The second finish of the year is from art adapted by Ruth Sanderson, entitled Heart of the World. It's stitched over 1 again, on 28 count Joblean.

The Orange Tree

The details:

Cirques des Cercles

Stitched on SMF Snowflake Belfast with Waterlilies Bittersweet floss

Wedding Day

Tatty Teddy by Anchor
Cross stitch and half cross 2 over 1 on 16ct aida
DMC conversion from Anchor threads, with added beads
Finished: June 10th, 2008

I really love how this turned out. It took me 4 days to do this, and I opted to switch out the french knots in her veil for beads.