What Has Linda Been Doing?

I am so sorry that I have not posted in awhile. Time just seems to go by so quickly lately.

Karen and I went to Memphis in the beginning of November to visit with Amy and Jill but to also do Rent Amy Days. What a fabulous time we had. We had never done Rent Amy Days before and did not know what to expect. We were both blown away by what we learned and came home with. We went with canvases we knew we wanted help with.

I wanted help with a stitch for the lace on my Nutcracker by Sandra Gilmore.


Amy graphed out the perfect stitch for the lace.

I also brought with me Kelly Clark's "HO HO HO" canvas and asked Amy for stitch suggestions.


Amy drew out the areas with stitch and thread suggestions. Graphs for the stitches were printed out and threads pulled.


I have stitched the bottom border and started the background.

Amy also did a "guide" for the Pink Topiary by Kelly Clark.


I have not started this one yet.

Amy told us that she was ours for the weekend and we were to tell her what we needed and she would accommodate us. It was a wonderful fun, relaxed learning experience. Amy did demonstrations of different techniques, explained when to pad with felt, cotton or bead and shared her knowledge on so many different techniques. We learned so much. I highly recommend doing a Rent Amy Day - we are already booked for next year.

Linda

Latest Finish

Just finished the Engine for The Boo Express. I had a lot of fun stitching this canvas.
The stitch guide done by Needle Orts and they did an absolutely fabulous guide.



Canvas is by Raymond Crawford.

I am putting the second car on stretcher bars and cannot wait to get started.

Linda

Latest Project

I have been working on the wonderful canvas by Raymond Crawford for the past two weeks. I am thoroughly enjoying stitching it. I ordered the stitch guide and threads and accessories from Needle Orts in Altamonte Springs, Florida. They did an absolutely fantastic stitch guides for all three of the trains.


Here is the Engine of The Boo Express. I have to stitch the background which will have Ghost Tracks for under the Wheels and a wonderful darning pattern for the rest of the background. I also have to put in the spider's eyes and mouth and a fabulous ribbon accessory in the yellow area.

Here is some finishing that came in last week.


Three Kathy Schenkel star ornaments and Kelly Clark pear ornament.


The back of the ornaments.

Stay tuned for the big finish of the Engine.

Linda

Christmas is Coming

Ok, so my first (& only) Christmas finishing is back--my door hanging.

I was so pleased that this came back as quickly as it did; it's such a pretty piece, & Tony did such a good job on the stitch guide, that I wanted to really enjoy looking at it. It is hanging on the door to the basement in my family room, so it is just opposite where I usually sit when I am stitching, so I'll get to see it for a couple of months.

The finishers did a great job, keeping the front simple so as to not distract from the great ideas Tony utilized. And I love the back, as they used a cute, fun, sparkly fabric. The tassel with the bell was Linda's excellent suggestion.

I am working on the small piece I did in the class with Tony a few weeks ago; I should be done with it in a few weeks. I have been quite busy with work as well as extracurricular activities, so stitching has been sidelined a bit by late night meetings. I've actually been knitting some as a break from stitching.

Take care,

Denise

Halloween and Christmas Finishing

Just picked up some finishing this afternoon.


My coffee table with my Halloween Mask and Spider.


A close-up of the mask and spider.


Jake's ornament for 2013


The back of the ornament

I still have a few Halloween and Christmas ornaments to come in and also my Easter eggs.

Linda

Latest Finish

Now that Nana DayCare is open, Nana has a lot less time to stitch. This wonderful little canvas from Labors of Love should have been a quick stitch but it took me two weeks.


Frankie is waiting for his bride. Hope to start her soon.

Linda

Just Back From The Finisher

This morning before I picked Jake up from Nursery School, I went to my LNS, Stitch by Stitch, to pick up my Heartstrings Santa. Christmas finishing is starting to come in. Cannot wait to get my ornaments.


Linda