The Daily Mel » With Thy Needle & Thread http://www.thedailymel.com Born to stitch; forced to work. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:00:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A Finish & A Start http://www.thedailymel.com/2009/11/27/a-finish-a-start/ http://www.thedailymel.com/2009/11/27/a-finish-a-start/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:00:16 +0000 Melissa (TheDailyMel) http://www.thedailymel.com/?p=2981 I hope everyone here in the US had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday yesterday. I had a nice day and got to spend some time with the outlaws (my former father-in-law and sister-in-law) which was really nice. We went out to Mimi’s Cafe for a traditional turkey meal, so no one had to do any cooking or cleaning. It worked perfectly for us. ) I think the funniest part of the day was that my FIL, and not me or my 30-something SIL, was playing on Facebook on his cell phone while we were waiting on our food. lol

In stitching news, I did get in another finish for the year. I finished this piece on Wednesday night and love how it all came together. The design is a freebie I found on Brenda’s blog. She designs under the name With Thy Needle & Thread and runs Country Stitches. I love Halloween & Autumnal designs, especially samplers, so this one was a must stitch for me as soon as I saw it. Pardon the wrinkles, I haven’t ironed it yet.


Design: Indian Summer
Designer: With Thy Needle & Thread
Fabric: 40-count Maple Sugar Lakeside Linen
Fibers: Various over-dyed cottons
Finished November 25, 2009
Stitched 1 over 2

I also couldn’t resist a new start. It’s one of the designs from my recent stash haul that I posted about earlier in the week. I did make a couple of color substitutions. Instead of using red & pink for the dress and flowers, I opted to go for Indigo for the dress and Spring Violets for the flowers. Everything else, including the fabric, is as charted.


Design: One of Those Days
Designer: Miss Crescent’s Crowne
Fabric: 36-count Strawflower Lakeside Linen
Fibers: Belle Soie silks
Progress as of November 26, 2009
Stitched 1 over 2

That’s it for now. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Until next time …

2 comment(s) for this post:

  1. thewwchick:
    2009-Nov-27 Love the new creation, Mel!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
  2. beritbunny:
    2009-Nov-27 Woo-hoo for finishes. I agree that it's a bit of a head-scratcher that your FIL is a facebook mobile "junkie". :D I'm not familiar with this new design you're starting--it'll be fun to watch as it comes along!

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