This was a good weekend to stay indoors and get some stitching done, so I was finally able to finish the sampler I started a couple of months ago.
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| Design by Brenda Gervais |
I used to do a lot of samplers but have never done one with all the little motifs like this one. It was kind of fun. On our recent trip to Indiana I found a wonderful old frame at an antique mall that might work for this--what do you think? I need to do a little more ironing and stretching, but wanted to get an idea of how this would fit the frame. At first I thought it might be too big but maybe not? Hmmm...
I'll have to live with it a few days and see what I think. I really love the frame and think the color works well with the threads.
Foxy's preferred method dealing with the heat involves lounging around indoors in air conditioned comfort, grooming herself and napping. Come to think of it, that's pretty much her routine every day. Hope you're keeping cool and enjoying the summer!
Have you ever done this? I went on a garden tour hosted by our local Master Gardener's program this past weekend. We've gone before and the gardens are so inspiring--it's so interesting to see how everyone expresses themselves in their garden. I took my camera to capture the unique elements and great plant combinations of the gardens, but to my chagrin found that I had left the battery at home in the recharger! The houses on the tour were too far from home for me to return home and get the battery. I'll definitely check to be sure I have the battery next time or keep a spare in the case!
We did work in the garden a lot this weekend and when I wasn't gardening I was working on sampler appropriate to this time of year.
I bought this Brenda Gervais pattern about a year ago because of the sampler. I wasn't sure I'd like the muted colors. I've never worked with Weeks Dye Works threads before and at first it seemed like you couldn't tell the difference between the various colors, but they're growing on me and I really like the faded appearance.
