I am finally able to get back to my stitching!! Yea!! John Foster will be done in just a short time. I totally changed the border color. I'm using the soft gold. The color that was called for was a very light sort of lavender. It would not have gone well with the changes I made along the way. The pattern called for a pinkish red house. I changed it to a barn red . That required a few more changes. I do love the way it has turned out. The SBA says it might become his favorite!! Tonight I will finish the bee hive and the bees and the red flower on the far right. That leaves half of the border, the first half took 3 nights of stitching. I guess that means it should be done in 4 stitching nights!! Thank you so much for taking a look!!!!! Hope the week is going well!!
Wrinkles have caused that line in the bottom part. It's really all the same. I iron after I'm all done.
I love that garden maze.
That border takes a bit of time to stitch!
Barb - You know how I love beehives! It's coming along wonderfully well - am glad you are able to stitch pain-free.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sampler! I look forward to your finish.
ReplyDeleteIt's looking just oh so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJohn Foster is glamours and happy to hear you are stitching without any pain!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Well done!
ReplyDeleteSo close! He looks great. I think you made the right choice on that border color :)
ReplyDeleteYour stitching is looking great and I'm so glad you can stitch again without pain.
ReplyDeleteFinally back from doing the estate sale, Barb, and am catching up with everyone's blogs... I'm so happy to read you're stitching again--yippee!! John is looking so handsome--I can see why your husband thinks this might be his favorite. Really loved seeing all of your patriotic decorating in your previous post...everything looks fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteThe garden reminds me of your own garden! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sampler!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this, Barb and your changes are fabulous! I have this one on my short list and seeing yours really makes me want to stitch it! Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sampler! I've never seen this one before and it is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love the changes you have made! It's such a pretty sampler!!
ReplyDeleteAbout 6 of us are going to do this as a SAL next year. Can't wait, and I just love yours!
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