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Sunday, 12 September 2010
Kirby's Sew In Love and a giveaway






Kirby has now framed her Sew In Love and she has decided to give this to her friend as part of her 21st birthday gift. It is stitched on 28ct evenweave with DMC 115. Nice work Kirby!

Sew In Love is still available *here*. You will need to scroll nearly to the bottom of the page.







Over on her blog *here* Anita is having a very generous giveaway of a $100 gift certificate to spend on her web site. You need to be a follower, then leave your name, blog url and an email address - that's it! You have until September 15 to enter.

Blogger will now not show all of my posts on one page of the Charts blog despite the settings, and nor will it allow me to link to separate pages from the sidebar! I have been checking out Wordpress and iWeb as different options for blogging. Is anyone else having a problem like this?

Thank you for all the wonderful comments on Sew Spooky.

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Friday, 21 May 2010
Danielle's Sew in Love






Danielle of I'll Be Perfect In My Next Life sent me a picture of her stitched and framed version of Sew in Love and has kindly agreed to let me post this here (thank you Danielle). It's stitched on 28ct Ice Cappuccino linen with DMC 4210 thread. Isn't this pretty?

Sew In Love is still available *here* or by clicking on the CHARTS button on the sidebar. The free charts Sew Red, Sew Blue and Sew Autumn are also still available with any purchase.


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Last week Kirby went to her university's Summer Ball which was held on a boat - I hope all the guests were good sailors! Here she is with her escort for the evening, her boy-friend Charles. It's a shame I do not have a picture that shows the whole of her dress - the bottom half is a very pretty turquoise.


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I know I am on a Stitch from Stash year but ... I have decided to stitch Jane Rees 1869, a Bristol Orphanage sampler as soon as I can gather together my chosen supplies. Although I have ordered some of my favourite 48ct French Gander linen and a selection of mini spools of the HDF new Perfect Red range (to choose which red I prefer), I am now contemplating stitching this on 55ct linen with Soie Surfine (109) which will mean it will measure 13 x 17½ when completed. The original measures 10 x 13½ being stitched on approximately 70ct linen but even I draw the line somewhere! I also need to buy the chart which I have delayed in ordering as I was unsure as to which of the available Bristol Orphanage samplers to choose. The decision has now been made and I am looking forward to making a start. Jane has a stitch count of 362 x 476 so it's not a quick project but I have a few more iStitch designs to break the monotony if, indeed, it becomes monotonous! Watch out for WIP.

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Monday, 5 April 2010
Kirby's Sew In Love





My grand-daughter, Kirby loved the Sew In Love chart when it first came out and decided to stitch it in her spare time at Uni - not that she gets much spare time with studying and, of course, the partying! So here is her version which she is going to frame as a gift for a friend. It's stitched 2*2 on 28ct white evenweave linen with DMC 115. She is now working on Sew Patchwork and has chosen a really pretty colour palette for this one.

Sew In Love is still available *here* or by clicking on the CHARTS button on the sidebar.




My son Justin recently went to a fancy dress party - can you guess what he went as? He said he took him and the kids hours to make the above as each side is made of individual squares and stuck on separately. I said if he had used Velcro he could have muddled up the colours and actually played the game. Incidentally when the Rubiks Cube first came out he used to get me to muddle up the colours; he would then take it away and bring it back with the colours in the right place. I was always amazed that he could do it as I never could. He told me years later than he popped the sections off and put them back on in the right place!

I am working on Sew Summer so release of the chart isn't too far away.

Enjoy what's left of the Easter holiday and those chocolate eggs!

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Monday, 15 February 2010
Sew in Love by Nancy




Nancy of Lovely in Chocolate sent me a picture of her version of Sew In Love which she finished in time for Valentine's Day. Stitched on an unknown linen with Carrie's Creation Threads (which threads I have yet to try) in Ruby, Nancy is planning on framing it and displaying it all year. Sew In Love is one of my favourite iStitch charts - red stitching with plenty of hearts including an 'open heart' which you may or may not have noticed appears on all my charts except for the first one, Sew Red! Thank you Nancy for allowing me to post your beautiful interpretation of Sew In Love.

I am still working on the model for the new chart and also on the hem-stitch tutorial so please bear with me.

The snow from last week has thawed but it's still extremely cold so I would not be too surprised if we get another snowfall sometime this week. I am staying home in the warm - my daughter gave me her cold last week so I am full of snuffles and sneezes!

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Wednesday, 3 February 2010
iStitch finishes



Firstly, a beautifully stitched Sew Red from Françoise from Belgium who tells me she stitched this with a silk floss of tentaculum, colour Nikki on a Belgian linen 13pt, blanc cassé. Isn't the thread a gorgeous colour? I am wondering how Françoise is going to finish this. Talking of gorgeous, check out those 'to die for' scissors which are handmade by an old French craftsman. I know I am on a 'stitch from stash' year but surely scissors don't count and I think that I really N-E-E-D a pair of these scissors. Thank you for sharing with us Françoise.




Secondly, a really pretty version of a Sew In Love pillow stitched and finished by Barb. Thank you too Barb for sharing your stitching with us.

Both charts, Sew Red and Sew In Love are available on my charts blog *here* or click on the CHARTS button on the sidebar. Sew Red is available free with the purchase of any chart. Sew In Love would make an ideal gift for Valentines Day which is fast approaching but, with instant download of the chart, you still have plenty of time to stitch this for your loved one!



Last, but certainly not least, Anita of Little Stitches sent me three spools of Sulky thread as a belated Christmas gift in three pretty shades, from L-R, Caramel Apple, Forever Green and Antique Christmas in 30wt which is ideal for stitching 1*2 on a high count fabric or 1*1 on 32ct fabric. I can't wait to give these threads a try. Thank you Anita - your thoughtful gift is much appreciated.

I am still stitching on Alphabets à... and I am enjoying it immensely. It must be time to show you a picture so I will take one later today so come back tomorrow to see my progress.

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Sunday, 31 January 2010
Sew Spring





Spring flowers and a tiny rabbit - Sew Spring is now ready for release. It is stitched 2*2 on optic white Brussels linen with Heartstitch Threads 'Watermelon' and hem-stitched with white DMC. This chart is available *here* or click on the CHARTS button on the sidebar.

You still have 14 days in which to stitch that special Valentine gift for your loved one and Sew In Love is still available on my charts blog *here*

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Friday, 8 January 2010
Valie's Sew In Love



Valie could not wait to stitch Sew In Love and chose to stitch this as a New Year gift for a friend who likes pink. It is stitched on a cream Gander linen with ThreadworX thread 1005 and is finished as a wonderful pinkeep with a pocket on the back of a Cherry Blossom print. Pretty flower ribbon surrounds the pinkeep with matching pins. A stunning finish Valie and thank you for allowing me to share it.

I, too, received a lovely gift from Valie this morning and I will show this later.

And now ... (insert drum roll and trumpets blowing here) ... Beatrix Potter is finished! Yes, at last I can report that the final stitch was put in yesterday and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. If you are interested, the final stitch was on the leg of the R of my initial! Once I have ironed it, I will post a picture. Next I need to choose a frame. I hope that my sister likes it.

This afternoon I will start on the 'as yet to be named' animal sampler and I am so looking forward to this. The naming will take place on Sunday when, hopefully, the model will be ready and the chart can be released. Thank you to those who are participating in the competition. I think I may have to throw the names into a hat and pick one out as they are all well-thought out names.

Have a lovely weekend and for those who are midst snow storms and blizzards - keep warm and safe.

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Monday, 28 December 2009
Sew In Love









Sew in Love - a Valentine special available *here* or click on the CHARTS button on the sidebar. It is stitched 1*2 on white 36ct Edinburgh linen with AVAS 2925 and hem-stitched with white DMC.

I tried to incorporate as many hearts as I could and I have no idea of how many there actually are! Maybe someone would like to count them? This is my last release for 2009 although it is dated 2010 ready for you to stitch for that someone special for a Valentine gift.

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