Thursday, August 18, 2011

Autumn Stitcher's Challenge piece ~

~ finished!!


I wanted to keep it very simple & old looking ~

i left it sparse and muted,
then stained it just a *bit* more...


I added the little wool heart as a place to park your needles & pins
and it rolls up to tie with hand dyed silk ribbon ~


backed with the same wool as the little heart ~


I had fun designing & stitching this for the
Samplermakers Autumn Stitcher's Challenge ~

this finished piece will be avialable on
Early Work Mercantile on September 1st,
with a few other finished stitched pieces!!


we're off to the school today (again) for Hannah's senior photo's ~
I can't believe my little girl is growing up so fast~


have a wonderful day!!


Blessings from the Farm...


Lori


19 comments:

Joy said...

Love it!!

Deppen homestead 1862 said...

Lori
Terrific job~ so pretty!!!
Have fun at Hannah's photo shoot~ Senior fun!!
smiles
Teresa

HomeSpunPrims said...

Show off!!! he he
Love it Lori!

Patty C. said...

Great Finish - I love it !!

Nan ~ Threadwork Primitives said...

Oh Lori, It came out so nice. Love the primitiveness of it. I wouldn't be able to part with it. Some EWM buyer will be very lucky to have it in their home.

Gathering Threads said...

Sheeesh, looks just like mine!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish. Great job Lori, that won't last 3 minutes on EWM.

Susan

Unknown said...

Love it! and I love that wool!!! Beautiful...
I posted my progress on "Sail Away" on my blog! Very sweet design! :)

primitivebettys said...

Looks wonderful Lori! :) I finally started mine yesterday.

Amy aka: ropergirl3 said...

Absolutely delightful! Love the heart and backing, great idea!

David said...

beautiful! Love it! Love it! Love it!

cucki said...

i love it so so so much xx

Prims By The Water said...

Love your newest sampler. Just became a follower as I also am a creator of prim items made from fabric. Is your darling piece 1803 that you used in your blog header avaible as a pattern or for sale? I would love to have it!Take care, Janice PS. I have a giveaway on my blog primsbythewater.blogspot.com
if you care to take a peek.

Marjorie said...

Beautiful Lori! I just took note of your header picture too. Forgive my ignorance, but is this one of your designs? What is it called? I agree with the previous poster, I would love a copy.

TheCrankyCrow said...

Well, we can certainly see you were definitely "up" for the challenge!! AWESOME!! Love that you made it into a sewing case! Absolutely precious!! Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin

Stitching Cat said...

Lori, love your challenge piece. Someone will be very lucky on September 1st!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful finish..!!~Ronda

Mindi said...

Fantastic job with the Autumn Challenge! And you're finished already! I need to get moving on mine, I've been having ADD problems and jumping around to different things.

The Humble Stitcher said...

Oh Lori...it's lovely! You did a wonderful job and I really like the way you finished it :) I'm still plugging away at my challenge piece but I think the end might finally be in sight!

Pamela@ The Sampler Makers Farmhouse said...

my WORD, your talent is highly superior. Magazine worthy.