{ Oldwick Burying Ground }

 

Just a couple snaps

 to show you the stitched finish of my

 

~ Oldwick Burying Ground ~

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A sampler reminiscent of the ancient graveyards

I would visit as a child growing up in Connecticut ~

The old oak trees and crows were my companions

...and the rusty iron fences were my playground boundaries.

I can close my eyes and smell the leaves and crisp Autumn air....

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Model Stitched by the Nimble Fingers of Felicia (Flea) Martin.

 

 

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 Model stitched onto 30ct. Old Farmhouse Linen

stitched one strand of floss over 2 threads of linen ~

entire sampler shown above

stitch count: 148w x 149h

finished size stitched on 30ct = 9.87" x  9.93"

 

 



i tried to replicate an old gnarled oak with it's deep bark colors...

little bird high above holds the key to the rusty gate....

simple, muted colors lend a faded aged look ~
 

 floss colors used are DMC:

422

611

831

3021

645

310

 

remember me....

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I will be framing this one.

Miss Flea is working on the 'Widow's Weeds' sampler

 

and I, well...

I am still working on the OWL O'ween design.

 

I know...

get on with it already, right?

~

 

 

Lori from

Notforgotten Farm