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Friday 12 June 2015

I Believe I Can Fly/Finish


Yes, we have another finish for you all!  Joan Elliott's Believe, one of a series of four affirmations with the others being Hope, Dream and Imagine.

I stitched this one on 28 count opalescent Robin's Egg evenweave by Silkweaver.  I have enough fabric to stitch all four.  I only have about six packets of Magnifica beads but by happy chance I had the one colour the chart needed!



This is going to be an end-of-term gift for the Small Boy's class teacher and TAs.  Because there are a mixture of girls and boys in the class I changed one fairy into a boy fairy.


Tuesday was Satsuma Street SAL Day so I continued on Pretty Mini London:

stitched on 28 count black evenweave

Sorry Linda, I stitched loads!!  The light pink infill on the Eye, the lilac skyscrapers, the grey arches and the mauve of St. Paul's Cathredral.

Linda and I were discussing how many companies are now doing these City themed designs, they are definitely "On Trend" as the magazines put it!  Then I saw the launch of a new website for the town where I live, and look at their logo:

Wouldn't that make a perfect Satsuma style cross stitch?  Even the colours tone.


I was in the mood for beading so on Wednesday I started the little Mill Hill sampler Rosey sent me:

Frosted Heather Rose
stitched on 28 count evenweave

Unfortunately I forgot that the Small Boy was off school on Thursday and he does not mix well with beads!  So for Thursday I thought I'd make a start on June's ornie for the Hallowe'en Ornie SAL.  Despite choosing the themes myself I always forget what they are so I popped over to the blog and saw those dread words "free choice".   Nooooooo, how can I possibly chose from all my Hallowe'en charts and magazines?

I decided to choose one magazine and stitch my favourite design.  I picked the oldest issue of JCS I have as a hard copy (couldn't get on the PC because of the aforementioned Small Boy) and chose a Blue Ribbon Design, Boo Mansion:

Stitched on 32 count Twilight Blue linen

Finally, my Summer Postcard Blog hop again!  The theme this year is Pets.  All you need to do is email me a photo of something you have stitched on this theme plus a little message about what pets mean to you.  Once I have a few I will start emailing them to the participants who will display them on their blogs.  The Blog Hop lasts all Summer so don't worry if you don't have anything suitable stitched yet.  I'm going to be finding some freebies online to inspire you.  Today's choice is fish, goldfish and tropical fish:

My-cross-stitch-patterns - Goldfish
Cross-stitch-pattern.net - Fish





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34 comments:

  1. Justine12 June 2015 at 11:33

    I love the Believe one - how serendipitous to have the right colour beads! The fabric is gorgeous. The Satsuma city is coming along very nicely. It looks as if you live in a lovely part of the country!

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  2. Pull the other thread12 June 2015 at 11:49

    Great finish on Believe and lots of fantastic stitching on your other pieces.

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  3. Miamina12 June 2015 at 12:11

    Lovely finish, I stitched the "Hope" one a few years ago for a friend and it was lovely to stitch. It was so hard to part with. The others are going to be lovely when finished!

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  4. jocondine12 June 2015 at 12:32

    As I'll be back in office on monday, must say that the better side of this injury was to follow updating almost "live". That was the best medecine I took! Back to your stitching... Believe is really so great, colors, beads, fairies, all elegant and charming. xxx

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  5. Mii Stitch12 June 2015 at 12:35

    Congrats on your finish & beautiful progress on your WIP.

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  6. Heather12 June 2015 at 12:57

    Great finish :)

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  7. Kate12 June 2015 at 13:28

    Jo, I love your 'Believe'!

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  8. Anonymous12 June 2015 at 13:31

    oh, Jo! congratulations on the finish! it's Joan Elliott, no wonder I like it, and your beading is beautiful. and I love that lil' boy fairy!
    isn't it the greatest feeling when you get lucky with your stash like that? I always feel like it's meant to be, like that time with the Chubby Taras magazine that I managed to buy from an online shop mere minutes after following your Blog Hop. :)
    I'm trying NOT to get that Satsuma issue because I already bought a few last month, but it might be impossible to resist.. those colours are.. FANTASTIC!
    good for you that you had something physical in your stash while the kid took over the digital files database ;) must have a backup plan at all times! <3

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  9. Katie12 June 2015 at 13:38

    Beautiful finish! Love how you changed the one fairy. Perfect. Love your new starts.

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  10. KimM12 June 2015 at 13:44

    What a beautiful piece - Love the "Believe" - so pretty. And what great progress not he others. Well done!!
    xxx

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  11. Leonore Winterer12 June 2015 at 14:24

    Believe looks awesome, I love the beads. Great new starts as well :D

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  12. Vickie12 June 2015 at 14:39

    Ack! You chose these titles to make me sing these old songs, don't you, you rascal!!
    Love your Believe! Gorgeous.
    Poodles seem to be on trend in the UK also. Yippee!

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  13. sunny12 June 2015 at 15:43

    Absolutely love the BELIEVE with fairies!

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  14. Jacqueline Morris12 June 2015 at 16:12

    Lovely lovely and ooooh lovely!! Yes once more..... Lovely stitching :). Oooh and beading... Looks like a lot of fun :)
    I am failing epically with my Halloween ornament :(
    Smiles :)

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  15. The Inspired Stitcher12 June 2015 at 18:44

    Lovely progress, Jo! I always enjoy seeing what you've been up to. Have a great weekend.

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  16. Mini12 June 2015 at 19:53

    Congrats on a beautiful finish. Love the beads.

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  17. Barb12 June 2015 at 23:18

    Believe is absolutely beautiful! All your pieces are nice. Great job on them. Your needle must be smoking!

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  18. Bea12 June 2015 at 23:44

    "Believe" is absolutely lovely - hooray for the finish! You're going great guns with mini London and another terrific Halloween pattern. How am I supposed to keep my "bah humbug" attitude toward Halloween with all the great patterns you show??? lol

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  19. Barb13 June 2015 at 00:17

    Believe is so pretty. I am sure the teacher will love it! Looking forward to seeing the progress of the Halloween design.

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  20. gominam13 June 2015 at 00:29

    Beautiful finish on Believe, esp. the closeup shot really did justice to the details. Lovely progress too on your WIPs. Have a wonderful weekend:)

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  21. Linda13 June 2015 at 02:40

    Congrats on the gorgeous finish Jo. Love your new starts. Awesome progress on London.

    Linda

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  22. Preeti13 June 2015 at 03:40

    Congrats on the gorgeous finish!! :) your mini London looks cute!!
    You are so nice to start the gift you got from Rosey. It is wonderful for the person to see that their chart is being used. I have got many such to start including yours too but I get lost in the pool of already started projects and these days I am not able to stitch much or not more than two at a time.

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  23. Blu13 June 2015 at 04:54

    Believe looks wonderful! Your WIPs look really great too.

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  24. Mrs Milkybar Kid13 June 2015 at 07:23

    I love your finish on Believe, it's such a beautiful design! How awesome does that Satsuma Street design look on black?! I'm finding them harder to resist I must say!

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  25. gracie13 June 2015 at 15:13

    Love the stitching....

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  26. Christine14 June 2015 at 13:18

    Great finish Jo, and wonderful progress on your city. On a related note when did the expression change from "in trend" or "trendy" to "on trend"? I don't remember ever seeing the expression on trend before maybe about 5 years ago, but now it seems to have taken over.

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  27. Julie14 June 2015 at 17:39

    Believe is gorgeous, a truly wonderful gift that will make.

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  28. Sarah in Stitches14 June 2015 at 18:52

    Great Halloween start, and congrats on the finish! The colors are so lovely :D

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  29. Kaisievic14 June 2015 at 22:34

    Lovely finish and Jo, I am sure that I can see some pattern making in your future - you could so easily design your city's logo into a cross stitch pattern.

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  30. Steph16 June 2015 at 22:46

    Oh my goodness! Believe is so beautiful! XOX

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  31. Lili17 June 2015 at 08:26

    "Believe" is so pretty, love the beads around! Mini London have such pretty colours!!
    Lovely stitching!!

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  32. Brigitte17 June 2015 at 14:05

    Oh my, this is so sweet. I love the little fairies on this piece, they are so delicate.

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  33. Unknown2 July 2015 at 14:13

    lovely finish the little fairies are so cute :)

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  34. Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches4 July 2015 at 03:03

    Lovely stitching and am awesome finish I love Joan Elliott 's designs

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