Bubbly!
Petite beads for bubbles in the bubbly.
Photos taken in three different lights! Just to show how hard it is to get the right colour
This one is probably closest. I had to change some of the thread colours so they would show up on the pink fabric (32 count linen) and I also filled in the word Champagne with Blanc.
This is going to be a wedding card for a friend whose daughter goes to the same school as the Small Boy. It's perfect for her and her new hubby.
I've been continuing with the SAL that keeps on entertaining Christine, the Ten-a-Day and have just passed 160 days and 1,600 stitches. I am indeed a Woman in Control of my Life. This is a collage of photos of Just Nan's Spring in the Square taken every 10 days. I started on 1st January so I love how the flowers bloom as we go through Spring and into Summer:
I've also been stitching a second daily project - 30-a-day and for this one I have a series of Just Nan freebies I'm finishing as ornies. This is the fourth one, Victorian Rose, now on Day 14:
Handy hint - the little tag of orange at the top is an ORT knotted through so I always know which way up is. Useful when stitching a symmetrical design on square fabric.
Finally, I'm making plans for The Longest Day SAL next week. I'll actually be stitching on Tuesday 20th and blogging about it on the 21st as I'm away from the house on Wednesday. I've decided to have an Event on Facebook for the real time updates so if you want to follow along there, here's the link.
(It's a private event so send me a pm on FB if you want to see it!)
What a cute card that will be! That is just unbelievable that is the same piece in all three pictures though!! The colors are so very, very different!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the adorable finish Jo.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Yay happy dance! Looks great in all the lights! The just nan Spring in the square looks great. It's grown so much. Thanks for the longest day sal add.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great offer on the magazine. Love the sampler....in fact, I love nearly all of Emma Congdon's designs :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful design for newlyweds, I was hoping the pink one would be the true to life one.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was fast, even for you! Great finish, and fun, too.
ReplyDeleteSo you're doing your Longest Day event on FB - will you do a round up post here afterwards?
Cameras are definitely a funny thing. I have started a blogging bucket list recently and one of the things I want to do is take a photography class. Your piece looks delightful in each picture. --Andrea
ReplyDeleteThe champagne stitch is really cute. I wish you could pop open the bottle and share. I really love seeing how the Spring in the Square took shape so quickly. That is such a beautiful stitch. You are amazing with how quickly you stitch. Great job as always. RJ @ stitching friends forever
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy piece of work! Love it... & yes it can be hard sometimes to get an accurate pic in regards to colour... well done Jo.
ReplyDeleteI like the tip for knowing the orientation of the design. x
ReplyDeleteYep, still laughing. I know, I know, I'm easily amused.
ReplyDeleteI love that Emma Congdon finish
Jo, It's adorable and you stitched it fast! What a special wedding card that will make. Did you use a white balance setting on your camera to get the different color effects?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could limit myself to 30 stitches on a piece a day..too much fun to see the pattern develop, you are in control!
Great tip on the ort thread at the top of a project too! Mary
Great finish for the newlyweds card!!!
ReplyDeleteHave fun with your event.
That is an excellent tip! Have fun with your longest day SAL, I unfortunately have to work that day :P
ReplyDeleteOh how cute. What a great finish. Love your Just Nan progress. Beautiful! I don't know if we are friends on FB. I'll try to find you there.
ReplyDeleteOh I just LOVE how your Just Nan project is turning out. You truly are a woman in control...haha I might have just took off and started stitching after the first ten. What a great tip about the symmetrical design. I wish I could join you for the Longest Day (I had intended to when you mentioned it a while back) but I will be away from home, internet and probably my sanity at that point. I'll be thinking of you though!! I love your finish too...great choice for their card!!
ReplyDeleteThe wedding card is really pretty! Love the little beads!
ReplyDeleteJust Nan's Spring is gorgeous!
Lovely finish !! I like the idea of beads for the bubbles. Great progress on 10-a-day project.
ReplyDeleteYour finish is perfect for an anniversary card,lovely stitching.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great finish! It will make a fabulous card for a wedding.
ReplyDeleteI love your Ten a day collage - it looks so cool, like time lapse photography and I do so admire your discipline.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Love your new finish, too. xxx
ReplyDeleteLove It!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the wedding card and how your Just Nan project is progressing.
ReplyDeletebellissimo!
ReplyDeleteYou are most certainly a woman in control! 2nd time have started this comment, I think this is a great idea for a wedding card. And one I would keep forever.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have taken this offer as well. It's a pity that we don't have such things over here. Congratulations on finishing the design in only three days. Not bad at all :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous progress on your ten-a-day project.
Last year I stitched with you on the longest day of the year. And I wanted to do it again as it was such lot of fun - but can't do it at the moment :( I can't follow you on FB but I'll be happy to see what you were stitching on when you blog about it.
I cannot find you on Facebook. :( But I will be stitching on the longest day with you. DD is gone and I have the place to myself. Well, there is my hubby and the cat.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great finish, I do like Stichrovia's designs! And great progress on your dailies as well.
ReplyDeleteWheee I love your champagne stitch, such fun! Very cool way of demonstrating the blossoming of your 10 a day wip. It looks so effective.
ReplyDeleteI'm still bummed that I couldn't particpate in your longest day SAL, even to keep up with your postings. Love family but sometimes they really get in the way of my stitching ):
xo Alicia
Great happy dance! I know, it's so hard for me to take a picture that shows the actual color of the fabric. The light always seems wrong! So weird. Spring in the Square is looking gorgeous! :D
ReplyDeleteLove the wedding card, and those beads look so pretty! I'd certainly keep the card forever!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fast finish, well done!
Spring in the square is gorgeous, and it is lovely to see the progress pictures!
Barbara x