tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61672657796824733812024-03-05T21:32:16.619-08:00Samplers, Silks and LinensSharing my passion for needleworkSamplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-88700231428987957952015-01-16T00:19:00.001-08:002015-01-16T00:19:40.606-08:00Violet's Blue by Blackbird DesignsFinally, finally a finish on this neglected WIP. So glad it's done, now I don't have to feel guilty about it and especially since I have had my stash increased by an arrival of an OOP SL chart that I am super lucky to get - The Louise Earle Sampler. Enjoy the eye candy!<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDuK6cG5w1U5yp6_RV7KBKYlbvsWCHR9QEXQgcbCqgvdMOMIh15I70T_WjeSTO_-UJTE-lLUdnsUgOupnslQW3FAQZpNrC-wn2A1EMxgQD1hHCXXV5KCgRob6V4ublyNNeAdjHGufjKMg/s640/blogger-image-688549724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDuK6cG5w1U5yp6_RV7KBKYlbvsWCHR9QEXQgcbCqgvdMOMIh15I70T_WjeSTO_-UJTE-lLUdnsUgOupnslQW3FAQZpNrC-wn2A1EMxgQD1hHCXXV5KCgRob6V4ublyNNeAdjHGufjKMg/s640/blogger-image-688549724.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WBAciIlmGZRM6pd_qcDKII7MVdayUxlNpnXENy_rmnyn8LPofOzI2gM8JY3vpZpHZZvyqeYGWQXrqpdUkI6irbdkrI7HKku_ya7RTW1bkJz2igXTC-4rdW9beRXnqp4r5adVNbXVuCTR/s640/blogger-image--1553580610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WBAciIlmGZRM6pd_qcDKII7MVdayUxlNpnXENy_rmnyn8LPofOzI2gM8JY3vpZpHZZvyqeYGWQXrqpdUkI6irbdkrI7HKku_ya7RTW1bkJz2igXTC-4rdW9beRXnqp4r5adVNbXVuCTR/s640/blogger-image--1553580610.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>P.S. I am still working hard on my Anne Depauw Sampler will share photos next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Much love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Amanda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div>Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-70809283913485648052015-01-08T20:25:00.001-08:002015-01-08T20:25:20.252-08:00The Anne Depauw Sampler<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkgTe0pVzflQvzzGx6FbK2a7W7culTZ6XVNcGWbtOuk2A7A53ReCQ3Y8kKk2hf3nVsY45QXGFxIU-vNzVVrVBsI0Fr3LihXm4jBjVB3g20DkFIGyJjH6ULUpoMugYEyYunqGM0dGqMzAy/s640/blogger-image--2051742392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkgTe0pVzflQvzzGx6FbK2a7W7culTZ6XVNcGWbtOuk2A7A53ReCQ3Y8kKk2hf3nVsY45QXGFxIU-vNzVVrVBsI0Fr3LihXm4jBjVB3g20DkFIGyJjH6ULUpoMugYEyYunqGM0dGqMzAy/s640/blogger-image--2051742392.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>Another Scarlet Letter piece I have started stitching The Anne Depauw Sampler, this one dated 1714. <div>I have been a little obsessed with this sampler and probably won't work on anything else until she's done. Just love the pastel colours. It's all been stitching up fairly quickly til now, as you can see I am working an area with all over one stitching, the linen which was supplied with the kit is 35 count so the over one is taking a fair while, however never mind that's the way it is with stitching, sometimes fast sometimes slow, I am having fun and that's the main thing. </div><div>I have another Scarlet Letter kit in the mail, hopefully arrive here soon, was an OOP design but Martha owner of The Scarlet Letter found some charts hiding in storage, lucky me, can't wait to show you, she's simple yet beautiful. </div><div><br></div><div>Wishing your day full of happy little x's,</div><div>Amanda</div>Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-48514009579108584422014-11-16T23:46:00.001-08:002014-11-16T23:46:15.486-08:00Mary Baker Sampler finished!As promised I have a Sampler finish to share. This is Mary Baker from The Scarlet Letter. A simple Sampler but one I very much enjoyed stitching. Notice the little r crammed in at the end of Father in the verse? I had a little chuckle when I stitched that, no way was Mary going to frog! Very charming.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6DCc8RPmISpHwwGA9RwO7OtvyoqylnVPPv4JxaE43NccgSfovIaEbt6FpizBbpjkIOIUIVr84nN91C1F2SlM6kpKwrE-SlIoyey03_6Dww3jegP2CwTPVKhUsQ0XLgD-HTJ8TC1qBuca/s640/blogger-image--1584314383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6DCc8RPmISpHwwGA9RwO7OtvyoqylnVPPv4JxaE43NccgSfovIaEbt6FpizBbpjkIOIUIVr84nN91C1F2SlM6kpKwrE-SlIoyey03_6Dww3jegP2CwTPVKhUsQ0XLgD-HTJ8TC1qBuca/s640/blogger-image--1584314383.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am back to working on Snooty Parrots, hope to have a progress picture soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Amanda Chen</div><br></div>Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-57797701814826652452014-10-27T20:49:00.001-07:002014-10-27T20:49:20.887-07:00Hooray a finish!Always feels good to have a finish especially when you are struggling on a piece. <div>This is my first over one thread finish and I had a little trouble with the thread twisting on me and not laying straight so the stitching is not as neat as I would like it to be however I have since learnt some tips which may help me on my next over one project, we shall see. </div><div>Love this fruitful series from The Hearts Content, hope you do too as I have a few more to stitch, lol!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTFKJrwqNhh37nIipuiYuXGe_xGMTY4ENeAik5wtSaB4b0y0IydkC-cxNduy38Mu5Y1gI_osyRNBlvHuBWE_0S5QhsX4_B5G2lf5ScIuLjGr0CNco2XrAoLp7vByE5EealRg6zMaF4gUX/s640/blogger-image-1836635592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTFKJrwqNhh37nIipuiYuXGe_xGMTY4ENeAik5wtSaB4b0y0IydkC-cxNduy38Mu5Y1gI_osyRNBlvHuBWE_0S5QhsX4_B5G2lf5ScIuLjGr0CNco2XrAoLp7vByE5EealRg6zMaF4gUX/s640/blogger-image-1836635592.jpg"></a></div>The Heart's Content - Fruitful IV - stitched over one thread on 28 count. </div><div><br></div><div>I have another Sampler I have almost finished, this one a reproduction Sampler from The Scarlet Letter, hope to show you soon. </div><div><br></div><div>Amanda Chen</div>Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-71796537203124215652014-10-02T00:37:00.000-07:002014-10-02T00:37:26.389-07:00It's been a while since I last blogged ...In fact it's been a very long while since I last blogged! Lot's to catch up on!<br />
The year has been tough on me, living in a foreign country without friends or family and trying to look after a family on my own finally caught up to me and I had a series of mental breakdowns. Luckily I have a Mother and Husband who love me very much, that combined with an utter determination to focus on the positive and keep moving forward making small changes here and there I am slowly becoming my old self again but stronger and wiser.<br />
So! As I said, lot's to catch up on!<br />
I think in this post I am just going to show some finishes I've had so far this year, because of my ups and downs earlier in the year I many starts which I will show as I work on them.<br />
But hey at least I have finishes, so a big Hooray for that!<br />
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Hope there was something here that you enjoyed looking at. Now I am off to work on a Hardanger piece by the Nostalgic Needle, it's very small so hopefully I will have a finish soon and then I will post my finish and perhaps also share a few starts.</div>
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Brrr it's cold tonight! I had all intention of showing my Mary Ann Farmer tonight but I had a rather intense frogging session so I am rather not impressed with her, she's been causing me trouble right from the first x I put into her and have now run out of thread, so will have to go in tomorrow and pick up some more - now these two samplers have been well behaved even though one of them had a run in with a dog as you can see the tear in my Sweet Humility sampler by Carriage House Samplings in the first photo - I had to fray check the tear and hopefully I can leave it like this without further damage incurring - I have one more page of writing to do and then on to some flowers down the bottom and my Sweet Humility will be finished.</div>
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I hope everyone had a great start to the year - I celebrated with my husband and friends - thought I'd share some photos of my night - why didn't I get a photo of my dress? I had a fabulous dress on, a missed opportunity as I may never fit into it again! Anyway these photos are taken here in Taipei City, Taiwan right next to Taipei 101 which for one very short period of time was the tallest building in the world - from the beginning to the end it was a pretty awesome night - </div>
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Have a good one and let's all have an awesome year of stitching! ... and maybe a few nights of partying ... if I can find a babysitter that is :)<br />
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P.S. Have been hanging out on Facebook quite a bit lately following the stitching scene there, anyone else doing the same?Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-48914674728501938092013-12-21T22:22:00.000-08:002013-12-21T22:22:01.790-08:00Busy busy busy!As I am sure we all are especially those with family. Seems like every year that passes the more busier I become, mind you I don't suppose it has helped that the whole family has come down with a nasty virus and we had a moment of temporary insanity and decided to go down to the pound and adopt a dog.<br />
Now you don't want to adopt an energetic street dog that's used to doing it's own thing when you are sick and looking after 3 sick children who are also sick, it's only been two days and I've spent the whole time cleaning up dog doo doo and pee, cleaning up children's vomit, mopping floors, vacuuming excessively due to the dog malting also excessively (I have polished tile on the ground floor there is no hiding that dog hair which of course is not the dogs fault but after a bath and a groom, really?!) and walking the dog every 2 hours trying to convince the dog outside is a good place to pee, not in the comfort of my home! Anyhoo the timing is wrong I think to adopt an animal, I thought I could handle kids and dog but obviously I can't, nice dog but I will be taking the dog back Monday when the pound opens - don't worry this place dosn't put animals to sleep and is one of the busiest places for adoptions so hopefully someone with a but more energy than myself will come along and give this dog a chance. Sometimes I hate myself for the decisions I make, I guess I am used to the living conditions in NZ where we have front lawns and backyards and footpaths to walk on, a place not only more ideal for dogs but children also.<br />
I have a couple of Samplers to show today, one (yes I am complaining here) the dog jumped all over not once but three times no matter where I put it! but despite this received no damage and this Sampler is The Humility Sampler by Carriage House Samplings which I really love working on as you become used to working the letters and can set up a rhythm without having to search for the next symbol.<br />
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Excuse me for not taking it out of my hoop but I'm still working on it and it's in a good position for me. Just a note here as well, even though this is in a hoop I do use the method of one hand under one hand on top to stitch, I do this by sitting the hoop off to one side on my lap, I hope that makes sense.</div>
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This just arrived in the mail, happy me - Metta Putfarcken 1848 by Samplers Berlin</div>
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Something for the year 2014 :) </div>
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I heard of a lady finishing her Metta in just 3 months! Hear me choking! Well I am not sure how long this one will take me but just lettin you know, don't hold your breath! Probably be working this one in HDF silks and use her linen as well and do a tea dye on the linen.</div>
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<br />Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-40388853610310327012013-12-08T05:17:00.000-08:002013-12-08T05:17:08.678-08:00Sampler SundayOkay short post tonight, the wee ones have worn me out for the day ..<br />
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Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-38579367424225987562013-12-01T18:18:00.000-08:002013-12-01T18:18:07.557-08:00Hope everyone is shopping to save money -If you havn't already pop on over to ABC Stitch Therapy they are having an awesome 20 percent off everything! Their shipping rates are reasonable for people like me who don't live in the USA - I just managed to save 35 dollars on my order! Awesome!!<br />
Want to know what I put in my basket? Well I decided to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/snootyparrots/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: LucidaGrande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Sampler World Snooty Parrots SAL 2014</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: LucidaGrande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">.</span></a> so supplies for that went in - anyone else going to join me? Plus I put in a half yard of Sheeps Straw Linen for a couple of BBD charts I have and a fat quarter of Cashel Linen for a project I saw in Cross stitch and Needlework Magazine - Now I had better get off this computer and clean the house :(<br />
Love to hear if anyone else saved some money shopping the sales this week - any good deals?<br />
Amanda<br />
<br />Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-28950361134645936872013-12-01T05:30:00.000-08:002013-12-01T05:30:47.610-08:00Sampler SundayWhat do you think of the post title? I think I will make Sunday my post day for whatever Sampler I have picked up during the week and made some progress on - also I have put up some pages for my Samplers that I have either finished or am currently working on that I will slowly add to over the next few days, kinda organize my blog a bit.<br />
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<br />Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-23520370569826978862013-11-21T23:39:00.002-08:002013-11-22T00:17:47.388-08:00Paint color ideas - anyone? Not much stitching to show I'm afraid - another new start this time on Mary Ann Farmer from The Scarlett House - this one is gorgeous, how could I resist? Stats: 40 count Antique White Newcastle Linen - NPI Silks 2 over 2.<br />
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I have wanted to paint the interior walls of my house for several years now, a couple of weeks ago I decided to go ahead and do it myself - after agonizing over paint colors I decided to take it slow and paint room by room before deciding on the next's rooms color - I thought this pale blue was the way to go for my dining room and my stairs - now that it's done I don't like it at all - I have a lot of dark wood in my house and this pale blue makes everything look cold. So I've put my paint brush down and am scratching my head on what would look good with all this dark wood? I am thinking perhaps some strong colors - red keeps popping into my head, but do I want red? Turquoise? And then what shade? I've ordered a green paint from the paint shop too but now realize that no that won't work either - Any suggestions from anyone?<br />
Yes my living room is a mess - I have been painting - so a lot of stuff has been moved up to second floor and I'm a bit behind on house duties so I've been trying to play catch up on some washing etc so please ignore the chaos!<br />
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As some of you know I recently purchased a new car and mentioned that I would share some photos - unfortunately I couldn't get a photo without my husbands butt sticking out from the car! Wish he would leave the car alone, he's installed everything known to man in the thing and keeps going onto the Ford Fiesta forum to see what other modifications he can do, it's starting to look a little boy racer's car, not a 39 year old mother's of four.<br />
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Now one of the items I listed was a imitation Louis Vuitton bag which I bought on my first trip to Taiwan 13 years ago, this was my first trip to an asian country I was from a small town in New Zealand and we didn't have any big label designers like Louis Vuitton in the country at that time. So I was out doing the tourist thing and shopping at one of the big department stores here in Taipei called Sogo, I walked outside and down the street a little and there on the side of the road were a few people selling things and one of these people were selling bags lots of bags I would say several hundred and these bags were gorgeous, we had nothing like this back in New Zealand so I stopped to have a look and realised these were copy bags of many well known bag designers, I mean once you were up close you could tell straight away they were copy even me who had never seen a real one could tell this, however it was night time on a very busy street and I was very excited to be in such a developed city and was having a great time so with much convincing by the salesperson I bought myself a imitation LV bag. </div>
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I had second thoughts about my LV bag purchase and decided I didn't want it and left it in it's dust jacket at my Taiwanese friends home and went back to New Zealand, after a few more visits to Taiwan the man that was my friend became my fiance then 5 years later my husband - fast forward to present day 3 kids and 13 years later, my fake LV bag remained in it's dust jacket never once removed and used in the back of my wardrobe until that is I decided it was time to get rid of all and anything not wanted or used!</div>
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I put this bag up for auction making it clear that this bag even though it had written all over it Louis Vuitton it was in fact not a genuine article and the giveaway price also reflected this, this item was listed alongside other unwanted personal items and the very next day the police showed up at our door and arrested my husband for illegaly selling a fake LV bag - which okay our or at least my bad - unfortunately it gets worse, a lawyer called up yesterday and informed us that Louis Vuitton is suing us for two hundred thousand Taiwanese dollars or $6,800 US dollars !!!!!</div>
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... started a Christmas Sampler by Scarlet Letter, been a slow start with this one, I am new to counted satin stitch and just couldn't get that flower looking right - I stopped counting after I got to 7 as to how many times I cut the flower out and restarted and I actually completed the whole flower twice before once again cutting it out and restarting - anyhoo.. the threads on the fabric did become weak in that area, I took a weeks break from it and woke up one morning determined to conquer all - 3 hours later flower done!! Also ripped out the eyelet border that I had stitched with one thread and restitched with 2 .. I still have a long way to go with this one so hopefully I have gotten a good understanding of counted satin now otherwise it will be a few more christmas's to pass before this will be completed ...</div>
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... now, on to why I am so happy today - New Car, New Car! Went out and bought myself a new car and get to pick it up today - so excited! It won't be blue like in the picture, I chose white and also will be having the windows tinted fairly dark like in the photo because we saw a customers car at the shop done this way and it looked really good. So happy day!</div>
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Had better get ready to go pick up my new ride - my daughter wants me to pick her up from school so she can come with me as she's excited too - I told her she can talk to the car and the car will respond that's why she's so excited - modern technology can be so much fun - so that's all from me for now, will share photo's - take care and hugs ~<br />
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14 ct light blue Aida with DMC</div>
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<br />Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-58337699144910994022013-07-19T00:53:00.000-07:002013-07-19T00:53:12.396-07:00A Sunny Morning by Lanarte - progress report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is where I am with my Lanarte Kit - A Sunny Morning - <a href="http://samplerssilksandlinens.blogspot.tw/2013/07/lanarte-sunny-morning.html" target="_blank">click here</a> to see my original posting on this.<br />
The fabric I am stitching on is a cotton evenweave that is wonderfully easy to stitch on, the downside for me is because it is a kit I am worried about running out of threads - fingers crossed I don't.<br />
On a different subject, do you want to see a dress that has been almost entirely cross stitched?<br />
<a href="http://www.riolis.com/doc.php?doc_id=408" target="_blank">Go check this out</a> :)<br />
All I can say is this lady is very brave!<br />
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Here she is in all her loveliness - Sarah Day 1827 - stitched from the Sampler & Antique Needlework Magazine Summer 2013.<br />
I did have plans to turn this into a bag as shown in the magazine, but realized as I was about to do that, that I have nowhere to put her! Unfortunately where I live is very humid and dirty which causes me stress on a daily basis trying to keep my house in a comfortable living condition - so the sampler would have to be stored away somewhere protected away from bugs, dampness and dirt but then unfortunately I would never get to see her - so my decision is she shall be framed and hung on my wall where I can keep a close eye on her.<br />
I want to thank everybody on your lovely comments yesterday about my progress on my Bothy Threads tea shop - I have been fortunate lately to have some serious stitching time on my hands due to the fact my youngest has joined the rest of his siblings in daycare and my husband has a new business project keeping him busy, so he is not bugging me all the time ... and I mean that in the nicest possible way, honey if you ever read this.<br />
I will be showing my progress on Sunny Morning by Lanarte tomorrow so don't forget to check back in.<br />
Smiles and hugs,<br />
Amanda<br />
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I have also been working on my Sarah Day Sampler and Lanarte Kit and will post updates on those over the next few days.</div>
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Well the kids are in daycare, the washing is on and the vacuum cleaner is hard at work ...</div>
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... my Lanarte Kit has arrived ...<br />
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... A Sunny Morning....<br />
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Here is my Sarah Day Sampler, as you can see am still working on the eyelet alphabet - has anyone dug out their Summer SANQ to start this or thinking about starting this along with me yet? Come on .. it's easy, take you no time at all :)</div>
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Okay, that's all from me tonight, I have recently moved my youngest son 1year8months into the same room with his 4 year old brother and he has not yet gotten used to the change in rooms or for that matter used to sleeping with someone who insists on getting up every 5 minutes to use the bathroom! So I am having to keep putting him back into his bed as I write this post - hopefully a few more days and he will be used to the change and then I wont have to sit outside his bedroom for hours on end waiting for him to settle down for the night - but then no-one ever said parenting was easy.</div>
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I don't know how many eyelets there are in that last row (as I'm too lazy to count) but it's a lot! Started in on the alphabet all done in the eyelet stitch, pretty yes but not the most fun to work.<br />
For those that were asking if I was going to make this into a bag once finished - the answer is yes - that is what attracted me to this sampler in the first place, I think it will be fun. You can read more about the sampler <a href="http://samplerssilksandlinens.blogspot.tw/2013/06/i-do-love-me-samplers.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Hope everyone is enjoying their day, it's a hot one here today I tell you!<br />
Take care and thanks for looking,<br />
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I have installed a stove into my tea shop, well almost anyway, still a few stitches short of completion. Actually I don't know what that thing is, as it is attached to a chimney, is it a fireplace slash cooktop? I don't know but the whole design has been fun to stitch, I am starting to eye up other Cut thru designs wondering what I should stitch next, who knows maybe I will get the urge to stitch the whole series, lol!</div>
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... ahhh, this is better! Isn't she pretty? From the latest Magazine, Sampler & Antique Needlework Summer 2013, Sarah Day Sampler Bag, 1827. The magazine article says that the maker of this sampler apparently decided to turn her sampler into a drawstring bag, based on the apparent age of the bags lining.<br />
I think this is just adorable and couldn't resist stitching her up for myself.<br />
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Well as much as I would love to continue working on my Sarah Day sampler today, alas that cannot be as I have a Bothy Threads sal I must do, not to mention a dirty house to tend to - insert groan - so as always my friends, ignore the husband, children and the housework (but of course you can play with your pets) and keep on stitching!<div>
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Samplers, Silks and Linenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212705390570294485noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167265779682473381.post-57031498190646807042013-06-18T20:55:00.000-07:002013-06-18T20:55:33.117-07:00Bothy Threads Sal Progress on Tea ShopSorry guys, I know it's been some time - haven't blogged or been reading blogs, but there has been a whole bunch of stuff going on in my life that I had to put down my needle for, well ... for a least a short while. <br />
However despite the dramas going on in my life right now, I have been able to keep up with my Bothy Threads Sal - so without further ado... drum roll please...<br />
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... hopefully will be back on track with my stitching and have more to show - so thats all from me for now, will be checking in on you all over the next few days -</div>
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- big hugs from me to you - Amanda</div>
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