Latest Blackbird Framing

Here is my latest pieces back from the framer. These are my last Blackbird Designs finishes. This one is a picture of all three of them together.

This on is their contest piece. Petites Lettres Rouges. For mine I did it in Needlepaints in shades of purple, my favorite color. I chose to add my Great Grandmother's name and birth year. I have seen some now that were stitched using both birth and death years. Wish I would have thought of that too. It is framed with a purple frame. Click on the picture for a close up it really does look good for this piece.

This one is one of the first Loose Feathers called Winter Delivery. It is stitched on the called for Cranberry Bog R&R fabric and the called for threads. I wasn't sure I was going to frame this one I was thinking a cube so it wouldn't throw the spacing of my Blackbird wall off but changed my mind and framed it anyway. Again click on the picture for a close up of the frame.

Last but not least is Sunflower Charms another Loose Feather design. This one was a really fun stitch doing the letter for your initials and the year in the 4-sided stitch. I wasn't sure about that at first but now that it's done and framed it really does look nice. Not sure where the little sparkles are coming from in this picture. My friend from stitch group Lynda was with when I was picking frames and she found this one.....it's perfect don't you think?

Back to working on some of my WIP's. I worked on my Sunflower Basket for several days last week and it's coming along. I still don't like working on it with all the multiple color changes but it's getting easier now that I have finally gotten to the 3/4 done point. Today I am going to work some more on Plum Street's Still Waters. I want to buy some more samplers but I still have to get more done from my long list of already kitted projects before I will allow myself to buy anymore.

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Fair And Square Exchange

Received word this morning that my squares arrived safely at Kim's house so now I can post a picture of them. These are the squares that I stitched for this round of Fair and Square. Kim likes sheep so I chose the ornament from the Black Willow Farm chart by Carriage House Samplings. I stitched it on 32ct Antique Creme linen and used both DMC and Weeks floss. I really like this one and am thinking I need to make one for myself.

I have lots of ornies finished for my Mother's Christmas. All that is left now is the finishing into the ornaments. I will be sending the 6 of them off to my finisher soon so will have those all done. Not sure how many more I will be making for her this year. I had thought an even dozen would be a nice number. I have 2 or 3 already completed that weren't finished in time for last Christmas so that helps to increase my total..

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I just put the last stitch in this piece about an hour ago. It is my first time for stitching on 40 count linen, and I love how it turned out. Here is Green Tree by Carriage House Samplings, stitched on 40 count Sheep's Straw by R&R Reproductions linen. I used Vicky Clayton silks. This was the first time that I have used her silks and I like the look of them. I had a time getting used to them they kept coming out of the needle on me. I will use them againNext up my square for Kim in the Fair and Square exchange group. I have it already to go now. Once completed it's back to Still Waters by Plum Street Samplers.

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Blackbird Designs Contest Piece

Here is my version of Blackbird Designs contest piece. I chose to stitch my great grandmother's name and birth year on it. It is stitched on a piece of 32 count antique ivory linen. I used 3 different shades of purple from Needlepaints. I used 2007, 2008 and 2009. It was hard for me to decide where the original colors were used from the printed chart so I just did my own colors where ever the mood struck to change them. I also added a couple of blackbirds with a cherry in their beaks.
Now back to my ornaments. I have been stitching lots of different ornaments for my Mother for Christmas, I have some for Christmas, I have a couple of Prairie Schooler eggs, now I am working on some carrots from Cross Eyed Cricket. I will post pictures of those once they are made into the ornies, easier to see what they are that way.

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Sampler Wall

Here is an updated picture of my Blackbird Designs wall. I took a new picture with the last 2 pieces that I got back from the framer. Not too much room left on this wall before I will be looking for a new place to hang them. You can click on the picture to see a bigger picture.
This wall is behind my love seat and I think there is about 20 inches before the end of wall on right before you head down the hallway and there is about 30 inches left on the left before the corner. I know I won't get all the Blackbirds I already have to get stitched on this one wall. What's a girl to do when the stitching takes over the entire wall....buy a bigger house? :) I have stitching on the other walls too!

More Framing

Back from the framer with more pieces! I have more finished now that will need to be taken in soon. This one is Two Red Houses by Littlehouse Needleworks. I stitched it on the called for fabric and used the threads that were called for too.
Here is a take alongs project from The Trilogy called Friends Gather. This comes as a kit with fabric, floss and chart in a little pocket pack. Aren't those just the cutest birds?

Would a trip to the framer be complet without a Blackbird Designs piece? :) This one is Loose Feather #14 called Summer House. It is stitched on Americana by R&R Reproductions and I used the called for Weeks, Gentle Arts, Crescent Colors and DMC. I just love how this frame makes that house really pop out.

Another Blackbird Designs piece. This one is Loose Feathers #25 called Awake The Dawning Day. It is stiched on Iced Cappuccino from R&R Reproductions with the called for Weeks threads.

That's all that is at the framers for now. I have more to take but need to let the checkbook have a little break. Today I am stitching on a Just Nan piece but will be back to Blackbird pieces real soon.

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Signs of Spring

Here is my latest finish. It is Signs of Spring by Annalee Waite Designs. I stitched it on 30ct Apple Brown Bindy by R&R Reproductions using the called for Sampler threads. Not sure if I want to frame it or do something else with it. It really did turn out cute and was such a fun stitch and didn't take long to stitch either.
Now on to something else.....it's either going to be some more little ornaments or back to the WIP basket and pull something out. I really want to get as many done while waiting for word that I have an assignment to do. I counted all of the projects that I have kitted (chart, fabric, floss) ready to go and I was shocked at how many I have. Makes me think it's time to work from what I have before buying any new ones.

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