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I love it all: embroidery, canvaswork, quilting, crochet. So much to do, so little time.





Thursday, January 5, 2012

hep mous

Hey Blog Buddies,

"hep mous" -- that's what one of my recent projects spelled out.


Well, I started stitching at the bottom,
and in order to be able to stitch it easier,
I turned the thing upside down.


There, that's better--Snow Day.
(I'm not quite right.)

This is from the Lizzie Kate leaflet
"Winter Crazy."
No, I don't know what the little piece of lint is
on the snowman's scarf.
I assure you it wasn't there
when I gifted this to my friend Joyce yesterday.


This is the first time I've ever done a flat finish!
It's certainly not a Karen finish.
The tassels are a little weird,
and the cording could have been a bit thicker,
but you learn by doing, I guess.
I'll have to add "finish-finish more things myself"
to my 2012 stitching goals.
Anyway, Joyce liked it,
and that's all that matters.



This is the other 2011 finish I couldn't show you before.
It's a freebie blackwork project from the EGA
that I'm going to be teaching later this year.
You'll notice that the stems are a bit funky.
That's because my stitches are a bit too long in spots.
(It's the wrapped stem stitch.)
I figured that since it's a teaching project,
I would leave it the way it is to show
what NOT to do.
And since the project was chosen for me,
I consider it "expendable" after I'm done with it.
I don't hate the design, I just don't love it.
A bad attitude?  Maybe.
But I'm sure I'll have fun teaching it
because I do love blackwork.

Hey!  My first blogoversary is coming up soon.
And you know what that means, don't you?
Giveaway!!
So, watch this space!

And thanks for visiting.

7 comments:

Kaisievic said...

Your flat finish looks great as does your stitching piece.

oooooh, giveaway - love it.

Hugs, Kaye xoxox

Robin said...

LOL Hep Mous! Too funny. I once posted a partial finish of an October holiday piece and was questioned what was "loween"! Nice flat finish too.

Chris said...

Great finishing on the Snow Day ornament. It is really sweet.
I like the blackwork piece. It looks great.

CalamityJr said...

Your finish looks great from here! I'm sure Joyce loves her hep mous.

Happy Baker said...

I absolutely love my Snow Day piece that my friend Pat made for me; since our Christmas tree is down I've hung it on a hook by my kitchen window so as I am doing dishes or baking it is in full view and I can only hope that soon we will have a snow day (I love snow.....). She does beautiful work!

Sally said...

What a cute gift for your friend! Love it.

Meari said...

That's a great list of WIPs to get done. Good luck!