Splendor I Progress

All I have left to do on the first page is the alphabet and the top border!! WOOHOO!! Will post a pic when I finish this first page.

Splendor Progress as of Nov 16

There are 6 pages in this chart and this is the upper left corner page.

2009 - Splendor by The Hearts Content

I've decided that the year 2009 will be a "finishing" year for me. I have so many WIP's and UFO's that I really need to get some of them finished. I will add a list of every WIP & UFO that I have found in my stash later and will add to that list as I find others around my house.

The first on my list will be Splendor by The Hearts Content.
http://www.theheartscontent.com/Design_Kit69.htm

I absolutely love all of the Splendor design and some day may be able to get my hands on the next one. I don't like kits, so I found someone with the chart only and traded her the copy of Blue Ribbon Sampler I had for it (Thanks LISA!!) and she got me a gift voucher from Vikki Clayton's site, Hand Dyed Fibers, for enough silk to stitch it with.

I'm stitching it on a 28ct Heathered evenweave and using some mystery spools that I got with the gift voucher. The silk is a variagated blue and I hope two 50 yard spools will be enought. I'm stitching 2 strands over 2 threads.

When I finish this one I hope I can find someone who has just the chart and not the kit (I don't do kits) for the next one that will trade with me for it. :)

I'll post a picture tomorrow of my progress. Ya'll wish me luck in getting this finished!!

ABIGAIL

Here is a picture of what I have done so far on "Abigail". I really love how this is turning out!!!

Suthern Stitchin' - Abigail

At the moment, I'm stitching the model for one of my designs - ABIGAIL. I've changed the colors around a bit though. Instead of using black and red, I'm using green, red and gold. Of course, they are from Hand-Dyed Fibers!! :) The colors are Winterberry 1427, Willow Withies 3229 & Cerveza 4145, all in premium and I'm also using Vikki's 35ct linen! I must say that it's coming out absolutley stunning!!!

VoHRH - Block 1

This is Block 1 of Village of Hawk Run Hollow. I'm using Vikki Clayton's silks on 28ct fabric, 2 over 2.

Long Dog's Bienvenue

Here is the sampler that I stitched for my daughter. She picked out the color of thread, which was Vikki Clayton's "Carribian Eve". The fabric is, I believe, Sand Dune by Silkweaver.

I really, really HATE the mats. They were not what I picked out, but I took it anyway because Sarah loved it. The blue mat is alright, but that other one is really bad. If it had been a closer match to the fabric color it might have worked out alot better. I do plan on having the mats replaced.