Sampler September

 For Sampler September 2023, I’ll be focusing on Mabel Tuke 1779 and Margery Dean. Possibly 2 weeks on each.

Week1:

I started here with Mabel Tuke.

Mabel Tuke 1779 

She is being stitched with the called for NPI silk.

This was my progress at the end of week 1.

 

On Saturday I had a finish!

As Life Wears Away, Carriage House Samplings.

Stitched on 40ct fabric with DMC floss.

Week 2:

This was my second week working on Mabel. 

I chose to change the Algerian Eyelet stitches to Smyrna Crosses. My eyelets are not the best and this fabric is bit loose. Not sure I could get my eyelets looking as good as I would like them too.

For the next two weeks I want to work on Margery Dean. This is were I left off the last time I worked on her.

Not sure why I stopped working on her but I hope to get a few motifs done in the next two weeks. 

Sampler  September 2023 is over. Here is my progress on my two focus pieces.

I managed to complete most of the top section of Mabel. Just a matter of finishing up the lower case alphabet and a small border; then the fun portion on the bottom.

I worked on Margery Dean the second part of the month.  The second tree on the bottom section is now complete and I worked on the left border. One more flower on that side and on to the bottom and right side flowers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

June: Night Rider FFO

Time for the Fully Finished Gallery Check In

The aim of  Rachael's SAL is to encourage cross stitchers to fully-finish (at least some of) their projects, whether they have been recently completed or long-since neglected.

I had several projects lined up to FFO for this month's update. I was only able to complete one, my April Halloween Ornament. Hope to make some progress on the pieces that and pinned and ready for lacing. 

Night Rider

Jemini Designs

JCS Halloween 2016

June's Halloween Ornamet is stitched.

 Mummy-corn

The Cricket Collection

 The Red Sampler is one of the current WIPs. This is my progress so far.

before

Reproduction Sampler (L. Moots)

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

The Fourth and a First

On the Fourth, I decided to do some seasonal stitching. So out of  the stash came Acorn House's Patriotic Drum Box. This design came out a few years ago and is super cute. I managed to get the drum sides stitched and now need to complete the top and bottom as well as the scissor fob. Not a lot of stitching on this one.






 


After working on the drum box for awhile I gave in to Stitcher's Startitis
and started a new Scarlet Letter  reproduction. S.Wood is a miniature sampler that will measure about 4 x 3-1/4 inches when stitched.  The border is 3 rows deep. There is a verse, a cartouché and some small birds and strawberries motifs. Two rows of the border and the first row of the verse are done.

Margery Dean is my usual project for Sunday. This week I had to restitch the portion I worked on at least twice before I could get it right. Because of the frogging Margery is not making and appearance this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen