Thank you so much for your words of encouragment regarding Elizabeth, I really do appreciate your comments.
I have temporarily put the family tree to one side as it was taking over my life, and I am not in the mood for my card-making at present, so the stitching has been the winner. I don't seem to be able to rotate my hobbies on a daily basis - I am usually totally involved in one of them to the exclusion of all else until suddenly I drop that one and pick up another.
So, as I said, the stitching is "it" at present - I even sat up in bed one morning at 6am with a cup of tea and Elizabeth instead of my Sudoku.
Last night I finished off the central border which will be where the wording will go and I was very happy and much relieved when that all joined up perfectly. I am so enjoying this one - even the challenge of altering it. I am not really a pink person but I do love the colours - they are so cheerful and bright and look wonderful on the magnolia linen (thanks again Terri for a great choice).
Inner circle all finished - tree not finished.
Yes, it is sideways !!!!!!!!
.. and this is the top left corner but WHY has blogger turned these three photos around ???
So sorry, but I have downloaded these photos several times now and blogger just turns them sideways. I am off to babysit and will try again tomorrow to fix them.
I do believe I have managed to get better photos this time - certainly my new iron has done a much better job on the linen.
Cheers for now,
Mary
8 comments:
Wow, you have been busy Mary, Elizabeth is coming along a treat.
You're making great progress! The colours look just wonderful on that linen, very cheerful. I really enjoyed watching Terri stitch this and I'm enjoying your progress too :)
Lovely progress on Elizabeth, Mary! I'm not great on rotation either, if I'm working on something that's what I tend to stick with for however long I want to work on it.
Love watching your "Elizabeth" grow, Mary. You are doing a wonderful job!! I'm not a pink person, either, but for some reason, pinks really appeal to me in samplers...
Oh Mary, your Elizabeth is looking mahvelous...the colors of fiber and fabric are indeed yummy! I am so glad you are really getting into it, that is what makes stitching fun and ever so rewarding! Keep up the wonderful work!!
The fabric and threads on Elizabeth are really pretty Mary. Look forward to more up-dates.
Elizabeth is SO pretty, Mary! You're making me itch to grab mine out and start it!
I love the colors! Your Elizabeth is just gorgeous! And I like how you're planning to have your daughter's name and date on yours.
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