Design: Gather The Flowers
Designer: Helen Philipps, from the book The New Cross Stitch Sampler Book
Threads: DMC as charted
Fabric: 28 count linen offcut, cream
Embellishments: Mill Hill seed beads
I have heard from Ronel that she has received this piece I stitched for a Friends Through Threads exchange, so I can now share it with you all!
I've always wanted to stitch this little piece, as I thought it was very sweet, and when I read Ronel's likes and dislikes included pansies, I went straight to the book and started pulling the threads! The chart in the book is a colour chart, and looked a bit more restrained than this - I did wonder at first what on earth I was doing, but the palette does work. I did change the lettering from black to the dark green/gray colour though, and cream stitches were replaced by beads (the model had been stitched on darker fabric). I also left off the other backstitch.
I really enjoyed working on this, and I'm so pleased Ronel likes it!
10 comments:
I'm not surprised she likes it, it's beautiful, really pretty
Oooh I like that. It's very pretty.
That is a lovely little piece and you made a sweet little pinkeep.
Oh it is perfect. So cute. Know she will love it. You are so talented.
So pretty! The pinkeep finish is perfect.
It's a beautiful pinkeep and the design is so sweet!
this a very pretty piece.
this is beautiful...i just love the pinkeep...I think this weekend I should be adventurous and do a finish such as this...maybe
Lovely pinkeep - lucky recipient! :0)
I was delighted to see how you've stitched and made up this little design of mine from my first book!
I liked it when I originally made it as a pincushion and I really love your pretty pinkeep version too.
I've just started a crafts blog and would love you to visit it sometime at http://helenphilipps.blogspot.com
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