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So sorry to read that you have been unwell - sending prayers for a quick and complete recovery.

That is going to be oh so gorgeous when it is done and what beautiful colours too. :applesauce:
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Squirrel wrote:So sorry to read that you have been unwell - sending prayers for a quick and complete recovery.

That is going to be oh so gorgeous when it is done and what beautiful colours too. :applesauce:

I agree completely!!!

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Ooohhh, look forward to seeing that worked Mabel. :D
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This project has really given my stitching bug a tonic - I'm enjoying it very much and can't wait to pick it up again later tonight! Here is what I managed last night:

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Very pretty Mabel lovely work
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Oh WOW lovely the bright colours Mabel - it is gorgeous. I can well understand the itch to get back to it. :)
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Finished :whoop:
I'd show you a picture but DH has gone off with my camera to photograph the new hood on his Austin Seven...
Now I need to lace it as quickly as possible, and see if any of the three (!) framers in the village can make it look presentable by Thursday closing time :roll:
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Oh he start is so pretty Mable. Can't wait to see the finished product although I know it will be beautiful as your fancy finger work always delights us with dazzling designs :) :applesauce:
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kingfisher68(2) wrote:Oh he start is so pretty Mable. Can't wait to see the finished product although I know it will be beautiful as your fancy finger work always delights us with dazzling designs :) :applesauce:
I totally agree! Impatient for the finished project to emerge!

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Squirrel wrote:Oh WOW lovely the bright colours Mabel - it is gorgeous. I can well understand the itch to get back to it. :)
I totally agree!! Just beautiful!! :wub:
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So here it is, once with "flat" light, once with the sun on it to show its texture, and once laced ready for framing:

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When I went to the framer they were really helpful and kind! I found a lilac/purple frame that I fell in love with but unfortunately because of the time constraints I had to choose from the things they happened to have in stock (normally you choose from a range of frames and they order the wood/metal in), so I went for, surprisingly, a dark red frame. But here is a pic of the one I would have chosen had I been better organised...

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So pretty Mabel :wub: I love the vibrant colours, the lilac/purple frame is lovely but I'm sure the red one will be just as nice, having a colourful frame makes your design 'pop' out :applesauce:
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The framers came up trumps - ordered this morning, we picked it up an hour ago! So here it is in its red frame:

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Gorgeous :wub:
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Really stunningly beautiful Mabel. I am sure it will be loved not only by the recipient but also by all who see it. :lol:
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Just simply stunning, love the colours as well as the stitches. Purple frame is lovely but framer has made a good choice & did it so quickly too
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This piece is so stunningly beautiful! It will make such a lovely 90th birthday gift. I hope one day, when I turn 90, I have somebody to do something so wonderful for me.
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It's taken me several weeks to pick this up again - I knew I would have to start by unpicking a section that was one thread out, and I just couldn't face it. But at stitching group I put the wrong bit right and got on quite well, and the next evening I finished at home.

So here is Old & New 2 in beads, and a pic of both designs in both versions:

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What a Delightfully different look they have. Change of textures for a complete change of appearance.
Brilliant! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Absolutely stunning!

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