Mrs Milkybar Kid's Stitching Updated 4 November 2016

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

Not quite sure what happened there !

[Serinde]

I haven't had a lot of time for stitching lately and my mojo has waned a bit, but a few weeks ago I finished Flowers of the Field:


This morning I spent a very enjoyable few hours starting and finishing Mabel's next Round:



I don't usually use hand dyed fabric for Hardanger - the thought of "wasting" the fabric by cutting it goes against my grain, but I really like how this one turned out!

Love the finishes, and you are right about the fabric you used for Mabel's March Circle. It just works so well!

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

Thank you Serinde !

[rcperryls]

Beautiful finishes!!! I think the fabric for the Hardanger works well, especially with the threads you chose.

Carole

[Allyn]

These are both so beautiful!

[AlwaysGoofy]

Those are both very beautiful finishes. I love the choice in hand-dyed fabric. Thank you for sharing your pictures.

[LadyS]

Your stitching is stunning!

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

I thought I'd lost my stitchy bug for a few weeks - but it turned out that I was just stitching on the wrong type of projects! So instead of getting bogged down in blue on Cinderella's dress, I kitted up some smaller more fun (IMHO) charts from stash and these are the results:

A freebie from Hands Across the Sea Samples on 40ct linen with AVAS d'Alger:


Spring Basket by Abi Gurden on 28ct linen with Dinky Dyes and HDFs silks and Caron cottons:


Natasha's Violets by Alchemy Stitchcraft on 28ct linen with a variety of fibres:


And finally The Mojo Sampler by Abi Gurden, a SAL from the Stitch Specialists Yahoo Group which has yet to be put on general sale from 2014, stitched on 28ct lugana with Dinky Dyes and HDF silks - in my favourite colour of course:


I've put Cinders to one side for now, but have picked up my Reflets de Soie sampler instead which I haven't touched since January! I have a few other projects kitted up and ready to go so as long as I keep my work varied, my stitchy bug will stick around hopefully !

[Midge]

Beautiful work. I'm so glad you hadn't lost your bug.

[rcperryls]

Beautiful work. I'm so glad you hadn't lost your bug.

I agree completely. I am so glad you found it and stitched this lovely pieces!

Carole

[wendywombat]

you've been very productive for someone who thought that they'd lost theor stitchy bug
Superb work well done!

[Carole]

Love all those projects especially the Abi Gurden one. That is just stunning

[Squirrel]

Really beautiful array Amanda and I love the Spring Basket and Lavender ones especially. So glad your stitchy bug stayed around to do these lovely ones.

[lavenderbee]

Really beautiful updates, thanks for sharing. So glad you had not lost your stitchy bug & look forward to next photos.

[karen4bells]

Wow!!! so pretty!!! Great stitching!!

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

Thank you ladies !

I've only stitched on one piece so far this month which has resulted in a surprise finish! I started Berthe Massiet on 1 January and haven't picked her up since the middle of January but I enjoyed working on her so much that I just kept going. Here she is stitched on 40ct 1 over 2 using the recommended AVAS d'Alger:



I loved working the pattern darning sections and can definitely see more darning samplers in my future!

[rcperryls]

Beautiful! Absolutely exquisite! Congratulations on a lovely (and all the synonyms for lovely) finish!

Carole

[wendywombat]

Oh my....such fine fabric!

I can see why you found that fascinating to stitch. Quite beautiful...

[lavenderbee]

Oh my, this is fantastic. So unusual, love the colours & designs. Thanks for sharing

[karen4bells]

Beautiful! Absolutely exquisite! Congratulations on a lovely (and all the synonyms for lovely) finish!

Carole

That about sums up exactly what I am thinking!!! Wow, just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!