karen4bells 2016 projects--another finish 12 18

[vanessanjf]

Such gorgeous work

[Serinde]

So glad to catch up with this. Love the designs, and you are doing a fab job, as usual.

Any further forward on Rudolph's bling?

[karen4bells]

Any further forward on Rudolph's bling?

No, not yet, Serinde, but I did manage to come across some of the needed gold beads in my stash (imagine that?) so I may just finish as it was charted---Need to finish up And Heaven and Nature Sing first--should be in the next couple of days.

Thanks so much everyone---for all of the very nice replies!!

[Lulu22]

Really lovely update can't wait to see his head

[karen4bells]

I am so happy it's finished now and love how it looks---next step will be to iron it and get it into a frame.
Thanks to all of you for the lovely comments, it really did help motivate me to finish!!

[rcperryls]

Absolutely beautiful!! what a wonderful head start for Christmas though it is certainly lovely enough to be on your wall year round!

Carole

[Squirrel]

Really stunning Karen and it looks magnificent.

[DahliaDoll]

Great finish! You do beautiful work.

[fccs]

I'm in love with this and you stitched it beautifully!!! I'd display it year-round.

[Carole]

Congrats on the finish! It looks magnificent

[lavenderbee]

That is superb, unusual design & very appealing. Congrats on the finish

[stitchhappy18]

No clue how I missed this thread. Beautiful stitching on Heaven and Nature Sing. I look forward to seeing the framed version.

[fiddler]

Love this. It is beautiful well done

[lavenderbee]

Well done on such a great finish to this project. A really pretty design & lovely stitching

[karen4bells]

I'm currently working on a couple of projects, the first being Just Nan's Gingham Christmas--I bought the kit from Stash Unload on Facebook and the person had started it but for some reason didn't want to finish--so I got a bargain on it---she'd done from the top to the row of hearts and I've done the rest---still a way to go, but I do love how it looks---the fabric is more difficult to see the proper holes sometimes but that's due to my aging eyes



And the second is a Blackbird Designs called Moonlit Garden---I've changed the house up considerably---the original is a checkered pattern for the house, which didn't impress me---here's my start on it, using 36 ct vintage country linen

[stitchhappy18]

What beautiful projects! Your stitching is lovely. I think Moonlit Garden is one I saw on a blog and made the mistake of looking for it on EBay since it is out of print. The seller wanted an exorbitant amount for the chart. I will happily watch yours come to life instead.

I love the way you changed the house. The pattern is quite nice but I never understood the checkered pattern on a house.

[karen4bells]

What beautiful projects! Your stitching is lovely. I think Moonlit Garden is one I saw on a blog and made the mistake of looking for it on EBay since it is out of print. The seller wanted an exorbitant amount for the chart. I will happily watch yours come to life instead.

I love the way you changed the house. The pattern is quite nice but I never understood the checkered pattern on a house.

Thanks for the compliment, and I agree with the checkered house---the chart is on loan to me from a facebook group---that's the only way I could manage to stitch it!!

[stitchhappy18]

In my research trying to find that particular pattern I did come across a Facebook group that is specifically for Blackbird Designs. They have many out of print charts for loan. Unfortunately I do not have a Facebook account and that is not likely to change. I am glad such groups exist so that those who truly love to stitch don't have to pay the crazy eBay prices.

[wendywombat]

I like that fun stitch on the gingham fabric...bargain! The house in the moonlit design looks great in that variegated thread....

[Squirrel]

WOW Karen, that Gingham Christmas is awesome and you are managing well with that fabric. Love your other new start too and I am sure it going to look wonderful with your changes.