~threadbear~ 2011 *UPDATE 21st April*

[~threadbear~]

I keep meaning to start a new thread to show my work, rather than dragging all my old ones up from the dusty depths of the forum, but just haven't got round to it.

Anyhow, I decided that I'm going to make it 2011 projects and just show what I've worked on as the year progresses.

So first just a reminder. I started back with Mabel's Delft!
This has really started me wanting to do more hardanger, so I have bought 'Easing into hardanger' with the intention of trying some projects through the year.



Next the sampler for Steve's office:


From there my next project was the Mario sampler:


After doing these I intended to get back to my dogs, Haed and big cats ... but things happen y'know ....

[~threadbear~]

So once my order had arrived from Sewandso I just had to open one of the set of 4 coasters to look. Only look!
But those first few stitches found their way onto the 18ct fabric, purely to see how it looked of course.

Then try a few colours (There are 9 in all and 2 different ones used in the darkest red)

Well then I thought maybe just get the shape of it, to see how it would look ... and before you know it, I had all the rose complete!

Now just the leaves and stem left.







So far, I'm really enjoying it alot.

[meerkat]

your Hardanger is gorgeous tb my favourite colours and I the beads. It is such a pretty Mabel design. I have just started one in mauves,but Tiger stitching is more pressing at the moment.
Your sampler is great, love the border and the frame shows it off beautifully..and I love the Mario sampler,who'd have thought these characters would be cross stitched, they look awesome though.

[Rose]

Beautiful!!!!!

[Carole]

The Hardanger is so lovely

That's so funny about the rose just accidentally getting stitched. It's odd how that happens, isn't it

[karen4bells]

They all look great! So glad you've finished the Mario Sampler--very nice job on it!! Love that rose, it's no wonder you wanted to stitch it! It's gorgeous--would love to know the name of the coaster set??? Love it!!!

[Lili]

beautiful!

[XandraS]

Lovely projects, love the hardanger and the rose

[Squirrel]

Its amazing how things sort of stitch themselves isn't it. Love the rose and especially the colours of it, I can almost smell it. Your hardanger is gorgeous and love the samplers too.

Fanulous work on all of them.

Sally

[tiffstitch]

Nice finish on Mario!! Again, love the colours on your hardanger, and great rose coaster. Funny how things accidentally get stitched. That's what happened with Kell's subversive ATC after I was done chatting with you.

[agi]

Wow! Beautiful work, TB

[RosemaryH]

Fantastic pieces of work.

Rosemary

[vanessanjf]

Fantastic work

[~threadbear~]

Thanks girls!

Yes, it amazes me how these things happen. It's not like I completely planned to do it.

I now only have a few more touches in the lightest green on some of the leaves left to do. It's such fun to stitch, it almost stitches itself!
Update coming soon!


Karen, I got it from Sewandso. There are 6 in the set but I could only really afford 4 at the moment, I might get the other two at a later date.
I have the red, lilac, yellow and pink. The other two are peach and light pink.


Should show up as the first 6 in this link.
http://www.sewandso.co.uk/search.aspx?k ... se+coaster" target="_blank

[ohstitcher]

TB your hardanger is lovely. I love the colors, and the rose OMG it's beautiful, nice work. I love the sign for Hubbys office I need one of those.

[shjordon]

Lovely work! I love all of it, but that rose is amazing

[karen4bells]

Thanks for the link TB--love that rose, will have a look around some of the US sites to see if they have something similar

[Cecilia]

Fantastic projects, TB. I really love the Hardanger.

[Parksfarm]

Great projects Threadbear - Love Mario and the hardanger piece especially!!

[carladee]

Great finishes! Mario sampler looks great, must get round to finishing mine soon