Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A finish!

What do you do when you wake on Memorial Day to a power outage?  Yep, power went out at 1:48 am, and wasn't expected to come back on until 4 pm - some sort of a problem in the overhead lines.  First thing I did was roll back over and try to get some more sleep.  Once that wouldn't work I took my stitching out to the back patio and settled in.  The weather was gorgeous, and it was blissfully quiet.

I'm pleased to present a finished Jenny Bean Spring Sampler (or maybe we should call this the Margaret Leona Campbell Sampler).


For a picture of the whole thing, just look up on my blog header - I'm that proud of it!


20 comments:

Margaret said...

And you should be proud! It's just wonderful! And you dedicated it to your grandmother? Perfect! Congratulations -- gorgeous finish! Bummer about the power outage and no sleep though. Ick.

BrendaS said...

Beautiful finish! You definitely have reason to be proud:)

Vonna Pfeiffer said...

Very gorgeous, a work of pride for sure!

Carol said...

What a grand finish, Mindi!! Well done :)

diamondc said...

Beautiful finish , this is such a great pattern.
Thank-you for sharing.
Catherine

Jackie's Stitches said...

You should be proud - it's a beautifully stitched sampler! I think I love the horses and the sheep the best!

Peggy Lee said...

Yes, you should be very proud! That sure is an awesome piece of work and such a personal accomplishment.

Congratulations!

carol fun said...

I LOVE how you modified this sampler and got the whole alphabet on it! I'm with you - I want a complete alphabet on a sampler. Thanks for putting this as your header. I'm going to put it in my file for when I get going on this sampler. Your work is simply beautiful!

Melissa said...

Congratulations, Mindi! I love the colours on that sampler!

Lesleyanne said...

A gorgeous finish.

Sally said...

What a gorgeous finish Mindi! I love it. It's so pretty.

Chris said...

Congratulations on a wonderful finish. I know that every time you look at this sampler you will think of your Grandmother.
I love the cherries :)

Giovanna said...

A lovely finish, congratulations!

dixiesamplar said...

How lovely...and such a fitting tribute to your dear grandmother!! And I love that you finished the alphabet (I would have had to do the same thing, LOL)...

Charlene ♥ NC said...

Beautiful! Congratulations - you should be proud.

Elizabeth said...

Love the finish - it's great how you've personalized it! I actually quite enjoy when the power goes out (during daylight hours) because then I can read and stitch in almost complete silence. It's amazing how much background noise all our electronics make.

Lois said...

What a lovely finish Mindi and perfect as a dedication to your grandmother.

Catherine said...

A very special finish indeed!!

Katrina said...

Gorgeous!!!! I love how you've personalized it too.

Sharon said...

Gorgeous finish and a lovely dedication! Congrats!