Monday, February 4, 2013

Elizabeth Burrows finish

I chose to skip Santa Sunday stitching so I could finish up Elizabeth Burrows.  She had been so close to a finish for the last week, but I'd either been working on other things, or just not stitching.  I'm sure my current Santa won't mind, since he received attention on Saturday instead.  I chose to add a band at the bottom as my "signature" instead of changing any of the original initials.


I loved learning the Montenegrin stitch, but just tolerated the Italian cross over 3


Satin stitch always looks lush and fabulous, especially with silk, but I had more frogging in the satin stitch bands than the whole rest of the sampler.


Eyelets, lots of eyelets.  I'm rather proud of myself for actually stitching them instead of swapping them out for smyrna crosses like I usually do.  Dare I say, but I actually got to enjoy stitching the eyelets.


I think its time for Jane Rees to come out and play.  The last photo I can find of her is from April 2009.  I know I've worked on her since then, but not a lot.  As you can see, there's a LOT more to be stitched.


25 comments:

Margaret said...

Beautiful finish! So many types of stitches in that one! Love your Jane so far too!

Mary said...

Very pretty! Her colors are soooo bright.

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Carol said...

Really enjoyed seeing the close-ups of all the different stitches, Mindi! Congratulations on a lovely finish :)

Ellen said...

Beautiful finish! Just love those alphabets! Love your progress on Jane too!

Hugs,

Kate said...

Gorgeous finish

Theresa said...

Beautiful finish!!!! I love all the different stitches!!!! Great way to practice them~

cucki said...

wow it is looking so pretty..
big hugs x

Melanie said...

What a beautiful finish, the colours are just gorgeous. I love all of the speciality stitches.

Chris said...

Elizabeth looks amazing! So pretty and so nice to have a finish!
Hello Jane!!

Siobhán said...

Woohoo! Congratulations on the finish! She's a beauty. Nice work on Jane, too. I can't get myself to work on that tedious four sided stitch. Blergh.

Siobhán said...

Woohoo! Congratulations on the finish! She's a beauty. Nice work on Jane, too. I can't get myself to work on that tedious four sided stitch. Blergh.

Terri said...

Congrats on the finish! IT's beautiful and your stitching is perfect!

Giovanna said...

Congrats on the great finish. Your shots show off the different stitches really well.

Melissa said...

Beautiful!

The Inspired Stitcher said...

Congrats on your finish, Mindi! I like your idea of adding an additional band at the bottom for personalization too. Your Jane is looking nice too!

Ranae said...

Beautiful stitches in your fabulous finished sampler

Lanie said...

Hi Mindi! One of the surprise benefits of joining the SLY is finding new blogs to follow. I'm glad I found yours! Thank you for the advise on Elizabeth Burrows. I'm looking forward to starting her soon.

Catherine said...

Beautiful finish ~ love the colors and the stitches!

Myra said...

She is awesome Mindi! Your satin stitches are fantastic.

Anne said...

Very pretty stitching! Love alphabet samplers! :)

Rachel said...

So, SO, SO beautiful!

Nicola said...

Definitely one to be very proud of. Congratulations.

Lois said...

What a great finish Mindi! Elizabeth looks lovely. Jane is looking good so far too!

Anne said...

Such a stunning finish and thanks for posting close ups of your specialty stitches!