Friday, May 27, 2016

Thursday Small SAL - Oops its Friday


Heather at Stitching Lotus is kind enough to organize the Small Monthly SAL.  This is JBW French Country Umbrella (without the words).  It is stitched on what I think is 28 ct evenweave - with Fiberlicious Yummy Wildflowers.  The colors are really bright and I really had fun with it.



I never showed you my work from the Class I took the beginning of May on 40 ct silk gauze.
This is quite a process.  First I basted  the gauze to the muslin - so I could put it in my qsnaps. Once it is basted - you cut the whole in the muslin - and if you knew me with scissors this was a little scary.
The picture of my stitching is actually upside down - the one of my stripes so far.  It goes pretty fast - this is a basketweave stitch so you are only doing have a cross stitch -  I picked this for the first project because all the stitches are right next to each other - the counting was still a little difficult.
This is Erica Michaels.  I do plan on finishing this before the 4th of July - and I think I would do one of these again.


This is the beginning of a Holiday Weekend in the States - and the weather in Central New York is suppose to be very hot --- thank goodness as of last week my heat was still kicking on in the night.  I will be enjoying the three day weekend with family and friends and I took an extra day off so I will be relaxing and chilling for 4 wonderful days.    Thanks for stopping by and Stay Safe

16 comments:

  1. I love the umbrella - the thread you used is gorgeous!

    Best of luck as you continue with your silk gauze stitching!! Have a great weekend!

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  2. That umbrella is really nice and bright.

    Enjoy your long weekend.

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  3. That umbrella is fabulous! Seeing your silk gauze project makes me want to start one, too.

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  4. I love that umbrella. The colours are so joyous.

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  5. Lovely umbrella. Have a nice weekend:)

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  6. Beautiful smalls! Happy stitching!

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  7. Your umbrella is gorgeous! I love those JBW designs, they're so much fun to stitch.

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  8. The umbrella looks so great with the thread you used for it. So bright and colourful - just what it needs when it rains :) Your flag piece will be great, too, and you still have lots of time to finish it for the fourth of July.
    I hope you were having a wonderful holiday weekend.

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  9. Love the colors on the umbrella! Great stitching.

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  10. Great finish and so brave of you to try 40ct!

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  11. Wow! Your umbrella finishes really pops - I love your colour choice. Yes, you are a brave woman to try the 40ct - have fun!

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  12. Lovely umbrella!
    Suzi

    http://suzi7.blogspot.nl/

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  13. What a colorful umbrella, it looks so beautiful.

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  14. Love the colorful umbrella! You are a brave woman to stitch on 40 count! Loko forward to seeing it finished.

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  15. I love the umbrella! The colours are gorgeous :o)
    Hugs xx

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  16. How pretty, what a gorgeous umbrella and that silk piece looks interesting.

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