Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Two Hearts finis

Two Hearts, Loose Feathers #34 - design by Blackbird Designs
32 Count Golden Harvest by Silkweavers
Recommended fibers

Lots to share today! I finished up Two Hearts over the long weekend and framed it collage style. I LOVE how it turned out. I really channelled my inner French girl. :-) Click on the photo for a close up. I did a hemstitch around the piece and there is a really pretty lace trim along the top and left side.

The weather while on the cool side was nice for getting more of my outside in order. The only project I didn't get to was putting in my vegetable garden. I'll have to do that this coming weekend.

I'm almost finished with House #5 of HoHRH. I only have a couple of the window frames and shutters to go. I have agility tonight with the pugs so I'll finish it tomorrow evening with several days to spare! The plan is not to waste a day in starting House #6 - the midnight house - it's a biggy.
For my commute project this week, I started the latest Loose Feather, The Simple Things. I'm doing mine on 32 count Antique Gold from Silkweavers. It's going to stitch up quick I think.

I was not able to draw names for the Plantation Sampler until this morning. On Sunday my modem died and I had no Internet connection. I was so lost without it!

The Pail of Destiny (a nod to Edgar for the Destiny part :-))

And the winner is: Tracy J. I have emailed you Tracy.

Murry my new foster pug was dropped off on Friday. What a sweetheart he is! He loves playing with toys and chasing the other pugs. I don't think he will be with me very long at all.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the giveaway of this chart, how great it is to be a winner, yeah!

I love your collage style finish for your bbd piece. It is reminiscent of my scrapbook.

your foster pug is such a cutie.

Stitcher said...

Great finish for Two Hearts, I love what you have done with it. This really does this piece justice. Congrats.

Margaret said...

I love how your framed 2 hearts. Wonderful! Your HoHRH is looking good too. Murry is adorable! I love pug dogs!

grace said...

I love the collage style finish for the two hearts. It looks wonderful! :)

Deb said...

That is a great finish to Two Hearts. I did not like the design when it came out, but I love how you used this in your collage. Very resourceful and beautiful!

CJ in OK ;-) said...

Wow so much accomplished, congrats on the stitching finishes both the Two Hearts, very clever finish, and house #5. Murry is adorable, I am sure he will have a permanent home very quickly. CJ ok;-)

Nicole said...

Margie, Two Hearts turned out awesome! I love how you finished it! What a great idea! :) Your HoHRH is looking great too. I haven't even started #5 yet - I just have no motivation to work on it right now. Love your new LF start too. Can't wait to see more!! I wish I could adopt Murry, he looks so sweet. I'm sure he'll get a good home fast!!

Anonymous said...

Your "Two Hearts" finishing is outstanding!! This really highlights this piece nicely. It's so creative!!

Carmen said...

lovely finish and stitching. Murry look so cute.

Loraine said...

What a cleaver way to finish your Blackbird design. I love it! I love HoHRH. I'm really anxious to start on it! Looks like a great weekend!

Siobhán said...

What a clever way to finish off your Two Hearts! Very neat. Murry is too cute. Great progress on your House block!

Dani - tkdchick said...

What a beautiful finish, and a different way to do it!

Your new foster pug is so cute!

Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri ~ Boog) said...

I like your finish of the BBD piece better than the original! Your HoHRH is looking awesome and that pug is too darn cute. Don't get too attached....

Julie said...

I love what you did with your Loose Feathers piece. You did an amazing job. You definitely got in touch with the French-y theme ~ it's absolutely lovely.

Your other pieces are nice too and that foster pug is adorable. You can tell he's a spunky little thing. :D

Alma Allen said...

I love how you finished the two heart pattern Margie. The added elements to the framed piece makes this special. Love your fabric choice too!

Sharon said...

Two Hearts looks fabulous!

Michelle said...

I love what you did with Two Hearts - it's so perfect for the piece. The lace is a beautiful touch.