Finished the Jane Austen sampler, Getting Away with Jane Austen

The past week has been quite challenging with several issues; however, today I picked up the needle and finished this pretty sampler with beautiful teal, blues and brown tones called Getting Away with Jane Austen. Design is by The Sampler Girl. Stitched and finished into a pillowkeep. I used some Regency gold buttons and remnant of cotton ecru lace I had in my stash.

The sampler blends beautifully in this bedroom. My prim doll is a souvenier from Pigeon Forge trip last year. Her name is Josephine.

I backed the pillowkeep with Jane Austen cut fabric from The Sampler Girl webshop.

This is a muted teal color that is very pretty.

Right now, it will hang in this bedroom near the old settee.

The buttons, just so happened to have in my stash already but compliment the cotton lace.

Other good news is the frame that was made special for Forever Hope sampler came in the mail!

I do not plan to use glass with this piece. It's a rustic black finish.

Tonight I finished the lower band while watching Grey's Anatomy.

Very ironic to be working on this one while watching Private Practice tonight. That episode was really violent and rape was the central theme, of a doctor. I picked this one up instead of the Thanksgiving one because the colors were already pulled.

I stopped here at midnight, starting on the old colonial candlestick holder.

The frame is 8 x 16. I think it will be perfect for this finish. I have a ways to go on this one.

Next, tomorrow I need to 1) pick a random winner of the Breast Cancer awareness giveaway and 2) pull threads for the Thanksgiving Sampler 1871.

Onward to Friday now. TGIF!

Have a GREAT FRIDAY!

It's turned really, really windy and cold tonight. Now, it feels like November!

Finished designing The Thanksgiving Sampler 1817

I hope you had a great Halloween yesterday. I've been having some health problems with my jaw. Seems I have TMJ and next step is a dental appt. For some reason, mornings are the worst and at night but I have some medication to help with until the appt on Thursday.

I enjoyed looking at all the Haloween costumes of friends on Facebook. Reminds me of times when Brandon and Meghan went Trick or Treating and I miss those days. After we moved to this remote area of Ga., we haven't had even one trick or treater. I remember giving bags and bags of candy out to the little ones and loved it.

Now onward to the next holiday, Thanksgiving.

Just finished the touches on a Thanksgiving sampler. A quote by William Nesbit inspired this one and I can't wait to start on it using 36 count Edinburgh Days Gone By linen.

The colors are various Autumn colors that will complement the meaning of the sampler.

This pretty pink monogrammed pin is placed on my largest stitching bag.

The variations in this vintage linen I think will complement it well.

Forever on Thanksgiving Day,

The heart will find the pathway home.

by William Nesbit, an 18th century quote that holds such true meaning for anyone.

This will be the first for me stitching 36 count. I usually end of tweaking the colors as I go but I hope you will like it and also hope it's done by Thanksgiving.

Well till later,

Jennifer

Sunday Reflections

The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,


And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Words of wisdom given to me from a co-worker physician in 1995 and has stuck in my heart forever.