A Sneak peak for Downton Abbey sampler

The colors for the design I'm working on for Downton Abbey are complete:

 

Just for a heads up to gather if you would like..............I so enjoyed designing this one. It will be stitched before putting out the pattern. I still am picking out the linen.

It's going to be a very colorful sampler.

 

4 pages in length

 

I'll blog my progress as I stitch the model myself.

 

 

I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.

 

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864)

 

 

Finishing up the Quaker Freebie and a Christmas one for YOU

A lovely, bright Saturday morning this morning with a fire roaring in the fireplace and sipping some Earl Grey Twinnings tea, bringing my spirits up to go on an adventure ride with my honey today through the majesty of Fall colors in the mountains.

Miss Abbie has had her treat and play time and is lazily soaking in the warmth by the fire.
Up to yesterday during my sparing moments I worked on trying to finish (although slowly) the quaker sampler by Liberty House Primitives and Needlework. It felt good to round 'r up the corners and hope they all meet properly when finishing.

Seems like the old frame I got at a thrift store is just tool large so I'm stumped at what I will frame or maybe I will just make a large pillowkeep with it. I have lots of fat quarters that will look well with it and I can imagine this would be great for the old Hoosier cabinet.

I know alot of folks are working on Christmas and I should be as well. But my next finish will be on one I designed for October 2 years ago for Domestic Violence Awareness month. I only have a very small amount to stitch on it. I also wanted to add a few specialty buttons that I ordered and already have the special order frame for it.

Somewhere in between I"ll squeeze in a Christmas ornie or two.

But my progress on the quaker here:

Here's a wee ornie for your Christmas tree to stitch up today.

Dolls used to be my favorite thing to get from ole' Santa!

 

 

fibers suggested are:

 

Week's Dye Works Teal Frost (for left doll's dress and date)

WDW Amber for left doll's dress

GA Apricot Blush for faces

WDW Havanna for shoes

GA Cameo Pink for lighter pink border and dress

GA Antique Rose for right doll dress and letters

GA Brandy for right doll's hair

 

fabric: Antique white linen

 

Christmas Dolls

designed by Feathers in the Nest

copyright 2012

Morning Progress~~~ over half done!

Moving right along ~~~~~~~~

 

I made the date this year instead of 2011. This is the completion of one skein of DMC 3750, starting on the second now. I've got to frog out the motif on the far left and redo, count didn't come up right but then it should progress fast after this.

 

I can't wait to finish and frame!!! I may put in my new/old refinished Hoosier cabinet for display.

I'll have to say that I LOVE the linen which is 28 ct Antique Autumn Gold. And I love the virtues of the Quaker times.

 

 

Wrinkles and all,

Jennifer

“An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done.” Jane Austen, 1775-1817