The Original Mary

In reference to the last blog post and the question of the dark blue crown motif in the upper right corner, here is a picture of the original sampler for comparison... the chart appears to be correct...

In A Quandary

The samplers that are being shown are really looking great.  I have two sides done and am working on the third.  I have a question for those of you that have stitched the first, blue with crown, motif on the right side.  Did you correct the motif or stitch it as charted?  I can see that charting this sampler would be a humongous task, but it may be the way Mary stitched it.  I hate the thought of that much frogging, but it just does not look good to me.  Please comment!

Pat in Texas

http://quiltsandotherhobbies.blogspot.com

Nearly Half Done

I uploaded the Mary Wigham infinity chart, and am loving it!

Here are John and Zella, my maternal Grandparents...

thanks to the infinity chart, I was able to see if Grandpa's initials would fit in the space above Grandma without needing to tear any errant stitches out. I let him be a little off-center on purpose, in keeping with Mary's off-kilter style.

OLEANDER AND MISS. MARY

Hope you all are having a nice Labor Day Weekend filled with stitching, good food, picnics, family and friends. I have been spending time with Miss. Mary. And as you can see, she is getting closer and closer to the finish line. I have not decided what to do with the initials as yet. I am thinking I want to work in a few butterflies, and other small motifs along with some important (to me) initials. The center of the large motif where Ackworth School appears is where my initials will probably go along with the date. The initials and small items will be stitched with the variegated thread just to help tie colors together a little better. You can check out my blog for further details and more pictures!

Every one's stitching is looking awesome and the color combinations are as beautiful as they are varied! Hope you are all enjoying this SAL as much as I am! Sweet stitching to you all!

August progress

Unfortunately, I've had so much going on that the most work I've done on this was to download all the parts of the pattern. But I'm going to hit it hard and heavy this month. We're (hopefully) setting my surgery date when I meet the surgeon on the 10th, so I'm planning for this to be my recovery piece.

Ah, September

Mary and I both love September.

She practically begged me to take her outside this afternoon,

for she wanted to rest a moment by the garden gate,

in the friendly company of Dill, Sunflower, and Squash.

August Progress

I have completed the left side and a few more motifs on the top side.  I sure wish I could find a scroll bar that would accommodate fabric that is this wide.  I am going to give Q Snaps another chance.  The set I have is 14” square and I have short arms, making it hard to reach. 

 

Pat

http://quiltsandotherhobbies.blogspot.com