Hi everyone. My Sis arrived Friday for a visit and left Tuesday afternoon, so there wasn't much stitching accomplished while she was here. We had fun, though.
I did, however, begin a new project late last week. It's for an upcoming wedding, but, in order to protect the identity of the couple, their photos were smudged
the lace monogram
Josephine knots cascading along the lace trims
more JK's to come
parts of the wedding invitation are included in this embroidery, but the couple's names have been blocked out
more embellishing and embroidering will happen, and perhaps some silk ribbon embroidery as well will appear on this piece
to date, we plan an oval presentation under glass and DH will create a fabulous frame.
it's a beginning..........
and that's it for this week stitch-wise
my hands are sore from gardening/weeding/mulching, digging, and hauling flagstone and rocks
there is blue and purple in the garden
the new bed I created, hauling and placing the flagstone and rocks
the new garden shed is up and the bed on the left is for more veg once I finish the digging and create the raised beds
weeding, weeding, and more weeding as I discover just what is growing in the new-to-me gardens.
oops, there's some yellow I need to weed out.....
Hope you've had a creative week.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
I did, however, begin a new project late last week. It's for an upcoming wedding, but, in order to protect the identity of the couple, their photos were smudged
the lace monogram
more JK's to come
more embellishing and embroidering will happen, and perhaps some silk ribbon embroidery as well will appear on this piece
to date, we plan an oval presentation under glass and DH will create a fabulous frame.
it's a beginning..........
and that's it for this week stitch-wise
my hands are sore from gardening/weeding/mulching, digging, and hauling flagstone and rocks
there is blue and purple in the garden
the new bed I created, hauling and placing the flagstone and rocks
the new garden shed is up and the bed on the left is for more veg once I finish the digging and create the raised beds
weeding, weeding, and more weeding as I discover just what is growing in the new-to-me gardens.
oops, there's some yellow I need to weed out.....
Hope you've had a creative week.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
So pretty... the stitching and your wonderful land.
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Thanks Fox! Both have been taking a lot of my time, lately, but it's rewarding to see any progress. Hope you are well.
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Beautiful stitching,
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks large and is going to look lovely for the summer
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Now that all the bindweed has been removed (well, I think so- I hope so) the plants should do better this year. I'm making lots of humus for feeding the soil.......Thanks Margaret. Hope you're having sunny days, too.
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Love those Josephine knots. Your garden is so beautiful and green right now. How lovely to spend some fun time with your sister too. Happy days.
ReplyDeleteI love them, too, Dianne. They are fun to make. I imagine myself spending lots of time in my gardens. Things look so lush after a nice day or two of rain....
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amazing how much work one can find to do in a new garden.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, Penny. Once I find out what is growing there, and learn about the plants, weed and feed and mulch and water, then I'll know where to put new plants! It feels good to see the progress one is making, although sometimes the body isn't quite as happy after all the work.......lol
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You are creating a wonderful treasure. Gardens are such hard work but the results are worth it
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about the gardens, Shirley! I know you speak from lots of experience. My hips and knees had forgotten that, but they've been reminded many times since spring arrived....lol! I do hope the couple will like our creation, once it's done. Since they both garden, they should like the flowers, and since she loves antique linens, crocheted items and tatting and such, I hope she'll love the stitching.
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Have fun with your sis Suz! Gardens are looking lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorraine. Gardens are coming along slowly...........
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love stitchery, you know how much I love JK`s. Lots of hard work in the garden, why oh why do weeds grow so much quicker than anything else I ask myself.
ReplyDeleteAren't they such fun to make in clusters?
DeleteAh, weeds. They grow faster, stronger, taller. In sun and shade. The bane of every gardener. Yet we persevere. Are we crazy?...lol
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This is going to be a lovely present for the newly wed!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Annet. I do hope they like it. Lots more stitching yet to do......
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Lovely JK's,am sure this will be the best wedding gift.You have a beautiful garden area!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Anita. The gardens were one big attraction for me when we first saw this house, and I fell in love with the yard, and the patio. I hope to get the gardens in shape, and hopefully control the weeds.......ah, the tasks we set for ourselves........lol
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I love those cascading JKs. They suit your garden theme too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jane. The cascading JK's always look like wisteria to me, so it fits with the garden theme. Plus they're such fun to do.
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Your garden is looking so nice - makes me miss ours!
ReplyDeleteThanks MA! Do you miss the watering, weeding, mulching, feeding, digging and fertilizing too? lol! I admit I might not miss all that as much as having fresh flowers and veg to enjoy. But, I do like to get my hands in the earth.....
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Interesting wedding embroidery. Your yard is wonderful. I can see how much work you are doing and it is really coming along nicely. How fun to find all that grows in your new garden Suz. Fabulous new garden house...it just looks to nice to be called a shed. Creative Gardening Bliss Dear...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry. The embroidery will be growing over the next little while. The gardens are larger than what I've been used to, and a little overgrown, but I hope to 'tame' it over the next year or two............revise a bit here and there..........the soil seems very good as the weeds are prolific and well entrenched, but, I'm working on it bit by bit. Well, you know about gardens.....and yours are lovely. Hope you've had enough rain to sustain yours, and to drench the forest fires.
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I love what you are doing with your stitching, the Josephine Knots are stunning! You are creating a lovely keepsake for the young couple. Gardening....always so much fun to get started and then the weeds arrive. I hope one day to have my flower bed so full of flowers there will be no room for weeds...think that will happen?!?
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Thank you Deb! I hope the couple agree (though they're not young-- it's a second marriage for both, they are young at heart)
ReplyDeleteAaaaccck! Weeds-- the bane of gardeners everywhere. I'm afraid it doesn't matter how full the flower beds are, the weeds find a way in there somehow. grrr After 30 years, my garden beds in our first 'country' house had very few weeds. Hmmm, perhaps these gardens might be weed free in another 30 years...?! I'll try........lol ....and hope
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the wedding piece is beautiful Susan, it will be cherished I'm sure. Love your garden! especially the shed which would immediately be claimed for a workshop if it were in my garden!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen! There's lots more stitching to do yet, but I'm pleased with the progress so far.
DeleteNow, if the shed was made of wood, and had screened windows, and didn't smell like plastic, and I could keep the door open without the floor warping in the sunshine, I'd agree with you about a summer workshop. It would be fun to stitch and paint in the garden, but I can do that sitting on the patio......Meanwhile, the garden shed is getting filled with garden tools, pots, and other items that were filling up the garage......
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