More Framing

Two more pieces back from the framer.  
Walking the Water's Edge has been finished for about a year, but now it is framed and will be hung in our loft where there are other "beachy" things.  The frame is actually about the color in the pic at the lower left.  Very simple. but I like it.

Vegas Nights is one of the patterns that is available on my website.  It's been finished for years, but we have a red & black wall in our current house, so I pulled it out to be framed.  The silver really sets it off.

Scarlet Thread Kits

I'm sorry, but I just have to blow my own horn a little bit.  I am so proud that Scarlet Thread is offering several of my patterns as full kits.  Please see the write up on the Stitchything blog.  So if you want one of these patterns, all kitted up, we got it covered.  In the past, I have purchased kits from Scarlet Thread and they do a terrific job and the prices are great!

New Patterns

At long last I have new designs offered on my website!  There are 4 new designs on the Bargello page.  They are the first four on that page now. 

The new designs are Prickly Pears, Hens & Chicks, Vegas Nights and White Noise.  You watched me do Vegas Nights last year, and I showed you White Noise & Prickly Pears a month ago or so, but Hens & Chicks will be new to you. They are all Bargello, although Prickly Pears is Counted Needlepoint with a Bargello background.   I hope you like them. 

Vegas Nights

Thanks to all of you who commented on the orientation of Vegas Nights. The bottom picture won, but I still like the top one. I have decided to present both, as well as the 2 possible vertical positions, which is an idea I hadn't thought of! Your comments are all really interesting and I'm so glad I asked. Thank you all.

Vegas Nights, finished

Vegas Nights is finished. I quite like it! I think it "says" Vegas with it's sparklies & hard edges. Since it is already finished, I think I will be able to publish it with a couple of other things by the end of October.

Now, here's a question for you all: Which way is up? The top picture is the way I thought it should be, but now I'm not so sure. What do you think?

Vegas Nights, Progress #3

I have been working on Vegas Nights again. I had a problem finding appropriate threads for awhile, it is really hard to find "light red" that is NOT pink! Anyhow.... I am nearly finished with the shiny parts! So far I have used Fyre Werks (black & silver), Neon Rays Plus (red), YLI Silk Ribbon (lightest shade, sort of a salmon) and all the rest of the reds are Neon Rays. There are just a few more rows of Neon Rays to go in and the rest will mostly be Silk & Ivory, as is the black border.

When I photographed it this morning, I was surprised at how much is done! Now I am inspired to finish it!

Vegas Nights, Progress #2

Vegas Nights is progressing slowly. I completed the border and the first few rows. I am having thread selection issues! I don't want the whole thing to be shiny, but I want it to be "Vegas" and so don't want too much Silk & Ivory either. This weekend I bought some more Neon Rays and Ribbon and will figure it out this week!

Vegas Nights

I've started a new Bargello! OMG I do love to start new things! This is on Vintage Red canvas again, I had the perfect size piece leftover and it is the right color anyway. I should have put something dark behind it for the photo. Oops, forgot! Anway, the border is started, with black Silk & Ivory, and the first pattern row is in with black FyreWerks. This pieces will have lots of sparkly!