Halloween Slide Show: A new Experiment for me!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
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Hope that the day is not tooooooooooooooo scary for you all (grinning sadistically)
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You can see a few other Halloween projects here.
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Pierrette =^..^=

Angelina: An Ilse Altherr design

Gosh, time flies, it has been a while since I made my first post about Angelina and finally here is my first photo of what I have done so far.

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As you can see when checking my previous post and looking at the photo of the stitched project that came with the kit, I made the decision to start working the quilt first.

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I find that I really have to give it my full attention, counting properly and following the chart at all time as it is so easy to loose its place. I don't think that it would be a good time to work on something like this if I had a splitting headache, for example but I do love it though, always have.

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Pierrette =^..^=

The Night Before: A little more done

Well, since the last post about The Night Before, a design by Anne Stradal of ABS Designs, I have frogged her dress and stitched it in a lighter color, decided to stitch her apron using a metallic white thread with a little bit of silver in it. I thought that she might have decided to wear her prettiest apron since we are on the eve of Christmas. I also stitched some little shoe/slipper using a metallic pink to keep her in style :-)
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I have done the lamp base using a gold metallic thread, finished the wallpaper behind her.
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I still have to finish the top of her dress as well as the base of her sleeves (cuffs), finish the pine branches on the wall with a red bow, do the lamp shade stumpwork style, do the scarf knitting also stumpwork style, do the basket, the yarn balls and add the knitting needles, and oh yes also need to stitch her hat. I think that is about it.
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I was thinking of adding a pearl necklace around her neck. Would that be too much? I have made her dress rather plain so I feel that I need something to make it stand out a little bit. Of course the scarf will cover a part of her apron and dress. I was wondering if I were to add some thread over the dress and create some kind of design. Any ideas, anyone?
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Pierrette =^..^=

American flag name tag: All stitched

I just finished the stitching part of Gay Ann's American flag name tag this morning and I think that the design is pretty cute :-)

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With my name, since it is pretty long, I have used Gay Ann's regular alphabet for the "P" and then used what she calls her economy alphabet for the rest of the letters. If I had not done that, then I would not have been able to add any red horizontal lines on each side of my name and I think the design would not have been as lovely.

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I have not quite decided if I am going to finish it like Gay Ann has done with hers, which is to stitch the front with the back and then insert into an Avery plastic folder and pin it on myself or if I am going to finish it differently. Need to think about this one, so will put it aside for now.

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Pierrette =^..^=

American flag name tag

Close-up photo of what I have stitched so far of American flag

That is the beginning of Gay Ann's little American flag name tag. You can see the front and the back of the name tag done in pulled thread (Nun's stitch). I had to do two rows on each one, the front and the back. Not difficult to do but a little time consuming, but not all that much since we are talking name tag here and the size is approximately a little over 3½" by 2".

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After that I have added the white stars using a metallic braid, followed by the blue background using Fyre Werks.

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Remains to do additional horizontal red lines and my name and put the back and the front together.

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I will probably be stitching the last bits of Mrs Santa after that. I also need to start concentrating on doing some finishing as things are piling up higher and higher and I do not like that one bit :-(

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Yesterday I was having a look at all the projects I have waiting for me to get to and either I change gears pretty soon or I will get buried under all of them. Just trying to decide which one to tackle next is a task by itself. I still have quite a few projects already started and not yet completed, some with not too much to do. Oh well, better not think too much about all this and continue putting one stitch after another and maybe I will get there eventually.

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Pierrette =^..^=

Patriotic Heart: All stitched

I knew it was not going to take too long to finish the remaining stitching on my little Patriotic Heart and I was able to find enough time this morning to complete it. Makes me so happy :-)

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Now, I will stitch the Flag Tag (name tag) and will then finish both at the same time. Just imagine a lovely blue, red and white cord all around the little heart. It will look great.

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I love name tags but I have really not that many occasions to wear them unfortunately as I don't go to seminars and I only belong to Cybergroups or long distance groups. Hey, I could always wear them in my house, alternating between them, only when I am stitching though. That would be so funny to see my husband's expression when he notices the name tag on me. God only knows what the man will be thinking, perhaps that I am going "gaga" or worst (grinning).

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Can't wait to see his face, so will try to start working on it today :-)

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Pierrette =^..^=

Patriotic Heart: Almost done

Yesterday, I have managed to stitch a little more on my little heart. All the stitches on this project are very easy to do and it is how Gay Ann has put the design together that makes it so pretty.
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As you can see there is only two sections left to stitch, the one at the top (right side) and the one at the bottom, so unless a major catastrophy I can pretty much say that it will be all stitched by the end of today :-)
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I also have a little Patriotic name tag (also from Gay Ann) that I will stitch afterwards. It won't take long and then I can do both finishing at the same time.
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See you all in a little bit!
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Pierrette =^..^=

Patriotic Heart: A little more done

Gosh, I am so happy to be stitching again. It is a real joy. I had not realized how much I was missing it :-)

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Yesterday, I stitched a little more on Gay Ann's Patriotic Heart, working on the right side, adding some red horizontal lines of different thicknesses together with some blue and white edging.

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Very little threads are necessary for this little project: Blue Fyre Werks, White Kreinik Tapestry Braid, Blue Fine Braid, Red Impressions and some Anchor white Perle cotton.

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A little more to do on the right side and I will be all done. It is really a quick project. I bet somebody could do it in one day if they put the right amount of time.

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Pierrette =^..^=

Patriotic Heart

Wow, I had not realized that it had been that long since I posted last (Sept. 17th). I had some personal issues to deal with, which have kept me away from stitching. I have just restarted yesterday and will be playing catch-up with all the numerous projects already started and the new ones that are begging me to start them (grinning).

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I could have continued working on Anne Stradal's Mrs Santa, but decided to ease myself back in with a new project called Patriotic Heart by Gay Ann Rogers. What made me decide to do this one is that we are in the middle of a very intense election period, well, actually finally getting close to the end, about 14 days to go before the November 4th election and what better project than a little Patriotic heart.

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I have completed the left side of the heart with stripes and stars. I was so happy to see that the pattern has some pulled thread in it, something that I adore doing, but rarely have the occasion to do, so that was a big bonus for me. The right side has lots of stripes, blue, white and red with the word America on it. As usual, since it is an ornament, I will do my own finishing with cording.

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Better go back to it now as I have lots and lots of catching up to do. It is good to be back stitching again :-)

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Pierrette =^..^=

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P.S. Don't mind what seems to be lines on the left side of the heart, I made an error in my counting when I had to stitch an outline with white thread on white canvas and the holes are still showing, but that will not be visible after the finishing is done. I usually am pretty good with counting, but it has been a rough restarting, but now all is going well (smiling)