I am a bit at a loss for words here and not entirely sure how to start this blog entry this morning and it has all to do with this lovely design called Winter Reflections, Loretta Spears' Mystery #2.
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You see, the photo above has not been stitched by myself, but by another stitcher named Sharon D. from South Carolina. At this point, you may be wondering why the photo is on my blog since I am not the stitcher and here goes the story, at least a bit of it.
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It all happened when I was working on another Loretta Spears' mystery called Superstition a week ago or so. I was almost done with stitching it when I received a message from Sharon D. saying in a nutshell that she had Winter Reflections partially stitched and that since she could not continue working on it for personal reasons, she was looking for a good home for it and that if I was interested it was mine to have.
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Yesterday afternoon, Winter Reflections arrived in all its glory with the remaining threads so that I can finish stitching it myself. I immediately had a good look at the charts and will be having a good read this morning of the included instructions and you can be sure that I will start work on it immediately.
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I have also learned from Sharon that Winter Reflections has actually been purchased directly from Loretta Spears herself somewhere in Colorado while Sharon was traveling there. Sharon had the pleasure to meet her in person. Isn't that nice? I always wonder who is the person behind the designer.
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So today I find myself in a situation I have never been before as a stitcher, having two different stitchers working on the same piece, sort of a joint venture, and I find it quite exciting and having Loretta in the shadows is also a nice feeling.
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In a little while I will start reading Loretta's instructions to see what has been stitched by Sharon and what has not and will take it from there. What fun this will be.
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Pat has already stitched Winter Reflections in August of last year, I think it was, and I will for sure go there and have a peek from times to times, just to make sure I do not err. My philosophy is why reinvent the wheel all the time when it is already there for us to use.
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I would like again to thank Sharon D. for her kindness and generosity towards me. This was totally unexpected and I find myself so very grateful to her for this beautiful gift.
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Pierrette =^..^=
11 comments:
This is exciting, Pierrette! A terrific and well deserved compliment to you and your stitching.I'll be watching with great interest as you complete this lovely piece.
I finished a piece my dear godmother started several years back and felt her beside me every minute. I also finished a Christmas door a friend started. My friend did the part she enjoyed stitching and I did the part I enjoyed. It was a really fun time as we avoided the boring (for us) stuff. My mom displays it happily every Christmas. It is special to team stitch a piece. Enjoy this!
You will love doing this piece!! I am happy to help if you need it! And, just to make it more interesting, this is one of a series of four reflections: Winter, spring, summer, fall! Now you know you are going to have to do the other three!
This is yet another delightful design of Lorretta's it is such a shame that her family would not let her designs available to others after her illness, I would have thought that they would have been honoured that others would have loved to stitch her designs in her memory and you are so lucky that Sharon could see what a beautiful and dedicated needlewoman you are to trust with the project that must have meant to much to her after having actually met Loretta, I just know that you will do it proud and finish it beautifully and am sure that you will come up with an amazing way to frame it in all its finished glory
Stitchers are the most generous people around. I hope you enjoy stitching this piece. You always do such a nice job.
Thanks, Front Range Stitcher and yes it is exciting :-)
I have already started working on it.
Pierrette =^..^=
Thanks, Jane.
This will be the only piece that I have ever done that will have been progressing so rapidly without a lot of time and efforts from my part, thanks to Sharon. I am not usually that lucky :-)
Pierrette =^..^=
Pat,
You should not be tempting me like that (grinning)
Thanks for your offer of help. I will be happy to do the same for you when you start working on Superstition. As I always so, no need to reinvent the wheel all the time.
Pierrette =^..^=
I agree with you Terry, it is unfortunate but nothing much that we can do about it except stitch them and pass them along to other stitchers that are also eager to work on them, which is exactly what I have done so far.
Pierrette =^..^=
Beth,
I agree with you, there are lots of very kind and generous stitchers out there.
Pierrette =^..^=
Hi Pierrette,
What a beautiful project and story!
I'll be looking forward to seeing your progress on "Winter Reflections".
Cynthia
Windy Meadow
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