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 =^..^=
