I am so impressed by this gorgeous design that Loretta Spears created.
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At every step of the way, she manages to add something so very special to her mystery #13.
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The photo below shows step 1 of lesson 3, which is a series of double crosses made in Waterlilies Flamingo. The photo above shows step 2 of the same lesson, which is a filling of eyelet stitches done in Waterlilies Opal.
There are still more to come before this little design is all done.
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I have stitched only one Loretta Spears prior to this one and it was Bargello Symphony, her mystery #8, which was stitched before I started blogging so we can only see the finished project.
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Most of us who are Loretta Spears' admirers had seen it on ANG National website. After seeing this wonderful piece, of course I just had to stitch it and it was quite an adventure too. It was a big help to have the ANG website photograph to serve as a guide.
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Superstition is probably much less known, as personally I have not seen any photograph of it anywhere on the web, but it is my belief that it is just as impressive as Bargello Symphony, though smaller in size. My congress cloth is 8" x 8" so I will venture a finish size between 5 and 6 inches squared. I will be able to tell more precisely after lesson 4 has been completed.
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Since I am on a roll here, I will now proceed to step 3 of lesson 3 and then pattern 2 of the same lesson and will be right back with two more photographs for you.
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Pierrette =^..^=
9 comments:
I'm just loving this project. Since Loretta's projects are so hard to find, I'm having the best time stitching it vicariously with you.
Keep Stitching,
Janet
This is just beautiful! You are doing a wonderful job. I remember my first pulled work project which I also learned from written directions! I later was able to take a class and learned better about how and how hard to pull! Or not!
Your needle is certainly flying with this project and its looking more and more beautiful and elegant each time I see the next step
Hi Janet,
That is so sad indeed that those patterns are extremely hard to find nowadays. I was real lucky to be able to purchase this one with the kit included as even some of the threads are not made anymore. You can always find substitute of course.
Pierrette =^..^=
Liz,
That is exactly what I want to do now, learn much more about pulled thread as it is fun to stitch and looks great too.
Pierrette =^..^=
Hi Terry,
Elegant is a good word to use when stitching Loretta Spears' projects.
Pierrette =^..^=
Pierrette,
This is moving quickly and you are doing a beautiful job! (As always!)
Where can you find these patterns. They are beautiful. I have one of her patterns (a bigger one, can't remember the name right now) but have never seen these smaller ones.
Rebecca,
These patterns are extremely difficult to find. I was lucky enough to be in a position to purchase this one many years ago from a fellow stitcher and it even had the kit with it.
I have seen some offered on eBay at times, but not often.
Pierrette =^..^=
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