Here it is. Did you ever wonder if the day my Prairie Schooler "Where There Are Bees" sampler would ever be finished (I did!). I put in the last few stitches last night. It will need to be washed (by hand in mild soap) and then pressed and hopefully soon will be framed. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. And I only used four floss colors. Somehow it seems like a more varied color palette, don't you think?
And a few close ups of the different motifs. It's always a satisfying sigh of relief when I finish a project that has been underway a long time.
This little cushion (front blackbird and back pumpkin) is another very recent finish. I started it last year but it was set aside for quite a while (like a book when I lose the thread of a story and set it aside . . . the same happens with my stitching sometimes). It is another Prairie Schooler chart called "Autumn Leaves" that these motifs were taken from. I have been stitching a series of seasonal designs for my friend Cath (Spring, Summer designs already finished, and now I am trying to decide on a winter design), so this is Autumn.
I had thought of finishing it as a scissor fob, but I was afraid that faced with the necessity of making the twisted cording that the scissors hang off might defeat me at the moment and I might never finish this little project, I decided instead to use beads to set off the design and stick with a tried and true (and much tested) simple little cushion.
And as I decide which winter design to make I am also trying to decide which project to start for me. I am in the mood for a Halloween design, though considering how slowly I work I have perhaps left it a little too late (I can always stitch for next year, right?). If I pick something small, I might just manage it. Once again I am drawn to Prairie Schooler designs. Once I make a choice, cut my fabric and put in those first few stitches, I'll share my newest project here!