A Stitchers Gallery

I'm happy to report I have recently received more photos of student's finished projects!  It is always so much fun to see all the different finishing techniques, not to mention all the wonderful stitching.  Jo Vitayne finished both Monet's Garden box and Orchid herself.   Now the amazing thing to me is that she had to make the box before she could finish it....and it's just perfect!  The hardware is available but there has to be a framework to support, as well as a base. Now the finishing technique for the Orchid has a print fabric used as a mat, which really sets of the design.  Something different, and very effective.  

Trudy Downing has sent Seasons for us to see.  She says,  "It will hang just inside our front door, practically the first thing people see when they come over."

I really enjoyed designing Seasons and am always so gratified when a stitcher has enjoyed stitching it as well.  Thank you for sharing Trudy....a lovely job....well done.!

As students submit photos of their finished works I will continue to post them here.  It is always enjoyable to see another stitcher's work. And, as you can seem, you might get a new idea for finishing off your own projects.  At some point over the next few months I hope to set up a gallery page so all the finished photos I have can find a permanent home.  I also have several photos from before this blog was begun which need to be added also....with proper credit given!

Now, I haven't written very ofter lately, but I was teaching last week and leave again shortly for another another week.  But then I'm back home for over a month so have good intentions to "retire" several of my current teaching designs and move them to "retired teaching pieces" which means the instruction books and canvases will be available for sale.  Also, Dahlia, recently seen on those pages will be added no later than May 15th, hopefully before.  This design finishes up the Silk Ribbon Flower Series I.

I don't plan to write again until after my return from Oregon.....around April 16th.  Hope everyone is enjoying Spring weather.