Wednesday, February 15, 2017

A finish, a new start and a surprise

I hope all you ladies had a wonderful Valentine's Day.  I had a nice surprise from Little John.  I came home to find two red roses and a little box of chocolates....he knows his Mamaw loves her chocolate.


My new start is the new design by The Drawn Thread "Snow Day's".  Appropriate for Florida right?  LOL.  It's to be done on Stoney Point linen but I had a piece of 29ct. Glenshee linen that I purchased from Maureen years ago.  This is one that she dyed with natural plants and it's a beautiful dark teal.
I'm using a mixture of silks for the stitching.


.....and my finish is the little cameo pillow.  I finished the edges with a grey heavy quilting thread and did an X stitch around the outside.  It's quite little but I like it.

I'm off to start dinner.  

Blessings, Barbara



8 comments:

Von said...

What a lovely surprise from John for Valentine's Day!
I'm really looking forward to seeing your new project grow - the colors are just fabulous!

Robin in Virginia said...

Your cameo turned out super. I would love to see a close up of the side and how you did the X. How thoughtful of Little John to bring roses and chocolate to his Mamaw. Look forward to seeing your progress on the new start.

Marilyn said...

How thoughtful of little John, he's too cute.
The Cameo is pretty, and Snow Days will look great on that beautiful piece of linen.
Marilyn

Vickie said...

Aww,I love your Valentine gifts from Little John. Your cameo finish is beautiful Barbara.

Cricket-bug Corner said...

Looking forward to seeing that project stitched - lovely fabric!!

diamondc said...

Barbara: Little John is so sweet, chocolate and flowers how can he go wrong, just the right combination.
Love your new start, the Cameo Pin Pillow is beautiful.

Blessings
Catherine

Barb said...

Just a quick note this time as I have a few email to write .I am hoping to get a blog post done this weekend ,but just had to say how much I like the Cameo you have done , it looks really good on tin roof with black thread,Looking forward to seeing progress on your new start. Will speak soon my friend .Hugs to all.

Justine said...

Your cameo is beautiful and I love the fabric for your new start! Little John sounds like he's got Valentine's Day all figured out.