Sparklies

Googling cross stitch stuff paid off big time for me... I discovered Sparklies! It's a lady in the UK who hand dyes fabrics and they are beautiful! I had chosen a new Mirabilia design that I want to stitch and so I chose this fabric to work it on. I was so giddy with excitement the day I chose it out and the day it finally arrived in the mail. It is AWESOME. It's called "Pitch" and I chose it in opalescent (which means it SPARKLES!). It's gorgeous and I began stitching on it yesterday. 

This material is going to make this piece simply breathtaking, in my opinion. The design I'm stitching is called Stargazer. It's of a woman in a beautiful flowing dress, hands to her chest, eyes lifted heavenward towards a sky full of stars. It's full of beadwork that will be in her dress and the stars in the sky. I can't even begin to describe to you how excited I am to be working on this! I'll post pictures of my progress as it's coming along. 

Lighthouse

I just finished stitching this lighthouse which is the first in a series of four that I am going to be putting together as a quilt. It took me about four months to do this piece. There were a lot of french knots in this, but they were kind of fun to do... proof that I've finally mastered how to do them! 

Dimensions Beacon at Daybreak

stitched area 5" x 7"

It's Framed!

I finally got this back from the framer's. It took a while because first, the order was sent to the wrong store. Then when they reordered it to the right store, the mat was cut rectangular instead of oval so had to be reordered again. I was finally able to pick it up last Friday and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out! I just can't take my eyes off it. Having it framed adds some dimension to the piece and really makes it stand out. As beautiful as this is in the picture, real life is way prettier. I'm one happy stitcher!