The Rain Fell ~ finished!

Here it is, my finished version of The Rain Fell. I completed the rest of the stitching yesterday and then I needed to add some finishing touches of my own to it. Hope you like the end result.

DESIGNER ~ Little House Needleworks

PATTERN ~ The Rain Fell

FABRIC ~ 32ct R & R Americana Blend

THREADS ~ Crescent Colours and DMC (2 over 2)

STARTED ~ 22 June 2009

FINISHED ~ 11 July 2009

I decided to add some beading to it. I placed some petite cream beads down the girl's dress for buttons, and cream beads in the sky for rain drops. These were done as cross stitches on the original pattern. I also added some pale blue ric rac along the bottom of the girl's dress for decoration. I hope my changes add a bit of difference to the design. I don't normally use my creativity in this way, and usually stick to what is called for, so I'm quite happy with the way it's turned out. As I mentioned earlier on when I started this project, I replaced the DMC thread 754 with 3774. It's a paler peach and I'm happy with the result.

I'm a fan of Crescent Colours threads. I just love the range of colours, they don't seem to knot as much, and the names they give them are absolutely gorgeous! My favourite colour in this pattern would have to be the pinkish House Wine. It really brought life to it. The flowers were lovely to stitch and they look so happy. Just a really lovely design in all actually.

Umbrella...ella...ella

I must have needed my sleep last night because apparently it rained heavily and I didn't even hear it! That would mean that I've gone into a deep sleep, which also means that my head cold must be getting better. I did manage a bit of a sleep in too, which was nice.

I took some pictures this morning to show where I got to last night with my stitching. I did the girl's umbrella and the sun.

The Rain Fell - 10 July 2009

Just the clouds, rain, and top scroll to go now. Stay tuned for some finished photos soon!

A girl in the rain

I've been stitching on The Rain Fell last night and tonight. Here's where I got to after last night's session.

The Rain Fell - 9 July 2009

I'm sure I'll be able to get it finished this weekend.

Just a quick post tonight. I should be in bed, and I'm really tired. I've had a slight cold this week but have still been to work. I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow. :) zzzzzzzzzzzzz

I forgot to show you this!

How forgetful of me. I promised to show you the stash I received in the mail last week. Here it is...

An assortment of Crescent Colours and Gentle Art Sampler threads.

Some Shepherd's Bush kits ~

Quaker Heart and Purple Snowman

Wave, Flag Bag (which I've already finished), and Home

LHN charts ~

Alphabet Rhyme, State Fair, and Colonial Women

Stacy Nash charts ~

Prudence Miller's Framed Sampler, Early Style Bluebird Cupboard Sampler, and Birds Of A Feather

Primitive Bettys charts ~

My Favorite Kitten Pinkeep and 1836 Spring Tyme Sampler

Meagan has also given me an award.

Since I have received this award before, please forgive me if I just shamelessly accept it and not pass it on. Thank you Meagan, you're a sweetie!

As I hope to finish The Rain Fell in the not too distant future, I am already thinking of what to do next. Is that bad? I don't think so. :) Seeing what other people are stitching sometimes makes me want to do the same if I have the project in my stash. It's so inspiring to see these creations unfold. I also go through my mind what other things I have, and sometimes designs will pop into my head that way. It's always so exciting to start a new project.

Happy stitching!

Flowers have bloomed

I've planted my flowers and they've come into bloom.

The Rain Fell - 5 July 2009

It's all starting to come to life. Even a birdie has flown in.

Again, I've been having fun playing with my photos. Please enjoy!

~ Happy July 4th! ~

Since July 4th is Independence Day in the USA, and being that I love Americana things, I thought I would stitch a new kit from Shepherd's Bush called Flag Bag. It's a quick one that you can do during a day or night session. I managed to complete it all last night.

DESIGNER ~ Shepherd's Bush

PATTERN ~ Flag Bag kit

FABRIC ~ Tan burlap bag

THREADS ~ DMC and WDW (stitched 3 over 2)

STARTED/FINISHED ~ 3 July 2009

This is such a cute and easy design to do. The only awkward thing is trying to work within the bag itself. I've done another of these bags called Dashing, which was also fun.

Flag Bag is a new one from SB and I received it during the week in my latest stash buy. I'll show you the rest of what I got in another post.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Working my way through

This is where I'm up to on The Rain Fell after some more stitching last night.

The Rain Fell - 30 June 2009

The grass is now growing and I'm about to plant some flowers next.

Some new stash arrived in the mail today, also! The Rocking Horse had a sale on the middle of last month, and I took the opportunity to purchase a few things. Will take some photos over the weekend and show you the goodies I got. :)

Early needlework

Just thought I'd side track a bit and show you some pictures I took of one of my first tries at needlework as a young girl. I must have been around 12 years of age when I stitched it, so we're going back about 30 years ago that this little piece was created.

I remember that the whole design came as a kit, but I'm sorry to say that I have no idea who the designer was nor what brand name it came under. It was stitched on a natural linen with probably Anchor threads.

It was framed quite a number of years ago with a simple, dark wooden, recessed frame. I think it was a cheap one bought at a craft shop which came with glass. Mum and Dad would have mounted and framed it for me, since I was still only young.

I have it hanging in my computer/craft room and as the years go by I cherish it more and more.

A stitched verse

I was stitching like mad last night trying to get the wording completed on The Rain Fell. Mission accomplished!

The Rain Fell - 27 June 2009

I did have to frog a little but nothing that couldn't be easily fixed. While stitching the words I also realised that the flower head next to the tree trunk was one thread over too far and would have made the wording next to it out also, so I had to rip that out and redo. Luckily it wasn't a big flower. :) No matter how hard you try to get it right the first time, there's usually at least one mistake made that you discover later on.

I'm glad you're enjoying looking at my photos and thank you for the compliments on them. Although they're only progress pictures, I still try to make them interesting and appealing to the eye.


Hope you're all enjoying your weekend ~ happy stitching!

Progress

I've been working on The Rain Fell the last couple of nights. Here's my progress...

The Rain Fell - 26 June 2009

It's a sweet design and I'm loving the colour of the House Wine thread. A beautiful, rich coloured pink with a red undertone.

Think I'll start on the words next. :)