Chatelaine Herbarium ~ small finish

I started this large Chatelaine when the class first started, a couple years ago. I sort of fell out of love with it as it went in. I didn't love plants around it and the columns. So it languished in my project closet, until I decided to just finish it as it was! I love the intense colors and beadwork of the center, this is often the most beautiful part of Martina's designs. 

I'm relieved to have it out of the closet and on my wall:D

I framed it myself today!

BIONDINA is done!!!! Happy Dance!!

Woohoo!! Can't believe she's done! I'm so happy with how she turned out:)

Here are the stats:

Golden Kite pattern: Biondina (detail)

I stitched 25 pages of this pattern.

She is stitched on 25 count fabric, 2 threads, tent stitch.

This is the first project I've completed in tent stitch. I'm still not sure my ultimate verdict on tent stitch, as compared to full cross stitch. It's definitely faster, especially for background stitching. The coverage is not quite as good when stitching the darker colors, but after washing and ironing it looks pretty good. I did get bogged down sometimes in high confetti areas, it was a bit harder to keep track than on my usual 18 count. But doable! I would use tent again. 

Thanks for looking!

Nora Corbett Alphabet done

This is a hard to find alphabet sampler, designed by Nora Corbett of Mirabilia. It's a pretty quick stitch. I used a self-dyed piece of 28 count Monaco, in soft shades  of lavender and blue.

She's almost done!!!

Biondina is almost done! Only 2 more pages, then she will be done :))) 

Silver Moon Tea

Another Mirabilia WIP, I started her a couple months ago but I don't think I ever posted a pic. The colors are so fun and it's surprising how well they work together. 

Biondina update

Here she is, only 4 pages left!

Rose of Provence Update

She's so pretty and colorful, a real joy to stitch :)