The last several months I've been working on various new designs and getting them charted and stitched. My progress ended there, at least for now, since I'm concentrating on spending time with our daughter these few months before her move to Canada for graduate school. I'll have plenty of time to get my designs finished (framed, made into pillows, banners, ornaments, etc.) and then print up the charts for sale. In the meantime, since I haven't shared any handiwork here in quite some time, I thought I'd share the designs I've been working on.
I've always had in mind that I'd love to have something in honor of the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of our country. I thought it's perfect to share as the first photo since it's date is July 4, 1776. The phrase I selected is at the end of the Declaration and reads, "...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our fortunes, and our Sacred Honor." I found this reproduction fabric in a favorite quilt shop and plan to use it somewhere in the banner.
On the lighter side, I was looking at our cat Missy one day as she was sitting there pondering (not sure what, but she ponders a lot!). She's a grey cat so naturally looks perfect with pink. The little pot of flowers was added because one of her favorite things to do since she was a kitten (and she's now 17) is to eat flowers :) I think I'm making this one into a pillow and thought the pink floral fabric might look good. I found the salmon pink ric-rac at a quilt store and might use it for one part of the pillow. It actually matches the fabric better than it looks in this picture. Missy has "sent" greeting cards for the holidays to our daughter throughout the years, and this is the drawing I've always done inside those cards as Missy's signature. (Yes, I'm a wee bit silly.) There'll be a few companion pieces to this using our other kitties.
After our annual trip to Santa Fe in January I was in a southwest mood and drew up this little design. It's very typical of the gates and entryways you see along some of the winding side streets in Santa Fe as you head to all the art galleries. Unfortunately the picture is a little blurry. I found a perfect turquoise frame at a local quilt and needlework shop in Austin, and I'll use that to finish this. I already have a few small companion pieces to this charted so I can stitch them when I get the chance.
Finally, this simple little design is in honor of Fiesta, an annual celebration here in San Antonio each April. I stitched two, one using a multicolor overdye and the other using individual primary colors. My plans are to finish them as a small wreath ornament, representing the Fiesta wreaths you see in the area. You can see the little hoops which I'll use as the frames, and then all the colorful ribbons can be seen in the next picture. I also have small flowers to decorate the frames.
I've always had in mind that I'd love to have something in honor of the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of our country. I thought it's perfect to share as the first photo since it's date is July 4, 1776. The phrase I selected is at the end of the Declaration and reads, "...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our fortunes, and our Sacred Honor." I found this reproduction fabric in a favorite quilt shop and plan to use it somewhere in the banner.
On the lighter side, I was looking at our cat Missy one day as she was sitting there pondering (not sure what, but she ponders a lot!). She's a grey cat so naturally looks perfect with pink. The little pot of flowers was added because one of her favorite things to do since she was a kitten (and she's now 17) is to eat flowers :) I think I'm making this one into a pillow and thought the pink floral fabric might look good. I found the salmon pink ric-rac at a quilt store and might use it for one part of the pillow. It actually matches the fabric better than it looks in this picture. Missy has "sent" greeting cards for the holidays to our daughter throughout the years, and this is the drawing I've always done inside those cards as Missy's signature. (Yes, I'm a wee bit silly.) There'll be a few companion pieces to this using our other kitties.
After our annual trip to Santa Fe in January I was in a southwest mood and drew up this little design. It's very typical of the gates and entryways you see along some of the winding side streets in Santa Fe as you head to all the art galleries. Unfortunately the picture is a little blurry. I found a perfect turquoise frame at a local quilt and needlework shop in Austin, and I'll use that to finish this. I already have a few small companion pieces to this charted so I can stitch them when I get the chance.
Finally, this simple little design is in honor of Fiesta, an annual celebration here in San Antonio each April. I stitched two, one using a multicolor overdye and the other using individual primary colors. My plans are to finish them as a small wreath ornament, representing the Fiesta wreaths you see in the area. You can see the little hoops which I'll use as the frames, and then all the colorful ribbons can be seen in the next picture. I also have small flowers to decorate the frames. 
4 comments:
Joanne, Happy Fourth of July. I love all your designs and could not pick a favorite. Good luck to your daughter when she heads off to Canada. I'm sure she will have a great time.
Lovely to see some of your designs Joanne. It must keep you very busy.
Blessings!
Happy Fourth. Your stitched pieces are all really nice. I love the one you did for the holiday. It sort of follows the flag Heidi did for me. The cat is just too cute. Thank you for the nice comments on my blog today.
Nancy
lovely cross stitching Joanne! I love the kitty!
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