Here we are at the end of 2021 and it was a year that seemed to last forever and also be over quickly. These are the times we’re living in, though, where time is very elastic. But, being as it is December 31st, I thought it was the perfect time to take a look back [Read More]
Sarah Ann Banton 1833
I am so pleased to finally be able to release my first reproduction sampler to everyone. This is Sarah Ann Banton 1833 and she is the first design in The Legacy Collection. I originally reproduced her as an exclusive release for the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild’s twentieth anniversary in 2020. As you can see, she [Read More]
Le Potager du Roi
In 2005, I stitched my very first Chatelaine design. On January 1, 2006 I put the first stitches into Mystery IX, Martina’s year-long mystery design. Mystery IX was later to be known as The King’s Vegetable Garden, or Le Potager du Roi, and was based off the gardens at Versailles. At the beginning of each [Read More]
Out of My Comfort Zone
I always like to have a New Year’s Day start and this year was no exception. I wanted 2018 to be a year where I not only focused on whittling down the enormous pile of WIPs, but I also wanted to work on something that would stretch my skills a bit. Last year I started [Read More]
Revisiting Victorine
Way back in January of 2012 I decided to start the gorgeous Victorine Delacroix sampler from The Essamplaire. A friend and I conspired and bought kits for this piece during a sale and decided to splurge on getting the silk kit rather than the DMC. Soooo happy I did. The photo above shows my progress [Read More]
April WIPocalypse Check-In
Hard to believe it’s that time again for a WIPocalypse check in but here we are at the end of April/beginning of May! Let me start off by showing you my progress on Mystery 9 (The King’s Vegetable Garden). I am continuing with my 100 day challenge on this one and am currently at day [Read More]
