One framed and one pillow

Here is Color Kaleidoscope finished into a really cute pillow.  Marlene, of Marlene Custom Pillows, did a great job.  The fabric has an interesting weave to it and she custom dyed both the ball fringe and the corkscrew fringe to match. The overall dimensions of the pillow are 13" square.  It is a little hard to see all the beads, so look carefully. 

 And here is a picture of Leaf Collage now that it is framed.  The main outside mat is a medium gold and the inner mat is a dark red.  The two rows of darkest blue along the inside edge barely show. 

Both of these will be offered at the ANG seminar next year in San Antonio.  Hope to see you there!

Now back to finishing up kits for this year's seminar in Columbus.  The end of the summer has arrived!  Where did my summer go? Only 5 more days into September 1st.....and to me.....the beginning of fall.

Happy stitching.....

Leaf Collage completed

I am very happy to be able to tell you Leaf Collage is now finished.  Right at the end I had to unstitch part of one of the leaves.....because it just wasn't "right".   But changing one color to just a shade lighter made all the difference.  Anyway, it is now at the framers and is scheduled for pickup on August 16th. 

The mats we chose are soft gold for the outer mat and the dark orangey red for the inner mat.  The frame is simple soft gold wood with a subtle scroll work pattern.  An interesting question arose as to what color to use as the backing......since there is a lot of exposed canvas.  We finally decided on Eggshell, the color of the canvas, and not a darker one.  I am looking forward to seeing the finished, FINISHED piece!

But now, on to Color Kaleidoscope.  I will post something an update photo late next week on this one.

August is almost here already!

Leaf Collage Update, July 14th

Leaf Collage is just about complete.  I have a stitch on the one remaining leaf frame and then four leaves to stitch........plus a row or two for the framer.  The unfinished frame is in the lower left quadrant along with the remaining collage elements.  As you can see the stitches on the left side are a different style than the right.   I have reposted my original sketch for comparison.  Interesting wouldn't you say?!

 

I won't be back again until I post the final finished photo which will be no later than  July 29th as I am leaving the next day for Louisville.  The piece is going to the framer before I leave town!

So wishing everyone a great two weeks.  Terry