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| I added almost one line of verse and the butterfly and bird on the berry bough. |
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| Jane Atkinson - The Scarlet Letter |
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| Sarah Pain - The Scarlet Letter |
Nicola, Stitching by a Cornish Sea Shore, invited me to participate in a relaxed SAL. A bunch of us will be stitching Manifesto by The Scarlet Letter. We are to designate one day a week for Manifesto and post our weekly progress photos on Nicola's Scarlet Letter Year. Manifesto is a new release by Marsha and it will be a labor of love for us all. The sampler is 600 stitches wide by 381 stitches long. I started my piece this past week and am stitching it on 38 ct. cream Bellazia linen with an assortment of silks.
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| The Manifesto (photo from The Scarlet Letter) |
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| My Start.... I have a long way to go! |
I know my readers are anxious to see the last it's Finally a Finished Finish that will be part of my 100th Blog Post Giveaway. Here it is... a sweet needlecase. The Birds of a Feather was a kit I received from Brenda S., in February 2012, in a giveaway win package. I think it's wonderful that I'll be passing along my giveaway win to another lucky giveaway winner!
In addition to the sweet needlecase the luck winner will also receive the following gifts:
In addition to the treats, the package will also include a Quality Chick T-shirt from the Decorah Hatchery, a leather embossed lined journal, bunny thread drops, Colonial Designs Christmas Tree and Thread Pallette kits, Ewe & Eye & Friends - Flower Scissor Companion kit with pink scissors and a Pick n'Thread.
The Giveaway is open to everyone, no matter where you may live, and the winner will be announced on Friday, February 15th, as part of the weekly (this moment) post... which will be my 100th post. Leave a comment on this post only if you would like to participate in the Giveaway. You don't have to be a Follower... but it would be nice if you were! Good luck!
Laurie
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I love, love love all your stitchy stuff! Sometimes our furry helpers get a bit excited don't they?
Laurie -- What a great post! Beautiful stitching as always -- and I know just what you mean about not settling on a project. I love your choices!
Fabulous giveaway!!! Definitely count me in -- THANKS:)
Oh my goodness... What wonderful pieces you are stitching... Love them.
Please add me to the hat for these goodies. Thank you for having his for us.
Oh my goodness... What wonderful pieces you are stitching... Love them.
Please add me to the hat for these goodies. Thank you for having his for us.
Laurie,
Please enter me in the giveaway. :) As usual you do beautiful stitching. I can certainly relate to the "what-to-stitch-next" angst - I had such a time trying to decide what to stitch for Nicola's Scarlet Letter Year. :D
Hugs and Love,
Jennifer H
Beautiful work, Laurie...as always!
You made nice progress on your manifesto! It will be a Labor of Love AND Time!
Keep up the beautiful work.
Happy Stitches,
-Holly in VA
Oh gosh, look at all that stitching! Love, love, love! *sigh* So much to stitch, so little time! ;-)
Congrats on your upcoming 100th post! I will pass on the giveaway this time but happy celebrating!
ps Love your new blog header!
I would love to enter your giveaway - my two doggies would like to as well! Thank you so much. Irene xxx
Oh count me in on the giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!! Chloe and Sophie would love those treats, LOL.
Sarah, Jane and the Manifesto are all just gorgeous!!!! I feel you on the all over the place, I am the same way.
Wow a lot of stitching Laurie, I am intrigued by your new endeavour and 38 count too! I will just look forward to seeing each post!!
Please don't include me in your giveaway, I have to many WIP's ;))
I would love to enter your wonderful give away. I am most impressed with all that you get done I just received my Manifesto chart, but I'm wondering what to stitch it on???
Some really pretty WIPs you've got going! It takes a brave soul to dig into that Manifesto - and there are a bunch of you! Enjoy each and every one!
Laurie, what a beautiful post. I know what you mean about getting bored with the same project. I'am beginning to get a little bored with Emma so think very soon I'll be starting something new. All of your stitching projects are so pretty, especially Jane.
Can't wait to see more progress on the Manifesto.
Laurie, Your stitching is beautiful as always...I love all of your samplers and Manifesto will be amazing. I am anxiously watching everyone's progress on that one! Please enter me in your drawing...I have a "pup" at home who would love those treats...she is such a good helper with all of my stitching projects as well.
Your samplers are great, the more Scralet Letter samplers I see the more I love them. But I have now received the two samplers that I want to stitch in Nicola's SAL and will start my first this week.
I love how Sarah Pain looks!!! You've got more on that verse on Jane done than I thought -- looks great! Manifesto looks great too -- can't wait to start mine! And the giveaway prize -- so sweet! Congratulations on the 100th post! (I have no clue how many posts I've done. lol!)
What fortitude-to big of a project for me right now, perhaps in the future. I do like it i am a sampler stitcher always have been. Please enter me in the giveaway-i have a 15 1/2 year old black lab and a 4 yr old bull masterson. Last feb we lost the sister to our black lab. Good luck on Manifesto. Enjoy your blog. Thanks for the opportunity to win
I love all your stitching pieces. You always pick out some wonderful samplers to work on. I'm participating in the Manifesto SAL also. It's such a large piece, but I found that I really like working on it and wish that I could do more than one night a week on it.
I'd love to be entered into your giveaway. I know that Bailey would love the treats and be thrilled that there was something for him in a package. He always has to smell everything that comes into the house!!
Your stitching is beautiful, and I admire the way you've devised a rotation schedule. I really need to sit down today and work out a similar schedule, as I have several WIPs I want to focus on, and two new starts from Scarlet Letter which I'm anxious to begin! Any advice for someone who has never used a rotation schedule, or do most people just sort of "wing it" and work on the project that's calling to them on a given day? Thanks for any suggestions.
I love your finish for this Birds of a Feather. You actually passed your pattern and leftovers silks to me and I stitched it up last year, but still haven't finish finished it. Please enter me in your giveaway as my little Lucky would adore getting treats in the mail.
If I were "lucky" enough to win I will finish off my birds and give it away in a random drawing on my blog. Thanks either way that wad a fun stitch. CJ in OK
Laurie, I would love to be considered for your giveaway. I so enjoy looking at your stitching. I love your doggies.
Have a great day!
Your stitching is beautiful, I love your choice of samplers and always enjoy your dogs' antics. Please include me in your drawing. If I'm lucky enough to win, the puppy treats will go to our "grand-puppy."
Thanks,
Sharon
Ohhhh, Max and Mia are very curious about the treats!! The samplers you work always inspire me, Laurie.
I shall throw my name into the hat for you fabulous give away. Congrats on you 100th post.
Laurie...your stitching is amazing as always!!! I love looking at all the photos you post!
Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
I know Herman would enjoy the treats!!
Take care
Marion
Your Jane is lovely but I understand how you could get bored with her and need a diversion. I'm not familiar with the SL sampler you chose - they are coming out of the woodwork on the SL blog. it looks pretty so far and Manifesto - WOOOOOOO - you are brave ! Love the giveaway opp = please enter me but I don't have any pups in my life nor grand pups nor neighbor pups - so give them back to the corgi kids if I should happen to win. Thanks again - Mel
c'est très beau
rose
I love your choices of projects and am envious of your speed. Please answer me this!!-do you stitch "in hand" or with a hoop or frame? What is the secret to your prolific output?! I also switch between reproduction quilting and stitching. Count me in on your giveaway. My dogs would totally understand!!
What beautiful stitching and as a Mom of two corgi kids I understand how excited they can get. Please enter my name in the giveaway..
I have been drooling myself over Manifesto, so I will be following your progress. You do beautiful work. I would love a chance at the giveaway.
Jane is looking so pretty and so close to being finished!
Love the Manifesto piece but I'm thinking about starting Dutch Beauty later this year, so it'll have to wait.
Lovely needlebook in your giveaway, please include me!
Wow Laurie, Jane is looking lovely. Have always loved this sampler and Sarah is lovely as well. Love the new Stacy piece as well.
Great start on your Manifesto. This is such a huge piece. It will be lovely watching you all doing this one in the SAL. - Sandra.
Please count me in, Miss Laurie. I can't possibly pass on such a fabulous giveaway.
You always amaze me by choosing to stitch such big projects. I love to see how quickly you usually finish them. You provide me with some vicarious stitching thrills.
Wow Laurie. I have been reading your blog for quite a while. I would love to be entered in your awesome giveaway.
Linda
Your projects are so stunning. I always enjoy visiting your blog. Count me in on the giveaway. My Maisy would love to try the treats!
I would like to participate in your giveaway!
Master Bentley says could he please pop his name into the bowl of destiny .... he would like to try the treats and his Granny (aka mouse ) would love to win the other goodies too ;)
love all your stitchy updates having just had a wee mouse like drool over the gorgeous stitching :) love mouse xxxx
How kind of Emma and Owen to share their favourite treats, Poppy and Blue have never tried pumpkin before.
What a wonderful and generous giveaway Lauire, thank you so much.
I think your idea of devoting Sundays to smalls is a lovely idea. It is surprising how much can be acheived by regulalry devoting one day a week to a project.
Your stitching as always is so beautiful and inspiring.
My, my, my you are in for a long haul with Manifesto, beautiful. your projects are gorgeous. My Basset Libby would love to try some of Emma and Owens neat treats. I got a good giggle out of the Quality Chick shirt. All your offerings are lovely. Please count me in.
All your choices are beautiful: the colors in Jane Atkinson are beautiful, and The Manifesto is exquisite and Stacy Nash is always a winner
Your stitchery is beautiful. I have seen such wonderful work online that I ordered myself some patterns last week. I run to the mail box every day but nothing so far. jmkinshella@gmail.com
I thought I was a follower, but I was wrong. I'm a follower now. I love your stitching and get such a kick out of Emma & Owen. Please add me to your give away & congratulations on 100 posts.
Your stitching is so beautiful and inspiring. I have gotten so many charts after seeing your beautiful work. Please enter my name in your generous giveaway.
Love your needlework, such big samplers! Thanks for the give away,
hope I win!!!! lol
Would love to win. Your stitching is beautiful!
I am so impressed with your large projects! Your stitching is simply gorgeous. Wow~
It would take me a lifetime to complete The Manifesto!
Just completed a Stacy Nash design, I love her work and look forward to seeing your progress on Butternut Tavern.
You are so generous in your giveaways...I would love to be included. Thanks!
I just love all the projects you're working on...the colors are beautiful. Maybe someday I'll have the motivation to complete a masterpiece like one of them. Please enter me for a chance to win your generous give-away - congrats on 100 posts! I follow your blog through Google reader.
Smiles, DianeM
Congratulations Laurie on your 100th post. It is a gorgeous post too.
All of your projects are so pretty. I love Jane's colors. I really need to get nack to my stitching.
Please drop my name in the hat. Have a great week.
Jane is looking gorgeous and nice starts on the others.
Congratulations to you and Faye on your recent finishes.
Please enter me in your giveaway
I love all of your WIPs! Good for you for working a bit on Jane--that over one is enough to drive anyone around the bend. Love your new starts! I'm trying not to succumb to The Manifesto. It's going to be stunning!
Laurie, I love everything you are stitching. You have a nice variety of projects! Love your Manifesto start. That a will gorgeous finish!
Sweet puppy pictures in your header, too.
I always read your blog Laurie. You are such a gorgeous stitcher. I would love to be entered into your give away and please tell your gorgeous Puppy that I do have a sweet Border Collie girl named Panda Bear who would love to try those treats. Hugs
Beautiful progress on all your wips! I love Jane!!! Those flowers are gorgeous!
Beautiful stitching projects! They are all wonderful and I am looking forward to seeing your progress on each one. I think Sarah Pain is my favorite out of the bunch. I would love to be entered in your drawing. Thanks for the chance!
Stella says I have to enter. Love that sun you are stitching.
Your stitching is beautiful. Love the Stacy Nash piece. I just got that chart myself and can't wait to get it started. Wonderful giveaway you are having also.
Hi Laurie, wow, what great projects and I love your valentines day blog look! I have the Stacy Nash piece on my short list too, love that blach horse on it! I'd love to be entered into your giveaway and of course Sage would love to try some wet noses treats!! Thanks!
Beautiful pieces your are working on!
Wow ~ what great goodies for your giveaway. Love that sweet needle case! And I know Panzer would love to try those treats.
Wow, wonderful giveaway! Look that needlebook, it's gorgeous! Please enter my name, thank you for the chance!
Love your wips, especially Jane! She is so beautiful and colorful!
Hugs,
Beautiful post! Beautiful stitching! Very generous giveaway! Thanks for the chance.
Buddy and I would love to win!
Your stitching project are beautiful as always! The give- away is very ful of nice stitching things and i hope i will win!
Greetings from Debby
Laurie I always enjoy reading your post. Love Jane also. I've started her for the SAL also. Manifesto is beautiful. I should be able to start on that one in a few weeks. I really need more hours in the day :) what a wonderful give away you are doing. My Daisy Girl would love the treats.
I am just amazed at the work you have done on your sampler. Just beautiful. I have never tried anything so big and complicated looking. Maybe someday! What an inspiration. Wonderful giveaway, thanks for the chance.
Laurie...your projects are wonderful as usual. Love Jane A........I also have her in my stitching basket. I'm intrigued by the 38 count linen. Where did you find it? I'm going to ask my local shop if they can find some. And my "granddogs" would love to try the dog treats!
Wow...I love the charts you are stitching. I've been seeing a lot of people stitching the scarlet letter charts. They are starting to tempt me:-) please enter me in your giveaway.
Love your little needle case! What a generous give away!!
I love your website....always so inspiring!
Thank you for this giveaway!
SueT.
Wow, your Jane A keeps looking more and more beautiful. Those flowers are exquisite.
And what an undertaking you have with Manifesto. I look forward to following your progress.
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Love your needlework!
Such a great giveaway! Please include my name.
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