Sunday, June 14, 2009

Startitis

I worked on the green motif a little bit more last night. I just wanted to clarify that the color changes are not mine. I have once again borrowed a conversion from my friend Katrina. She has such a great eye for color!

Mary Wigham
40 ct. Lt. Examplar by Lakeside Linens, various over-dyed threads

I had a touch of startitis right before I went to Florida. I started three designs including Mary. The first was Hands to Work "Two Fine Houses."

Hands to Work "Two Fine Houses"

I'm stitching it on the recommended 40 ct. Pear linen by Lakeside Linens using NPI silk (1 over 2). The second start was Praiseworthy Stitches "Knots and Flowers Sampler." I'm stitching this one on 40 ct. Purely Primitive by Silkweaver using GAST and Needle Necessities (1 over 2).

Knots and Flowers Sampler start

That's it for the starts - for now at least. I'm very tempted to start Plantation Sampler with Deb. Margaret's wip pics are so pretty! The more I see the more I'm finding it hard to resist! :) Write soon!



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27 comments:

  1. karenvSun Jun 14, 10:49:00 AM EDT

    Love your new starts Nicole! I've had a bout of startitis recently too and I totally blame everyone else for posting their lovely WIP pics! ;)

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  2. ValerieSun Jun 14, 11:14:00 AM EDT

    Your wips are always so lovely & inspiring to look at. Just a real pleasure to watch their progress.

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  3. MargaretSun Jun 14, 11:29:00 AM EDT

    oh I love them all! I just bought the Knots and Flowers chart at my LNS in April -- love that one! Your startitis is dangerous to my stitching. lol!

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  4. OlgaSun Jun 14, 12:15:00 PM EDT

    All your new starts look wonderful, I love the colors your are using for Mary Wigham, I am still thinking on mine.

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  5. KellieSun Jun 14, 12:49:00 PM EDT

    Nicole, I love all of your new starts. Your stitching always inspires me. :) Have a good rest of the weekend! :)

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  6. Natasha Sun Jun 14, 12:50:00 PM EDT

    Wonderful starts. I love the color choice on the SAL very soft and pretty.

    I really want ot stitch the Plantation Sampler as well it looks tempting.

    Take Care

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  7. staciSun Jun 14, 01:01:00 PM EDT

    There's nothing like a new start, or several of them, lol! Your's are all so pretty!!!

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  8. mainely stitchingSun Jun 14, 01:52:00 PM EDT

    Good grief, what beautiful starts!!

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  9. Julie MSun Jun 14, 02:37:00 PM EDT

    Very pretty starts! How on earth do you do your rotation though? For the first time since I started stitching I have more than 1 project going and I'm having trouble getting to work on all of them. Seems I pick one and then never switch to one of the others!

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  10. DebSun Jun 14, 07:54:00 PM EDT

    I love your color choices for Mary, Nicole! I'm going to be so tempted to start this. And I love all your 'startitis' projects! All of them are going to be really nice. And yes, start the Plantation Sampler with me. I'm still waiting on my fabric, don't know how much I'll stitch at one time (because I still have my Shores blocks to do every month), but I would love company on this! We can blame Margaret for this - hers looks so nice.

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  11. JulieSun Jun 14, 10:11:00 PM EDT

    As always your progress is gorg-e-ous!!! Love those thread colors and the fabs.

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  12. AnonymousMon Jun 15, 06:11:00 AM EDT

    Very beautiful starts! And really great photos :)

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  13. MelissaMon Jun 15, 07:57:00 AM EDT

    Nicole-Startitis is a very good thing. There's nothing better than starting a new project except maybe finishing one. All look great and I love Katrina's conversion. It's beautiful, as is your stitching.

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  14. The Scarlett HouseMon Jun 15, 11:21:00 AM EDT

    Yes, it's so hard to stick with one thing these days. Too much grabbing your attention. Glad you had a safe trip down to FL. Nice progress on Mary.

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  15. KarolineMon Jun 15, 11:31:00 AM EDT

    Lovely new starts Nicole

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  16. MichelleMon Jun 15, 05:16:00 PM EDT

    Hey Nicole! I love your Mary Wigham. I want to start it, but I would love to have the thread conversion you are using. My e-mail address is amblank@swbell.net

    Thanks!

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  17. Kim BMon Jun 15, 05:43:00 PM EDT

    Those colors for MW are gorgeous!

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  18. RachelMon Jun 15, 09:20:00 PM EDT

    LOL I love all of your projects! The colors for the Mary Wigham design are beautiful ;)

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  19. AnonymousTue Jun 16, 04:06:00 AM EDT

    The colours for MW are beautiful - one of the nicest I've seen. In fact all your new starts are lovely :)

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  20. AuntSuzeTue Jun 16, 07:58:00 AM EDT

    Love the new starts. I finished TFH a few years ago but now I wonder where it is, lol. Startis is running in the air right now too.

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  21. HazelTue Jun 16, 08:34:00 AM EDT

    beautiful wips and love the colours. x

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  22. Cindy F.Tue Jun 16, 09:48:00 AM EDT

    Beautiful progress on Mary and pretty new starts! Can't wait to see more!!!

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  23. JanTue Jun 16, 10:39:00 AM EDT

    Your new starts are wonderful, and I too love the Plantation Sampler!

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  24. JoyTue Jun 16, 11:20:00 AM EDT

    Just lovely, Nicole! We all benefit from your startitis. The conversion for Mary is very nice.
    Glad to have you safely back from your trip!

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  25. TanyaTue Jun 16, 07:00:00 PM EDT

    Very pretty new starts. The colors on Mary are gorgeous. Don't you love all the enabling going around.

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  26. SiobhánWed Jun 17, 07:51:00 AM EDT

    Oh, man. You're making it harder to resist MW! I love Katrina's changes, and your stitching is always beautiful. Love the new starts, too!

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  27. UnknownWed Jun 17, 08:09:00 PM EDT

    Your Mary W. is beautiful. I received a big box today from Theresa at Shakespeare's Peddlar and am hoping my fabric for MW is in it so I can begin (I can't wait!)

    I have seen numerous MW starts and really like yours best - would you share your color choices?

    Thanks!

    Cari in VA

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