Thursday, 28 January 2016

Smalls SAL - January

Good morning blogging friends,  Today is the first check in of the year for the Smalls SAL hosted by Heather at Stitching Lotus.  If you would like to find out more about this group which you can join at anytime during the year, just click on my sidebar button.

At the beginning of the month I joined the Round in Circles Hardanger SAL hosted by Mabel Figworthy ...another button on my sidebar .... and this is the first little design.




The pattern was stitched on 28ct. evenweave fabric with white perlé #12 and #8 and as this was the very first design, we just did Kloster blocks, eyelets, satin stitch and star stitch.



  I wasn´t sure what to make the design into but thinking that Valentine´s Day is soon, a heart ornament might come in handy as a gift.



Thank you to all who commented on my last post with the blurry photos which I will try to improve but I am curious to know how other bloggers post photos to their blogs as I have had quite a few problems with the clarity of photos when downloaded from computer files.  Any advice?
  See you next week.
Sheryl                                              


Posted by at

41 comments:

  1. Irmeli28 January 2016 at 04:51

    Sheryl, this is absolutely wonderful heart, it's really beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Mii Stitch28 January 2016 at 04:54

    Lovely stitching & finishing.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Christine B28 January 2016 at 04:56

    Hello Sheryl! Love your little handanger heart... so pretty! I just download my photographs from computer files and they always see okay... don't know what else to suggest... sorry! Christine x

    ReplyDelete
  4. Julie's Lifestyle28 January 2016 at 05:22

    Hello Sheryl, what a beautiful and pretty heart you made. Wishing you a wonderful day and weekend.
    Julie xo

    ReplyDelete
  5. Heather28 January 2016 at 05:25

    Wow! Your heart is absolutely lovely. And I think your photos are great too. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Annie28 January 2016 at 05:43

    So pretty! Love all the little touches you add to make a unique piece like that. My photos all start out blurry so I can't give you much advice on that score!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Unknown28 January 2016 at 07:20

    This is beautiful. WOW. From Start to Finish -- great read. Thank you for sharing

    ReplyDelete
  8. Irene28 January 2016 at 07:38

    è bellissimo, mi piace come l'hai finito

    ReplyDelete
  9. Preeti28 January 2016 at 07:46

    Beautiful finish!! Love your work table setting with all that pretty crochet in the background.

    ReplyDelete
  10. diamondc28 January 2016 at 08:02

    This is o beautiful, love the yellow color with cream, love the way you are displaying it.

    Blessings
    Catherine

    ReplyDelete
  11. FlashinScissors28 January 2016 at 08:07

    Gorgeous work Sheryl! Such lovely stitching, and as Preeti says, love the crochet in the background!
    And I don't see anything wrong with your marvellous photos!
    Barbara xx

    ReplyDelete
  12. KimM28 January 2016 at 08:30

    Another gorgeous piece, Sheryl! I love it. The heart finish is perfect.
    xxx

    ReplyDelete
  13. Daniela Bencúrová28 January 2016 at 10:00

    Beautiful finish!
    I send cordial greetings!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Linda28 January 2016 at 10:05

    Congrats on the pretty finish Sheryl.

    Linda

    ReplyDelete
  15. Tiffstitch28 January 2016 at 12:11

    Beautiful heart finish! I've joined the SAL too, but I have yet to start January.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Marie28 January 2016 at 12:34

    Your stitching is beautiful. Perfect finishing idea ~ your finishing is well done!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Justine28 January 2016 at 14:04

    Beautiful stitching and finishing! I love the vintage look of your pretty heart.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Varla Lee28 January 2016 at 14:39

    So lovely! Congrats for your finishe! Warm hugs!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Brenda28 January 2016 at 14:53

    What a beautiful heart!!! Great job!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Meari28 January 2016 at 14:53

    Very pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Jo28 January 2016 at 15:53

    Lovely work. Maybe it's my eyes but I think your photos are fine. I take most of my photos on my iPad and get them on my blog. I don't take very good photos so really I am no help at all.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Carole @ From My Carolina Home28 January 2016 at 16:22

    That is so pretty! Lovely handwork.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Amy28 January 2016 at 18:15

    What a beautiful design and finish!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Wendy29 January 2016 at 01:39

    I don't see any problem with your photos. I ran out of space in Picassa (the downloading way you use) about 3 years ago so i upload my photos to Photobucket and copy and paste the link.
    Love the heart. I did mable's bom a couple of years ago

    ReplyDelete
  25. Flickenstichlerin29 January 2016 at 01:52

    So delicate Sheryl, amazing work.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

    ReplyDelete
  26. Anna29 January 2016 at 03:47

    So sweet !!!!!! Beautiful work !
    Have a nice weekend !
    Anna

    ReplyDelete
  27. Pamela29 January 2016 at 03:50

    Very sweet!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Elfie29 January 2016 at 04:17

    Your little hardanger design is so sweet, and I love how you finished it as a heart pincushion.

    ReplyDelete
  29. D1-D229 January 2016 at 05:45

    Love the color. I have the same issue with my pictures. I can never get the lighting right in mine. I'm just too impatient to wait for daylight.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Magiczny Świat Krzyżyków29 January 2016 at 11:41

    Amazing work.Have a nice weekend !

    ReplyDelete
  31. Thoeria29 January 2016 at 13:19

    Really beautiful, Sheryl! Your work is so dainty!

    ReplyDelete
  32. ANGIE30 January 2016 at 03:37

    Hi Sheryl, your heart is so cute! Happy stitching!

    ReplyDelete
  33. Lin30 January 2016 at 06:08

    Very very pretty - I love the finishing on the little heart. xx

    ReplyDelete
  34. Elunia30 January 2016 at 06:35

    Lovely stitching and finish.
    Have a nice weekend :))

    ReplyDelete
  35. Brigitte31 January 2016 at 04:55

    Oh Sheryl, what a wonderful stitched project this is. And your finishing is as delicate as always. A fantastic idea.
    I can't help you with the pictures. My husband takes all the pictures and puts them on my computer. Then I drag them over onto my blog when I write a blog post. And when something doesn't work, I just call for my husband, lol. So, no help here, lol.

    ReplyDelete
  36. JudyC31 January 2016 at 19:56

    Thank you for passing by!
    Your sewing and embroidery creations are wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  37. CJ1 February 2016 at 08:28

    Very lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  38. Kelly-Anne4 February 2016 at 00:39

    Hello dear Sheryl...I cannot believe I missed your lovely post...you popped into my thoughts today so I thought I'd pay you a visit!
    My, what a pretty titched heart and as always, so neat! I love the colours, which is quite interesting as I am not a lover of yellow...but this shade is really pretty!
    Wishing you a beautiful, blessed Thursday!
    Hugs n' love...
    Kelly-Anne

    ReplyDelete
  39. Carol4 February 2016 at 09:48

    I just love this heart finish, Sheryl! You are so creative--I would never have thought of finishing a square shape into a heart, but it worked perfectly. And I love the yellow, too :)

    Hope your computer guy helped you out this week (although, to me, your photos look just fine!).

    ReplyDelete
  40. Jo who can't think of a clever nickname8 February 2016 at 11:04

    Your heart is lovely, the perfect way to finish the hardanger piece.
    I use the macro setting on my camera when I'm taking photos close up to my stitching. That seems to work quite well.

    ReplyDelete
  41. Kaisievic9 February 2016 at 11:08

    Lovely hardanger work, Sheryl and the heart is the perfect way to finish it. Sorry, no tips for photo taking as I am hopeless at it myself!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

You might also like

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...