Friday 27 January 2017

Smalls SAL January

Today is the first check-in day of this year for the Smalls SAL hosted by Heather at Stitching Lotus. If you would like to join this group and show what you have made during the month, click on my sidebar button for more information.

I had planned to show how my stitching on the Never Ending Sampler organised by Pam at Kitty and Me designs, is progressing, but at the moment it is not.  I started stitching a couple of weeks ago and have changed my choice of thread colours twice already, so the embroidery has been banished to the Dreaded UFO Drawer, never to be seen again unless I surprise myself one unforeseen day in the future, by contemplating the work through different eyes.

  Today I can show some embroidery which I finished just after Christmas.




The little needlecase design is from the magazine Labores.  In the centre square, the pattern included lots of beads which I decided not to add.



I used some fabric from stash and a square of felt for the inside, put a button in the middle and added ribbon at each corner to close the needlecase.



I´m going to add this to my gift box.



Linking to Martina´s Patchwork and Stitchery.

Happy stitching.
Sheryl

41 comments:

  1. This is beautiful! You do such lovely needlework!

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  2. I love the finish on this piece. Is there a tutorial somewhere?

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  3. This is SO gorgeous!! I wish I had access to that magazine!! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Sweet stitching and finishing Sheryl.

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  5. Gosh Sheryl! Such exquisite stitching, and a wonderful finish!
    Hugs,
    Barbara x

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  6. That is so sweet and pretty. Didn't know you were doing the band sampler. I keep saying I'm going to do at least some of it, but I'm not doing enough crafting these days to start. Looking forward to seeing your color choices.

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  7. Lovely gift! You are so talented and the finishing is perfect!

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  8. It is always a joy to visit your lovely place, Sheryl and see what gorgeous embroidery you have been up to. Your little needlecase is lovely. I love the sweet little print and as always, your embroidery is exquisite. Such a lovely gift.

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  9. Such a lovely little gift. Very pretty

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  10. It is very beautiful !! Love the colors you have chosen for stitching.

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  11. You make such pretty things Sheryl - this is gorgeous!
    We are back in Spain for our annual month by the sea. We arrived yesterday and it is a beautiful sunny day if a bit windy. xx

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  12. This is absolutely gorgeous! You do the most beautiful things! What a wonderful gift for some special person...I envy them!

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  13. Beautiful! Lovely stitching and lovely finishing. I definitely don't think you're missing anything by omitting the beads.

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  14. That is a really lovely piece, and beautiful, perfect finishing touches!

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  15. What a beautiful stitched piece and your finishing is so perfect as well!

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  16. Your beautiful needlecase will be such a delightful gift for someone, Sheryl. Beautiful colors and perfect finishing, as always :) I look forward to seeing what colors you do end up using for the SAL band sampler!

    Enjoy your Sunday!

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  17. Such a pretty needlecase, it's going to be a lovely gift.

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  18. This is so very pretty. I love the thread choice. You do so many pretty things!

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  19. Your beauty always brings my heart delight.
    Yesterday I finally packed up our Christmas decorations and hated to pack away that beautiful Christmas runner you graced my life with.
    Such tinny stitches in that piece that I found myself looking at it quite often.

    Blessings~~

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  20. Your beauty always brings my heart delight.
    Yesterday I finally packed up our Christmas decorations and hated to pack away that beautiful Christmas runner you graced my life with.
    Such tinny stitches in that piece that I found myself looking at it quite often.

    Blessings~~

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  21. Absolutely beautiful Sheryl. What a wonderful gift.

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  22. This is so beautiful, Sheryl. And again I have to admire your finishing skills. Such a great way to finish the design as a needle case - a very special one.

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  23. Hi Sheryl,wow this is amazing,love the colours,your work is so beautiful my friend.

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  24. What a beautiful piece. Love the needle case. Beautiful stitching.

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  25. Beautiful finish! I think you were right not to add the beads, it looks lovely and elegant as is.

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  26. That is so pretty and the colours work so well.Well done.

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  27. Lovely stitching and very nice finish. Did you used some kind of Variation DMC Floss? Color harmony looks great, perfect work. Amitiés.

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    1. I used a gifted thread `Carries creation silk floss´ - passion fruit, gorgeous thread to use.

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  28. Hello, first of all, your blog is so lovely! So glad I dropped by for a visit! Your stitching is so pretty! Beautiful finish!

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  29. wow Sheryl, che colori meravigliosi

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  30. Such a refined and lovely work, congratulations!

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  31. Your ribbon embroidery is beautiful, Sheryl. It looks so pretty together with the trellis pattern. I hope your Valentine's Day was filled with romance. =)
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