Flower Power's fabric (& Deep Blue Sea)

I forgot to mention where that pretty fabric came from. I want you to know that it was dyed specially by Paula at The Crossed Wing.

She actually also designed that chart (and stitched the original one) so she knew exactly where to place the clouds and the "ground colors."

Isn't she just fabulous?!

Oh and one more thing...she is the one that dyed my Deep Blue Sea fabric. She knew exactly what I was going to want. She's amazing...

Framed Flower Power

Finally!
I've framed Flower Power!!

And ...let... me... tell... you.  That was a job!
(Remember, this piece is 36" wide.)

Now don't ask me where its going to go on the wall. I've since filled "that spot" with something else.
I think I might have to start what my friend Ria refers to as, "The Floor Collection."

British small

A little (literally) gift I made for Diane, my dad's gf's bd. She loves British things and I came across this "small cushion" chart that was a pdf on Etsy, designed by Sheena Rogers Designs. She has some really great things in her Etsy shop.
They are planned to be needlepoints, so I chose blue fabric and eliminated a lot of tiny X's!
(And of course I added gold Rainbow Gallery, because I must use gold...) Oh and I made "a mistake" and did the center flower outline in black instead of grey and when I discovered that was a mistake, I was quite happy with it because I feel it really shows the design better that way. Plus I knew I was going to put it in a black fame...

Another Seahorse and Starfish

The only change I made in this design was to use 2 strands of threads in the shell border, rather than one. I liked the full, puffiness better.

Deep Blue Sea (full picture)

Here's the full picture.
I didn't add a mat because I wanted the fabric to show. As always, Chatelaines look much better in person.( I think its looking a little washed out with the glare of the light coming through the window.)

My daughter loved it when I gave it to her. She cried the moment she saw it, before it was even all the way unwrapped!!!!! Such a happy Christmas.

Deep Blue Sea, a starfish and seahorse

There are 4 different colors of seahorses and starfishes, one on each corner.

Deep Blue Sea, a side

Here's a portion of it. We have 4 different sides. The title of this lovely design is called Deep Blue Sea, by Chatelaine Designs. I had the fabric dyed specially for this. Paula, from Crossed Wing did it for me. I LOVE the way she dyes her fabrics. Very soft blends, no drastic, splotchyness.

A year ago, I posted a picture of the whole piece, if you are interested in seeing it.  Its very large, like...30" square, or so. The finished stitched part is "only" 25".