Good news everybody! I have 2 and 1/2 weeks annual leave starting on Friday. I can’t wait. I am going to a craft fair on Friday with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. On Saturday Joel and I celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary and then I have two whole weeks to relax, clean up the house, catch up with friends, stitch and spoil myself. I need a hair cut, waxing appointment and general well-being overhaul!
So here is my finish – the Purple Spot Sampler now known as Patricia designed by Stickideen von der Wiehenburg. I started this in September 2008 and have stitched on it off and on till yesterday when I put the last stitches in. I’m really pleased with this finish, it’s been a long journey, but I have to say, I pretty much enjoyed every stitch.
I have some left over silk from my stash of silk I assembled for this kit and thought I would give it away since I have had rather a lot of enquiries about the silk I was using for this project. The prize consists of two spools of single stranded silk in two different shades and around 11 skeins of the six other colours I used when making the sampler. This figure is approximate because they are on thread drops and I may have plucked a bit from some of them – I can’t tell!) I’m not sure that you could do the entire thing over with this prize (but I think it would be a pretty close run match – perhaps you have some purple silk you’d add to the mix? – make it your own!) I have to admit I found other colours on the market once I was pretty advanced in the stitching that I would have added if I hadn’t thought it would unbalance the sampler.
To win this fabulous prize: comment on this post indicating you’d like to be in the draw and I’ll announce the winner on Sunday May 30th. All are welcome to enter – I am happy to post this prize to the ends of the earth. Good luck!
Vonna said:
It is a beautiful finish Cathy! Stunningly gorgeous 🙂
Please don’t enter me in the draw…I have enough stuff to sink the titantic!
Sharon said:
How lovely that is, it is just gorgeous. Don’t enter me in the drawing, i just wanted to tell you how pretty your finish is. Also enjoy your time off.
Laurie in Iowa said:
Congrats on your beautiful finish. Enjoy your time off… and I hope you have lots of stitching time. Of course I want to be entered in your drawing. Thanks!
Vera said:
What a gorgeous finish!! I would love to be entered in your drawing. Thanks so much…enjoy your time off!!
Giovanna said:
Congrats on the wonderful finish! I’ll keep out of the draw too – enough stuff to feel guilty about 🙂
Sharon said:
You should be very proud! That sampler is fabulous!
Valerie said:
Beautiful finish! I love the varying shades of purple!
emilie said:
the sampler is gorgeous;love the shades of purples…please enter me in the drawing 🙂
Cindy said:
Absolutely beautiful sampler!
The silks are beautiful, but I’ll have to pass on the drawing.
Cathy B said:
CathyMK – your sampler is gorgeous! Congratulations on your finish!
Ellen said:
Gorgeous finish! Would love to try stitching with silk threads, please enter me in your giveaway.
Thanks,
Kerry said:
Absolutely beautiful. I love it. Don’t put me in the draw, I just wanted to let you know how gorgeous this is.
Barbara said:
Okay, I am going to say, “Please enter me!” I love your finish! And I have very little purple silk (I just checked). 😉
Dede said:
Oh it is lovely! Please enter me in the draw. Purple is our favorite color–college color–Kansas State University!
Congrats on the finish too!
Janine said:
Oooh pick me pick me. I just looooove your thread choices for this sampler. Sooooo if you are coming to the craft fair on Friday are you coming down Isle D to see me? Does your visiting friends involve Armadale at all?
Andrea said:
Just wanted to say you have a wonderful finish Cathy. Love the colours you have chosen.
(please don’t enter me in the draw)
Terry said:
Cathy it is gorgeous and I love the way all your purples work together. It is a beauty! You can definitely enter me in the drawing.
Robbin said:
Cathy, I think your sampler is absolutely gorgeous. Of course I love purple so I guess that’s not surprising. You’ve done a faboulous job blending all of the different colors and I’d be happy to be entered into your drawing.
Kristen from MA said:
Gorgeous color choices, and beautiful stitching – congratulations!
I’d love to be entered into the draw. Thanks!
Katrina Jamieson said:
what a beautiful finish 🙂 Enjoy your holiday break, have fun pampering yourself 🙂
Terri said:
I love purple. Please enter me. Totally awesome project!!
Karoline said:
It’s stunning, congratulations. I hope you have a great holiday
Pat said:
It is beautiful and done in my most FAVORITE color. Although, I also have enough to sink a battleship, I would love to be entered into your drawing. Congratulations on a beautiful finish! Enjoy your vacation…
Liz said:
What a beautiful finish!!! It looks so delicate. Of course I love Martina’s designs and I love purple….and I’d love to be entered in your drawing!
Michelle said:
Gorgeous finish!!! The shades of purple are stunning!
Carolyn in VA said:
What a beautiful finish! I love the colors you’ve used – and I’m a big fan of HDF silks, so please enter me in the draw. = )
Would you post a list of the colors (or email them to me), so that even if we don’t win we can get the colors from Vikki ourselves?
I love her silks, but sometimes it’s hard to tell how they will look when stitched, if there isn’t a sample in the Gallery on her site. Yours are all gorgeous!
Thanks!
Carolyn in VA
Suzanne said:
This is a beautiful finish, I love your colours choices! Have a wonderful time on leave and enjoy your free time. Happy Anniversary!
Please enter me into your draw.
Alison said:
Oh Cathy that is just gorgeous. Congrats on a fabulous finish!
Anne S said:
Congrats on a truly AWESOME finish – that is one exquisite sampler!! The colours are totally scrummy, and it’s truly a finish to be proud of! 😀
Hazel said:
Wow it is a stunning finish! I would love to be entered. x
Lynn Wantiez said:
What a beautiful piece. I really like the colors. Please enter my name in your drawing.
Joanne said:
Congratulations on the finish Cathy, it looks fabulous. Please enter me into the draw and thanks for your generosity.