March 20, 2014--Won 2nd Place Ribbon in the sampler category at the Rehoboth Beach Museum 4th Annual Needlework Exhibit.
August 13, 2013--The sampler is now framed. It's big--33" long by 17.25" wide. Love it.
August 1, 2013--The sampler is finished and off to be framed! This was so much fun to complete and fellow chapter members who also worked on this project shared many helpful hints. Will post a new picture of the sampler when it's back from the framer.
In prior posts (written below), I wrote about not wanting to do Band 7, called the Contemporary Drawn Thread Band, as instructed by Catherine Jordan, feeling that it was a little too "helter skelter" for my tastes. Not knowing how to handle the three blocks in this band, I purchased a book titled BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DRAWN THREAD EMBROIDERY by Patricia Bage, Search Press Ltd., 2011. Perfect. Her instructions and photographs are so clear and sample projects so beautiful, I now want to do more of this type of work. Below are pictures of the band as I stitched it and another as designed by Catherine Jordan.
PS When cutting out the horizontal threads, I held my breath to keep from shaking the scissors and clipping the wrong thread. Success.
July 9, 2013--Added beads to Bands 1, 8 and 11. Still thinking about what to do with Band 7. Stay tuned.
July 3, 2013--Band 18 is now complete. Almost done with this sampler---Band 7 needs my attention. The original design by Catherine Jordan is called Contemporary Drawn Thread, calling for threads to be cut and wrapped together in what I consider to be a helter-skelter manner. Will be doing further research on what do to with this.
June 24, 2013--Band 17, designed by Mary K. Campbell, is done. I used beads from my stash rather than what was suggested. One more band to stitch on the bottom then I must concentrate on what I'll do with Band 7.
June 19, 2013--Another band completed, this one designed by Pat Mazu. Really like this project. Each band is so different from the other that it's like starting a new project each time--boredom never sets in.
June 17, 2013--So far I've completed 15 bands of ANG's 40th Anniversary Sampler Synchronicity. In October, 2012, our local Seashore Chapter took this on as a group project. I chose colors in the burgundy, Williamsburg blue and tan families. Plan on hanging it in my home office when done. Below are pictures of the bands stitched to date. Note: I will not be stitching Band 7 as shown in the lessons, but instead will do some research on cut thread patterns and do something more traditional. Some of the bands need beads which will be added last. This has been lots of fun to do while being very educational at the same time.
Dear Brenda.... Tk you so much for this blog.... I stitched this up to band 6 & stop at Catherine Jordan's band also thinking that I would just do the 3 boarders. I got side tracked by other projects & deadlines, so never got back to it.... but now that you have inspired me, I will take it out of the closet & get stitching on it again.
Tks again for this inspiration. I did finish the 40th Anniv. heart, made a few changes & love it.
Congratulations on all your ribbons.
Hi Frances. Thank you for your nice comment. When you complete your 40th Anniversary Sampler, please post pictures on the ANG Yahoo Group page, Facebook, etc. You're going to love finishing it--it's really a statement piece.