Sunday, September 11, 2016

Quaker Berry

Quaker Berry
Erica Michael's (Linda Stolz)
Linen:  32 ct mystery remnant from stash
Fiber:  Cherry Wine Silk "N Colors from The Thread Gatherer

One of Erica Michael's beautiful strawberries is hot out of my hoop!  Did you see her latest strawberries Wise Men and Honey Berry which she released during the Harvest Market Hop?  At the last Gathering, Linda gave us a sneak peek of the new berries.  Am working up my courage to stitch on silk gauze--am happy stitching on the linen.

With Linda's encouragement, I am going to step outside my comfort zone and "finish" the stitched berry.  I did some "shopping" in my stash and found some Thread Gatherer Silken Ribbons called Berry Spritz which matches the Cherry Wine fiber and will be added to the top of the berry.  Also found some wool for the berry cap and left over gold pin heads for the seeds.  

Our stitch group is so fortunate to call Linda one of our peeps.  She is a great designer, her finishing is beautiful and  once a year she invites us to her home for a stitch in.  We drool over her many models.  She offers finishing tips, asks our input for fiber color choices and is a great cook!  

Thanks Linda--keep those designs coming!


10 comments:

  1. This looks like a beauty, I look forward to seeing your progress.

    Blessings
    Catherine

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  2. Such a pretty design. It will be fun seeing the finish.

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  3. I'm so proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone. I see honey berry in my future, but I'll have to finish a couple of things first. That honey berry is a stunner.

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  4. Way to go on getting Quaker Berry stitched up! I look forward to seeing your finished strawberry. Enjoy your week!

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  5. Your work is so beautiful and I can't imagine working on a 32 ct. You've got great eyesight!

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  6. yes I have a piece of 32ct silk gauze (didn't even know it came in anything but 40ct) that I want to try sometime. You are lucky to have a designer friend and get sneak peeks and previews of her work. Love your Quaker berry - that would have been right in line with the "Quaker" weekend on FB. Good luck with the finishing. have a great week Mel

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  7. Love it! You really are so lucky to have Linda as a member of your group! Working on the silk gauze is really not that terrible. It's fun!

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  8. Ohhh fun! I recently bought a strawberry pattern - I want to do enough to fill a small wood bowl!!

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  9. Quaker Berry is off to such a beautiful start!

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