Sarah's Spring Creek 1855

Presenting Sarah Miranda's Spring Creek.  Adapted from the Carriage House, Houses of Hawk Run Hollow specifically house #3.

There are several changes and modifications:

1. The model was stitched on 40 count Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linen.  Sarah's Spring Creek is  stitched on 32 count mystery linen from Picture This Plus.
2. NPI silks were used but there are subtle changes, a color value lighter or darker.  For example, the blue at the bottom is one value lighter, it reminds me of the blue haze which hangs over the Smokey Mountains.
3. The words were changed from "when I am dead, and in my grave," to Spring Creek 1855.
4. I am thinking about adding a ninth bird because Sarah Miranda had nine sons and there are only eight birds stitched.
5. The outline has also been omitted.  Since I only stitched one house and not all twelve I did not feel the outline was necessary.

I am rethinking stitching the entire Houses of Hawk Run Hollow, each house is unique and a fun stitch.  Margaret is helping me put things into perspective.  She gave the following suggestion:  instead of looking at this stitch as a BAP think of it as twelve individual projects.  You get project gratification with the competition of each house.  Thank you Margaret, good suggestion.

The roof is finished!

 The roof is finished!  Music City has been having many hail storms and roofers are busy, busy, busy, repairing and replacing the damaged roofs.  

Am only stitching House #3 and if the stitching stars are in alignment, this should soon be in the waiting to be framed stash.

In spite of all the counting challenges, I have enjoyed stitching this piece.  It has made me rethink stitching the entire piece.  Yikes!

Under Construction

Construction continues on house #3 of Hawk Run Hollow.

Does anyone recognize this house?  It is the home of Mary and Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.  The colors in Mary and Abe's home are similiar to the colors in house #3 and the house styles are also similiar.  I'm thinking the colors and house style must have been very popular during the 1850's.

My House of Hawk Run Hollow

I'm still working on my stitching mojo.  After numerous counting errors, I am finally beginning to make some progress on my house of Hawk Run Hollow.

This is house #3 of Carriage House Houses of Hawk Run Hollow.  I am so enjoying this stitch--fabric, fibers, and design, I am tempted to stitch the entire piece.  Whoa, did I just say that?  AppleJack just rolled his eyes and said, "maybe you should sleep on that choice."   I chose to stitch House #3 because it reminds me of Grandmother Sarah Miranda's house.