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Queens

Autumn Queen

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It feels like a blustery fall day today, so I thought I would share my Autumn Queen with you.

She is a Mirabilia pattern and she is quite regal.  I love the blues and the purples and the beading is in the perfect places.  I love the snood her hair is in.  I stitched her up in 2000 on 16 count White Aida.  I am not a big fan of matts, but the Queens seem to need it as their dresses are cut across the bottom into a straight edge.

You can see all of Nora Corbett’s Mirabilia designs here. I see that yesterday, April 15, 2012, Wichelt released a new Mirabilia entitled “Santa”.  I have never stitched a Santa.  I think this one has just been added to my list of “have to stitch”.  He is a jolly Santa.  Go check it out by clicking on the Mirabilia link above.  Let me know what you think about him.

Dragons

Dragon Seasons

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Good morning friends.  We had snow flurries here in Michigan yesterday.  While the sun is out this morning, it is still cold.  So I guess that Mother Nature has put a hold on Spring in Michigan.  So since we don’t know what season we are in, I have decided to share Dragon Seasons with you.

This is a piece that I did for Hubby back in 2000.  All 4 dragons were stitched on one piece of  fabric. It looks like it is 28 count Ivory, but I cannot tell you the type of fabric.  Sorry.  I didn’t think to keep that kind of information back then.    The framer from Way Cool Mats did an awesome job in framing it.  I remember spending a lot of time picking out the perfect frame and mats.  The Winter Dragon is my favorite.  The coloring is beautiful and the snowflakes are sparkly.  This design is from a pattern book from Cross My Heart, Inc. titled Dragon Faire.