I wanted to post this up on Monday, after my stay-cation, but this cute bird took a little longer than I expected. I finished off the row of flowers and squirrel, and love this proud peacock!
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And when I saw Shannon from Love to Stitch - One Stitch at a Time working on her Birds of a Feather Le Printemps, Springtime girl, I decided it looked like a fun stitch so I pulled out my L'Ete in the series, Summer and decided to stitch a long with her!
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I ordered up some 36ct hand dyed Sandcastle linen and using some WDW and GAST threads I got started and finished up one of the birds. I love this pattern so much with the water and boats, reminds me of both being by the lake and being by the ocean.
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This is a fun stitch with all the outlining, only a few hours shows quite a bit of progress! :) If anyone else would like the join in doing these Birds of a Feather series, the more the merrier!
So during my stay-cation a lot of my time was spent Spring cleaning! Fun stuff! not so much!
But I did finally get to my favorite place for lunch by the lake, which is now open for the season...
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It was a perfect day with a nice breeze off the water. I could have sat there for hours looking at all the boats and ducks. This cute guy was very brave... I think he was hoping someone would share a snack with him!
I also snapped a pic of this pretty pink Iris, it was such an unusual color I don't think I have ever seen one this shade.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and happy stitches! xxxx
Your sampler is GORGEOUS!!!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a true pink Iris. Love it! My fav color!
Great projects! Love the pics ~ that flower is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching! The SDW sampler is so pretty! Cute duck, too! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful stitching.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Grit
SDW's details are so wonderful on this magnificent piece. Wish I had the patience.
ReplyDeleteNow why did you clean during your staycation? Eww. lol! Love your SDW! Love your l'ete piece too so far! Looks like a pretty lake.
ReplyDeleteThe pink iris is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love that peacock you stitched up! Have a good weekend.
Lovely WIPs you shared! I really enjoyed your lake and iris pictures!
ReplyDeleteHave a super weekend!
Robin in Virginia
Great going on the sampler - it's beautiful! And nice start on Eté.
ReplyDeleteI love that bird, ok the duck is pretty handsome too. Great progress and I love the new start.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous CT :)
Lovely stitching projects! That peacock looks so pretty! Wish I could join you for lunch, this place looks so restfull and relaxing... All I'd need is my stitching :D
ReplyDeleteGlad you found some time to relax and stitch in between your cleaning sprees, Krista! What great projects and I love that pale pink iris!
ReplyDeleteI've really been enjoying your progress on SDW. That peacock is fabulous! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your new start too.
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous iris but I'm afraid I don't know the color of it either. It's such a delicate shade of pink.
Great progress on your sampler, it looks fabulous with its vibrant colours. And the BOAF start looks so promising. A wonderful seasonal series.
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