This Lot Is Done...

Brynwood Needleworks - Pennies From Heaven - Sets 1 & 2

Sets 1 & 2 - this colorful colorway - are complete, as well as my second colorway, the neutrals. I can set these aside until the next Wool Box arrives.

 

I'll be setting up the latest four blocks for the "Dragonfly Dreams" set this weekend. I'll then be able to sit and work on them at my leisure. We're expecting rain this weekend, so it will be perfect stitching weather!

 

I'm going to a wedding shower on Sunday. The daughter of a dear friend is getting married in October, but we're celebrating their engagement with friends and gifts. I'm very much looking forward to it, as I've known the future bride since she was a little girl. She's grown into a beautiful young woman, and I'm grateful she thought to invite me.

I'll be back tomorrow with a favorite verse from Scripture, and then we can catch up again on Monday. I hope you have a restful and happy weekend planned, doing something you love. 

 

A Penny Here. A Penny There...

Brynwood Needleworks - Colorful Pennies

I'm stitching floral pennies again. This is the "colorful" set. The top four are the newest batch. The bottom four were the first group I stitched. The cream wool base for each one measures 3" round. 

 

This second set called for a different stitch on one of the pennies (where I stitched the fly stitch in a circle), but I love these two treatments better, so I'm going to do the same two treatments on all of mine. (I know. I'm a rebel with a needle. lol)

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Neutral Pennies

 

I think I told you last time I shared some of these, that when I saw Lisa B's pennies, she was also stitching a neutral set. I decided to copy her idea, using my own wools and fabric/color choices (from Primitive Gatherings, of course). This is what my set looks like so far. I'll finish the lower three today.

Aren't They Pretty?...

Brynwood Needleworks - Floral Pennies In Progress

 

I'm having so much fun stitching these floral pennies. They were part of a recent Primitive Gatherings Wool Box, and will be a continuing project for the next year (at least).

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Color Version Floral Pennies

 

The "official" project is in this light background, multi-color floral colorway. There is also the option to use the floral penny or to use small circles to create a floral design. I chose the floral (as you can well see).

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Neutral Version Floral Pennies

 

Lisa also showed us the neutral pennies that she was making, and they really appealed to me. So, I've pulled these wools from my own supply and will do these in tandem with the colored ones throughout the process. 

 

In the end, I'll have two complete sets to finish the projects. As yet, Lisa's kept that end result to herself. I'll look forward to seeing what she has up her sleeve.

 

Don't forget, tomorrow at 11 pm is the last day to enter my "Be My Valentine" giveaway!! The winners will be announced on Monday. Good luck, all!

A Creative Day...

Brynwood Needleworks - Primitive Gatherings/Moda "Create" Case

 

I think I've shared this Moda case before, but I pulled it out yesterday for a reason. I decided to "fit out" the interior, so that when I use it, the contents don't rattle around inside. These cases (I have two) were created by Moda specifically for Primitive Gatherings, and feature one of Lisa's fabric lines.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - A New Interior

 

I added a fabric interior, sewing one of the fabric pouches I purchased from Michelle Palmer to the fabric before attaching it to cardboard for the lid. Of course, a squirrel is a perfect subject for a case in which I'll "squirrel" a project in progress. When I sewed the pouch to the fabric I used for the lid lining, I didn't sew  the top area behind the pouch, creating an extra pocket. I can use it to hold supplies, patterns, or other items. My Brynwood needle keep is magnetized, so it holds tight to the lid. I even added a tiny round tin to hold the Valdani threads I use on the pennies.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Michelle Palmer Artwork Pockets

 

The sweet chipmunk pouch can hold more supplies, or in this case, some of the extra wool penny circle sets.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Primitive Gatherings' Penny Flowers

 

So, a recent Wool Box came with the kit to make either circle flowers or these. I like the shape, so I'm going with these. The fabrics and colors are indicative of the color scheme for an ongoing project. By the time you read this, I will have finished the embroidery on all of them, so I'll show them to you tomorrow.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Flower Pennies - Second Version

When we were at Lisa's yesterday, she showed me a second colorway she was creating. I have plenty of wools, so I decided to do the same. Maybe I'll work on these today. They work up pretty quickly! More pictures of these tomorrow.

Remember: The "Be My Valentine" giveaway ends at 11 pm Saturday night. Dont' forget to enter the drawing!