10-16-06 Kate L's heart!

Well, it has certainly been longer than i expected to get back to blogging ...
Here is a picture of the heart i recieved from Kate L. from Denmark....the scan really doens;t show how vibrant the green color is...and how wonderful the little oblong pearl-type beads look in the row..they are so soft and have such a nice sheen. It's a delightful contrast that you see in this block up close...the gold on the fabric and the shiny sequins....I am so happy to have recieved this heart!

I need to hurry up and make some more hearts!





happy stitching to all...

09 08 06 Sandie W.'s Heart arrived!

This wonderful piece of stiching arrived in the mail with a lovely note and some goodies...oooh the lace butterfly, and the gold one.........AND the piece of hand-dyed silk ribbon....thanks you so much Sandie for the work you put into the heart and for being so thoughtful to include little lovely bits!

I really am living among the angels!

ktj

09 07 06 Susan N.'s heart recieved!

Here is Susan Nixon's heart that i got in the mail today! Along of course with a wonderful note and some lovely bits and pieces.....especially mind boggling were the extremely small seed beads......gggggg....will have to look for a needle small enough and a magnifying glass big enough! Thank you Susan for this lovely treat!

09 07 06 Hearts recieved

When I first joined the COH Susie Watts sent me a heart without seeing anything I had embroidered. I love this heart, it is so quiet and peaceful..neat and calm. When I scanned the hearts not too long ago i put them on flickr thinking that they would get more exposure that way, but I have decided that they belong here as well....after all this is getting to be the real record of my stitching experiencec, and the swap is part of that.

This is Susie's heart for me.




TRhis next heart is from Belinda Sweeney and i think there is already a picture of it on the blog, but since i like to be organized( roflmao) i want to keep all the hearts i have recieved so far in a row.....ggg..this is the second heart I got and it was a surprise. WOW! Can you imagine getting this unexpectedly...isn;t it gorgeous?




The next two hearts I recieved on the same day...I opened the one from Norma Harris first, so i will show it first....i love hardanger, and this is just the perfect heart for me.. her work is so lovely...it couldn;t be more elegant in my book!




And this wonderful heart is from Kathleen Casey for whom i shall always have a soft spot.....look closely and you will see all the buttonholes stitch flowers behind the ribbon sunflower, and you will also see the other buttonhole on the right side. I think it is a fence, but what it REALLY is is a supreme effort to master a stitch and put something wonderful on a heart. I adore this effort, and i adore the end result.



If you like these hearts, please visit the sites of the gals that made them and let them know-

Susie W's site

Bear's Den

Norma's Blog

Not sure if Kathleen has a url for a blog or flickr account or not, am waiting to hear from her, so in the meantime, if you wouldlike, please comment under her picture and i will make sure she gets the compliments! OF COURSE they will be complements!

ktj