Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Yeah for Gingham


Before I begin telling you about my projects I would like to pause and remember all of those who gave of their lives on this day in 2001.  Their families, friends and our country are in my prayers today.

And now….what is there not to love about the beauty of gingham?  When word went out that the ginghams by Riley Blake were going to be discontinued I believe many of us felt the loss.  Fortunately, we have since learned that there is a bit of a reprieve for some of it.

Thanks to Madam Samm and Shari, we have a hop dedicated to ginghams.  They are both fabulous cheerleaders and deserve much credit for their work.
 
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This was a hop that allowed us to work on three projects over the summer months and show in September.
 
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Project #1....My sewing this summer involved a lot of hand stitching since I was doing a bit of sitting while spending time visiting my mom following her surgery.  I first worked on my orange peels.  These are needled turned applique using fabric from “the stash”.  The borders and the buttons are a tiny gray gingham. 

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I entered this piece in the Orange Peel QAL.  Be sure to check out all of the entires and vote for the Viewer's Choice favorite at Quilty Habit.  There are so many lovely ones to been enjoyed.

Project #2....... was one I had started many several years ago and have finally finished and framed it for this fall.

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Project #3.......As a child gingham seemed to be everywhere.  It was our palette for chicken scratch stitching.  It was a great way to learn to stitch.  A little ric rac and some embroidery floss made for very feminine aprons.  I’ve always had a great love for the fresh clean look of gingham.

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What goes better with Riley Blake gingham that Riley Blake dots?  The combination is so sweet.

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Someone seems to like the results.

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Thanks so much Mdm. Samm and Shari for all of your hard work keeping us organized and on schedule for this hop. 

Please be sure to visit the other bloggers for today and the remainder of the blog hop.


Thursday, September 11

Friday, September 12




Monday, September 15


Tuesday, September 16



Thanks again to Madam Samm and Shari.  Thanks, also, to all of you who stopped in for a quick visit.

76 comments:

  1. Everything is just so lovely, stitched with such care. The apron is so fresh, but oh - the dress is just simply too cute!

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  2. This is great! I am wowed by your work. Everything is beautiful. You have wonderful skills.

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  3. I love your little halloween cross stitch! :0)

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  4. Ohh Mary all of your projects are downright pristine....your orange peel so lovely...all that needle turn so appreciated....your apron, your cross stitch I totally love and your wee gingham dress, has my heart...simply delicious....she looks soooo pretty in it too..

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  5. ps. when I tried to add these to our pinterest board questions marks came up..if you have them pinned can you let me know so I can pin them? of course that is if you want them on our board?

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  6. http://cateslinens.blogspot.ca your link to Cates linen goes to susie can you change it so everyone can find her as easily as we found you..thx

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  7. Lovely projects...beautiful quilt; I just adore chicken scratch! and that dress is the cutest! Such eye candy here...thanks for sharing!

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  8. That little dress is so pretty and your other projects are beautiful also. Great job. Love these hops to see what everyone else has been doing.

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  9. Lovely projects Mary. I so miss mu sewing room. Been loving on my new grandson

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  10. Such a beautiful treasury of your Summer!! Everything is so lovely,fresh and bright!! I love the sweet little dress, would love to know where to find the pattern! I have 2 Granddaughters who would adore it too!! Thanks for sharing your summer with us!!
    Huggs, Nancy

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  11. Wonderful projects!
    The Autum Stitchery is so so cute!
    And you gingham projects gorgeus, especially the dress and the happy little girl ☺
    Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Waoh, as a mother of 3 boys, I could never sew a dress, and I really would have liked to, but in our family, the kiddies are all boys, so soccer, batman, spiderman and all that stuff. Nothing gingham and dotted, what a pitty, smile.
    But I am happy, every one is loud and strong and happy, this is the best.
    I love all your projects, your orange peel is wonderful, especially with these fabrics!

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  13. What lovely projects. Your orange peel is very nice! What a darling dress and little one :) Great job.

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  14. Oh Mary!!! how sweet is everything? Your Orwnge peel quilt is gorgeous, love the cross stitch, but the chicken scratch apron is something else! the little sweet heart in that gorgeous dress takes the cake!!

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  15. Gingham is as sweet as dots. Lovely projects one and all but I'm over the moon with the apron and the darling dress. I think the darling dress wins because of the adorable little one modeling it and the polka dots you've paired it with. :o)

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  16. Your stitched project and orange peels are gorgeous...wow! And then you went and made an adorable dress with a cute model...wow again! My gr-grandmother made me an apron similar to your pink one (mine was brown gingham) with stitches like that.

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  17. What an adorable dress! (and child too!) I love the combination of gingham and dots. I remember doing chicken scratch years ago and love the fresh look of it. blessings, marlene

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  18. Your quilt, apron, and cross stitch are beautiful, but my favorite of your projects is the little yellow gingham dress! How adorable!!! (So is the model!)

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  19. That yellow gingham and dots is adorable and the wearer too. I love gingham and have stocked quite a few colors for the rainy days! I posted my quilt I made in memory of 9/11 on Instagram today too - Hugs Nat

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  20. Lovely Orange Peel quilt.

    Nice Hallaween Cross Stitch.

    The pretty yellow dots and Gigham frock is gorgeous on your darling GD.

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  21. Everything is lovely. I especially like the dress and apron. The apron reminds me of one my mother had and which I now have in a drawer in my kitchen. It gets rotated among my aprons.

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  22. Your orange peel is just beautiful and your x stitch so lovely. But, that little dress is just too cute....perhaps it's the adorable little model. If I may ask....What pattern did you use? I have an adorable little person who would love to have a dress like that !

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  23. I want to make that dress!!! Please, what is the pattern?? That is just way too cute!!!! Gingham and polka dots - a perfect pair!! Love your orange peels - beautiful colors and your work is exquisite! Your cross-stitch is adorable and so much happier to be framed. Now I have to get that dress pattern, gingham and polka dots...I see new dresses in my granddaughters future!!

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  24. Nicely done! I love your orange peels, and the little gingham buttons are just darling.

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  25. That dress is A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. !!!
    Your quilt is so well done...I am so glad you took the close up photos so we could appreciate all the fabrics!

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  26. I love your quilt and the dress is perfect. Lovely fabrics.

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  27. Oh my gosh, everything is perfect! Your apron reminds me of one I have in teal from my grandma.

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  28. Love all of your projects! The cross stitch is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

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  29. Love all your projects! The quilt is beautiful and I love the fall cross-stitch. Fabulous!

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  30. That little dress! Beautiful. Is there a pattern? Love it.
    Also that cross stitch is stunning. Great finish

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  31. I had a gingham yellow dress when I was small, too! Oh, and I just remembered that I had a yellow and white polka dot dress as well! My mom made both of them for me. And here you have combined both fabrics for an adorable dress.

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  32. Everything is beautiful! !! I love your Orange Peel quilt. And your pumpkin...georgeous! I cannot do counted cross stitch any longer. (My eyes got too bad for little stitches.) That dress is sooo pretty. Especially we that cute little girl wearing it. She sure looks proud.

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  33. How sweet and precious is that dress and the little one wearing it. So cute. All of your projects are so beautiful-I love the quilt and the apron is adorable. I really love the stitching. Thank you for sharing all your lovely things.

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  34. I'm crazy for gingham, too! Very cute dress and sweet model--must be a granddaughter. Your orange peel is lovely, and how nice to have a project finished while you served and cared for others.

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  35. your projects are all so lovely and so very pretty. 28 grandchildren? LOL Oh my, Ill bet you have fun around Christmas time. Our oldest is getting married end of May, 2015. Thanks for sharing and for the inspiration.

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  36. I am so in love with all your projects but that yellow & gingham is perfect!

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  37. Pretty, pretty. Such a gorgeous quilt and the beautiful border work. Wow! I want to try the stitching on gingham. You have inspired me.

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  38. Beautiful work. I love you gingham apron and dress, and your embroidery was worth the wait! :)

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  39. Wow, all of your work is stunning. The orange peel quilt done by hand? Amazing and gorgeous. Your stitching is perfect. The dress is so very pretty with a beautiful model wearing it.

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  40. Beautiful projects Mary , I especially lob pave the apron and the dress , just precious .

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  41. love the dress and apron. would like to have the hand stitched picture myself.

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  42. Your orange peel, oh my just lovely, the cross stitch just fabulous, I love it! The apron looks all too familiar. I have one just like it in light blue gingham. I didn't make mine though. Picked it up at a flea market in MO for $8! However, the dress and the lovely model are just too cute! What pattern is that... if you don't mind sharing.

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  43. I love your orange peel quilt. Actually, I love all of your projects. You get so much done. That little dress is adorable. I love gingham also and I remember those aprons too. The cross-stitch is wonderful for fall. I used to do a lot of counted cross-stitch at one time.

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  44. All of your projects are so lovely. The gingham dress is just adorable.

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  45. Mary, as always, your talent is fabulous! Love the dress for that sweet girl and the apron.. The orange peel quilt is too cute but that cross stitch! wow! Love that too. I wish I could still cross stitch but my eyes will not allow me to do so. Thank you for sharing your projects with us. :)

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  46. What a great hop! I just love the sunshine dress in gingham and dots! It looks like the recipient likes it too:)

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  47. Orange peel envy here. Love it and all that hand stitching is stunning. Love the buttons. But wait, a counted cross stitch, apron, and dress too? WOW, I love it all. Simply beautiful.

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  48. All of your projects are just so perfect! The orange peels quilt is amazing, I love the stitchery and the dress is so adorable...as is the model :)

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  49. Beautiful gingham apron and chicken scratch stitching. I love, love, the dress.

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  50. Oh how I love Gingham, Mary! It was my favorite as a child and I sure would have loved to have that adorable dress! I bought myself a FQ set of the RB ginghams as soon as I heard they would be discontinued! Now you've given me inspiration to do something with them!
    Cheers!

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  51. What can I say? That precious little dress is made even cuter with that precious little peep wearing it!!! You are a wonderful seamstress! I don't sew as well as I quilt unfortunately...boo hoo. I love evrything you made! BTW, I read your profile and discovered you worked as NICU nurse. I have a grandson who spent a month in the NICU and as a Pay It Forward, I make NICU Blankets a LOT!!! I have the utmost respect for NICU nurses. Thank you from all of us who have benefited from your caring hands & heart!
    Gmama Jane

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  52. love that little yellow dress . perfect!

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  53. I like all your projects, but the cross-stitch is my favorite! Although, your little model is super sweet in that dress too...
    ~Brandy
    pamperedpettit.blogspot.com

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  54. So much to Ohhh and awwwww over! I adore your pumpkin stitchery!

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  55. Oh, your Orange Peel quilt is wonderful. I love the touch of buttons. Cross stitch has always been a favorite of mine. I hadn't picked it up in years and tried last year and realized I couldn't see to do it. So, last November I had surgery on both my eyes and I hope I'm getting used to the prisms in my glasses to be able to stitch again. I remember gingham being a mainstay of life. I was the youngest of three children. My mom made matching ews gingham dresses for us and shirts for my brothers. When we went shopping in a larger town, she'd have us wear them. She'd tell me if I got separated to look at my dress and find something to match it to find a family member. Babby (Mom's mom) even had a red gingham dress. I love the chicken scratch. I want to try that. Your ray of sunshine comes through in the adorable dress. It's even cuter on your adorable model. I can tell she is thrilled with it, as she should be. Thanks for participating in the hop and sharing a bit of your summer. I pray your mom is recovering well.

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  56. Beautiful projects, Mary!!! I love Your dress.
    Best wishes.
    Gosia.

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  57. It all is so wonderful but I love the fall project the best.

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  58. I agree gingham is always so fresh looking. Your orange peel quilt is lovely, the covered buttons are wonderful. The cross stitch piece I think I have that pattern, it turned out gorgeous. Love your chicken scratch and the little dress is marvelous! And a sweet model too.

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  59. I love all of your projects and voted for your orange peel quilt. It is wonderful! The apron and dress are simply adorable! Thanks for sharing your talents with us. I always love it when I see you are participating in a hop. :-)

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  60. I am sorry to be so late responding this week, my life was not my own, but I did want to say how much I enjoyed your post. Your quilt is lovely...but your apron brings back so many memories for me, when I was a girl and loved to do hand work. I think if you had had some more close-ups, people would have seen how much delicate work was in that apron! .....and that precious dress...oh my...and the princess who is in it :)

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  61. Adorable outfits and cutey model!

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  62. Your projects look amazing. All of them! But that dress. Oh my! It is just gorgeous. As is the little model showing it! Thank you for sharing.

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  63. Mary, your orange peel quilt is amazing!! The dress is as sweet as it's model. The apron and the framed cross stitch are fabulous finishes. Love the pink gingham. Some day I will have to try cross stitch...yours is perfect for the fall. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration!! Happy stitching, Pauline

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  64. All of your projects are just beautiful! :)

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  65. Beautiful projects and I remember chicken scratch too! Your grand daughter is adorable in the dress!

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  66. I love all your projects. I admire anyone who does hand stitching. The yellow gingham and polka dot dress is so cute--helps to have an adorable model!

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  67. All of your hand-stitched finishes are so beautiful! Your granddaughter looks so lovely in that dress, yellow's my favourite colour :)

    -Soma

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  68. While the apron and dress are wonderful, I found your orange peel quilt to be the one that really caught my eye. Neat cross stitch piece too!

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  69. Love those summer projects and that dress is super cute. Hugs, Susie x

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  70. The dress is adorable, did you do smocking on the apron? It is so pretty too.

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  71. They are all just utter perfection! I love each one. I have never given chicken scratch a try, but after looking at that apron I think I will have to. And your little model is just adorable in that dress you made. She is a cutie pie!

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  72. Love the orange peel. I think it needs to go on my to do list.
    The gingham dress is darling!

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  73. Mary, I have so appreciated you dropping by to say hi and comment on my posts!! I have felt bad for not visiting you sooner -- I am glad I am rectifying that problem right now...

    OH MY! I love this gingham post, and all your gingham projects! That yellow gingham/dot dress is too adorable, and the gray gingham buttons on that quilt.... awww, too cute!!!

    And thanks for that tomato dish you mentioned -- I have never heard of it. Will google for the recipe. :)

    Have a great evening -- it's back to writing pattern instructions for me!

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  74. I had an apron just like that when I was a little girl in the 80s! It was pink gingham with the cross stitch and everything. My Great Grandmother made it for me. I love the little dress. It looks gorgeous on your beautiful granddaughter.

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