2016 Free Boms

Monday, November 8, 2010

At my House.......

                                ........I'm working on my cross stitch.

About ten years ago I was looking through an American decorating magazine and saw a photo of someone's home with an entire wall covered with antique cross stitch samplers.  I was instantly in love with this look and decided to try to replicate it.  The photo above shows my efforts so far.

Posted by Picasa
As I wouldn't be able to find or afford antique samplers I needed to stitch my own. It has been a very slow process, as I am easily distracted by other projects, but I have decided to finish this one as I really like it.
Lou at Buttons by LouLou is having a little holiday from blogging for a couple of weeks so there is no Mr Linky for At my House this week.

21 comments:

  1. Wow you do beautiful work - and I LOVE your wall!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. WOW your room is like a picture out of a magazine. Just divine. Such beautiful stitcheries.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh my goodness - I thought your photo was from the magazine! Your samplers are stunning, and I adore the one you are working on at the moment. Beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Your room looks stunning. At this rate you will run out of wall space. This is a lovely decorating idea.
    And eventually they will be antique cross stitch samplers!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Those are lovely.... I can't believe you do that beautiful work aswell as the rest... .there is no end to your talent..... you may be interested in this.....
    http://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2010/11/swap-goodness-and-cross-stitchers.html
    - a possible display to show things - Chookyblue has a link to a lovely display on the post before aswell.... I don't do crossstitch but loved looking at it all
    Hugz

    ReplyDelete
  6. That's a gorgeous sampler you're working on. Love your commitment to the wall. I had dreams of doing something like this too - but only managed two samplers.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I'll echo everyone else and say WOW!!! Your bedroom is gorgeous!! What a wonderful idea to have lots of samplers, they look beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  8. How beautiful, they look wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Your samplers are very beautiful Mel and one day they will be precious antiques for our family.
    I think you're doing a wonderful thing!
    Treasured now and in the future :-)

    ReplyDelete
  10. What a great idea, love the bedroom. You could have pictures taken for a magazine there.

    ReplyDelete
  11. these are fabulous Melody. Good on you for stitching them all yourself. You are creating family heirlooms for your little ones.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Your room looks amazing Melody - just like a magazine picture. You are so right that cross-stitch is very time consuming compared to other stitching projects and I always get distracted too - but the end results are always worth it :0)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wow, how beautiful - I agree with the others - I thought the wall shown was the magazine picture!! Well done. I love the one you are working on at the moment too!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Your stitching is beautiful. I love cross stitch samplers and have made several myself. Counted cross stitch is my second obsession - after quilting, of course.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Fantastic! Truly fantastic! I looooove this look my friend and what an incredible gift to give yourself. I believe the lady you are referring to is Pandora de Balthazar. Here is the link.
    http://www.antiqueeuropeanlinens.com/home.htm
    If you click on about us, you will see the wall that I think you are referring to! Let me know if it is as I too looooooved it!
    xx, shell

    ReplyDelete
  16. I thought it was a picture from a magazine!! It looks just beautiful!
    Lisa ʚϊɞ

    ReplyDelete
  17. I love your wall of samplers, it makes a very beautiful room!

    ReplyDelete
  18. What a beautiful room! I love your cross stitch samplers.

    ReplyDelete
  19. OOh ahh I love your display above the bed. Esp liked the house sampler. Do you remember who the pattern is buy?

    Love Leanne

    ReplyDelete
  20. The sampler you are working on here is simply lovely

    ReplyDelete
  21. This sampler is stunning! Could you share the designer or the artist? Your work is beautiful as is your lovely bedroom. Thank you so much, SC

    ReplyDelete

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...