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"Hope Perches"

Literary Littles #3 by
The Sampler Girl
28 ct. Tan Marble Jobelan
by Sassy's Fabrics
DMC 3842, DMC 435, and
CC Wavy Navy

I am so happy with the way this pillow turned out! I found the fabric - a perfect color match - at Wal-Mart, believe it or not. This is a birthday present for my literary kindred spirit friend, Mindy. Tomorrow we are driving to Ohio to visit them, and I have stayed up way past my bedtime finishing this present ~ time to retire.

I wanted to thank you all for the way you have warmly welcomed me back to blogging. Your sweet comments are a gift.
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Anonymous said…
I stitched this one too, isn't it a lovely design?!! Your finish is beautiful!!
1/18/2008
Yuko said…
Rachel, this is absolutely beautiful!
I love designs from The Sampler Girl very much and so want to stitch them a lot, and this is one of them I want to stitch!!
If I stitched this, I would also finish like this way as pillow, it's so stunning! Mindy will treasure it, I admit!
1/18/2008
Sally said…
Beautiful finish Rachel. So nicely finished off. Your friend will love it.
1/18/2008
Kitty Couture said…
Lovely to see you back Rachel!
A dear friend stitched this for me for Christmas. It is just beautiful.
1/18/2008
Wendy said…
What a great design and you finished it wonderfully! This is just a fabulous gift for your friend, she will be thrilled.
1/18/2008
Sue said…
Beautiful pillow that you made. Gorgeous stitching and fabric to match ;)
1/18/2008
Nancy said…
This is a gorgeous gift Rachel, and you did a wonderful job of finishing and stitching. Your friend will be thrilled! I, too, have found some fabrics at Walmart!

Thanks for posting the new releases from LHN in your previous post. I hadn't seen them yet. I love ABC's!
1/18/2008
Edgar said…
Hi Rachel,
Thanks for stopping by my blog!! The finish is just great!!!!!
I read back through you past posts and really enjoyed them!!!!!
The Christmas pieces you finished are super and I REALLY liked the "fear not Rejoice" piece. From which JCS mag did that come from?

I'll be back.

edgar
1/18/2008
Anita said…
This little pillow is so pretty. I want to make a few with some small designs too. Thank you for the info for the PS santa.
1/18/2008
Annemarie said…
Fabulous, and beautiful stitching as always.

The new LHN charts are lovely too. Thanks for sharing the news!
1/18/2008
Deb said…
Rachel, Your pillow is fabulous! It's so pretty finished with the fabric you chose. Great enabling! Now I have to go buy the latest LHN charts!! :)
Hugs, Deb
1/18/2008
mainely stitching said…
This is a very beautiful finish!!
1/18/2008
Terri said…
So vibrant and beautiful! Wonderful finish.
1/18/2008
Tanya Marie said…
Rachel,
It's lovely and I hope your friend likes it as much as you enjoyed making it for her - how special. Enjoy your trip ~ safe journeys.

Tanya
1/19/2008
Becky K in OK said…
Very nice finish. I love the fabric color!
1/19/2008
Stephanie said…
Welcome back Rachel - it's lovely to see you blogging again! I've fallen in love with this design - and your finish for it has come out beautifully!
1/21/2008
Suburban Stitcher said…
I think that I'm going to have to break down and purchase this chart! I've seen so many beautiful renditions of this chart...and I'm thinking that I need it myself!
1/21/2008
Kajsa said…
That is such a cute design!
1/21/2008
Michelle said…
I love the way you finished it - so pretty. This is a great quote too - I love The Sampler Girl.
1/21/2008
Sharon said…
Gorgeous pillow!
1/21/2008
Mindy Withrow said…
You are all right, and I wish you could see this in person! It is truly gorgeous, in my favorite color, and incorporates lines from my favorite poet--but best of all is that it was made just for me by my dear, dear friend. Plus she hand-delivered to me, and as someone at our church remarked when I introduced Rachel to him, the PA turnpike it definitely a test of friendship! :o)

Thank you again, Rachel, for such a beautiful gift!
1/21/2008
Mindy Withrow said…
P.S. "Contact" is one of my alias accounts for mindywithrow.com--forgot to change it when I posted!
1/21/2008
Michele said…
that is a lovely pillow! and I love the design .. great words :) congrats on the finish!
1/22/2008
Sandy said…
I love this and the pillow you made it so cute. I've seen these on others people's blogs too and am really liking this type of finishing. TFS
1/23/2008
monique said…
Wonderful pillow... it's very pretty!
1/23/2008
Wawanna said…
Beautiful, what a very nice and thoughtful gift. Hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip, and get some rest.
1/23/2008
Suzann said…
Rachel,
I love this design too. Your finish is lovely - the fabric is a perfect match.

Suzann
1/25/2008
Chelle said…
Pretty pillow! Sometimes I find good fabric at Walmart too.
1/26/2008
Michele B. said…
I was so happy to see more posts from you - you must keep them coming! Your Hope Perches looks lovely - what a beautiful finish. I completed mine too but am not sure what to do with it, since I am a finishing novice even more than a novice stitcher. Yours is so nice maybe I will push myself to do a pillow too. Please keep posting - I love your needlework.
1/27/2008
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