Tuesday 6 October 2009

Titania - finished at long last!


Finished! I'm very pleased with how she's turned out. I put the final stitch in on 30th September. My only finish so far this year! She was stitched on SMF's Winter Meadow Belfast linen, skin stitched over 1. I also used metallic pink and silver beads to go with the wing conversion. Somehow I have another 8 WIPs on the go and all of them are BAPs, so not sure that I'll be able to finish anything else this year.
Dad is now quite settled in the nursing home. We had a review last week & it looks as if he will be staying on a permanent basis. The next step is to continue clearing and then sell the house which will be very hard. I'm going through a tough time emotionally at the moment, which is why I'm not blogging much right now - haven't got the heart to really. But I'm getting a bit of stitching in each day now though - little and often and I WILL see off those other WIPs eventually! Happy stitches everyone xx

21 comments:

Karen said...

Titania is beautiful! Congratulations on the finish! I'm sorry to hear about your Dad. I'm sure it is very difficult knowing that he will be staying in the nursing home. I hope you can find a little escape and peace in your stitching.

Tama said...

Wow - she's gorgeous! Congrats on your finish!
Best of luck with your dad and the house sale - I can only imagine how hard that must be.

imnverted said...

Beautiful job Sam. She looks so dainty.

Hope things with your Dad even out. We were close last year to doing the same with my parents due to a bad illness my dad had.

Claire said...

WOW beautiful well doneyou must be so pleased with it:)

Shebafudge said...

Titania is beautiful - Congratulations.

Sorry to hear about your dad, hopefully it will get easier with time. Sorting the house out will be pretty traumatic with all the memories too. Good luck with it.

wot said...

Congratulations! She looks truly stunning.

Yany said...

Congratulations Sam, she's gorgeous!!

Karoline said...

Congratulations Sam, she's gorgeous.

I hope that things get easier with your Dad and the house sale.

Leeanne My Nifty Needle said...

Sam, your stitching is gorgeous, congratulation on a great finish!
I am so sorry that you are going through a hard time. Sometimes it feels as if you are all alone in these things. Please know that you aren't. There are many of us out here in blogland who understand what it is to go through very tough times, so don't be afraid to share and get the encouragement you need. Bless you and my hubby and I will keep you in our prayers.

Sally said...

Wow, Sam, she is stunning! Congrats on your finish!

Hope everything goes well with your Dad and the house sale. {{{{hugs}}}}

Ginnie said...

She is gorgeous. Hope things in your home life get easier soon.

Sharon said...

She is stunning! Congratulations!

Cindy F. said...

congratulations on such an amazing, gorgeous finish!!! Happy Dancing with you:)

I hope your dad does well at his new home...and you as well. Good luck with selling his home. I had to do that too and boy was it a miracle, but I sold it in 2 weeks!!...then flew home 2200 miles away. Sending you big hugs friend!

Jinger said...

Titania is gorgeous! You did such a marvelous job.

So sorry to hear about the difficult time you are going through with your dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Anonymous said...

she is awesome!! I luv the fabric too!!

Faith Ann said...

Oh my... she is GORGEOUS!! Congrats on your finish!!

Aussie Stitcher said...

Titania is gorgeous Sam, congratulations on the finish. I hope that your Dad is doing well in the nursing home and that is great news about the new man in your life.

GoldenAngelsWorks said...

She is gorgeous and also on my sometime in the future stitch list. lol

Anonymous said...

What a stunning finish. You can do one for me now!!!!!

Freddysmama (Kirstin) said...

Hi Sam, I can see you haven't updated your blog in quite some time - I can't find any other way of contacting you, so I hope you get this.

I'd love to do your conversion of Titania's wings on my Titania. Your Silver conversion is exactly what I've been looking for... do you have them charted or at least a list of what you ended up using?

You can contact me through my blogger profile.

TIA

Kirstin.