Finished Overnight

I did the finishing on Overnight Accommodations.  I must apologize for the slight blur.  My 3 year old great niece was taking pictures with the camera today and apparently a fingerprint is now on my lens!  LOL.  I will have to clean the lens in the morning but I will laugh for days about the things she says and does.....Anyway, I turned this piece into a door knob hanger for the guest room.  I wrapped the canvas around a batting covered piece of foam core and the back is a pink satin on a batting covered piece of foam core also.  I then glued those two pieces together and banded it with a maroon ribbon which I did an overhand knot in to loop over the door.  I think it will be a nice conversation piece for that room.

Would you believe?

I not only finished all of the background with a whopping six inches of the Patina left, but managed to work all the half cross stitches in Black Panache for the lettering!  Woohoo!  I am going to start finishing on this tomorrow.

Two thirds

I made it clear over to the O!  I am calling it two thirds of the main part of the banner......I am using a single strand of Patina in the Diagonal Cashmere and sure finish this last section tomorrow...I hope!

More Diagonal

Tonight I worked on the Diagonal Cashmere for the main background of the banner and got quite a bit of it stitched.  I think it is a compliment to the Diagonal Mosaic on the sides.  Jane caught that right away!  LOL

Starting the center

I finished all the white with Patina 10 using the two strands to finish the Linen Fold Stitch.  I then finished the Diagonal Mosaic on the right banner.  I also started the main part and am using a single strand of Patina but am doing Diagonal Cashmere stitch for the main part of the banner.

The darkest one

I finished the darkest part of the Linen Fold Stitch on the design, so another color can be put away.  I also finished the gold Kreinik on the right side of the banner and started working the rest of the white. My goal is to finish all the white tomorrow night....chugging right along!

All of that

I finished all of the Patina 25 which is the medium mauve worked in the Linen Fold stitch.  As I am working with two stands, it is a bit of a pull on the 18 count, but I like the way it stands out on the canvas.  It also makes the ribbon banner pop.

Moving right along

I just wandered all over the place on this tonight!  I worked across the top for a while, and moved on the Kreinik gold all the way around the largest part of the ribbon.  Next, I did the rest of the banner on the left side and moved down to work across the bottom some more.  Anne asked why I did my knots outside of the borders of the painted canvas.  When I am using a very slippery thread such as Patina or when I know I will be matting a piece such as the Lace fan, I will make my L knot outside.  I could make it in an area that is going to
be covered by the stitching, but since no one will ever see it, I just start and go.

Day Two

I continued working on wallpaper tonight and adding the white using two strands of the Patina as well.  I worked across the bottom in the medium mauve first and then went back and added the full long column and the shorter bottom ones.  I then used a single strand of Patina 136 and started the Diagonal Mosaic stitch for the ribbon on the banner and got just a little bit done on the left.  Yes, Jane, I will hang it on the bedroom door, not the front door at the new house, and of course you are welcome to come and visit it and all of its' friends.  Providing you wait a couple of weeks so I can find them all again!  LOL

"Overnight Accommodations"

"Overnight Accommodations" is by The Point Of It All Designs.
http://thepointofitallshop.com
Isn't this just cute?!   Do check out the website as not only do they create great sayings canvas, but lots of other goodies your shop can get for you. I bought this canvas last month after our cruise on the way back up the coast of Florida.  I had promised myself I got to stop at Needlepoint Alley 
www.needlepointalley.com
and so we did.  This is a wonderful store and the ladies are very pleasant and helpful.  The windows are beautifully tempting as is the layout of the store itself.  I will visit them again either in person or by web.

So, I decided that this is going to be a fun 3 x 8 design on 14 count canvas.  I am doing the wallpaper in Linen Fold stitch.  The darker is a single strand of Patina 26.  The medium shade is Patina 28 worked in two stands.  I put in tent stitch under the banner in Patina 256 with a single strand and the gold banner outline is a single strand of Kreinik #12 017HL.