A couple of finishes and another WIP

The first game played at Fenway Park was on April 20, 1912. (The first official game played in Fenway actually occurred on April 9 when the Sox beat Harvard University, 2-0.) The Red Sox defeated the New York Highlanders -- later known as the Yankees -- before 27,000 fans,7-6 in 11 innings. The event would have made front page news had it not been for the sinking of the Titanic only a few days before.  

The pattern is Called "Take me out to the Ballgame" and it is from Little House Needle Works.  It is stitched on sand colored Carolina Linen that I bought at JoAnn's.  This was my first time using hand dyed floss. I like the vintage feel it gives the stitching.  I changed the wording and some colors to personalize it for the hometown nine.  The pattern called for the color of the wording to be used for the blue of the hat and in the banner.  Definitely, not the right color in my opinion so I got a beautiful blue called mermaid's fin to use instead.  I had the worst time with the french knots for the eyes.  I have done them before and had them come out just fine, but for this project I could not get them right.  So, I did small satin stitch for the eyes and mouths.  They don't look too bad.  Looking at the picture now, I can see that a couple of my fans are eyeless! Glad I saw that before the piece was framed.  

This little beauty was a free design from a lady in one of Facebook's Cross Stitch groups. She can be found at
http://makestuff-behappy.blogspot.com/ 

Since my daughter and I are big fans of the TV series Once Upon a Time, I just had to stitch this! Snow White and Evil Queen Regina is on the same fabric as Take me out to the Ballgame, but looks a lot different. The colors in the design and the frame bring out a bit of pink in the fabric.  Just so you know, I didn't forget the eyes on these ladies.  They were designed that way!  

I wish this picture were clearer because her colors are stunning.  This is a Mirabilia/Nora Corbett design called Mermaids of the Deep Blue Sea.  As the name suggests she has a sister swimming along side of her.  The fabric is 32 ct hand dyed laguna.  It is called Never land Sea and is available at http://www.stephsfabbys.com/ 
I ran out of green metallic floss so I had to put the girls on hold until the floss came in. There are lots of beads and jewels for these maids so I am looking forward to seeing how pretty they look when done.  









This is Nora Corbett's Lavender Pixie.  She is so delicate and pretty.  I love her fashion sense!  It has kind of a 1920's vibe going on.  She is stitched on Polly wog Princess 28 ct laguna purchased at
http://www.stephsfabbys.com/ 


Lavender has one extra lavender bud falling from her right hand.  This is because my little furry stitching buddy got a claw caught in the fabric and tore one thread.  I think it makes her unique!

I'll try to get a picture of her in her sliver edged frame.  I recently bought Jade Blue to stitch as a companion piece to hang next to her. I am thinking about doing a color conversion on her to better coordinate with Lavender.  I chose Jade because she has a very similar fashion choice.  I can picture them as besties! I'm thinking her dress in shades of purple and red like her beads.  I know they are hard to see, but trust me they are a beautiful shade!  Next time, I will post a picture of Jade and you can help me decide on the colors,K?