Completed Cross Stitch - Barbara Baatz Hillman's "Hummingbird Banquet"

 

A-ha!  Searching has finally paid off in locating the proper name of this design and designer.  Never give up I say.  Nev---ahhh!

So after this yet another awesome "search and successful" pattern name find, I got to thinking about a couple of things about what makes us who we are. 

Do you ever wonder sometimes (in theory) if you had a previous life or who you might be related to based on your own likes, skills and dislikes? 

If not, then maybe do you ever wonder if you were adopted because you may be extremely different than your parents?  For example, the way my parents think vs. the way I think sometimes I wonder...was I switched at birth?

Well, for me, since giving it some thought today I wonder if I was Miss Marple's and Sherlock Holmes' theoretical 'love child' secretly adopted by Philip Marlowe.  Because since I love to investigate, analyze, search and search again, check for correctness, have drive and determination and above all, curiosity, here we are.  So, who's (I'm curious now!)...who's adopted 'love child' would you be?  :-)

So, just a few brief words about this pattern.  The colours are so bright and I love the little details.  What first attracted me to this picture was the water droplets, then hummingbird then flower.  At the time I found the pattern, I was in awe over the realism.  This design is at least 10 years old and still looks great. 

From memory, I believe this is a 28-count evenweave and if I were to do it all over again, I would have dabbled in a light-blue dyed background to emulate the sky.

Completed Cross Stitch - Linda K. Powell's "Live Each Day with a Happy Heart"

 

 

This is a very old pattern that I found through eBay that was originally published in the '80s.

Do I mind admitting that I have the hugest crush on Linda K. Powell's artwork? No, not at all. But I am very sad that such a wonderful animal artist died at such a young age. Not fair!

I hope you enjoy this completed work and look up Linda's artwork (and yes, dyed this fabric myself too).

Please click on the picture for a close up.

Completed Cross Stitch - Joan Elliot's "Thank you" card

It is not too often that you come across a cross stitch thank you card but it is kind of nice when you do.  The Chinese symbol means, "Benevolence" and relates to the concept of Feng Shui.  This was a kit from Design Works.

Completed Cross Stitch - Dragon with wings and crystal ball

I own the world's smallest dragon and here he is in cross stitch.

I think this design is about 2" in width. I'm guessing though..

Found this one out of a magazine too.

Completed Cross Stitch - Stoney Creek's "Cat and Pumpkins"

 

A cute Halloween design from Stoney Creek I finished over about 1 1/2 evenings.

Also, I hand-dyed the fabric myself long before I decided on this pattern and I think it worked out well despite that I obviously didn't mix the RIT dye long enough..hahah

Completed Cross Stitch - Carolyn Shore Wright's "Promises Wreath" for Design Works

This is my very first cross stitch that I ever completed it. I started it when I was in my late teens and I don't remember when I finished it or how long it took. 

I am thrilled to have located the original artist's name who designed the original artwork.  The artist's name is Carolyn Shores Wright.  After finding this artist and reviewing her other artwork, all I can say is wow!  What awesome art!