I've been spending a ton of time feverishly stitching Raven Queen. She's at the point where, even though there is still a good amount left to stitch, I feel like I'm so close to the finish line, I can see it.
I'm also terrified if I start another project, the three I currently have going at the moment will be neglected. And trust me when I tell you, I have sooo many that I want to start...
This weekend, since I had to take it easy after my first cervical spine adjustment at my new chiropractor, I spent a lot of time stitching. In that time, I built the castle in the background of the queen. The silks are gorgeous, and, as always, perfect.
As I stitched the castle, in my head I kept repeating the line from the Paul McCartney song, Beautiful Night, "Some folks got a vision/of a castle in the sky/and I'm left stranded/wondrin' why." Have you heard that song? It's on his Flaming Pie album. If you're a fan of Sir Paul, you'd like that album. He was definitely the yin to John's yang when they wrote for The Beatles. But I digress...
How gorgeous are those silks used for the castle??!? This is definitely one of those situations where you need to take the plunge and get the silks. The DMC conversion wouldn't do it justice. The teals and purples in her dress is also a silk. Gorgeous.
The skirt on this dress! I can't even.
I wonder if I can find someone to commission this dress for me for the USMC ball this year....and not have it cost me my first born......
Wishing you all a wonderful Monday and peaceful nights to curl up and stitch :-)
