I don't know about you guys, but there is a serious case of cabin fever in our house. Winter will not let go. Yesterday, we had G O R G E O U S summer-like weather, and today, it's chilly and rainy. Perfect stitching weather, although I really am anxious for more nice days to get out of the house and do stuff out in the sunshine. I think I might break out my "Faith" and put some stitches in that lovely companion to "Joy", or possibly start a new small project, since I have so many large ones going right now.
We took advantage of the weather yesterday and went over to the city for the Cherry Blossom Festival. We saw the beginning of the parade. and then wandered over to the vendor section. Truth be told....we were not impressed. The food looked good, but the other vendors were just, blah. So, we left there and ventured up to the Hill. I'd never seen the Supreme Court building, so we stopped there, and unbeknownst to us, the Library of Congress is right next door! Oh, to have access to those research hooks.
If you ever have the opportunity to visit DC, make sure you visit the Library of Congress. It is absolutely stunning inside and out.
Onto stitching!
I promised pics of my Raven Queen all dolled up in her new frame, so here they are!
I am so happy with how this frame turned out. Since it's not solid, it brings out the grey fabric and the castle spires and lines in the background. She is easily my favorite of the queens that I've done to date.
I used all the called-for threads and beads, but not the fabric (naturally). I used Picture This Plus "Storm" in 32 count.
As always, I encourage all of you to make all your work "yours" by switching fabric (my absolute favorite thing to do) or the threads. Often times, you'll find that this enhances the piece in ways you didn't even consider! My "Skeleton Crew" is a perfect example. My former LNS still gets requests for the changes I made to that piece.
I'm off to bake some bread, stitch, and read. A nice, quiet Sunday. I wish the same for all of you, my lovely people!!