Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Blush & Bashful

Emma Lerch and Shelby from Steel Magnolias would have been friends.
Emma Lerch

Scarlet Letter

32ct Cream Linen

DMC


Emma stitched her house in Shelby's two colors of blush and bashful. The house does appear to be hosed down in Pepto-Bismol.


Go here if you don't know what I'm talking about:


YouTube - Pink is my signature color


I promise I tried to add the video right here but I'm not as smart as I like to think I am.


Emma has been joy to stitch from start to finish. She got me through some very sad days the last few weeks. I still can't write about the loss of my friend Lisa but Emma was definitely a bright spot in days filled with the shadow of grief.




18 comments:

Nicole said...

It turned out beautiful Melissa!! Steel Magnolias is one of my favorite movies! :)

Anna van Schurman said...

I love the pink and green. For some reason, A LOT of the houses we looked at in this area had pepto pink living rooms. With mauve carpet. Curiouser and curiouser...

Margaret said...

Oh my -- she is just gorgeous! You know she's high on my todo list. You've just made her go higher. lol! Congratulations!

Karen said...

Very pretty finish! Love the brightness of the colors.... funky!

Jeanne said...

It;s beautiful. The colors are so cheery and Florida-like!

Laurie in Iowa said...

Your Emma is beautiful Melissa. A big congrats on your finish.

carol fun said...

Such a beautiful sampler - I love that border! Your stitching is lovely!

Glenna said...

That is just beautiful, but your comments were so funny--hosed down with pepto bismol!

Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri Malinovich) said...

I love your colors of blush and bashful! The sampler is gorgeous. Congratulations on a wonderful finish!

Edgar said...

A beautiful finish, congrats!!! The colours are lovely.

staci said...

Gorgeous finish! Love Steel Magnolias...your house looks like it was made for Shelby :)

Deb said...

I'm in love with this sampler!! I just love, love it!!! Another one to add to my list!! Congratulations - it looks absolutely wonderful!

Katrina said...

Totally got the reference, love Steel Magnolias ;-). Gorgeous finish, huge congrats!!!!

Natalia said...

I think Emma looks beautiful !! I love the colors on it. Congratulations on the finish..

Michelle said...

I love it, Melissa! Fantastic colors and she will look fabulous on your wall!

Siobhán said...

Fantastic, Melissa! I totally get now why you were working and working and stitching and stitching on that grass!! It's beautiful.

Kathy said...

Beautiful finish, Melissa.

Jennifer said...

I think it is a fantastic piece. It is one of my all-time favorites from the Scarlet Letter, and I had never seen it stitched up before. Congrats on the finish. (I also love your Mouline Rouge!)