Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Netherfield is let at last...

Last week I got Netherfield Hall stitched for my Pride & Prejudice sampler. I took these pictures under artificial light and they're not the best but I'm happy with the house. You can see it looks pretty close to the house used for Netherfield in the movie. I used the house pattern from A Ball at Netherfield by The Stitching Parlor. I bought all five of her P&P samplers but I only using a few of the motifs from them to make my one big sampler. I still have lots to add to Netherfield - grass & trees, some animals, and of course Mr. Bingley himself. I am undecided as to whether to stitch him as a couple with Jane Bennett or leave him as an eligible bachelor - hmmm.


Here's my latest progress on My Quaker Lady. I have one small motif left to do plus the alphabet rows at the bottom. This has been such a fun piece to do. I hope to finish it up this week so I can start Quakers & Quilts on Sunday - woohoo!
Progress on my nine-patch scrappy quilt is also being made. It's pieced together in diagonal rows so each row gets longer and longer until you are halfway done and then the rows get smaller again. It's going together quickly thanks to all the trimming of blocks that I did. I struggled with picking the colors for the setting pieces because the nine-patch blocks are very colorful but it seems to be turning out well - at least in my opinion. I really love scrappy quilts.

Our Arizona weather has finally cooled off and we can say a thankful goodbye to summer! In fact today a cold front (okay well cold for us) moved in and it's quite chilly this evening. Time finally to put a blanket on the bed - yeah! Our days are wonderfully breezy and sunny and I sat and stitched outside on Sunday which was such a treat. Thanks for visiting and Happy Halloween everyone!

18 comments:

  1. Love the quilt top

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  2. The quilt top is beautiful as is the stitching! I will be interested to see your progression on Quakers and Quilts as I will be starting it soon too. My fabric should be shipping soon!

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  3. I love that quilt top! Great colors. And love your progress on both of your xstitch pieces.

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  4. Wow! That quilt top is spectacular! I love your Netherfield Hall and Quaker Lady as well. Great post!

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  5. Your Netherfield is awesome!LOve it!

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  6. Love everything. Your Netherfield House is amazing and the quilt is just awesome and I now know just how hard it is to do this so it all matches.
    Love
    Patti xxx

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  7. I recently purchase all 5 of the Pride & Prejudice charts too. I never thought about selecting motifs from each and putting it all on one sampler. I can't wait to see how yours turns out.

    Maybe you can stitch Mr. Bingley and Jane on opposite sides of Netherfield, so they're not a couple (yet) but the thing that brought them together, Netherfield, separates them.

    Liz

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  8. Just heard from my father in Mesa that our weather differs only a few degrees lately - very unusual.

    Netherfield Hall looks amazing!

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  9. Your 9-patch scrappy quilt is looking great. The colors you chose for the setting pieces are perfect. Great progress on My Quaker Lady also, you'll be done in no time.

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  10. Lovely stitching and whoooo - the quilt is beautiful - you are so talented Jeanne. Glad to hear you have some cooler weather - our heat and humdity just won't leave - Almost November and still upper 80's - booohissss - another hot Halloween with no seasonal clothes to be worn. Can't wait to see more of the P&P sampler - Mel

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  11. All your wips are looking gorgeous, great progress

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  12. Beautiful progress on your wips, including that gorgeous quilt!
    LOVE the fabric choices!

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  13. I love all the WIPs!! The quilt looks like a lot of fun to piece together.

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  14. Netherfield Hall looks fantastic, exactly like the original. This will be a great sampler.

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  15. Jeanne, wow, that quilt is amazing!! I love scrappy quilts, too--and this is just gorgeous.

    Netherfield Hall looks great, as does the Quaker Lady! Great job!

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  16. The quilt is great! Your other wips are great too--love the quaker lady!

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  17. Well, in my opinion, it is a great quilt top. I love it! I am a scrap quilt fan too and love the old fashioned patterns like the nine patch.

    Netherfield Hall is beautiful. Don't you just wish you could really live there? :-)

    Your Quaker Lady is just fab and so tempting.

    Hugs ~
    Heidi

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  18. Your quilt is fabulous!! Can't wait to see more!

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