The happy couple, 50 years later!

Happy 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary to my mom & dad! They are going on vacation tomorrow to celebrate!

Golden Wedding Sampler - framed!

Wow! That was quick! Beth framed this at her shop the day after I gave it to her, and I picked it up tonight. I will take a pic with my parents holding this when I give it to them.

Tonight I stitched on Fairies for the WOCS quilt. There will be two fairies flying together.

Golden Wedding Sampler - finished!

Hurray!  Another finish on time!  I took it to my friend Beth, the framer, tonight.  She will work on it in the next few days.  It feels good not to have a deadline looming.  Now I can get back to stitching something for me that doesn't have a due date!

"Golden Wedding Sampler"
Bothy Threads
Started 8/1/2011, Finished 8/29/2011

Golden Wedding Sampler update #4

I'm almost finished!  The only part left is some more flowers at the top by the hearts.  I have a gold frame with an old cross stitch in it that I made when I was 10 years old.  I hope this will fit in it, so I can take it to my friend Beth, who is a professional framer.  She will mount it on acid-free foam board with pins all around the edges and cut a mat for it.  She doesn't mind if I bring my own frame to save money, and she puts the paper on the back and a heavy wire for hanging, so it looks very classy!

Oops! Need to frog 11 stitches!

I misread the color symbols and stitched the woman's hair in metallic gold instead of brown! Should I just leave it? Haha!
I guess it's too late to be stitching at 1:45 AM.

Golden Wedding Sampler update #3

All that is left to stitch are the flowers across the top and the woman. I wanted to work on this all day on Saturday, but my dad brought over his brand-new digital camera tonight. He wants me to read the book and figure everything out and teach him how to use it tomorrow! They are going on a trip next week for their anniversary. I hope this won't take all day! LOL.

Golden Wedding Sampler update #2

I worked on this all day on Saturday because my daughter was home, so I couldn't work on A Paris Kiss. My parents' 50th anniversary is in a few weeks. I already have a gold frame for this, but I need to get a mat. What color do you suggest? There will be more yellow roses across the top and on the other side, and a woman in an orange dress.

Golden Wedding Sampler update #1

I'm making this one for my parents' 50th anniversary in a few weeks. The man is done and I'm starting the yellow roses on the left side. See previous post about this one for a pic of what it will look like when finished.
My daughter just went to bed, so I'm going to stitch on A Paris Kiss for an hour or so. I will post a progress pic tomorrow. Good night!

New start - Golden Wedding Sampler

My parents got married 50 years ago at the ripe old age of 19, after being high school sweethearts. Awwwww. I searched the internet for just the right 50th anniversary cross stitch project to make for them and found it at Bothy Threads in the UK. I ordered the kit and it arrived in California in just a few days. Now I'm stitching on this when my daughter is at home, but when she's away, I'll be stitching on her birthday gift instead. Both of these events happen at the end of August. Here is a pic of my current progress and a picture of what it will look like when it's finished: