Well, the Forest Regenerates is finished! Yay! I am not sure I am doing a happy dance, more a relieved dance. I found I had to push myself to sew the last parts at the top . In fact, if it wasn’t for the deadline of this Stitch-a-long, the work would still be sitting in its box of threads.
The other thing that got me over the line were all the very positive comments you have posted over the life of this stitching. Thank you for telling me that you enjoy the texture, the movement and colours.
I have ideas about my next project, so I hope to have something to show you next time. Fingers crossed!
This stitch-a-long is for personal stitching. There are many delightful projects going on, so click on the links to see what the others are up to. (Remember that due to time zones some posts may not be up yet.) Thanks to Avis for wrangling us each three weeks!
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah, Mary Margaret, Renee, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny, Laura, Cathie, Linda, Helen
Anne Lawson Art 
41 replies on “SAL”
Lovely, I like the (addition?) of the slices of dark brown too.
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Thanks Emma. It needs those darks, doesn’t it?
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Your forest is beautiful. Hooray for finishing it. This stitch along certainly helps spur us on sometimes. I look forward to seeing what is next for you.
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Sometimes I need the spur of a deadline. I remember Sunday nights being a time when my mind was finely focussed on the homework I had put off all weekend!
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Hurrah! The forest lives!
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Yes, it is finally regenerated!
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really lovely, Anne ^^
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Thanks Claire.
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A well deserved dance of joy for a beautiful art piece!!!
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That is very sweet of you Sharon, thank you.
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Beautiful! I’m Happy Dancing for you 🙂
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Thank you Avis….and for giving me the three weekly nudge to get on with it!
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I ❤️ this piece Anne, and I’m happy we “helped” you finish it. HAppy Dancing with you!
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All the positivity that was sent my way played a big part, Kathy.
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Congrats on the finish Anne, enjoy your happy/relieved dance! xx
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I am enjoying looking at it, without having to think about what still needs to be done!
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That’s a biggie! This is gorgeous – the brown strips really add that bit of ‘sparkle’ to the whole piece. Brava!
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Congratulations on a lovely finish!
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Thank you Laura!
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Beautiful forest! I love this stitch-a-long and get a lot of motivation from the nudge every three weeks.
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Me too! Now I have the pleasure of setting up my next stitchery so that I have something to show.
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It’s beautiful Anne. Love the textures and the undulations.
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Thank you Ardys. I am pleased with it….now that it is finished.
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It is beautiful Anne. Those dark shapes really lift the other colours and give it more depth. Now I am looking forward to seeing the next piece!
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I am pleased that the tones work to make it a coherent whole. As for the next one….well, still only very vague thoughts at this stage.
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Congratulations! It’s really beautiful! It is a pleasure for the eyes…
Carmela
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I am so pleased that you think so Carmela. I love the feel of it, as the stitches give it so much texture.
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Wow, just wow !
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Oh thank you very much!
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love the layers…would love to view it up front and personal…fabulous you finally achieved the finishing of it. No more will it beckon you from that place named WIP, rather now you need to get it mounted and on a wall of your choice…
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All the stitches give it a lovely feel, which need to be exposed. I have a canvas board that I bought specially to mount it.
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Well done, Anne! Getting anything finished at the moment is worthy of a cheer, and your work is always so beautiful. 🙂
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Thanks Meeks. You are right, we need to celebrate the achievements!
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-hugs-
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I’m glad the SAL pushed you to complete this piece rather than setting it aside unfinished. It’s beautiful. It will be fun to see what you pick up next!
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Yes, the SAL (and Avis!) have kept me on my toes. I am so glad that I finished it, and therefore grateful to the SAL for nudging me every few weeks.
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Wow!!! I love it! One Happy Dance for you!!!!!
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Thank you Gun! Now that it is finished I am feeling like celebrating the achievement, rather than just being relieved.
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So beautiful! I love how this turned out and so happy our group helped to encourage you along the way 🙂 Looking forward to seeing your next project!
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Yes, the support and encouragement ~ as well as the deadlines! ~ spurred me on. So thank you to you all.
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