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Saturday 13 June 2009

So many Mary Wigham originals

I am knocked over by all the beauty that has arrived in my inbox today -you are spoiling me. I really don't know where to start. So, I'll start with Marion's version of Mary Wigham. Marion is from Austria.
Those lovely cool, neutral shades remind me of silver birch bark, snow on ski slopes, frothed buttermilk and the fleece of spring lambs. They are such a surprise to me, so unexpected and such a delight. And this is just one example. I am overjoyed by all your design talent - and I have to ask, where would we be without blogs? How much talent would remain hidden, never seeing the light of day? I applaud you all.
I shall be featuring the other lovely samplers I have seen throughout the week, and later tonight you can enjoy a preview in our gallery.
If you haven't yet joined the International Mary Wigham SAL, I hope this example will have you downloading a free chart and picking up your needle right away!

21 comments:

  1. I would love to know what threads and colors/numbers are being used for this particular version of Mary Wigham. They just speak to me.

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  2. I must say this is one of the MOST beautiful pieces I've ever laid eyes on.

    Stitchin Sweet Sue (wiping drool from her chinny chin-chin)

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  3. wow! What a beauty!!! Great job!
    Is there somewhere on the blog where all the head county girls are listed?!!? I think everyone would love to be able to look at the pictures of the girls in other countries!!
    Shari, USA

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  4. This color scheme is absolutely stunning! Marion has created such beauty, and she is also very inspiring.

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  5. This is wonderful! :) MArion is a really good stitcher ;) And she is so fast!

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  6. I am very impressed with this version of the sampler, a colour way that is both beautiful and elegant.Well done Marion!

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  7. To link to the head girls, just click on the flags on the right hand bar and then choose a flag. We haven't posted pictures of head girls, I guess I was concerned about privacy issues, but if they would like to send me a photo then we can arrange that also.

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  8. Hi Bonnie,

    i`m Marion from Austria.

    The colors are DMC: ecru, 642, 644, 822 and gold from an other company for the initials.
    In reality, the colors are slightly than the image.

    Hope you understand what I write, I use Google Translate to Help ;-)

    Marion

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  9. Que c'est jolieeeeeeee !!! Bravo a Marion !! magnifique choix de fils

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  10. Wow, that is beautiful!! What a great idea! My mom would love that - her whole house is white! :)

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  11. Your sampler is gorgeous, Marion. I love your color choices. Do you have a blog or online photo album? I think that we would all like to see more of your finished stitching. Thanks for sharing the photo of your "Mary Wigham".

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  12. Oops! Silly me...I found your blog. Now I'll go and take a peek...

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  13. Marion,

    Thanks. It looks like the fabric is white or antique white. All of the colors really work and I hope you don't mind if I consider using the same.


    It was not a problem at all understanding your comments.

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  14. thanks for telling us where to look! I didn't mean pictures of the actual 'people' of other countries! I meant their stitching! Sorry for the confusion!!

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  15. Just gorgeous - I might go look to see if I have these colors. Love it!

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  16. This sampler is great too!
    Jacqueline, thank you so much for answer my questions, right now im unemployed so i cant make the donation, i have the fabric, but not the threads, i will try to hand dyed the fibers i need to this wonderful project.
    Thanks again for sharing Mary Wigham with us!
    :-)

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  17. Bonni,
    that makes me do nothing. It`s nice if I could make a suggestion. The Fabric is white.

    It is very nice that my colors so much praise there. Thank you.

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  18. Marion,
    Ihre Arbeit ist wunderbar. Ich würde sehr gern Ihre blog sehen. Könnten Sie mir die Addresse geben? Ich habe es noch nicht gefunden.

    Ich bin sicher, dass Mary sehr stolz auf Ihre Arbeit sein würde. Ich kongratuliere Ihnen.

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  19. Marion your colors are very elegant! This will truly be stunning when completed will love watching your progress.

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  20. It's a wonderful choice of colours!

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  21. Cristina,

    Danke für ihr Interesse an meinen Arbeiten. Hier die Adresse zu meinem Blog:
    http://stickerin.blogspot.com/

    Liebe Grüße, Marion

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