From Darkness Comes Beauty

 

 

 

We are still anxiously waiting for baby girl to make her presence in this world.  My poor daughter-in-law looks absolutely miserable, so swollen.  I think I only have 131/2 days left of school, not that I am counting the days.

 

 

 

For this project, I took the time to plan out the stitching for the background.  I wanted the background to be as much a part of the overall piece and not just a second thought.

Again, everything just seemed to fall into place.  The stitching seems to be complimenting the flower.

Here is another close up.

 

Another view

Here is the pattern I did on the border.

Here is the finished product. I have titled it, "From Darkness Comes Beauty".  It turned out much better than I expected.

 

 

Here are some more pictures of our trip to the Rockies.

 

 

 

This is a view of Grand Lake on the west side of the Rockies.

 

 

Another view of the Rockies, from the west side.