Ra Smiles Upon Me (Egyptian Sampler Update)

Here is my latest update on Teresa Wentzler’s Egyptian Sampler. Its beautiful! I love the colors and the subject matter. I’m not really “into” Egyptian stuff, but my DH is so I’m doing this for him. Since my last post, I’ve finished stitching and backstitching the border and the scarab, finished stitching the falcon (still needs backstitching) and started stitching Horus. Please forgive the below par photos. My camera battery is dead and I took these pictures in low lighting with my iphone.

I’ve also recently finished the VS Pennsylvania Hearts of America. I have one of these for every state I’ve lived in: New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Indiana! I lived for a summer in Denver during college, so I might try to find Colorado and do that one too. I received mail there, so it counts, right? I’ll do something with these someday…. when I’m sure I’ll not move again.

The story on the Pennsylvania one is a little bizarre! I searched for the pattern on google and saw it offered for sale on Amazon. I thought that was a little weird, but bought it anyway. When I opened the kit to stitch, I found that the border was already partially stitched – about 15 stitches in the upper right hand corner! I guess someone started it and didn’t like it and put it up on Amazon. I finished it and here it is!