My Mum has a family shield painted on silk that is falling apart (it has more than 100 years). Meganne kindly digitized it (after several e-mails exchanged,many hours of trials and hard work)so that I could offer it to Mum on her 90's birthday. I will never be able to thank you enough, Meganne.
14227wow, this is beautiful; great job , compliments to Meganne and to you!!
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9645OMG, this is stunning. Well done to you both. Hugs Yvonne
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132773WHAT A FANTASTIC WORK OF ART. Meganne you outdid yourself, Nini a job well executed, hugs S*
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19823What a fantastic work of art!!!! Congratulations to you, Maria, e Meganne, for this outstanding, mammoth job!
Hugs, Lidia
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78118This is beautiful! Congratulations Meganne and Nini for the stunning work! Love and hugs, Yoriko
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88650This is an exceptional work!
Whether the quality, that by the time spent digitizing, that the positioning without a trace of all the elements of embroidery.
Nini, you have succeeded at one time or did you several tries?
Your mom will be very emotional about it.
Congratulations to you two ladies and happy birthday to your mom.
It's fabulous work!
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by nini
12 May 2012
Thank You, for your kind words! After having tried each separate element, I followed the precious instructions Meganne gave me and suceeded in putting it together in three hoopings.
1646This is amazing. Beautiful work to both of you.
Very impressive !
Love Cathie
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8073Now that this is done Maria, can you please explain to us the meanings of the 4 different sections. Love and blessings Chris
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by nini
12 May 2012
Yes I can. #1 the simbol of the Huet, of french origin; #2 of the Bacelar, of portuguese origin;#3 of the Sotto Mayor, of spanish origin and #4 of the Pinto. Love n blessings, Maria
234478Nini, muito lindo!
Essa nossa amiga Megane, não é fácil... ela é fantástica!
Parabéns as duas!!!!!
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by nini
12 May 2012
Obrigada, Dilceia! Meganne é fantástica, de verdade! Só ao fazer este bordado me apercebi que a maior parte dos Huet de Bacelar está no seu lindo país - o Brasil. Mais um ponto comum, não? Beijos!
46919Well now this big sookie is really teary eyed! LOL!!
I am amazed at this piece of artwork and every time I look at it I can't believe I digitised it. LOL!!!
But I do remember those darn grapes and the nightmares I had about them (when I got a chance to sleep, that is.:-)) hahaha! And the 'grape' jokes around here were just the pips!!!
And the love and support (and jokes) from my friends and Ray were.... well we won't say what they were, suffice it to say, even with my terrible memory, I don't think I will never forget digitising this piece of history.
On a serious note, I am honoured and proud to have been given the commission to create such a valuable treasure and Maria did a pretty great job stitching it out too.
For those wanting the specs, there were eleven separate sections digitised, with the left hand scrolls being duplicated and mirrored once I was satisfied with them. After starting each section I brought each of them into a master and organised the placement and sizing, before splitting each section back out to continue working on them individually.
Maria's largest hoop was roughly a 5 x 9 inch as each side is 4.49 x 8.77 inches.
The left side (as you look at it) has 33,022 stitches, originally digitised for 8 colours & 12 thread changes, but Maria chose to do the scrollwork different colours and they look even more fantastic than the two tone green.
The right side is 4.37 x 8.5 inches (because it overlaps the left side) has 37,880 stitches, 19 colours and 22 thread changes.
The Crown section is 5.61 x 4.02 inches, has 13,602 stitches, 14 colours and 14 thread changes. (gee I planned that well didn't I? :-))))
There were lots of tiny unavoidable jumps especially between the red tiles, that were all digitised individually, because they weren't all the same.
And did I tell you Maria has keys to Fort Knox????
Such a beautiful lady is Maria, and I am lucky to have yet another lovely friend.
Hugs and roses to all, Meganne
PS, I noticed one of the Saphires fell out of the crown, such a shame when stones don't stay put.
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by nini
12 May 2012
Meganne, I am the one who is honoured to have this piece of history digitized by you. All the hours this kept you awake, all the care, the love you put in every detail, there is nothing in the world (even the keys to Fort Knox!!!)that can pay it!
by nini
12 May 2012
There were moments that I doubted to be able to put it together. But, dear friend, you gave me precious directions and I DID IT!! (I failed with the saphire, I confess!!LOL). I'm the one to be proud of being your friend!
by nini
12 May 2012
Thank you for being there, thank you for caring, thank you for being such a special lady! Hugs n blessings, Maria
by meganne
13 May 2012
Ah Maria, I am so sorry the material slipped on you stitching the crown, but you still did an excellent stitch-out and as long as you are happy, that is all that matters. hugs and blessings to you and your Mum.
122864It is a beautiful design!!! Meganne has done an outstanding job, I can see how many hours of work it must have taken, just one of those curls alone takes hours to get it perfect.
Multi hooping is not easy to do without any gaps showing, but you made a flawless stitch out.
Great work, both of you!
Your mother will be so happy!
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by nini
12 May 2012
Thank you for your kind words! Meganne is the one to praise.
As to the "flawless" stitch out, Meganne quickly discovered my falling saphire!!!LOL
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13907Maria, my dear - I have been thinking of doing the Renshaw coat of arms - now seeing this - I might have to get to work and ask for some help to get it done - as you did. What a great job Meg - you did a super job here. It is a lovely work of art and I am sure your Mum will love and treasure it and when it gets passed down through the ages - the others will, as well. Stunning!
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by pennifold
12 May 2012
Laughed out loud when I saw this comment!!!!! I don't blame you - that job took months!!!!!!! to do. Love Chris
by nini
12 May 2012
Shirlene, I think Meg will have to let some time pass before she stops "dreaming" (I think we must say "having nightmares") with the grapes on the shield LOL. This has a great value for Mum and me - besides the family value - it is a work that was done just on the other side of the world, showing that friendship has no frontiers.It is a true work of love, patience and talent of a special lady - Meganne. It will be treasured for ever!
by nini
12 May 2012
was done on the opposite side of the world, showing that friendship has no frontiers. It represents a lot of care, love and talent from a special lady - Meganne. So it will be treasured for ever.
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IT IS AMAZING!!! AS EVERYTHING MEGANNE DOES AND YOU DID A BEATURIFUL JOB TOO, YOUR MUM WILL LOVE IT!!!!
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by bumblebee
11 May 2012
I just read the work involved in this
Wow great job to both you and Meganne
Amazing teamwork
by nini
12 May 2012
Thank you! If the world did the same as we Cuties, what an amazing teamwork this would be!
37638Museum quality piece of artwork! Meganne should be wearing that crown. It's amazing what we accomplish through our friendships. So proud of you girls.;)
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by nini
12 May 2012
Yes, I second you! Thank you for your kind words! Frienship makes the world a better place to live!
158714This is so beautiful you did well on it AND Meganna you did a out dtanding job I am so proud of you ,you are such a sweet loving preson.
Love hugs to you Lenamae
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by nini
12 May 2012
Thank you Lenamae! Meganne is a very special and talented lady! Love n hugs, Maria
32767I find sometimes words can't say whats in our hearts for our cute family .We are truly blessed with ones like Meg. that go above and beyond words Carolyn
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by nini
12 May 2012
I second that, Carolyn! And for us, those whose mother tongue is not English, it is further more difficult to express our feelings in words. Lucky me that have the help of our Cuties to do so! Hugs, Maria
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looks amazing. You might want to present this with a box of tissues.
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by nini
11 May 2012
Thank you, but she's a tough lady! With 7 children, 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren she already lived great emotions!!...
89895Wow what an awesome gift and what an awesome thing for Meganne to do. Sometimes I hate getting used to new technologies but this is one I love since it has made things like this possible and have friends all around the world. Guess we could refer to this as a blessing. You two ladies are wonderful.
Donna
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by nini
11 May 2012
Thank you, Donna. Meganne is a special lady. My mother became fan of new technologies when she saw what true universal friendship can achieve.I'm blessed to have found Cute and all these marvellous ladies
4436Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful work from both of you. Was a great idea to do it in embroidery to make it a family heirloom to treasure forever.
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4757Amazing! What a wonderful job both of you did, I am sure your mum will love it.
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5418What a wonderful treasure to keep I think that it will loved for a very long time
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9459Well, I have had the pleasure of seeing this beind digitised and boy oh! boy what a mammoth task this was for Meganne to do! It is truly an awesome piece of work and to think it's gone to the other side of the wordl and will be passed down through the generations is mindblowing to say the least.
Meganne has such a generous heart and is so talented. I am so thrilled to see this finished Nini. Well done to the both of you. Words can't convey how special this is. Love Chris
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by nini
11 May 2012
Thank you, Chris for helping me to express my gratitude to Meganne. She was so anxious to finish it with the utmost perfection that sometimes I begged her to slow down and take care of herself. I'm not able to express my feelings in words.
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299559How beautiful. Meganne is truly an angel to help us all out when we need something special. I am sure this will bring tears to your Mother's eyes when she sees it. I hope you will take lots of pictures for us. How big is the picture.
I am sure your Mom will treasure this and what a keepsake to hand down to future generations.
Great job to both of you....
Hugs: Jerri
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by nini
11 May 2012
Yes, Meganne is truly an angel. She put such care and love in this project that I'll allways be in debt towards her.I'm posting a photo of Mom in personal. Thanks for looking! Hugs: Maria
30656Oh wow, what a lovely present for your mom... and how superb is the digitising that Meganne did. Wow, Cuties really rock
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16251Wow Meganne, this is very impressive, It looks to be quite large, is it a multihooping project? Thanks for sharing it! LLDS!
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by nini
11 May 2012
Yes it is. I had to hoop it three times in a 5x7 hoop. Meganne kindly digitized it and I embroidered it. It was a complex amd difficult task but the final result is brilliant, don't you think so?
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