Stained Glass Window — Cute Embroidery

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by dianned 18 Jul 2008 ( edited Oct 26'10 22:23 )

This is my embroidery of the stained glass panel of the East Window in our church; I've made it to decorate a book cover for our Curate who is leaving to take up a new parish. The window shows Saints Andrew (left) and Peter (right) with Jesus as the Good Shepherd in the middle. The window is believed to be 13th century (the church is 15th century but the coloured panel is smaller than the window aperture and is surrounded by plain glass, which indicates that it's from an earlier church with smaller windows!) and the colours really are still as vibrant as I've shown them and look amazing when the morning sun shines through them! I had to make it in three separate panels then stitch them together, as to fit them all in my hoop in one go would have made them too small for any detail at all. Love

Dianne x x x

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by shirlener88 18 Jul 2008

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Oh Dianne, this is lovely. I just know that your Curate will enjoy this and be pleased that you thought enough of him to send him off with such a nice gift. *4U

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by anna25775 18 Jul 2008

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its absolutely stunning Dianne,he will be very pleased to get such a gift, well done *

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by ddoersch 18 Jul 2008

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Now this is lovely, would be a great banner for a church..

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by dianned 18 Jul 2008

Nice idea, but as I only have a 4" hoop..... :-) This is only 5" square! I *have* made church banners before now, but in hand-sewn applique (well, I got my Guides to make them, one by each of the 4 patrols!) Love
Dianne x x x

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by lbrow 18 Jul 2008

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Dianne How marvelous U r. this will b something Your curate will cherish & always remember u by. I would love to visit your church. I love to see athe very old ones they r so very beautiful. *4U

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by dianned 20 Jul 2008

You can pay it a virtual visit .... http://www.standrewpaull.org.uk :-)

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by lbrow 18 Jul 2008

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Dianne I have a young neighbor from the UK. don't know just where she lived there, but have met her parents & they r wonderful, Her father was an engineer at chernoble quite a few yrsl back. Her mother is a school teacher & they r both still there. I believe n Kiev. Ulia is this girls name & she married a cousing of my SNL. Wonderful girl

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by dianned 18 Jul 2008

Think there's a bit of confusion here :-) UK = Ukraine? First time I've come across that, UK is the internationally accepted abbreviation for the United Kingdom, which is England/Scotland/Wales and Northern Ireland! I live in England, in Yorkshire to be precise :-)

by dlonnahawkins 18 Jul 2008

I spent time in Harrogate when my husband was on assignment there. Loved that area, and the yorkshire area! Would love to make it back there.

by dianned 19 Jul 2008

Nice town - VERY nice town, and house prices reflect that! You lucky girl! :-) Harrogate is probably the most exclusive place in Yorkshire! Love from Dianne x x x

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by dkjack 18 Jul 2008

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Diane this is beautiful. You are very talented. I know you put a lot of love in this piece and your curate will be over-whelmed by your gift.

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by shirleysisson 18 Jul 2008

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Wow, Dianne, this is beautiful! Your digitizing is fantastic. *4U

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by dianned 18 Jul 2008

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I've just added the embroidery files for all three panels, in SEW, PES, JEF and HUS formats - please email me if you'd like anything else - to my website http://DiannesCraftBox.bravehost.com if anyone fancies having a go themselves. Love from Dianne x x x

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by roxsy 20 Jul 2008

HI Dianned I just visited your site.You are a truly artist involved in so many different arts.Love everything you have there.Wonderful work!!!
I as well am involved in a quite a few different arts.Since I do not have a site of my on I cannot show of what I am I doing.
Thank you for been so generous as to offer your art to us.May God bless you and empower you on your arty path.*4U
Hugs roxsy

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by mpo14011 18 Jul 2008

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A real work of art, Dianne.

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by stickmuster 18 Jul 2008

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Dianne, you have made a wonderful and very difficult work. I congratulate. Their Curate is glad certainly about this present. Flowers for you

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by mops 18 Jul 2008

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These are fabulous, Dianne. Your curate will be thrilled!

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by elenu 18 Jul 2008

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Stunning Dianned a work of art.

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by clawton 18 Jul 2008

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They are wonderful. What a nice gift.

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by nini 18 Jul 2008

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Beautifully done! It's a materpiece! My compliments!

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by dlonnahawkins 18 Jul 2008

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This is very stunning - you did an excellent job. And what a nice gift to the Curate

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by roxsy 19 Jul 2008

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Beautiful work.
Which program you use to design this design ?
Love your theme and your vibrant colors.
Thanks for sharing.
A bunch of flowers .
Smiles Roxsy

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by dianned 19 Jul 2008

I drew the original design froma photo of the window and scanned it into PSP then made it into colour blocks before saving it as a bitmap, which I then imported into Janome Customiser 2000 Easy Import to digitise it.

by roxsy 19 Jul 2008

Thank you for taking time to answer and explain.wish i could give you another flower.Have a great weekend
Roxsy

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by colmag 19 Jul 2008

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Dianne this is really beautiful, your curate is a very lucky person to have someone like you to make him such a wonderful keepsake.

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by libster2896 19 Jul 2008

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Spectacular work. And what a beautiful gift that will no doubt be treasured for years to come.

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by jrob 19 Jul 2008

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Dianne, I can't imagine anything that your Curate would love to have more than taking a little bit of beauty with him. You have done a splendid job...;)

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