really nice and lots of work, well done

Wow Meganne, this is very impressive, It looks to be quite large, is it a multihooping project? Thanks for sharing it! LLDS!

Oh wow, what a lovely present for your mom... and how superb is the digitising that Meganne did. Wow, Cuties really rock

How 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

WOW THIS IS AMAZING!WELL DONE TO BOTH OF YOU

It is a beautiful gift, well done both of you♥

Beautiful,Awesome out of you both!!!!!!

Sieht wirklich wunderschön aus

Well, 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

What a wonderful treasure to keep I think that it will loved for a very long time

Wow looks great!

Amazing! What a wonderful job both of you did, I am sure your mum will love it.

Absolutely 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.

Wow 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

looks amazing. You might want to present this with a box of tissues.

stunning.

This is wonderful. You both did a fantastic job!!!

It is gorgeous.

It is truly a work of love!

I 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

This 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

Museum quality piece of artwork! Meganne should be wearing that crown. It's amazing what we accomplish through our friendships. So proud of you girls.;)

Impressive

Beautitul picture. You both did a great job.

IT IS AMAZING!!! AS EVERYTHING MEGANNE DOES AND YOU DID A BEATURIFUL JOB TOO, YOUR MUM WILL LOVE IT!!!!

beautiful work

Maria, 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!

This is spectacular! Well done!!

It 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!

Well 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.

Nini, muito lindo!
Essa nossa amiga Megane, não é fácil... ela é fantástica!
Parabéns as duas!!!!!

Now that this is done Maria, can you please explain to us the meanings of the 4 different sections. Love and blessings Chris

This is amazing. Beautiful work to both of you.
Very impressive !
Love Cathie

This 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!

This is beautiful! Congratulations Meganne and Nini for the stunning work! Love and hugs, Yoriko

What a fantastic work of art!!!! Congratulations to you, Maria, e Meganne, for this outstanding, mammoth job!
Hugs, Lidia

WHAT A FANTASTIC WORK OF ART. Meganne you outdid yourself, Nini a job well executed, hugs S*

OMG, this is stunning. Well done to you both. Hugs Yvonne

MUITO BOM

wow, this is beautiful; great job , compliments to Meganne and to you!!