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 Hi Everyone,

My Part 4 of LE is complete,and I am very happy with it.

I think the elements I used from Esther's pattern have combined well with the broderie perse from my inspiration fabrics. I had been planning  vibrant shades of pink and yellow,  my end result amazes me as it is nothing like I thought it would be. Thank you Glenda for the wonderful fabrics you sent me, the two flowers I used in this have such a glow to them.
Thinking ahead I am wondering how much difference I can get in my flowers or are the corners all going to look the same. I hope not,  at least I have plenty of time to experiment with fussy cutting my fabrics before part 5.

Searching through Mum's fabric's as I always do when I go back I have found my border fabric.
Left behind on the last two trips because "I will never use that" Not my style of fabric at all, but once again LE has spoken. Esther what have you and LE done to me!!!!!

This is done with photo editing.

When I found the fabric I took it in to Mum, she says it is another of my late Aunt's fabric's.
Laid out on her bed with the center over it, it looked very stark against my background and it nearly didn't come home but at the last minute I packed it.
I've tried all sorts of colors, this is the only one that doesn't seem to make a wall  around the center with my zigzags, and I have fallen in love with the pattern on it so I am using it. Itching to stitch but I haven't - Yet!!!

Oop's!!!

 It's raining this morning and we lost another America's cup race so I had to do something positive, Lol

Just in case, I still have left  my extra center fabric underneath.

I pencil marked a line quarter inch from my points and positioned my border edge to the line, 

then stitched a quarter inch seam, has worked pretty well.

Have zigzag stitched outer edges of border and have 3/4 inch to trim off later.

Well know for something different.
I know a huge number of people making LE are also embroiderers. If not you couldn't possibly hand stitch so beautifully. These next photo's are for you as Mum asked me to bring home and look after two of my Aunt's afternoon tea cloths from the Mid 1900's. I hope you enjoy.

Just teasing, this is the reverse of her work

A very simple afternoon tea cloth

But wait, there's more

My Aunt was 25 when she made this in 1948

I am blown away by the perfection of her stitching.

1st Prize  for all of New Zealand.

I think in 1948 the prize money would have bought a lot more embroidery thread.

And Embroidery number 2

A very simple stem stitch Embroidery made in 1952

Maybe not so simple after all

I think these very correct letters from the time just add so much.
Both of these were made before I was born so I know why by the time I was about 10
I stopped trying to do embroidery !!!

Oh help, I just about forget to thank all of you who voted for my Table runner at Quilting Gallery last week. Final result Red December was 6th overall. Thanks Esther for a wonderful pattern.

Cheer's everyone, enjoy stitching your incredible LE journey.

Linking this to Esther's WOW Tomorrow.

Jenny