Sunday, January 6, 2013

In Your Words Blog Hop Day One

Today is my day to participate in the In Your Words Blog Hop. The idea is to incorporate words in our work. Many words or a single word that tells something about each person.

My contribution is this sweet embroidered table runner.  I embroidered the word  HOPE. For me, the butterfly and  flowers indicate a fresh pallet. New life. I revel in their beauty. They fill me with joy, peace and of course Hope.


Please visit the links below to see the rest of today`s participants. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Some of these bloggers are having a Giveaway.


Stitch, Stitch, Stitch, Stitch  (Cyndi H.)
Kwilty Pleasures  (Kathy G.)
Sew Darn Quilt  (Carolyn R.)
Traveling Quilter  (Debbie A.)
Just Let Me Quilt (Carol S.)
Vroomans Quilts (Sharon V.)
Cate's Linens (Catherine R.)
Nini and the Sea  (Denise)
                                                             Sew Much 2 Luv (Karen)

Thank you for visiting,
Cathy

127 comments:

  1. Beautiful embroidered table runner! Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Your embroidery is lovely Cate. "Hope" is my word of the year for 2013. It reminds me to remain positive.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Beautiful stitchery! And a great word to have in your repertoire.

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  4. Your embroidery is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this piece. Hope is a good word.

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  5. Love your runner! Great embroidery and what a super word, Hope. Super job and thanks for sharing with us, great job!

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  6. This is so delicate and pretty. WOnderful stitches and lovely job expressing your word(s).

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  7. Hope is a wonderful word and you did such a beautiful job! Your embroider is gorgeous!! Such details!

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  8. What a lovely embroidered table runner!

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  9. The embroidery looks great and the word HOPE is inspiring. We will all need a little Hope in our lives for 2013.

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  10. Its lovely - I love all those mushrooms.

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  11. What a great word and such a lovely embroidery. Makes the heart really happy!

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  12. What a cute project, thanks for sharing it!

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  13. A beautiful project and a lovely word. It IS calming.

    Looks like you might live in Arizona, and so do I. Keep making such lovely things!

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  14. Sweet table runner. It's fresh and has a vintage feel. Beautiful.

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  15. HI Cathy love the table runner. Thanks for sharing. Susie x

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  16. Hope such a wonderful word to start the new year!

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  17. Beautiful and I always think of the butterfly representing hope , great project!

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  18. Beautiful embroidery!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  19. I love it! So pretty and delicate. Butterflies are my favorite. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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  20. I love your embroidered table runner. So feminine.

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  21. ahhhh hope...bet you will be hoping you won something today besides our hearts..wink

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  22. -very beautiful, important word without hope no life...
    Thanks for sharing.
    liebe Grüße
    Bente

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  23. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Hope gives us a reason to get up and start each day! Great project!

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  25. Hope is a lovely word and one of my favorites! Thank you for sharing!

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  26. I am a big fan of hope. Excellent project. Thanks for sharing today.

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  27. You made a very pretty little piece for us. thank you.

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  28. Your embroidery is absolutely lovely!

    What a great word. There are so many to choose from; each blog I visit today reminds me of another one that would have been just perfect.

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  29. Amazing stitching - and I think the word HOPE is very special. Thank you for sharing!

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  30. Without Hope what is there? Love your stitchery.

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  31. Gorgeous work!! I really love your project - thanks for sharing!

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  32. Beautiful! I think of Spring. Thanks For Sharing

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  33. Beautiful stitches, beautiful project!

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  34. Beautiful stitching! I am currently doing some embroidery and I know it doesn't go together very quickly.. NICE!

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  35. How beautiful! Embroidery has a special place in my heart. It was one of the first things I learned as a little girl. HOPE is perfect! Life is so hard without it!

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  36. Stitchery always works for me and yours is very beautiful. Hope says it all. Judy c

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  37. I love to embroider! Beautiful work! Thanx for the cheer in the middle of winter!

    Nini!

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  38. That is such great sentiment - thanks for sharing!

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  39. This is so beautiful...love it! I don't do hand embroidery, but I'm working on learning. Your piece is just amazing!

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  40. your project is so sweet and embroidery is one of my regular passions! Thank you for sharing!

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  41. Very pretty and congratulations on top 3 pick of the day ;D Well done

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  42. Your table runner is sew sweet. Thanks for sharing your creativity

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  43. Oh Cathy I adore your stitchery! Gorgeous!

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  44. Your runner is exquisite! If you enjoy reading, I just finished Butterfly's daughter and highly recommend ir. Especially to you if you have an affinity toward life cycles and butterflies.
    "Hope" your 2013 is the best year yet! Jane

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  45. We all need HOPE and the beautifully embroidered tablerunner is a wonderful reminder!

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  46. How very pretty. very neat and pretty.

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  47. Your embroidery is amazing - I'm always in awe of someone whom can hand sew, and even more so when they create such beautiful embroidery as yourself.
    And I love your word and the symbols you used. Thank you so much for sharing - very touching! (And too nice to have on a table - I hope you take it off before you eat on it! lol)

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  48. Lovely work. I haven't embroidered in years.

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  49. Wow that is a lot of work. Thanks for sharing.

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  50. Beautiful words and beautiful work!
    hulseybg at gmail dot com

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  51. Your embroidery project is sew sweet. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat

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  52. Very Beautiful! Thanks for sharing....

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  53. Love your stitching and the story behind it. Thank you for sharing it with us!!

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  54. Beautiful table runner. I have a granddaughter named Hope and your lovely flowers remind me of her. Thanks for sharing.

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  55. Hope is a word that resonates very strongly with me. I love how such a simple word is full of such power. Your embroidery is beautiful...I love it.

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  56. Great word. I have a dear friend named Hope and you brought her to mind for me today.

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  57. I like your word a lot and your embroidery.

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  58. Soooo beautiful, thank you for sharing, Hugs, Mary

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  59. Pretty embroidery and such a great word.

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  60. I'm needing a bit of HOPE for the new year. It is lovely. Is it spring yet :) I'm not much for old man winter. I put out some valentines things for a pick me up today. Thanks for sharing... congrats for top 2 of the day! janita

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  61. Simply gorgeous. I don't think there is a better word, do you? Thank you for sharing.....

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  62. Very pretty! That is what the first flowers of spring mean to me.

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  63. Your stitching is beautiful and what a lovely word to choose!

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  64. one of my favorite words and done so nicely- very pulchritudinous!

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  65. Rosemary B here: Oh my goodness, how absolutely beautiful. I have not done embroidery in such a long time, but this is really an inspiration.
    Thank you so much for sharing your creativity

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  66. Your stitchery is wonderful. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  67. Great embroidery work. I love your choice of the word HOPE.

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  68. A very pretty piece. I love the mushrooms :-)


    ktreve (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  69. Congratulations on making the Top list.

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  70. Beautiful embroidery work and a beautiful word! Thanks!

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  71. Hope is the perfect word as there is always hope in even the darkest hours. Love your embroidery!

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  72. Your hand work is very pretty,and is a perfect match for the word you chose to describe yourself. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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  73. lovely stitching... I wish I could find the time to practice stitching,to do as nice job as you have done.
    in stitches

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  74. Congratulations on making the Top list.
    Your embroidery is beautiful.

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  75. Congratulations! Your work is very deserving! Thanks for sharing.

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  76. I just love the old-fashioned look on tea-towels.

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  77. Love your heading pic of the sunrise or sunset whichever.....

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  78. Lovely word...HOPE. It's especially important with all the sadness we see in the world.

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  79. Hope is always good to have. We must never ever lose hope. thanks for sharing.

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  80. Hope, the last thing in Pandora's Box. Great word!

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  81. Hi!! Hope!!! Yes hope has been my word many years!!! Love the way you created with your word!!! Thanks for the fun!!!

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  82. Hope has kept me going for several years and it is a great word.

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  83. How pretty Cathy! Hope is such a wonderful word. Thanks for sharing with us all today.

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  84. Well done on your project for the blog hop!

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  85. Beautifully done. You do such neat embroidery work.

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  86. Absolutely stunning! I do love embroidery and this is a wonderful piece! blessings, marlene

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  87. this is beautiful, your embroidery is just lovely

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  88. Lovely picture on top! And a really nicely done handstitched project! Thanks for sharing.

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  89. Lovely stitching...I adore mushrooms!

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  90. Hand work is so gorgeous - can't help but admire!

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  91. What a beautiful embroidery.

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  92. Beautiful embroidery! I just love hand stitching and yours looks fantastic!

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  93. What a beautiful embroidery, thank you for sharing!

    I hope you'll check out my daily blog.. my day is the last day

    Pat Sloan
    Radio show Host... The Voice of Quilting
    http://blog.patsloan.com

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  94. Hope is a great word! And very nice embroidery.

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  95. Hope is a perfect word. =) Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

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  96. Cathy, Hope is a beautiful word and it is beautifully stitched. Great job and thanks for sharing!! Happy stitching, Pauline

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  97. Beautiful embroidery work and HOPE is a wonderful word!

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