I was very excited to receive these photos from Marian H. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana of her A Fair Maiden's Etui! I immediately called Tom over to the computer to see her beautiful work. As you can see, she truly did an incredible job with this piece.
Marian wrote, The etui is finished-finally. I think it took longer to put it together than to stitch it. I used the materials suggested in the directions. I changed the bottom stitchery: I wanted a verse of scripture. Everything else is the same. It is now my "pride and joy".
What I might change: I'm not really a "pink bow" person, but it works for now. The pearl ruler adds a lot of weight to that side of the etui. But again, it works. Next time I might crochet the closures. I've never been able to do one of "those things".
It's been a delight to work on this. And a whole lot of pride seeing the finished project. I don't regret one minute of time I spent on it. Please keep designing these wonderful things!
view of 2 sides of Marian's etui
View of 2 of the other etui sides 
View of 2 of the other etui sides Inside view of Marian's etui
Thank you very much for sharing these photos of your "pride and joy"! Maybe we'll see other projects from you someday.
Bottom and side views of Marian's etui
You may remember that Marian changed the verse on the chart to one she preferred.
Marian, you have very right to be very proud of your accomplishment!! As you are aware, the actual stitching was fairly simple, but the assembly was involved. Hopefully all of the assembly diagrams were helpful.
Marian, you have very right to be very proud of your accomplishment!! As you are aware, the actual stitching was fairly simple, but the assembly was involved. Hopefully all of the assembly diagrams were helpful.Thank you very much for sharing these photos of your "pride and joy"! Maybe we'll see other projects from you someday.
10 comments:
That is spectacular! Marian should definitely be proud of her beautiful workmanship!
Very, very beautiful! Marian did an amazing job! All of these talented people stitching and finishing your designs - thanks so much for sharing them!
One of my favourite verses, I have a nametag with that reference! Well done, Marian, gorgeous!
Oh Ellen - her work is just awesome! I'm sure Marian is very proud of herself. Thanks for sharing the finished product with us!!
OMG the etui is fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing this with us Marian.
Well done Marian, it's certainly a treasure to enjoy for years to come.
It is absolutely beautiful and sure to become a family heirloom. JoAnn
Couldn't have done it if there hadn't been a very talented designer! A complete joy to work on. Now I have My Needle's Workebox kitted and ready to start. Maybe Super Bowl Sunday??
After years of entering "etui" in crossword puzzles, it is a revelation to actually see one!
I love the etui items but am having problems finding patterns. Does anyone know where to look? Can u let me know of any sites please.
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