Mystery Class Registration starts next week!

By Kathy Rees | January 23, 2016 |

I was fortunate to spend a couple of days at Callaway Gardens this week at the needlearts seminar. It’s always a pleasure to be among other needlewomen and wonderful to see old and new friends. I spent all day Wednesday in the boutique choosing threads for six additional colorways for my upcoming Mystery Class – yes, it takes hours and hours to choose just the right shades, tints, and hues! Registration will officially start next Tuesday – I’ll post the link here when it’s up. In the meantime, here’s a preview of the colorways. Their names are the same as the main Watercolour that is the inspiration for each. In addition to my “Original” colorway, Mountain Haze, three of the colorways are based on brand new Watercolours. I also did colorways based on Tahiti and Rainforest, two of my most popular colorways. 

Here are a couple of photos of small snippets of my piece – taken in different light, the colors vary . Instead of trying to edit them to look the same, I’m showing them to you “as is” to remind you not to trust the color too much on your monitor or in photos! 

These are the threads for my “Original” colorway – the Mountain Haze (main Watercolour) is shown at the far left along with the matching Waterlilies thread. The messy threads are Vineyard silks – I didn’t have new skeins for the photo…purples and greens with a touch of blue, the piece turns out softer than you might think based on the photo.

This is Prickly Pear – rusts and greens with a touch of gold – I want to design something with this palette!
This is Kelsch – Kelsch is a type of plaid fabric made in France. Reds, blues, and tans, this will make an excellent patriotic version if you’re so inclined (and American!).

This is Turquoise Trail – turquoise and rust with a touch of aqua – this will produce a southwest feel and I’d like to design something with this one too!

This is Rainforest – neutrals, browns, and greens, I refer to this as my Earthtone version and I know it will look great!

 
This is Tahiti – it’s bright and fun and one of my favorite Watercolours of all time! This is my “happy colorway”! I don’t think the photo does the threads justice…
Last but not least is Rose Quartz – this colorway was developed for a good friend to hang in a special place and coordinate with her decor. She gave me her pillow sham to use as inspiration and it is the background in the photo. It will produce a soft romantic feel with dusty pinks and greens. The 2nd and 3rd Watercolours are a little darker than I would like but they’re the right shades and will provide good contrast.

There you have it – which colorway to choose…?! Ponder and add a comment about what you might choose. It’ll be fun to see what’s most popular!

Until next week, have a great weekend. I’ll be stitching – I’m working on my 4th new design for the Nashville market in March! I’ll be introducing a new series, something I haven’t done in a long time…

Kathy

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8 Comments

  1. Karen on January 23, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    I know you've been so busy, haven't seen you in ages. These look fabulous!



  2. Debra Chamberlin on January 23, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    So hard to choose! I love the original and the Rose Quartz.



  3. Melitastitches4fun on January 23, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    They are all wondeful. Rose Quartz is may favorite as it is a colorway I have not stitched before.



  4. Melitastitches4fun on January 23, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    They are all wondeful. Rose Quartz is may favorite as it is a colorway I have not stitched before.



  5. Anonymous on January 23, 2016 at 5:23 pm

    Prickly Pear goes with my decor… love them all



  6. Betsy Rodell on January 26, 2016 at 7:17 am

    I think I would choose the original color way. Rose Quartz is
    my second favorite. I think I see a trend.



  7. Betsy Rodell on January 26, 2016 at 7:17 am

    p.s. Is it "next week" yet?



  8. Deejudidee on April 1, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    Cannot access the class. I tried everything
    Judikilmer@gmail.com