WIP Wednesday: All Souls Vierlanden

Hello hello hello! It's another day in the Werk (In Progress) Room, and I'm feeling... spooky!

My featured project this WIP Wednesday is the All Souls Vierlanden by Quiltify Designs! This is such a unique sampler, I've never seen anything quite like it! It's charted in a single colour, but I decided to work it in shades of purples, pinks, and one metallic gold for detail work like the crowns and vases throughout. When I posted it on Instagram, Ben Drew himself of Quiltify commented and messaged me to say he liked my colour choices - it was a real "notice me senpai!!" moment!

I will admit freely that the 2020 has been picked out and recharted twice - I originally started this sampler in 2018, redid the date in 2019, and am now hoping to finish it in 2020! It seems appropriate for the year we've been having, both in terms of design elements and general vibe.

I've been using a variety of DMC colours, as well as some SILKS4U threads (can highly recommend, but they are currently experiencing some supplier difficulties with covid) and a skein or two of Hand Dyed by Rolanda cottons (also highly recommend - and she's Canadian!). I absolutely love the effect the different colours and textures give throughout the project! I've used two strands for the silks and cottons, and one strand for the metallic, over one box on 22 count Hardanger fabric. I've basically stuck to the pattern on this, though I did make one of the male dogs into a female dog, as Phteven is a girl.

I particularly love the big skull medallions! Ive finished all three of the circular ones, and can't wait to work on the diamonds. Overall, I can highly recommend this pattern. It's a great way to dip your toe into the sampler world, since it's a bit more modern, spooky, and gothic than most traditional style and reproduction samplers.

Please do excuse the hoop marks and creasing - because of the fancy threads used in this, I wanted to avoid ironing and washing as much as possible and just do a big one once I'm ready to frame!

What are you working on these days? It's been grey, cool, and rainy up here and I can just feel autumn coming - I keep browsing for pumpkins, spooky, and coffee designs. I can't wait!

Have a wonderful week and stay healthy, all!

- Cedie

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