wonderasiwander87 wrote: After seeing and admiring the Tilney cross-stitch pattern you posted several months ago, I decided to alter it slightly to create a Captain Wentworth ornament for my sister.  Thanks for the inspiration!

speechless! absolutely. this is beautiful!! have i mentioned lately that i love you all? most ardently and passionately and lustfully. 

now that my declaration of love has been known, this is the perfect opportunity to mention that I too have a new crafterpiece theatre cross stitch to share with the group! designed by another cross stitching goddess bookpilgrim (the originator of the Tilney cross stitch). will post pictures tonight, but until then all i’ll say is that it involves a certain scarf-wearing gentleman and his sweater-loving counterpart…