Watching Florentine Fantasy Grow

The Needleart Nut blog is stitching one of the pieces from Loretta's chart "Florentine Fantasy" and posting progress photos on her blog.  I'll post updates (latest on the bottom) as she stitches.  By the way, she is stitching this on linen, not needlepoint canvas.

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She will do the long Bargello piece on blue canvas.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/08/jsome-counted-work.html

The first band on the sampler is in position.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-first-band.html

The second motif is cotton floss and Kreinik metallic.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-second-design.html

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/moving-along.html

Now the third motif is introduced.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/starting-section-c.html

The third motif is done and so is the star.
https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/star-and-some-stripes.html

The curvy Bargello stripe is next.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-stripe.html

And now the Bargello stripe curves are done.

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-line.html

Flame stitch is next.

https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-section.html

A four-way Bargello flower shape is the next-to-the-last motif.

https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-bargello-design.html

And the Bargello spot sampler is done!

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/finished.html

Personally, I am not a sampler person or a fan of Bargello, but I think this is lovely.

Florentine Fantasy

Cover Photo Courtesy of Irina Gorin

"Florentine Fantasy" is a chart by The Artists Collection, Needle Adventures Series, published in 1993.  It diagrams two bargello pieces, one a small box top size and the other a longer rectangle.  This chart is fairly easily available today.  This site has three for sale.
http://www.crossstitchers.com/shop/store.php?Florentine%2520Fantasy&view=AC75-155

Close Up

The Artists Collection published three other Loretta charts under the Artists Colletions name--Medallions, Today is Someday, and Bargello Fantasy.

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Chart Models Courtesy of Irina Gorin

Several folks have stitched this piece and posted photographs on their blogs.  Here is The Committed Stitcher, who used red, white and blue for colors.  The final piece is shown below.
http://blog.fiberholic.net/2007/09/florentine-fantasy-framed.html

Florentine Fantasy Framed, Courtesy of Meg W.

Here is the Needleart Nut's version.

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/finished.html