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Sunday 30 April 2017
April - Snowy Scenes
Saturday 29 April 2017
Mary's Snowy Scene
Friday 28 April 2017
It's April
Sunday 23 April 2017
April Stitch Finish
4th Day of Christmas
By Margaret Sherry
This month is moving way too fast. I'm a full week behind on all of my stitching. This lady is awesome! ! Like my other days she is outlined in darker shades of the colors used. I of course made mistakes, but some I just rolled with.
For instance, I had stitched the perfect 4. At least I thought that I had. As I was organizing my outline colors, I realized I had stitched it in the wrong color. Then I discovered I had used the shade for my number for the legs. I already had a bad headache, but really wanted to try to finish my outlining. I left the color of the legs alone. I frogged the number, and stitched it in the shade that was for the legs. Yes, I switched them. Of course between my head pounding, and my husband distracting me, I goofed stitching the number. I just left it, and evened it out before adding the backstitching.
I'm happy with her. She stitched up so fast, and has style. I wanted to give these some individuality, and she has it!
Happy Stitching, and may the frogs stay far away!
XX - Renee' (Creating Beauty Mrs S )
Saturday 22 April 2017
April - 4th Day of Christmas progress
I thought that I would share my progress so far.
Thursday 20 April 2017
Faith's April Ornament
Wednesday 19 April 2017
Saturday 15 April 2017
Serendipitous Jo's April's Four Calling Birds
Here's where the piece was last month:
And here's where we are now:
Friday 14 April 2017
Janurary - Christmas Tree
Sunday 9 April 2017
Blast from the past
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Late again! 12 Days of Christmas - Day 3
12 Days of Christmas - Plum Street Samplers
Fabric: 28ct Jobelan "Gold Digger" - Colour Cascade Fabrics
Threads: Jodryi Designs (Wuthering Heights, Sense & Sensibility, The Olde Curiousity Shoppe, Midnight Hour)
Because I am using my own colour palette I am not really following the chart's suggested thread placement - I am just going with the flow when I stitch on each block. The colour that I used for the lettering doesn't really show up on the photo but in real life it is gorgeous (it is the same colour as the third bird just to give you an idea of how different it can look depending on the stitch pattern)
Thank you all for the lovely comments you have left on my previous posts - it's great to see that the colour changes work for you all as well :o)
So that's it for Day 3... see you again soon with Day 4
Happy Stitching xx
Tuesday 4 April 2017
Okay, I am all caught up and then some!
I have been a bit behind on all my Twelve Days stitching but now I am all caught up and even ahead! Yay!
I have finished Day Three: Three French Hens for March.
... and Day Five: Five Gold rings for May (although to be fair, this block was finished in January for a FB challenge).
Saturday 1 April 2017
A Day Late
but March is done.
Not the best photo, sorry. On to dragonlet #4 and I'll include a picture of the whole piece next time. Lots and lots of catching up to do.