time for the fun part I have been looking forward to.
Time to think about how the direction or placement of the stitches in the variegated thread can be used to enhance the flow and movement of the design.
On feeling the curve here.
Not something I focused on for the edge designs.
Now are you wondering what it could be? Ah you know, what else!
the mouse is done, apart from the eye, which I will leave till last.
I can see the shading on this so much better in this picture than in person. The flowers look more complete this way as well. It is odd that even at arms length it does not come together visually, it needs distance.
Click HERE for my BFF;s update.
and Branch conference.
Last of the shading under the kittens is done so turning back to the brighter colours with a touch of pinky red
and two skeins used, the third started and the edges are done.
I so wanted to start the sections that go into the empty squares, but had to keep with the edge designs first.
There is one mistake in the outer pattern, I can see it, I thought it might hide but nope I can see it. I am contemplating if I can overstitch the one X that is in the wrong place with a shade matching the fabric and then add the stitch into the right place.
Maybe by the time the full thing is finished I can revisit that thought, it might have hidden itself by then?
Adding the album version of this Forestella song as I just happen to be listening to it whilst drafting this blog.
so Sunday and more grey.
and a bit of "what now" laughter at myself, all that stitching and this is th first time I noticed the griding on the pattern is five by five as well as the ten by ten.
the Saturday before was a display and share craft evening at Church. Two hours there abouts from 5 ish to 7 ish. I only took two quilts to display as I was not sure of the space I would have, and three cross stitches that were easy to grab, no taking them off the wall.
As got the demonstrate and share so visitors could take something away.
I did felt needle cases. I did the demo one and there were four made. Well three made their own and the fourth was a little boy who told me he was not allowed to touch pins or needles, so he designed and I sewed.
The blue in the middle is mine, with cut out felt flowers, to the left the flowers are pre- formed ribbon flowers I bought and to the right three cut felt flowers and letter beads that were the little boy's mother and father.
Other crafts on offer were candle making, cross stitch, sewn cards, crochet and a drawing class.
brown to start till my eye were fed up with that. Then green, that is the last of the green done and then onto the light pink.
to see my BFF's progress (once shared) Click HERE
We anticipate a RAL for next week.
