Tuesday, September 22, 2015

moving on to smaller things!

I did pull out Beaded Dragonfly Tile for a few days and made some progress, but I was quickly defeated by the flower buds... at least 15 color changes in each, with many colors only used for a single stitch! (Or in an extreme case, ONE quarter stitch! Agh!)

So, I decided to start something small and simple! I've liked the seasonal tree freebies from Jardin Privé for a long time, and when I saw the ones stitched by Mrs Milkybar Kid for her "Operation Threadporn," my desire to start them was kicked into overdrive!

I'm doing something similar for mine too - pulling everything from stash and trying out some of the many, many, MANY threads I've accumulated!

First up is Autumn, since... it's September. :3


The colors are a bit weird in the pic... the darker areas on the fabric are a soft green, and the orange parts are more yellow. My phone camera is clearly not the best.

I'll post my plans for the other seasons soon, once I make all the thread decisions!

8 comments:

  1. Wow that's a lot of confetti! Great new start :)

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    1. The confetti isn't as bad as I thought, since the design is so small and it's not too crazy to carry thread a little bit to the next bit. I was a bit worried about the leaves but most of them are close enough that it's reasonable to tuck under a few branch stitches to get to the next. :D

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  2. I've stitched these last year and they are lovely patterns. Your thread choices are perfect, I look forward to seeing your progress !!!

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    1. Thanks Donna, I'd love to see yours if you have a link to them! :D

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  3. che ricamo elegante e bellissimo

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  4. It's looking great! Quick question though, just because I noticed it in this picture... since this is a free pattern, would it be necessary to cover up the chart in the picture like you did? Or was that just out of habit? The threads you've got going there look awesome! Can't wait to see this finish.

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    1. It's a habit to always cover the chart. I try not to show the chart even if the item is a freebie and post a link instead (if the freebie is still available). It's good for the designer's website to get a few hits, since they also have their paid patterns on display there. :D

      Finished this one AND the next one up over the weekend! These are really nice freebies and I'm glad I finally got to stitching them!

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