Seeing the lovely hand stitching and samplers that so many of you are working on has had me thinking about what kind of stitching I might enjoy. Counted cross stitch is something I've done before so I gave it a try. My work on this particular sampler was short-lived when I didn't enjoy changing the floss color often. It has been languishing in time-out since December. Then Vera stitched a gorgeous sampler all in blue and Dee started a sampler composed of many different designs with each of them worked in only one color. I started spending lots of time on Etsy and once I found Vivsters shop, I simply had to choose which design spoke loudest to me.
I decided this was the best one to start with:
The pattern is a bit daunting at 24 pages, but I've just printed out two so far, the one I'm working on (upper left) and the floss key. The journey of a gazillion cross stitches begins with just one motif (or part of one)!
Welcome to the TNT Club!! What a gorgeous piece you have chosen to stitch Bonny. I love it! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress (and that's a great start!!).
ReplyDeleteOooooo! What a fun piece to stitch! I love samplers where there are just one-little-motif to stitch at a time . . . because parts of the whole feel "complete" even when you still have a gazillion stitches to go. I love it, and can't wait to watch it come together.
ReplyDeleteI think printing out the first 2 of 24 pages was brilliant! Tiny needles, tiny bites!! And that, I hear, is how to eat an elephant :)
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be spectacular. What a gorgeous motif.
Thanks, Carolyn! I'm learning that stitching is slower than knitting (and I'm a slow knitter). But like you said, tiny bites!
DeleteOh bravo, Bonny! I love this choice!! I think the little motifs are beautiful and I love the color changes!
ReplyDeleteYay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is the same company that designed the American flag I am working on. I hope you enjoy working on yours as much as I love mine. You picked a GORGEOUS one.
ReplyDeleteHave fun!
Oooh, that's lovely!! I need to get my little witches out again so I have a finished piece by Halloween!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty you picked! I think it will be easier given that you can stitch one motif at a time. And how much fun it will be to use all those colors but not have to change colors frequently!
ReplyDeleteI am trying so hard not to click on that Etsy link!
ReplyDeleteIt may be a slightly dangerous link as there are quite a few designs that I really liked!
DeleteYep. It's one stitch at a time. It's amazing how much you can get done in one week just by stitching one little motif a day.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I could manage a motif a day, but I could probably manage a few each week. I'll see how it goes!
DeleteOh My Goodness, Bonny - go BIG or GO HOME and you, my friend, are going BIG (although 29" isn't maybe as big as I imagined ... it's not even a full three feet?!). I do love the design you chose and look forward to following along.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful piece. I like the idea of "one color in a motif at a time." I look forward to watching your progress with this stitching project.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It struck me when I first saw it, and I hope I have the motivation to keep stitching!
Deletelove your stitching and how exciting to be doing something that others enjoy posting about. May you have many many happy stitches.
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