Topic: Cross Stitch
With just 4 more days to go, I am trying to get as much done before I leave as possible. This weekend I finished the Drawn Thread workshop and even though I am not very fond of stitching lazy daisy flowers, I like how the project turned out. Drawn thread is such a wonderful technique. Below you can see a picture of the workshop, this is Wildflower Drawn Thread by Linda Driskell.
And on Saturday evening I stitched on And A Forest Grew as planned. Once I got started it was so hard to stop! I stitched till midnight and am done with section 14. I think the chart would be easier to read if it had overlapping columns, but apart from that, it is a pleasure to stitch on. AAFG will be in the drawer though for a while as I don’t fancy carrying my box with 100+ Venus threads in my suitcase. So once the show in Zwolle is over, AAFG will be back in rotation.
And as this is another workshop, I started a new project on Sunday. This is a project I have been looking forward to for quite a while. It is The Queen’s Regalia by Quieter Moments. I changed the threads to Tentakulum threads and 100/3 silk. The colors are quite bold, but I love it. And the design is breathtaking. It is hard to imagine you can stitch so many different stitches, flowers, stripes with basically a back stitch that varies in length and direction. I think I will bring this with my to Dallas, it is too addictive to leave at home.
News about Nashville releases is coming in bits and pieces. It promises to become a very interesting market and I can hardly wait to see all the new goodies. I promised myself that if JBW Designs comes out with a new French Country series design, I can start it right away. After all, there’s Weeks Dye Works at market too, so I can pick up a skein of whatever color I need.
I hope to have some finished projects when I am back. I will be bringing along my letter A, a santa canvas, a Sous Mon Arbre design that is half finished and of course Stop and Stitch the Flower. Betty, you were right about this one.
