Three weeks ago I posted my first offering for the SAL group ( stitch along) that I joined. Well, the time has come around again to share the progress. First let me remind you where I was last time…
Remeber? Ok, so I was still debating how I wanted to change the original pattern. Well, this is what I came up with…
As you can see, I changed it a bit. It is also almost done. I just have to finish up the backstitching. (Which is my least favorite thing to do. Just sayin’)
So as a reminder this was the actual pattern…
Thanks for taking a look at my project, and don’t forget to check out everyone else in the group and see where they are in their projects as well. Happy stitching!
Avis / Claire / Gun / Carole / Kate / Lucyanne / Sue / Constanze / Debbie / Christina / Kathy / Margaret / Cindy / Helen / Steph / Linda / Catherine / Wendy / Mary Margaret / Timothy / Heidi and Connie
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i hate back stitching as well and generally choose a project that doesn’t have any 😛
it really does sharpen the edges and make it come alive though. great progress this time!!
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Heidi looks wonderful! I hate back stitching too but I always am glad when I do it. 🙂
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True, it’s a pain in the rear, but a necessary evil. You can definitely see the difference between the stuff that’s outlined and the stuff that isn’t. Some stuff is okay without that defining line, but others just pop with that little bit of definition.
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That looks great!
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It’s looking lovely, and your strip down the side in orange really makes it pop. I’m not a cross stitche, but you aren’t the first I’ve heard berate backstitching!
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It’s one of those things that you have to force yourself to do. In quilting, it putting on the binding, but its a necessary evil, where would we be without that last step? 😉 tons of unfinished things laying around. Oh wait….
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Looks great!
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Looking great, good progress
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I really love the block of colour down the side. I also hate back stitching. Good luck!
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Thanks! I started the pattern thinking about how to remove the words and the bee. Then I was like, what if I did just a sold strip? I think it gives contrast to the light stitching on the other side.
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Looks great! I like your changes. I think we all have a love/ hate relationship with backstitching. Hate to do it, but love the results. 😀
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Looking great! I like backstitching, because it is where the whole embroidery gets alive!
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This is one ufo ticked off your list (well almost), what next? Do you have more UFO’s or is it something new I wonder.
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wow that’s a lot of stitching done in 3 weeks!
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Well done. You’ve done loads! Looks fab. See you on 17th September 🙂
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You got loads done this time. It looks great too 🙂
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This looks great! I really love the changes that you have made.
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Wow! So much progress! You’re putting us all to shame!
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