My 10th finish for the year was the Needlecraft Haven February Challenge. Every month Christine discovers a freebie chart and we all stitch it and finish it however we like. We can't show anyone until the end of the month. February's came from Lynn B of Happiness is Cross Stitching. We could choose either of the two freebies and I chose the cat. Then I decided the "LOVE" would look good stitched over 1 underneath the cat. I changed the "O" heart slightly, it was originally a dangler! I do have an issue with DMC 310, it doesn't cover well on 28 count. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good black? Not an expensive one please! 310 is great for backstitch and I really don't want to have to go for three strands everytime.
My 12th finish was another freebie, this time by Barbara Ana from Cyberstitches.
Here they both are together:
I've got another Valentine design by San Man Originals I want to add on the same fabric but now February is past I don't have the same incentive to stitch it! It'll be done by next year, I promise. The fabric is the fruit-tea dyed 28count I used for Mouse's Birthday card. By careful cutting I have a small square and a long thin piece left. I am so mean with my fabric and threads!
Terri asked which thread I used, it's DMC 4030 one of the newer variegateds. When I stitched Bluebeard's Mermaid last year my LNS subbed the Carons for DMC threads and this was one of the them. It's a lovely colour and changed shades nicely as you stitch.
The backing fabric is one of the upholstery samples I acquired last year, it's very expensive stuff, some of it is over £75 a metre! How lucky I am to have a load of 12inch squares to play with! Apparently the sample books themselves cost £70 for the shops so I am doubly surprised they gave so many away to us.
Finally, I let the Large Boy choose this month's "Falling Things" hence the randomness of them. Here's the link if you too want random things falling on your blog:
(Large Boy not included, provide your own)
