At the start of the year I made a list of 24 projects I want to stitch this year for my "24 in '24". The order I stitch them in is going to be determined by the WIPGO Board. Jessie-Marie calls two numbers each month and those will be the two projects I stitch that month. One small and one medium
In November, the numbers were 14 and 16. These related to Maria Brovko Evening in the Shire and Full Circle Designs Moonshadow Mini "A Child's Dream".
Maria Brovko - Evening in the Shire
Mostly all backstitch with just small areas of cross stitching for effect.
The backstitch is a combination of one, two or three strands to add dimension
stitched on 32 count Millenium Blue linen
stitched on 32 count Antique White linen
This is a sweet sampler with lots of speciality stitches
It just turned out a little different to the way I was expecting!
I used the charted colours, but here's the cover:
I used the charted colours, but here's the cover:
Definitely looks purple and lilac to me and not brown! But it looks nice and I'll see if I have a nice brown frame to match.
By default, the December numbers had to be 7 and 20. These relate to Shannon Christine's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 1) and Life in Stitch's Aslan.
The latter is another Ukrainian designer on Etsy. By coincidence, both designs are going to be stitched on black fabric, so that will be fun!
Finally, I am still making plans for 2025! After a year of small/medium designs I have two larger pieces I want to focus on and then keep up with some of the series I started the last couple of years. Designs such as the Zodiac Girls, the 12 Days of Christmas, The Year in the Woods.
All 4 projects are great, but I absolutely LOVE the last one. Don't believe my eyes would allow me to stitch on black anymore...certainly not at night. First thing I thought of seeing that project was the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, LampLighter. I always loved his poetry; but that was one of my favorites.
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