It was all going so well...

I was really happy with my Angel face that I showed in the last post, it turned out exactly as I had hoped except for one small problem - it's too big!! I counted the stitches on the chart and I recounted them, I measured the area on my canvas that I wanted to fill and counted again, and it is still way too big (insert swear word of your choice!!) I don't know how I miscalculated but I did, I need to get a bigger piece of canvas and then I can save it by appliquéing the face on (called a slip apparently) The only problem with that is I will end up with a design almost twice the size I wanted! I really can't face tackling such a large project right now and it will not be portable for class, so I have put it on hold. Once I finish the Thistle design and a Firescreen I want to make, I will mount it on my stretcher frame and start, but for now there is nothing else for it but to start something new!

Remember the drawing I did of our cottage with my dream garden...

I have pulled some fun DMC, silk ribbon and over dyed cotton threads...

and started yesterday in class...

The thatch is stitched in long and short stitch with Week Dye works in 'Mocha'

The real garden is starting to look good too, especially my roses - they are Old English Roses and smell incredible...