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Hi everyone, I started stitching my new free pattern Christmas Joy House and I have nearly finished it, I am loving it on the black fabric.
The original pattern shows a couple of red cardinals but I decided there was too much red so I am changing the bird colour on this piece.
I am looking forward to see what colours you decide to stitch yours in!
I used 16 count black linen and DMC threads.
DMC B5200 for the white as I wanted it to be really bright.
Winner of the stitch along
I am pleased to announce that Lest'a has won a small gift from me, I am not sure what I will send as it will be a surprise but I will show it once Lesta has received her gift.
Here are the two designs stitched by Lesta, she added beads and changed some of the colours which looked really pretty! (Photos below)
Here are the colours of the changes she made...….
Autumn
Stitched the pumpkins in beads and the tree leaves in various fall colored beads. Autumn in Fall colored beads. Used Etoile Blanc for the sheep and Etoile C436 for the trees
Boo
Trees in Etoile C436 and C433 with brown beads, snow in Etoile Blanc, Sweaters in Etoile C321, C471, C900, C972. Spider in Etoile C310 and black beads.
Blog redesign and Pinterest Boards
I ordered a new template for my blog and I am happy with the way it looks, you can now easily see the clickable links along the top, I am also going to create pages so that my patterns are more easily available.
There is a new link in the left side bar (and in the top links) to my finishing blog, that does need some new content but the tips that are already there may be useful if you want to do some finishing to your cross stitched pieces, I show how to make a toblerone needlecase, a beaded pillow and scissor fob together with lots of other ideas.
I have also started to tidy up my Pinterest boards, you can see the link at the top left hand side of my blog.
Thankyou for all the comments, I am in the process of catching up with emails.
Until next time, happy stitching!
10 comments:
Lesta--your designs are very pretty and I love the way new used beads in the trees. Lynn--love your design on the black and can't wait to see the finished product. I have stitched many of your black cat designs. They are all so adorable.
Would love being one of your testers. Looking forward to being part of your team.
I love the look of the black Aida cloth. I think I'll try it.
I would love to become a pattern tester for you.
You new web design looks great!
Lynn, your joy house is awesome on the black!!
Bonjour,
Je suis intéressée pour être votre testeuse de modèle. Je peux broder toute la journée, tous les jours :) Je vous laisse aller voir mon blog pour que vous puissiez voir ce que je fais.
A bientôt.
Sophie
I love the Joy House on black adia. Looks good. hugs
You are so right, it's awesome on black. Congrats to the winner.
Great work Lesta, your piece looks good.
The Joy piece looks really good and the black fabric really makes the design pip.
Fab on the black ,love it .
You have a good eye for colour.
Have a lovely week.
I like your Christmas Joy House on the black, I think I need to see what I can come up with.
Lesta's finishes look great with the changes and added beads.
If you still need pattern testers, I'm interested! But maybe after the holidays if that still works?
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