Spent most of the month sick, so progress is limited. Still, the leopard pillow is now about 3/4 finished the center panel,
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and progressing at a reasonable pace.
The Great Blue Heron is also well started. Adding in the backstitching as I go along really helps bring depth. Hard to believe there are 17 different colours already.
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I love that Leopard pillow! Look forward to seeing more of it!
ReplyDeleteThat's great progress, especially when you've been sick! hope you are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteThey look wonderful! I'm impressed that you can stitch either one when ill - those leopard spots would make my head swirl!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching! The Leopard pillow is amazing and I love the Heron. All those colors make it look so lifelike.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words, ladies. I`m trying to get these two done as quickly as possible, as they are both gifts. The pillow is for my middle child, recently independent. The bird is at my mother`s request, and I`m trying to get it done for her before she dies. Oddly enough, this same pattern is being worked on simultaneously by mom (as a rug), my brother`s wife (as a full-size needlepoint wall hanging) and me (25 ct petitpointe); can you tell what my mother collects?
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