While pondering what to do with my Joy to the World project (thank you, everyone, for your suggestions), I decided to start an ornament. I think on Instagram, or somewhere, there is some kind of "stitch 12 ornaments in a year, one for each month" group thingie. I haven't been able to find it ... but since Joy to the World is having a time out at the moment, I started an ornament.
Before I stopped stitching three years ago, I had kitted up several projects in individual plastic baggies ... working copies of the charts, the suggested fabrics, and the suggested threads or DMC equivalents. I went through these baggies the day before yesterday. Isn't it interesting how much your tastes can change in three years? I looked at some of those designs and thought, "I wanted to stitch this???" And then I took everything out of those baggies, tossed the working copies, and filed the fabrics & threads ... lol!
This design called to me to stitch it first. I think it's the color palette. I've been stitching a lot of Christmas reds and greens lately. This design is from the JCSO 2014 issue ... Give Joy by Country Cottage Needleworks. I'm using the suggested fabric, 32-count waterlily linen ... a pretty, pale mint green color. I chose to use the DMC equivalents.
8 comments:
I have some of that water lily fabric, it really is a lovely shade of green. Pretty colour thread for this design, not typical Christmas at all, it looks lovely.
I too have gone back to something I planned to stitch after a few years and said, um no!
I also have that super waterlily fabric! That is a cute pattern.
Shirlee, you are off to a good start on your ornament. What a pretty piece of fabric you are stitching it on!
Oh my goodness, Shirlee, I know just what you mean. I go through my patterns at least twice a year and I always find things that no longer interest me. This ornament is looking good, eager to see it when finished!
That's very pretty. Interesting how our tastes change! I have ditched a few larger projects because I've moved on to something else and I've decided I don't like it when I go back to it. When I was a OAAT stitcher I'd definitely have finished it.
Great start, Shirlee. I just stitched this one myself.
Heather runs the Smalls SAL from her blog and Kaye runs the Christmas Ornie themed Blog too. If you want to join us for those.
I must be the odd one one, my taste has not really changed in 25 years! Obviously I have discovered new designers but the projects I bought and started back then I still love.
Shirlee I have exacly the same issue. I have so many patterns started in my bx and when I take it out I think exectly the sae: "Why did I picked it?!"
Wonderful work on your ornament.
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