I've also had a few recent finishes. I thought I would share those now along with the color conversions I did on each of them.
February 29 - Dorothy's Red Shoes by The Little Stitcher
This is a free design which can be found on Laura's blog. I stitched this piece on 22 ct Toast Aida from BeStitchMe. I used most of the called for colors, but did switch out the called for DMC 355 for DMC 321 which is a brighter red. The 355 just looked a bit too brown on my chosen fabric.
This was my sixth finish of 20 for my Year of Smalls challenge.
March 15 - Spring Hare Etching by Heart in Hand
- CC Sticks and Twigs - used Belle Soie Mudpie
- CC Tennessee Red Clay - used Belle Soie Fresh Raspberries
March 24 - Bee Kind Scissor Fob by Vonna Pfeiffer/Fiber Talk
This adorable scissor fob designed by Vonna was released as a free design from Fiber Talk as part of the #BeWellAndStitch movement. (This movement was the brain child of Cecilia Turner of Heart in Hand. She also has a cute freebie on her website.) I stitched Vonna's design on 16 count Wren Aida from Picture This Plus using the following conversion:
- DMC 310 - used called for
- DMC 961 - used GAST Poppy
- DMC 3845 - used GAST Tropical Ocean
- DMC 801 - used GAST Sarsaparilla
- DMC 725 - used GAST Sunflower
- DMC 543 - used Accentuate Metallic Thread - 032 Glacier
This was my eighth finish of 20 for my Year of Smalls challenge.
March 26 - Stay Home and Stitch by Erica Michaels
This is another design released as part of the #BeWellAndStitch movement. It's one of two companion designs from Erica Michaels which can be downloaded from her website.
The original design calls for 44 ct linen and Gloriana silks. I had neither of those things in my stash. Instead, I stitched mine over one on 28 count linen using CC fibers. Here's my conversion:
- Gloriana Old Red Barn - used Classic Colorworks (CC) Campfire
- Gloriana Italian Gold - used CC Honeycomb
- Gloriana Acorns - used CC Bramble Bush
This was my ninth finish of 20 for my Year of Smalls challenge.
I hope you're all staying safe during the crisis facing our world right now. Please self-isolate as much as possible and take every social distancing precaution recommended when you must go out for food or necessities.
Until next time ... be well and stitch.