Well… you all knew this was coming… so here it is!!!! The completed Butterfly and Thistle project!
I used to hate all the outlining when I did cross-stitch in my younger years, but I don’t really mind it at all now. And of course, I love the way it make a project look finished.
I do need to work on my French Knots… I’ve always had trouble with them . But these ones will suffice for this project.
It was definitely a challenging project. Not because of the size – it’s only about 7 inches tall. No… it was all the crazy colour changes and symbols in the chart. Some of the colours are very close together and this chart definitely could have benefitted from some simplification.
There are LOTS of mistakes in both the stitching and the outlining. At certain points I gave up on trying to follow the pattern and just winged it.
But unless you sit it beside the chart and compare stitch for stitch… well no one is ever going to know where!
This one will get framed eventually (I think it’s going to be a Christmas gift), but that can wait a bit. I’ve got my next project all lined up, and I promise… it’s a lot less complicated than this one. I’m definitely in the mood for something a little lighter!
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What a beautiful finish Val. Congratulations! I will admit that I do not enjoy outlining at all. Looking forward to seeing your next project!
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Lovely, and yes, it’s complicated.
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Congrats on the finish. It is beautiful and the person that gets it will LOVE IT!
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What a beautiful finish! Looks fantastic!
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Beautiful piece! Outlining makes the image come alive.
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Fabulous! You did a great job; it’s beautiful. I can relate as I’m working on a tough project that’s also huge.
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The project turned out just beautifully! I admit that I stopped whining about outlining when I saw how much it changed the appearance of the finished project. That will be such a nice gift.
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Whoever is the lucky recipient will be thrilled with it. Gorgeous! I’m like you. I used to detest outlining, but now I don’t seem to mind it at all. Who knows what changed?
Blessings,
Betsy
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What a difference the outlining made! It’s really spectacular. I hear you on french knots. I had to do a lot of them on the baby samplers I made so there’s a lot of wonky eyed critters in frames out there with my name on them.
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