When I saw the latest theme for a WOCS quilt, "wild animals", I figured I would pass on that. I'm not crazy about stitching animals. But then I discovered the Line Up series from the Trilogy and the Zoo Line Up design kind of stole my heart. I pictured a gorilla at the Zoo police station, picking out the critter that attacked him! This was really fun to stitch. I used DMC of course instead of the hand-dyeds. Hand-dyed floss is just not a good thing for a quilt that will be washed many times anyway. I adjusted colors as needed to give good contrast on the 32-ct Jobelan lambswool fabric. The group is doing quilts for adults with realistic animals and quilts for kids with cartoon/silly whatever animals. You be the judge for the placement of this one.
In between other projects and for the sake of using up some of the old hand-dyed Aida, I stitched up the "Partridge 2011" design by Jannie Hubble from the 2011 JCS ornament issue. Turned it into a quick card by cutting a funky opening and adding a few stickers. I love the hat on the birdie! This will sit quietly til the season for sending comes around.
Love the Zoo LIne Up! It features many animals that I haven't seen a lot of in cross stitch!
ReplyDeleteThey both look great.I like stitching animals.x
ReplyDeleteI don't know which animal is guilty but I'm sure they will claim "it's a stitch up gov!"
ReplyDeleteYour card is cute too, nice embellishments,.
Love both pieces! The zoo piece is so much fun. And I love how you framed the piece in the card.
ReplyDeleteI love those little animals, Annie, they look perfect! I'm sure someone will love the quilt that these critters end up on. The partridge with the hat looks very jolly!
ReplyDeleteDarling finishes, Annie! What fun to stitch!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you've cut the mount for the card, makes it so interesting. Someone is going to be very happy to have that zoo in their quilt, it's lovely
ReplyDeleteOh, isn't that the cutest design, Annie--it looks like it was such fun to stitch... I'd say that the panda was the culprit--he is looking rather sheepish about something :) What a great addition to either quilt!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you're getting a head start on your holiday stitching, too--cute little partridge card. I had the best of intentions to stitch ahead, too, but they seem to have vanished as the year progresses :)
Such fun stitching Annie. Great job.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on both pieces the zoo line up is very cute!
ReplyDeleteSweet stitching! =)
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What fun finishes! They both look like they'd be a blast to stitch. :)
ReplyDeleteOooo, my favorite is the giraffe. Or maybe the hippo. Or the elephant family. Gosh, that is just a super adorable little finish.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet finishes!! I love how you turned that Partridge into a card!!
ReplyDeleteYou stitched a lovely wild animal sampler. I agree, the hat on the little bird looks adorable! :)
ReplyDeleteThat Zoo pattern is so sweet! You've motivated me to start a new cross stitch project...don't know if that's good or bad. Manka sent me the PDF file for the Peacock sampler you told me about, and I started it last night. Goodness only knows if I'll ever finish it though!
ReplyDeletewow...that is a lovely zoo animals...cute
ReplyDeleteVery pretty~
ReplyDeleteThose zoo animals are adorable! I bet you will find an interesting way to finish it up :D Love your little partridge card too!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your kind words, Annie.
ReplyDeleteThe animals are so cute, love these two pieces.
What a pretty, cheery block, it reminds me of Noah's Ark, one of my favorite subjects.
ReplyDeleteThe card looks very sweet. Nothing can beat a Partridge in a Pear tree...
I love the animal 'line-up' and the card is so cute!
ReplyDeleteLine-Up is really a great series by the Trilogy and I'm sure that the Zoo Line Up was a real fun stitch. At least I love the result.
ReplyDeleteHmm, using up small pieces of AIDA for little designs for cards - a great idea. I'll keep that in mind. Your card is lovely.
Hi Annie..love ALL of your stitching projects...especially the one covered tin one from a previous post. Nice work.
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