Like many of you, I've been participating in the Snowflower Diaries Joyful World SAL. I have no idea what I will do with these designs in the end or even if I will have the staying power to stitch them all. I decided to do them on 28 ct tea Monaco, one-over-one, in DMC. I'm doing each individually for more flexibility later. I considered leaving off the month names, but in the end I decided I liked them as is. Even if I never finish-finish them, I'm enjoying the stitching so much that they will have definitely served their purpose anyway. The designs are just so precious! I have finished January and February with minimal color changes. There were a few places that didn't have enough contrast for my fabric. The two photos below make it appear that I used a different fabric for each, but that's just camera tricks. The February photo is probably more true to the real life color.
Here's a shot next to a quarter so you can see how tiny and cute these are:
Friendship Birds is so sweet. Thank you for the link Annie. I love your small SAL. I am also stitching over one, but on 25 ct.
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Very pretty stitching! Happy Valentine's Day!
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What lovely and fun projects you stitched! Thank you for providing the link for the Friendship Birds design. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteOh, those little monthly designs are the cutest ever - and made even more adorable by being over one. <3
ReplyDeleteI love the finishes! So cute! I really like the Joyful World stitchalong. It will be something that has to wait til I am off the Stash and Start Restraint Challenge. But any series with foxes and mallards is a good one@
ReplyDeleteCute finishes! The birds are so adorable. I'm really being tempted by all the pictures of the SAL I'm seeing around.
ReplyDeleteLovely Stitching
ReplyDeleteAwesome those tiny little stitches Annie!!
ReplyDeleteThe designs are so beautiful,
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I am so impressed with your tiny little crosses.
ReplyDeleteI really like those designs & have seen a few around but yours have to be my favourite... they are so small, it's just really cute!!!
Beautiful Annie....love tiny cross-stitching. Those monthly ones truly are adorable designs. And your heart is lovely. Cutting special shapes is truly difficult. I can sympathize. I usually cut it from freezer paper first, then do the real thing. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI love the Valentine finish! So sweet! The SAL months look great too. Is Monaco easier to work with than linen for over one? I don't even know what it is! I love the look of over one.
ReplyDeleteLovely V card!!
ReplyDeleteThat small are the SAL parts... I thought they where very big.
Good luck with the next one.. you have half a month and your good one track!
Maybe make pinkeeps of them and put them every months on a painting thing ( Lost the Englisch name)
Lovely Valentine design and your work on the Snowflowers pieces. I am way behind but as you, I don´t know what I will make the patterns into.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching !! :) Love the heart greeting card. My cutting skills are not perfect as well but I guess some mistakes make things look like real handmade :)
ReplyDeleteOh, those little SAL pieces are so sweet over one on the Monaco, Annie. If I ever break down and do them, I'm going to be copying your fabric choice :) I just love that duck couple in February--and the blue flowers, of course!
ReplyDeleteYou are just way ahead now in your Valentine's card stitching :) What a cute design--hadn't seen that one before. You always manage to find the best freebies!
Hope you're staying warm and dry, Annie--don't know about you, but I'm longing for warmer weather!
Love the free form heart. I think you did a bang up job! :)
ReplyDeleteI also have the Snowflower series to do. I haven't stitched any of them as of yet, but I might have to after seeing yours. :)
I think your Valentine's card turned out very nicely! And the SAL designs are cute - I may stitch January because I love foxes. :) I admire your over one stitching!
ReplyDeleteLove your heart design, thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteI just adore the Joyful World SAL but am having to resist until I finish my Fairies which are a gift with a deadline!
Love the over one stitching, that's a "must" for me when I get to them!
This Valentine card is so lovely. Great design and great heart aperture that you cut for the card.I sometimes do that too when I don't have cards for my stitching that that I like.
ReplyDeleteThis SAL that Maja offered is so popular, so many stitching bloggers stitch it. I have only downloaded the freebies so far, I don't know when I will start stitching them. Yours look so nice stitched over one. I may consider that too.