I'm really happy with how it turned out; the little peek-a-boo kitty reminds me of my Tailor Bean, and the colors are so bright and cheerful. I might have to get this one framed pretty soon so I can hang it up and enjoy it all the time.
I was still in the mood for Halloween stitching after the finish, so I decided to pull Glendon Place's Murky Manor out of the Bucket o'WIPs, where it's been residing for a few years. The fabric is a Silkweaver solo on Belfast:
After working on it a bit more, I decided to see if there is a Glendon Place stitchers group on Facebook, and there is. Right after I joined, they had a big push to get to 500 members; Cheryl, the designer, promised a free chart if they hit the goal. Not only did they reach that goal, but in the past few days they have surpassed the 1000-member mark!
So, Cheryl released a mandala design called The Friendship Compass. The chart does not come with a color key, so you are supposed to choose six floss colors and four bead colors and make it truly your own. I spent a fun couple of hours playing in my stash, and finally came up with this color scheme:
I'm going to wait to choose the beads until all the stitching is done, so I'll have a better idea of what I'm looking for. It is a really fun stitch, although working on the black linen is definitely getting harder as I get older!
Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!
Congratulations on your Halloween finish! I really like the blue you used. Nice start on the Glendon Place mandala. I like your chosen colors.
ReplyDeleteRobin in Virginia
Great finish and nice progress on your WIP. I like your choices of fabric and colours for the mandala too!
ReplyDeleteLove your projects! Sounds like so much fun to pick your own colours for a chart:))
ReplyDeleteCute Halloween finish and new start! I adore the colors you chose for the Mandala.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations for the progress, I adore Halloween projects and I look forward to see other wip.
I like your colours choice for the Mandala design.
You've got some really pretty projects going! Fun to get into the fall spirit by stitching some Halloween!
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CraftyCat
I love your Mandala choices! Great colours against that fabric.
ReplyDeleteYour Halloween finish is really cute.
A great finish, looks good on that fabric.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see more of Murky Manor, and the free design looks interesting.
Marilyn
I love the look of the mandala. I can't wait to see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the great finish! I love the colors. Nice progress on everything else, too. I like a lot of Glendon Place pieces, but I haven't bought any yet. Cute needleminders :-)
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