It has so many charts in it that I would love to stitch. I love the Sea and the Seaside so this book was perfect for me.
The first design I decided to stitch is the months of the year. I am stitching them on one piece of fabric and will hopefully make it in to a wall hanging when it is completed. Here is the first month I completed January.
The design is charted for DMC but I decided to switch out some of the colours for other threads I have in my stash. The solid border is stitched in Pushkina from Fiberlicious, the inner dotted border is stitched in Lemon & Lime from Dinky Dyes, the month is stitched in Spring Crocus from Crafty Kitten, the red is Terracotta from Dinky Dyes and the yellow Nullabor from Dinky Dyes. Everything else I have stitched in the recommended DMC.
I'm really enjoying stitching this and the fact that it was a Mother's Day present makes it that little bit more special.
Keep stitching and smiling
10 comments:
What a great present! I love the shading on the lighthouse, and the colour changes you made.
I wish my children bought me cross stitch stuff!
What a thoughtful Mother's Day present. I saw somebody stitch these last year and enjoyed them so will be able to enjoy them all over again! I love your colour changes too. What a difference a few strands of variegated threads make. :)
A lovely gift & great stitching!!
Love your changes and can't wait to see what else is in your special gift!
That's a lovely design with some great colour choices.
It's nice to see a slightly different monthly series too.
This is the perfect gift. Thank you for sharing the link - I love the charts.
It's so cute!
Awesome gift!
That looks fantastic! And what a wonderful gift from a thoughtful son.
How sweet that he knows his mamma so well. Have fun with that it sounds like it will look really cool and beachy when finished!
xo Alicia
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