My 4th new start for the year!I just couldn't stop myself when I saw this pattern in the Feb 2015 issue of Just Cross Stitch magazine. It's called Blue Jay Birdhouse by Donna Giampa. (Karen, I bet you saw this!) And if that's not bad enough, it's the first of FOUR in a series this year!! Oh boy, just what I need, lol!
Since I just wrote a post about this on my blog, I just copied it here:
I want all the pieces to match, so I decided to go with a neutral fabric so I chose 18ct Fiddler's Aida by Charles Craft. It's one of my favorite fabrics, I have quite a bit of it in my stash and it's easy for me to get locally.
That being said, after getting it all kitted up and settling down to take my first stitch, what do I see? Fractional stitches! Those of you that have stitched fractional stitches, know they're not easy to do on Aida and especially not 18ct. I was so bummed at the thought of having to find and wait for another fabric, so I evaluated how many fractionals there actually are and how difficult it would be to do them on this fabric. The conclusion I came to is the majority of the design is NOT fractionals and most are in the face and outline of the birds. I experimented with one bird head to see if it was doable and with good lighting and a good magnifier, it wasn't too horrible. Actually, I think the result is quite worth it! Thanks for looking!
this project will be fab. The neutral tones in the Aida will help the birdies stand out. 
Like the colour of your Aida, looks good against colours of bird. 
