I've been collecting the Cottage of the Months patterns, and finally started one - April.
Here's what the design is supposed to look like: http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemd ... em=12-1253.
Here's what mine looks like so far:
![Image](http://home.earthlink.net/~catoverthemoon/images/April1.jpg)
I used Cashel linen 28 ct fabric from Picture this Plus in Zephyr. It's the color of the birds in the original design, so I changed the color of the birds to royal blue DMC 797.
I also changed the pink and some of the dark brown to other colors, and turned the tree into a Carrot Tree.
P.S. I know I'm not supposed to be stitching to give my right thumb time to heal, but I'd go crazy if I didn't stitch. My compromise has been to stitch less than normal. Not sure if that's doing my thumb any good, and DH gives me looks, but it's the best I can do.