Chinese Garden Mandala FRAMED!

AriannaF · Post by **AriannaF** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:52 pm

I love the phoenix!

Such gorgeous colors, can't wait to see you add the others

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:26 pm

That whole piece with the phoenix is so beautiful

nachosmiley · Post by **nachosmiley** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:19 pm

Gorgeous!!

The phoenix is amazing

Are all the other phoenixes?? phoenixii?? going to be the same colour?

BookNerd · Post by **BookNerd** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:23 pm

That is so gorgeous!

Mrs Milkybar Kid · Post by **Mrs Milkybar Kid** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:03 pm

Thanks for all your comments guys

!

nachosmiley wrote:Gorgeous!! The phoenix is amazing Are all the other phoenixes?? phoenixii?? going to be the same colour?

No - they are all different, the others will be blue, purple and orange (The urns will be different too). I'm not looking forward to stitching the 2 on the left and right hand sides as I won't be able to stitch them "straight" IYKWIM. I'll probably end up with a crick in my neck stitching them as I will be constantly tilting my head!

tiffstitch · Post by **tiffstitch** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:36 pm

So pretty!!! Great work!

mags · Post by **mags** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:52 pm

This is gorgeous

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:11 am

Absolutely amazing, especially the phoenix. Great work Amanda.

Mine are still hiding in the big box - they will get to come out one day.

sally

JA Fan · Post by **JA Fan** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:58 pm

This is outstanding. Beautiful work!!

Lessa54 · Post by **Lessa54** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:04 pm

Beautiful as ever

Lizzieh · Post by **Lizzieh** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:39 pm

Your first phoenix is stunnning. Can't wait to see the rest of them. You are truley inspirational.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:07 pm

That phoenix is amazing, and also the grasses near him/her/it -- they look so, well, so right

Mrs Milkybar Kid · Post by **Mrs Milkybar Kid** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:27 am

A bit more done - can't believe I've been stitching on this one for 4 months now:

You'll notice that one of the urns is incomplete - I ran out of two colours (don't you just hate that!), I ordered more thread a week ago but it was only dispatched yesterday. Being a lazy scroller I'll wait until the thread arrives before I carry on - QS Kitties may get an unplanned look in this month......!

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:12 pm

Gorgeous as always!

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:51 pm

This is beautiful. So annoying to run out of the color you need. I think you have done an amazing amount in only 4 months.

Carole

debupnorth · Post by **debupnorth** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:31 pm

Simply put...Beautiful Work!!!

Re. the phoenix & urns:

Mrs Milkybar Kid wrote:I'm not looking forward to stitching the 2 on the left and right hand sides as I won't be able to stitch them "straight" IYKWIM. I'll probably end up with a crick in my neck stitching them as I will be constantly tilting my head!

Yes, I know what you mean!!

With your thread holdup, are you still planning to make your end-of-month "deadline"?

CayenneCat · Post by **CayenneCat** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:41 pm

Looks beautiful! Thanks for posting your progress!!

Parksfarm · Post by **Parksfarm** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:55 pm

It's gorgeous Amanda! Hope you get your threads soon... Were they DMC colors or silk ones that came in a kit from ECC? I haven't started a Chat that I got a kit for yet, hoping they include enough thread in them...

Mrs Milkybar Kid · Post by **Mrs Milkybar Kid** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:09 pm

Dana - for this one I am using DMCs, though starting Butterfly Lace threw a spanner in the works as for any future Chats I will be strongly tempted to go with silks

! From what I hear ECC always include enough thread - to the point that there are always leftovers!

Deb - Not sure if I will reach my end of the month goal for completing the stitching on this, those Phoenixes (or whatever the plural is?) take an awful lot of work and I have 3 to do.......I'll try my best and I know that this will definitely be done by April!

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:18 pm

Wonderful progress,

I do hate it when I run out of thread right in the middle of a project.

Crossstitchforum - A FREE forum for Cross Stitchers

Chinese Garden Mandala FRAMED!

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 15 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 15 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 7 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 15 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 15 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 15 March

Re: Chatelaine - Chinese Garden Mandala UPDATED 15 March