Jo's Stitching 2024

[Mabel Figworthy]

I love that mouse, and the violets are very pretty!

[Steam.Jo]

I have started on the border:



TW strikes again: Lots of colour changes with 8 different colours used for backstitching in the border alone

Jo

[Serinde]

These designs are beautiful, but... I'm glad you are stitching them!

[Roland]

But they are so beautiful when the stitches are added. It brings the pictures to life.

[Steam.Jo]

A bit more of the border:



There is a lot of colour changes in the flower heads

Jo

[Mabel Figworthy]

Does make them look very realistic though!

[Steam.Jo]

I've outlined the leaves/stems in the bottom right with the wrong colour so will have to unpick it.

I have been working round the border:



I have chosen to do the backstitching as I go in this border and have been using the big eyed quilting needles I brought from John James last week for the backstitching. Yes I like them. I can see why they would be good for quilting.

Those of you who have been reading my Quilting thread will have seen I had a pair of carpenter's trestles delivered this week to hold my quilt on. In the packaging there was two very handy bits of packing foam which are about an inch thick and fit perfectly between the two rollers on my Elbesee frame which are ideal for parking my backstitching needle on

Jo

[Mabel Figworthy]

I like the way you repurpose things
but what a nuisance having to unpick the backstitch - is it really a very different colour from the one it should be?

[Steam.Jo]

The backstitching colour was much too dark so I have unpicked it and moved forward:



I've just turned the left hand corner with the leaves and their green outlining. There is a few more colours to add to the flowers before I outline them.

Jo

[Serinde]

This is a labour of love and it's going to be terrific when you finish.

[Mabel Figworthy]

This is a labour of love and it's going to be terrific when you finish.

Exactly that!

[Steam.Jo]

I caught myself scrolling and I had not shown you my progress



I have not finished the stitching on the flowers yet but onward and upward

Jo

[Mabel Figworthy]

Those little border flowers are so delicate!

[Steam.Jo]

Thank you Mabel. There are lots more of them to do:



And there are lots of other holes that need filling in

Jo

[Roland]

Your work is so lovely.

[Serinde]

And there are lots of other holes that need filling in

Jo

Eyes!

[Steam.Jo]

Spooky - I knew you'd say that

Jo

[Steam.Jo]

I've joined up the outer border edge:



And yes I had to unpick the wrong colour backstitching on the border leaves

Jo

[Serinde]

Ah yes, that magical moment when you are reassured that you did not miscount anywhere on the border and it all MATCHES UP!!

[Mabel Figworthy]

That was just what I was thinking Serinde, especially on a project this big - congratulations on Matching Up !