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I love them all!

Awww they are so cute

Jen, the puppies are so adorable. I was thinking that the sign and words could maybe be done in shades of dark brown? I'm not sure.

I think it will be ok... maybe you could put a blue ball or dish near the puppies so the colors can tie together?
Faith

or that same blue under the puppies like they are on a platform that matches the awl colors?

They are so very cute!!! And I like the sign and the wording.

Thanks for your great ideas everyone!

I want to keep the logo those colours because they are the AWL colours, but I like your idea pamelam of doing it in shades of brown. Perhaps something to try next time.

Faith and maemae I really like both your ideas and can't seem to choose. I can't really show you and get you guys to help decide because I made copies of the puppies so I could draw on them, but I can' post them because the puppies are not my chart. I charted a simple purple/blue dish and a multi-colour ball and also a platform which I altered into a shades of purple blanket which looks quite neat.

What I think I will do is complete my original plan with the logo and slogan and then decide what to do about the ball and dish/blanket dilemma.

Thanks for the encouragement, I'm off to stitch

Wow that has come on so fast since I last checked. The puppies are adorable

Lovely pups

The puppies are looking lovely.

Lovely work

I was hoping to have finished this by now because in the coming weeks I am terribly busy and don't know if I'll find the time to stitch. Maybe I'll just give up some sleep

Here is my progress anyway. It is coming along nicely. I just have to finish the "W", the second purple part and then do the slogan and possibly backstitching around the logo. I am undecided on what, if anything, to put with/underneath the puppies. I think waiting until the end will help me decide.

That looks amazing Jen!
Such neat stitching.

And the puppies are so cute

Oh this is getting cuter and cuter!! Nice stitching Jen!!

You have made a super job of this!!!!!! Fantastic.

looks fantastic!!!

Superb.

Excellent progress

Hi everyone.

I finished stitching the Animal Welfare League project I have been working on and washed it today to get rid of the grid marks. This is it:



I'll take better photos in natural light tomorrow. The word "brighter" looks really nice in person because it stands out a touch as I mixed 1 x metallic thread and 1 x normal thread to make it bright

I don't know whether to backstitch around the slogan "Embracing a brighter future". I quite like the look of it without, but the puppies have backstitching so I don't know. I guess the backstitch on the puppies were to add detail that wasn't there without stitching but the logo and slogan have the detail there already.

I am also considering a simple border, but if it is getting framed I don't know if it will need it.

I am also not sure if I should go with a blanket underneath the dogs. I am liking it as it is, not too cluttered and with more focus on the logo.

What do you think? I think designing your own project when you are brand new to a craft is a little loopy.

I am going to go to a few local framers to see if any will donate their services or at least give me a discount seeing as I am giving it to the AWL.

My next cross stitch project is the two lillies, but I am busy busy busy until June so I don't know how much I will get done. I also want to make some dog coats before winter to give to the AWL as well, so that will take away stitching time. Maybe I can just give up something else... what about sleeping? lol

I think it looks lovely as it is and as you say, the frame will act as the border. As the logo is quite bold, I don't think you'd need to do anymore in my opinion. Keep it simple.