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Mabel: I'm sure that I've posted the pic somewhere in another thread but I can't be bothered to look for it so here it is again, and I plan on doing the frangapanis as a companion piece:


I am really enjoying stitching this one. Because it is the September school holidays here (2 weeks off) my dance classes aren't on in the evenings so I am getting a lot more stitching done especially as I am also doing in my lunch hour at work. I am about half way through the 4th flower down now.

Rose: I hadn't thought about putting a border around my snowpeople as there is not a lot of excess fabric (I bought a precut piece) but it is would be a nice idea if I only did 9 of them.... *goes off to see if I can find a nice snowflake border freebie*

Oh, those flower designs are soooo lovely! Love the colors!

....and also I would have to say that your idea of a snowflake border is really nice for the snowmen! Hope you'll find the perfect design!

Those flower designs are beautiful! Like exotic John Clayton panels

so pretty!

Those are really beautiful. I really love the colors.

I am really enjoying stitching this one. It is going so quickly - just got to finish the top of the stamen and then the first flower is finished


I suprised at how quickly I am doing this as as there are a lot of colours in each flower - I have already used 8 different colours on just this one flower and where the colours 'merge' is kinda checkerboard so when doing the first colour the pattern is quite hard to read. I find that I have to dot the squares of the colour I'm doing with my highlighter or I tend to miss one or two stitches.

That is beautiful.

All that shading gives a lovely delicate effect!

Fantastic work
I just adore your budgies, the natural group looks wonderful

Well done on finishing the budgies - they're gorgeous! The colours are beautiful. You're making great progress on the flowers too - can't wait to see those finished.

Such fantastic shades of colors! I really love looking at it!

The budgies and the snowman are both great,well done! And your flower is going to be fantastic!

Those flowers are beautiful! Great start on the first one, the colors look wonderful!

Raven

These flowers are gorgeous! Such vibrant colours.

wow pretty! but 8 colors

Pretty flowers Looks grea what you have done so far

Great progress, well done.

Time for another update (I am really suprised at how quickly this project is moving along I am almost half way through the pattern!)

First flower finished:


Second flower finished:


Progress of whole project:

Oh this is gorgeous! Such fiery colours ... really beautiful.

Wow, those are beautiful - making great progress there!