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Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:45 am**

Very Pretty

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:03 am**

That is so pretty

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:32 am**

Looks lovely

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:17 am**

beautiful!!!

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:55 pm**

Wow, this is gorgeous, I love Joan Elliott's designs! Looking forward to the next update.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:27 pm**

You've done gorgeous work on this, it's a lovely piece.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:57 pm**

Lovely work!

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:08 pm**

Lovely update of a very pretty project!

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:50 pm**

Very pretty,lovely colours and neat stitching

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:07 am**

I've decided not to do the border and the green backstitching around the feathers, let me know what you think

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:19 am**

Back stitching does give emphasis to that part and would certainly cause the feathers to stand out more. I think it depends on whether you want to highlight the peacock or the lovely lady.

I see your "feline helper" is guarding your lovely work.

Sally

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:37 am**

She is lovely. I don't think it needs the border. And only needs the backstitch, if as Sally said, you want to highlight the feathers. Often the backstitch is needed to make a design clearer or parts more distinct. this one doesn't need it. I don't mind backstitching so i usually do it, but there have been times when it didn't seem to be needed and I just left it off, because it wasn't adding to the design. All in all, I think you have done a lovely job on this lady and her bird.

Like the guard also. Or is she or he stalking the bird?

Carole

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:32 am**

This is beautiful!!!!!!

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:37 am**

Its beautiful

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:39 am**

Very beautiful finish!! I love her just the way she is!!

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:54 am**

What a lovely pair! Ithink it works like this, and it really depends on the effect you're after whether you add anything more

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:13 pm**

lol, he was laying behind me and then he wouldn't move for the picture so I just took it with him laying there, I think he was more guarding his spot and he didn't want it taken over by the peacock lady.

I backstitched the actual feathers like it said with the kreinik color it called for, and think it looked ok without the extra green back stitching sporatically around the feathers, I just wanted opinions from other stitchers

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Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:33 pm**

She is a real beauty looks so delicate. I have never seen these types before.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:39 pm**

I think it looks great!!!

Wonderful work!
Faith

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:27 pm**

I think it looks beautiful just the way you have done it now. Works any way but its nice to make it your own!

Niki xxx

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