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great job!

I think it is stunning! Is the backround all one color or a combination of similar colors? I'm so impressed that you designed this yourself.

Cheers guys.

Can't really take all the credit - put a pic into pattern maker but made a few 'artistic' changes along the way, but thanks anyway.

Believe it or not, the background has at least 10/15 colours in it! Hence my frustration!!

I thought it looked like it did, but when changing threads every other stitch, I'm sorry to say that bored isn't what best describes my experience, frustrating yes, insane maybe, crazy for doing it, sometimes. But again, I'm you.

Great progress I fully understand what you mean about backgrounds, I am slowly plodding through it on my Kingfisher

I love this pattern. You are doing a great job. Please don't give up it is going to be so wonderful.

I can understand you frustration over the vast background that has lots of color shades in it...But I must say that you're doing great despite the frustration! It's really lovely...I'm not into penguins but since I saw your project I think I might look for a nice pattern of them.

Aww Nic, that is hard on you, but I hope you do manage to persevere, this is such an amazing picture!

Ur doing great Nic, keep going once u are done u will reap the benifits of what u have gone though, i can understand how u must be feelin about this background though. ((hugs)) U CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!

Those colours are so vibrant! keep plodding on, it'll be worth it in the end!

It's a beautiful piece!!

Beautiful work. I love penguins.

so awesome!

Another update - been working hard on it to get half way and i'm finally there!!

Going to put it down for a bit now and work on what I really want to work on - my Snow White HAED.

Wow looking good, ur really getting along with this now. Well done.

Nic, it's really worth it - the background is very effective. I love this piece of work.

Don't forget it though will you, it really is so beautiful.

Nic, this is stunning! How in the world do you go between two such complex pieces? My brain couldn't shift gears that fast. These penguins are so beautiful. How do you decide which one gets finished first?

I so love the colors in this piece. They are so vibrant. Do keep after this one I think it is beautiful.

Wow! Looks really awesome! Hope you'll finish this first ...It'll surely be nice to see the whole of it!!!

Such glorious colours -- it is absolutely stunning! I'd think twice (or probably three times before abandoning it altogether) about such a complex background; I'm afraid I'm simply too lazy and would probably try to find a suitable hand-dyed fabric so I would only need to do the penguins but this does look so effective and I love the effect of the fully stitched background.

So in short, I love fully stitched backgrounds and applaud them in others but lack the determination and stamina to do them myself *hangs head in shame after casting another longing and appreciative look at the penguins and various people's HAEDs, HOEDs and baseball projects*