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This is so beautiful. What great colors and you have done so much!!!!!!

It's beautiful, you've made fantastic progress! I'd tend to agree with the others who have suggested discreetly trying to find out if this would be appreciated by your husband's aunt. It would be such a shame if it did end up in the closet, I'd be heartbroken.

Louise, given your HAED away for Christmas! Shocking! I'm sure some people must imagine we conjure these masterpieces up in a few days with no effort or blood, sweat and tears going into them.

I do stitch projects as gifts myself, but only for people I know will appreciate them, such as parents, OH and OH's Mum, brother and sister. All of them pore over my work in delight and tell everybody how proud they are - so I don't worry that my stitchy gifts will be unappreciated.

Great progress! It looks wonderful!

Oh wow, you have done a lot.
I don't think I could give something like this away.

Beautiful! I love the colour of the sky in this!

Louise

Wow this has come along very quickly! This looks really beautiful!!

I would have a hard time parting with something that took this much work, especially if you're not sure that it will be appreciated. I am a stitcher and my sister is a knitter, and we have an ever-changing "No Knit / No Stitch list" - people who receive a hand-made gift from us & don't appreciate it / use it / wear it get put on the list and they just get store bought presents after that. When you put that much time into a project you want to know your work is appreciated!!

burgundyice wrote: I had to carefully explain just how many hours goes into stitching when a work colleague suggested I give my HAED away as a Christmas present!!!!!!!

Louise

I don't think anyone could even pay me to give away my HAED!!!

Amazingly beautiful!!!!!!

It's going to be tough to part with this, but my husband insists we give it to his aunt. I don't mind giving it away, even if it doesn't get hung (yeah right.. )... but it's to someone who adamently doesn't like me... it's gunna be tough, but I'm seeing it more as a gift to my hubby who is going to regift it... that will hopefully make it easier haha. I'm hoping he'll regift it back to me though.. Faith

It really is beautiful and hopefully his Aunt will like it since he is the one giving it to her! Or maybe he will wise up and let you keep it

Looks brilliant.

It's wonderful and I really hope i has the desired affect on his aunt and helps to bing you together.

I thought I'd post to gripe... I've started all the backstitching.. my oh my how tedious that is! How can I be content to stitch iddy bitty square after square but backstitching makes me want to growl???
Faith

I despise backstitch too!!!!

I love the light shining off the diamond/jewel!

Nachstenliebe wrote:I thought I'd post to gripe... I've started all the backstitching.. my oh my how tedious that is! How can I be content to stitch iddy bitty square after square but backstitching makes me want to growl???
Faith

I know what you mean, but it will be worth it in the end.

Oh, I have just seen it, it is wonderful! Please, keep going with the backstitch, it will make so much difference!