I'm coming out of lurkdom to post my latest project. Last time I checked in (early Sept), I was working on Harvest Basket and making good headway when life got busy and I stopped stitching. My husband noticed and suggested maybe a new project would get me going again and that I should be watching the mail for a surprise He said he came across a great butterfly kit and almost bought it but after reading reviews he noticed the background was printed on the fabric rather than stitched so he kept looking and surprised me with Butterfly Forest by Dimensions! Well, I have to say it did the trick and I have been making time (late at night and early mornings to work on this one).
Here is the pattern:
And here is my progress since starting on Sept 20: Butterfly Forest Cross-Stitch by CalicoCreative, on Flickr
I have done a lot of Dimensions kits but this is the first time I had the misfortune of getting a really bad piece of fabric with the kit (skewed and had a flaw in it) so I replaced the 14 ct Aida with some 18ct I had on hand.
Last edited by calico on Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:49 am, edited 4 times in total.
Calico
WIPs:
Glory of Autumn
Orchids & Hummingbird
Santa's Feathered Friend
Eagle's Majesty
Feasting Frenzy
Chickadees on a branch
Autumn Owl Trio - HAED
Looks like a great start on a lovely design! How sweet of your hubby to do this and get your stitchy bug home! Looking forward to your updates!
Carole
WIPs
Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker
What a wonderful husband to know just what you need! I love that design; I've seen it and have been close to buying it several times (sometimes I do listen to the voices in my head that say, "Really? Another one?"). As far as switching out the fabric...I do that with probably 75% of the kits I purchase.
Welcome back from lurkdom.
Debby
(main) WIPs
Angel of Love
History of Mythical Creatures
Cache la Poudre
Past Present Forever
Innocent Dreams
Top Marks to Hubby for finding this lovely design.
Your are making really good progress on this one Calico and no wonder as it is such a lovely one. Sorry that the fabric in the kit was so bad - hope you returned it to them and got a replacement for your stash.
Looking forward to the next update.
Sally in Brisbane Australia
WIPS
Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
Update! I finished the first of 2 pages and I love working on this! I am, however going to put it aside for a bit to work on a new Santa kit I got this week.
Calico
WIPs:
Glory of Autumn
Orchids & Hummingbird
Santa's Feathered Friend
Eagle's Majesty
Feasting Frenzy
Chickadees on a branch
Autumn Owl Trio - HAED
He said he came across a great butterfly kit and almost bought it but after reading reviews he noticed the background was printed on the fabric rather than stitched so he kept looking and surprised me with Butterfly Forest by Dimensions! Well, I have to say it did the trick and I have been making time (late at night and early mornings to work on this one).
Top Marks to Hubby for finding this lovely design. 
