Brekkana's Fantasy Fairy 2015

[Brekkana]

Ok, so to keep my self sane, I will keep two separate topics. Yay! My fabric arrived today!


Here it is ready to be trimmed to size


I have my first colors ready to go! This is going to be a true test of parking for me!


My first page to stitch! I am SO excited!

[Serinde]

Golly! Such organisation!

[Brekkana]

Golly! Such organisation!

Oh, yes Most definitely! You should see my rings of floss *giggles*

Ok, I probably won't post a pic every night, but here are my first stitches They are always the funnest!


That ONE empty spot is the third color I am missing ... Michael's didn't have the three I still need, so am ordering online. More impatient waiting.


Zoomed out, with flash.

I promise, I will try to hold back on too many pictures! This is going to be my evening WIP.

[19Roland19]

Off to a good start.

How big is the actual piece of material you are working on?

And the blue you mark with...is it like a pen or a marker or what? Does it fade out or wash out?

[Brekkana]

Off to a good start.

How big is the actual piece of material you are working on?

And the blue you mark with...is it like a pen or a marker or what? Does it fade out or wash out?

40 inches by 50 inches

Water Erasable Marker, bought it at Michael's craft store, made by Clover. These two projects are the first I've marked ... am learning as I go ... I like it so far.

[vanessanjf]

You have made a great start I am looking forward to seeing it grow

[lavenderbee]

Lovely shade of green & nicely stitched, a great start.

[rcperryls]

Great start!! Definitely going to be a fun piece to watch progress!

Carole

[Rose]

Nice start!!!! Do you have a picture of what it will look like when finished???????

[Brekkana]

Nice start!!!! Do you have a picture of what it will look like when finished???????

Oh, yes lol. It was on my original post, sorry I forgot to add it to this one



And the finished size is actually 40x28.6 inches on 32 ct, so it will probably take me forever to finish!

[Brekkana]

I can't help it, I love pictures! Here is my ending progress tonight:



I know it seems dark, but the flash just washed all the colors out ... here is a zoomed in look:



Headed for bed, work (and more cross stitching ) comes early !

[Rose]

Ooooooohhhhhh It is this one. I did not make that connection. It is going to be great!!!!!!

[Mrsmoocow]

Do you work right to left?

[Lulu22]

Great start your work looks fantastic looking forward to updates

[Brekkana]

Do you work right to left?

Yes. My mom taught me to start in the bottom right, work left and up (after finding your middle, counting down and over to starting point). Coming here, I learn people "park" lol, and I could not "park" working up, so I decided to work same side, but down. However, I still am not used to leaving threads everywhere, so I have been tying off as I go, as I am use to doing. Doing a 10x10 grid is also new, as I am used to cross country same color at once over the entire piece, but I am finding I like the neatness of doing 10 stitch columns, even if I don't park for the next page. I am totally learning as I go

[rcperryls]

Great start! This is going to be so much fun to stitch!

Carole

[Brekkana]

My nightly picture or two



Zoomed in, without flash:



Didn't get as much done tonight, maybe tomorrow night I can spend more time stitching. Night, friends, happy stitching dreams!

[calico]

Beautiful start! I love the colors!

[MartaAre]

Bright colours and beautiful start!

[rcperryls]

Great progress and great colors!

Carole