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Hello all I've been reading this forum for a while, but decided to post now because I'm starting my biggest piece to date! I've no idea if I would ever be able to finish it, but I hope by posting here it will help.

It's the painting "Avenue of Trees" by Van Gogh. Not a well known piece but I fell in love with it at first sight!

http://xs-collectibles.com/detail.aspx?ID=1327

There're approx 98 colours, 25 pages of stitches and I've organised myself and already got started. Will upload pictures soon!

Hello and welcome

Love your picture, I personally couldn't contemplate anything so big but I love watching others.

Hello and welcome

I this painting. I actually bought a bundle of 24 charts on e bay a few years back and this one was amongst them but theres no makers name or cover pic so I dont know who its by. It looks an intricate pattern though

Good luck with the start and look forward to seeing the pics

wow great piece looking forward to pictures

It is indeed a wonderful picture! I hope you'll enjoy stitching it.

Hello and welcome to the forum. I'm glad you've decided to join in - it's much more fun to feel part of this lovely little community. I love the project you are about to start and do hope you'll update us with lots of photos along the way. Good luck

that is fantastic! i love that piece and i have a journal w/ that as the cover..can't wait to see it stitched up!

Hello and Welcome it is so nice that you joined in at this time. That is a beautiful picture and so full of color it should be so fun to work with. I imagine lots of confetti stitches in some places but so worth it when you can hold it up and say look what I have done. We will watch with interest.

What a HUGE but AMAZING project! Can't wait to see updates!!! We'll keep you going through this one - everyone is more than encouraging!

I'm quite a keen fan of Van Gogh, but hadn't seen that piece before.
I love the striking, bold colours, and I'm sure it'll transfer really well to XS

I'll look forward to seeing your progress piccys

my fave of his though is
Cafe Terrace at Night

http://sophienette.files.wordpress.com/ ... night1.jpg" target="_blank

reminds me of a fave hangout of mine..

a coffee house in my old town..i sat there, outside, many a spring and summer night

This really looks like a challenge but I am sure you will enjoy stitching all those wonderful colours

That looks like a great project! Lots of vibrant and interesting colors. We'd love to cheer you on while you work on it. I've got several of the xscollectible patterns, but they're all the free monthly patterns that are pieces of their fractals.
Welcome to the group, and hope you enjoy it here!

It's a good idea to start a SAL on here as all the encouragement you get from everyones comments, plus seeing your own progress as you upload the pictures, is really motivating.

Hello all, I have finally taken some photos. Here you go...

This is the progress as of end May.



This is where I have got to yesterday (nearly two pages finished).



Hope you enjoy it

wow you've done a lot!

What good progress you are making, lovely picture. Welcome to the forum

oh wow that looks great!!!!!

Wow! You've done loads! Great progress!