Manka is providing the PDF file free to those who want to participate in an SAL for this sampler, so I emailed her to request it. It arrived in my Inbox last night and I didn't waste time in printing off a hard copy, then going through my stash to find a piece of 18ct Aida and some floss. The pattern suggests using black thread on the white Aida, but I had some beautiful purple stranded cotton which I thought would look nice instead. Today I started on the border and stitched one Peacock. I've never participated in an SAL before, so I'm not sure if I'm supposed to do a bit every week, every month, or just report on a regular basis what I've stitched.
I haven't done much cross stitch in the past year or so, having gone mad on patchwork, and I know that once I take delivery of my new sewing machine, I'll be messing around on that! So I thought it would be fun to at least start this sampler, and if I only have to stitch one peacock a month, I'll be able to keep up with that!
4 comments:
Love the purple thread. Glad I was able to find you something to re-start your x-stitch engine!
Nice colour choice ! Thanks for joining the SAL.
Love it Gina.
Whenever I see something with a peacock, I try to remember who it is that I know that loves peacocks and I can never remember. Don't take it personally -- I don't remember much these days. Anyway, I'm glad you're cross stitching again and I can't wait to see what you make with your new sewing machine. I just wanted to say hello and tell you I still check your apron blog. Have a great day, Gina!
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