Monday Update: Red, Red Rose Edition

Happy Monday!

I'm going to try something new on this blog. Instead of showing updates on my wip's and my rotation, I think I'll share more progress on the charts I'm designing for my shop. More progress pictures, and behind the scenes looks at my designing, and of course keep an eye out for free charts. Tell me what you think!

Red, Red Rose Bell Pull

My leftover Aida

I've seen so many beautiful bell pull charts lately, so I thought I'd try my hand at designing one. I looked in my stash, and found that I had a funny sized piece of 18 count white aida. Aida is such a sturdy fabric. Waste is awful, never throw away your scraps of fabric, no matter how oddly shaped they are. You never know when you'll need them!

Next step; design! I chose a poem by Robert Burns, because I love the

poem, and the floss color really complimented the motifs I would be using.

Robert Burns, Poet

Designing bands is pretty fun, and this time I thought I'd use backstitch as well as cross stitch. Because I had some DMC 498 Perle Cotton on hand, as well as DMC 498 six stranded floss, this color won the auditions for which floss would make the show.

And here's what it looks like so far:

Satin stitch on the rose- the satin stitch is fun to make, and I'm pleased with how it turned out using Perle Cotton.

Also, Perle cotton is really nice to backstitch with.

Tune in next week for update number two! Until then,

Happy Stitching!

Marisol

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