Friday, February 19, 2010

Bowled Over by Debbie Mumm (1st update)

Having finished Tuscan Garden III, I decided to start Mill Hill Kitchen collection by Debbie Mumm. I bought a set of 6 small designs and all of them will have beads applied in some parts. Very exciting projects!

I chose "Bowled Over" to start as its design is the simplest and this shouldn't challenge me too much. A good start for a practice.

 
The stitching and beading have been easy so far and I am truly 'bowled over' by its simple design with full of colors.
 

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Tuscan Garden III by Michael Powell (completed)

 

 
Have you ever thought of being a cross-stitch addict? I was like that in the past few weeks as I was so determined to see my first finished project of 2010 from Michael Powell design. The photos above showed the completion of full-stitches and the starting point of back-stitching. What a relief that the back-stitch only used 1 thread color (black)!

It took me 2 weeks to complete the back-stitches. It might look complicated but it was fun to do. I was super excited when I applied the last stitch. I loved the design and have decided to buy Tuscan Garden I and Tuscan Garden II so that 3 designs can be put together to make a triptych (as shown in this link). YAY!