Birds, Butterflies... Spiders & Other Creepy Things...

Some More Mystery...

Here is my progress on the Mystery Chart!  There are still so many confetti stitches to fill in!

Previous progress:

Current progress:
Also I've made a decent start on the first page of the Phelan Chart.  Her hair is coming across very orange but hopefully should tone down a bit once the surrounding colours are stitched.

This one is being tented on 18 count cream davosa fabric with a variable amount of strands (3-5 depending on colour):

Freddy Werner's Butterfly Chart Finish

A big thanks to Freddy Werner for sharing her stitching progress on the butterfly chart (available on the downloads page). It has been a joy to watch it take shape! I love her use of variegated thread as I think it gives the piece a great sense of movement.  Freddy has plans to make the butterfly into a cushion, it may be showcased in an exhibition and will get a spot on her stitchy couch! :D
Congratulations on your beautiful finish Freddy:

Freddy's Butterfly (shared with permission):

Stitched on 16 count Adia 2 over 1
From 13th July to 16 September (with exams and study in between ;) )
Please see Freddy's Instagram Page for more photos of the butterfly and her other stitching projects.


Electric Blue… Halloween Freebie

I wanted to give away a new freebie for Halloween.  I was thinking of charting a spider or pumpkin or something creepy… A new butterfly seemed much more fun to work on though, so I charted another of those instead!   Thanks to Craftmanspace for the Butterfly image (used with permission).

Please click on the picture to download chart (if you want to! ;) )
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B95yTID-Dl-IRmJSRVhSSnpyTms/view

This one could be stitched as a companion to the original butterfly chart.  However,  it's about 50 stitches wider and 50 stitches longer because it's more detailed.  If stitched on a higher count fabric it will balance with the original butterfly in terms of size.  Again, I would love to see and share pictures if anyone decides to stitch it!

Happy Stitching! xxx





Comments

  1. Mii Stitch9 October 2015 at 04:52

    Beautiful progress on your stitching!

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    1. Megan Joelle9 October 2015 at 06:33

      Thanks Ingrid! It's slow going with the Mystery Chart at the moment but hoping to get heaps more completed before the end of the month. :D

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  2. Kaelyn Angelfoot9 October 2015 at 09:41

    Love!! All of them!! Thank you for the new chart!

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  3. Lija Broka10 October 2015 at 11:35

    Your mystery chart is really gorgeous!

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  4. Heather11 October 2015 at 11:24

    Lovely progress on your pieces! Thanks for the new chart I'll have to stitch these up soon. Probably after Halloween banners. I love the variegated thread version it's what I was planning on doing with mine.

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    1. Megan Joelle11 October 2015 at 14:54

      Thanks Heather! Using variegated thread is an awesome idea :)

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