The Girl that Stitches

Spirit of Flight Progress I'm halfway though this next page on Spirit of Flight by Josephine Wall. Spirit of Flight:  Previous Progress: Current Progress   Master of Flight The butterfly for this month is called Rainbow of the Valley.  This is the sixth butterfly in the series I'm working on! Regular Butterfly; 110 stitches high by 181 stitches wide (all full cross): 24 DMC colours: Small Butterfly; 49 stitches high by 81 stitches wide (includes fractional stitches), 25 DMC colours:  Happy Stitching! xxx

Nocturne I've finally finished page 9 on Nocturne by Dahlig (regular HAED chart).  She looks much better with her whole face complete! Previous progress:  Current progress: Butterfly Catch Up Afternoon Tea Rose Butterfly Since I missed posting last month, here is the Afternoon Tea Rose Butterfly released back in April; 129 x 181 stitches, 22 DMC threads, full stitches only      Small Afternoon Tea Rose Butterfly 60 by 81 stitches, 23 DMC threads, includes back stitching and fractionals as well as full stitches Jasmine Leaves The butterfly for this month is Jasmine Leaves:  131 by 181 Stitches, 19 DMC threads, full stitches only   58 by 81 stitches, 19 DMC threads, includes back stitching and fractionals as well as full stitches Happy Stitching & Diamond Painting! xxx

Butterfly for March This months butterfly has been months in the making... So I'm very excited to set it free! Both the butterfly artwork and charting was completed by yours truly... I've named this one "Cherry Blossom Butterfly" and have gone all out with a pink theme! Cherry Blossom Butterfly: 105 x 181 stitches, 18 DMC threads, full stitches only Small Cherry Blossom Butterfly: 45 by 81 stitches, 19 DMC threads, includes back stitching and fractionals as well as full stitches Happy Stitching & Diamond Painting! xxx

Progress on Diamond Painting Just dropping in for a quick update on my Spirit of Flight diamond painting.  I've finished the partial page at the bottom of the next column... Reminder of the art, Spirit of Flight by Josephine Wall: Previous progress; Current progress;  Overall progress; Happy Stitching/Diamond Painting! xxx

Equinox I was very surprised to receive a RAK from LeAnna Nicholson just the other day!  She sent me Mini Equinox by Bente Schlick.  It was a beautiful surprise!  I'm pretty sure I'd like to diamond paint this one eventually.   It would work out to be roughly 67cm wide, which is a modest size as far as HAED diamond paintings go! Artwork by Bente Schlick, with mock-up pictured below:  February's Butterfly Funnily enough, the name I created for my newest butterfly chart "Violet in the Garden" kind of also coincidentally suits that Bente Schlick artwork with all it's purple hues and garden setting!  I've been working on February's butterfly for quite awhile and it's finally taken flight and was released today!  There are two different sized charts available. Violet in the Garden Butterfly:   Small Violet in the Garden Butterfly: I've been handpicking the threads for each chart I'm making!  It means the process tak...

Two Finishes Last month I promised to show the end result of Colette's diamond painting framed.  Dad framed it not long back.  Eventually the hook will be replaced by a picture rail, so it will only be on the hook temporarily! Colette's Diamond Painting Unframed: Colette's Diamond Painting Framed: Laura also finished her Unicorn diamond painting the other week! Previous Progress:   Finish!: I've started the next column on my Spirit of Flight diamond painting and I'm halfway through the bottom partial page.  Several more leaves have appeared!: Previous Progress:   Current Progress: Update on Butterfly Series Release Plan I’ve decided to release two different sized charts for each butterfly. One at about 181 stitches wide and the other at about 81 stitches wide (height will vary). The larger size will have be full crosses only and the small size will include backstitching and fractional stitches. The small series will b...

Butterfly Series Over the past couple of months I've been working on designing a series of Butterfly Cross Stitch Charts.  The current plan is to release one butterfly a month (at the very least) for the next year.  I will be sharing the designs here alongside my normal stitching and crafting activities.  The charts will be available as pdf downloads from my store " The Girl that Stitches ." January's butterfly is called " Bluebell Dreams Butterfly ." The design size is 131 stitches high by 181 stitches wide:  Preview of chart: Happy Stitching! xxx