HD: Flower Fairy RR

Can you believe it? I thought I wouldn't have a single happy dance for July. But here she is -- the Spindle Berry Fairy I stitched for the International Round Robin I've been involved with since the beginning of the year. Click to see a larger version.

After I finished the flower fairy, I started on the next pansy on my SAL with Renee. I don't know if she will have time for a pansy in August, but I wanted to do something small before going back to my next WIP. Boy, this pansy is tough. It is mostly white, and on the white fabric it is very hard to see where the stitches should go. I rarely have problems with miscounting when stitching over two, but white on white certainly complicates things. After stitching out my first needle full of white floss (not a very long strand, as it tends to get dirty in longer lengths), I decided to break down and start some of the gray just so I could have some points of reference. Of course I am saving the black for last so that it doesn't "run" when I stitch the lighter colors. I'll post a WIP picture when I make a little more progress.

I don't normally set monthly goals but I guess I will give it a try for August:

- Finish Margaret Sherry bear design (a gift). I still have about 3/4 of this to complete.

- Stitch one pansy for the SAL with Renee (already started).

- Continue with German maypole design -- finish the first maypole.

That is pretty ambitious, considering how little I've been stitching these last few months. But I'll try!