I started another cross-stitch small a couple of weeks ago. As I was ahead with my monthly Snowflower ones I decided to have a bit of a break from them and do something that’s been in my to do pile for a while.
I love Faby Reilly designs, I’ve stitched quite a few of her designs now, they’re just so pretty and a bit different, I like the way she uses different stitches and beads to embellish and her back-stitching just lifts the design.
When we finished the Lizzie Stitching Wallet stitch-a-long we all got a discount code and amongst other things I bought the pattern for a poppy humbug.
Isn’t it gorgeous!
I’m stitching it on a soft green linen which I think I bought by accident as it’s 28 count, whereas most of mine is 32 count. It does make it a nice size to stitch. The colour doesn’t show up at all in the photo below so you just have to imagine a nice soft green!
I started in the middle, but as soon as I had finished the cross-stitch on the first poppy I stitched the back-stitch round the outside with the markings every 5 stitches, it does make it so much easier with this kind of project as I didn’t need to count across from one poppy to the next. It will be used for whip-stitching it together at the end.
The poppies are growing pretty quickly, I’ve just started back-stitching one so I’m not left with all the back-stitching at the end. I’m also stitching the lettering every so often, mainly when I’ve got good light as it’s cross-stitch over one thread – tiny! It took me a while to work out the words, when the centre seam is stitched it will say Poppy across the bottom, but the word going up took a little more working out. It’s coquelicot, I reached for my big French dictionary from the shelf and discovered it is french for poppy. I rather like having both words on the design.
Hopefully I will have it finished and on display when the poppies come into flower in our garden.
thecraftycreek 
All the technical bits mean nothing to me but the stitching is gorgeous!
Don’t forget the ‘t’ at the end of ‘coquelicot’ when you come to stitch it š
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Ooh thanks, quick edit there š
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Very pretty – I think the beads around the centre really add dimension to the flower.
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Thanks Kate, the beads just finish it don’t they š
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Another gorgeous pattern and you’ve made great progress. I love the green fanfic. Perfect choice!
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*fabric
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Thanks Christina, the green is even lovelier in real life š
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so sweet!
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Thank you, I think so too š
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Oh it’s coming on a treat! It’s going to look just perfect on your green fabric – what an excellent choice š !!
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Thanks Faby, it’s growing nicely š
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You always manage to make the flowers so realistic. Beautiful mini-makes š
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28 count is just lovely to work with, beautiful realistic colors on those poppies!
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I love the poppies, theyāre so beautiful!
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I love poppies!
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Thank you for sharing this – Iāve just bobbed over to Faby Reilly site too – such lovely things, I see why you enjoy making them
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Your stitching is so picture perfect. I love it.
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