I’ve just finished the second installment of the Zoe stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly, it’s going to be a box, we’re stitching the sides at the moment. We don’t know what the finished design is like, but having stitched quite a few of her designs I trust her to make it beautiful!
The patterns are being released every two weeks, which is plenty of time to complete the stitching. The first pattern was just the cross-stitch of one of the sides…
This time we did all the titivating! We back-stitched round the leaves and the robin and added the stems. Faby has a really good tutorial on back-stitching with six strands of embroidery thread, I learnt several useful tips.
The rice-stitch along the bottom is stitched with a variegated DMC thread and some silver thread over the top. I used some silver thread I had in my stash. It was typical that with the variegated thread of purple, green, pink and beige, it was mainly beige in this stretch, I think I’ll try and be a bit more selective next time!
The beads are some I had in my stash but the sequins are some I bought specially. I found some that were more of a satin finish, which is much more me! They still pick up other colours but they’re a little more subtle than the usual shiny ones.
It’s another week before the next pattern is released, that one might give us a bit more of a clueas to the general theme of the box.
I’m linking up with Kathy’s Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday, why not follow the link for lots of hand-stitched inspiration.
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It’s looking great thus far, Margaret, another lovely design!
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Thanks Kathy, I always like Faby’s designs!
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Charming!
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Thank you 🙂
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The little bird is so cute! The beads are a nice touch too. This looks like a fun project.
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Thanks Gail, I love the little robin 🙂
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It’s looking lovely. How big is it?
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Thanks Sarah, this section is about 3″ x 4.5″
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That is coming along quite nicely!
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Thanks Tierney, I’m looking forward to seeing it develop.
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This is beautiful.
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Thanks Cathy, I’m pleased with it so far 🙂
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Oh how pretty… love the beads!
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Oh how sweet your little embroidery is. Love the little bird.
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This is looking great so far. What a great way to keep interested in a piece too, when you don’t know what’s coming up!
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Thanks Catherine, I rather like the surprise element, you just have to trust the designer 🙂
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