Sunday 16 December 2012

IHSW December Achievement

Here's what I was working on at the beginning of the weekend;

And i finished it
 I had hoped to finish this AND work on the reindeer. But I really only had a few hours on Saturday, and as usual I under estimated the time it took to finish something. This gypsy (which I hope will appear in ECS magazine early next year), had more back stitching than I usually put in designs, as I don't particularly like stitching it. But I saw a very old post card of a gypsy with a scarf around her waist with stripes and I had to have it in this design. As it was such a small design (about 100 stitches high?) Back sitthcing was the only way I could really portray the stripes.

Anyway, I hope you like it. I'm very pleased with how she turned out. You can't really see the gold thread and beads I used to add dimension and sparkle to it in the photo.

See you next time (one more post before Christmas I should think)
jennidee

8 comments:

  1. Hello Jenni,
    Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. I am now a follower of your blog and I added you to my reading list.

    The design I have been working on Spiritdancer is by Told In A Garden-Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum.

    The Gypsy is gorgeous. You did a great stitching job. Congratulations on your finish.

    Hugs!

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  2. Wow, that's a lot of stitching, and it looks really cool! Congrats on getting her done!

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  3. Wow you got lots of stitching done.Great finish.

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  4. Great job! You got sooo much done in a weekend - well done. And I love the striped sash.

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  5. I hear you about backstitching but as you say it's a necessary evil at times. She looks fantastic, lovely design. The scarf and the swirls in her skirt look great!
    xox

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  6. I LOVE this design!! Well done designing, cant wait to make one :)

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  7. awesome design :) makes me think of the hunchback of notredame :)

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