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I started in the center and worked my way up to the top.
In the upper left-hand corner, there is some sort of ferocious little beastie!
... and in the right-hand corner, there are some inter-twined serpents!
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This is not going to be a quick stitch!
This blog is intended to be a record of my crafting efforts, though from time to time I expect it will take a wander through the other stuff that gets in the way!
I started in the center and worked my way up to the top.
In the upper left-hand corner, there is some sort of ferocious little beastie!
... and in the right-hand corner, there are some inter-twined serpents!
This is not going to be a quick stitch!
Before I started it I was trying to think of a way to change some of the colors.
There are a lot of pastels, light greens, and lavenders. I would have prefered to see some more vivid colors, blues, and a touch of red. I couldn't work out how to introduce those colors without changing everything, so I left the colors as they were designed.
I have actually gotten a bit further along since I took the picture. I think this will be a slow stitch because there is just a ton of back stitching! Almost every area needs to be back stitched.
I sewed on just a few of the little snaps and buttons on the border to see what they would look like. I'm not sure they improve the design or not.
I like the snaps in the various designs. It is perfect in "Road Trip" to designate a round-about or exit, but I'm not sure about them in the border.
I'd like to get ahead on this one because I would like to use it as a holiday decoration. To do that, it would have to be framed. At the rate I am going, I will finish the last box by December!
The next one is "Picnic".