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Thursday, 7 February 2019

New Start - Green Halloween Banner by Artecy

Hello again!

Yes, I'm back with another new start! Obviously not satisfied with the other new projects already on my frames I couldn't resist the pull of this one too. I've had the chart for a few years and am so happy to have finally made a start. Here's my first 10 hours of progress, which I actually completed in January but am only now posting about:

Green Halloween Banner by Artecy
Stitched on 16ct cream aida 2 over 1
Stitch count 57 wide by 201 high
Started - 25th January 2019

And a reminder of the finished piece:



I must admit I was tempted into stitching all the black first but, knowing that lighter colours can pick up some of the black dye, I opted to stitch the colours first then fill in the black afterwards. So far so good, and when I eventually get to the hill, stitching all that black will make for hours of mindless no-counting fun!

This will be the last of my new starts for now. There's one more that's on my have-to-stitch-this-year list (Haunted Library by Mill Hill) but I think this one, along with Hogwarts and Parrot on Parade are enough to be getting on with for now.

Take care,
Rachel x

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11 comments:

  1. Linda7 February 2019 at 19:29

    I love your new start Rachel. Green is my favorite color.

    Linda

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  2. Cathy7 February 2019 at 21:06

    Looking good! It's amazing how much you can get done in 10 hours.

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  3. Katie7 February 2019 at 21:31

    Love this one. Don't blame you for wanting to start it. Can't wait to watch the ones you picked to focus on grow.

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  4. The Crafty Princess7 February 2019 at 23:02

    You find the best Halloween pieces. Love this one too. It's stitching up a treat...get it LOL!
    xo Alicia

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  5. Faith...8 February 2019 at 00:17

    Oh I am SO glad to see this one started! You made lots of progress on your first round and it looks great! Can't wait to see more of it. :)

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  6. Unknown10 February 2019 at 02:47

    Nice Halloween chart love that owl happy stitching

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  7. Tiffstitch10 February 2019 at 15:55

    Love this one!! I loved seeing Heather (confetti stitcher) finish these a few years ago. I don't think I ever bought the chart, but I should, I love how each colour is subtly different.

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  8. Astrids dragon10 February 2019 at 19:53

    What a great start, this will be fun to see it coming together!

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  9. Janet13 February 2019 at 01:46

    I am loving this new start. I can’t wait to watch it glow.

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  10. Leonore Winterer13 February 2019 at 11:30

    Ooh, I remember putting this one on my wish list years ago, but somehow completely forgot about it. Do you only have the one? If I recall correctly, where were a couple of them in different colours, weren't there? Anyways, great start!

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  11. Jo who can't think of a clever nickname22 February 2019 at 21:22

    Nice start. I liked these when Heather stitched them. She only does Flosstube now unfortunately.

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