I was hoping to squeeze another finish into February, and only failed by two days because of waiting for a delivery of beads. But with MM in full flow, I forgot to post this finish so here it is now!
This is Autumnal Baby Dragon (did you guess from 🍁👶🐉?!) the first of the 17 projects started for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Stitching Challenge. Here's my start from that day:
Between October and December last year, when I was stitching for only 5-10 minutes per day, this was the project I worked on every one of those days. It may have only been a few stitches but 5-10 minutes each day all added up, meaning by the end of the year I'd achieved this much:
That left just a little bit of stitching, all the backstitching and some french knots (aka beads) to add. So now they're done, here's the finished piece:
Autumnal Baby Dragon by PatternsBySAstitch (etsy)
Stitched on 16ct Tea Stain over-dyed aida
Started - 23rd July 2021
Finished - 2nd March 2023
Total stitching time - 23 hours 10 minutes
I don't 'love' the beads but, to me, they are far better than suffering the pain of french knots! I do, however, love the whole design, especially as it combines two of my favourite things - dragons and autumn.
That's now eight WIPs whipped so far this year; 2023 is definitely off to a good start!
Take care,
Rachel x
Oh my......adorable!!!! Love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness, so precious! That's a tempting one to stitch for sure.
ReplyDeleteHe’s soooo cute! I did guess closely LOL
ReplyDeleteI'd totally forgotten about him - good thing you haven't! He's sooo cute.
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