The latest issue (261) of Cross Stitch Crazy is out now so I can share my picture of the cute cover kit:
Designed by Durene Jones, these were so much fun to stitch I did them twice 🤣 and the free gift includes 2 bauble shaped wooden frames too so the finished decorations are ready to go on the tree or in a card with added oomph.
The other day, I was browsing the worldwide web, and I came across the 2019 catalogue of DMC (here). Remember the Vintage Circus range I mentioned in a previous post? Here they are, all 5 together:
Hmm, I`ve just noticed I got the last two with the drapes - there must be something about me that screams "curtain!"...? 😂 Def. not in the `that`s it, no more` sense because my next DMC commission was this set of 6 hoops, 3 cats and 3 dogs:
I loved this set, they`re such clever designs: they only use 1 colour each but utilise both XS and BS in 1 and 3 strands to create depth and even a sense of movement.
Again, I can only repeat myself: these were so much fun to stitch I did them twice... plus a few (few?!? 🤪) more times:
Finally, as promised, here`s the finished Monarch of the Glen! 😍 In the end, it took 230 hours, 65 days spread over the past 5 months, and it`s already at the framers (I`ll post a photo of the end result too when we get it back). Thank you for visiting my blog, happy stitching! 😊
Durene's design are always so cute, I can see why you'd want to stitch them more than once!
ReplyDeleteThe DMC hoop designs are wonderful too, they really have caught the feeling of movement in them.
Monarch of the Glen is just amazing! Looking forward to seeing him all framed. Are you working on another large project now?
Thanks, Rhona, and I agree - even though this cover kit had gone walkies, as they sometimes do before the photo shoot, and had to be restitched, I was happy because I love Durene`s designs (plus, as you can see from my collection of DMC cats and dogs, I`m getting better at stitching the same thing twice) 😉 As it happens, I`m going through a Durene phase atm, I`m stitching several of her designs 🤗 - some small, some massive, all of which will be revealed later here (can`t wait!) 😁 As for my next private large project... well, there`s always the Starry Night... but I`m actually thinking about making that test card cushion from Cross Stitcher first... or knit something? I haven`t knitted for ages - and it`s getting chilly enough now to handle working with warm yarn... We`ll see 😉 xx
DeleteJuż nie mogę się doczekać jak kupę nowy numer gazetki. Projekty Durene są świetne. Jeleń jest wspaniały i kosztował Cię mnóstwo pracy. Pozdrawiam.
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DeleteDziękuję Ci! Uwielbiam też projekty Durene - mam nadzieję, że wkrótce dostaniesz swój magazyn!