Whoo-hoo! I have my fourth finish for 2008. I took a series of photos as I completed each step, so here you go.
With all the cross stitching completed:
With all the stitching done except the backstitch:
And here it is all finished:
Greek Island Mini
Michael Powell
(from
World of Cross Stitching magazine)
Stitched on 32-count Blue Dynasty Belfast linen from Silkweaver
Stitched with DMC
Started 8 February, 2008
Finished 22 March, 2008
WOW! What a difference backstitching can make! It is adorable, congrats on another finish!
ReplyDeleteWooHoo! I love that!! Well done!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely Kerry. Well done. Just love Michael Powell. Now if only I can persuade him to let me modelstitch for him;))
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ReplyDeleteKay
Woo hoo! Looks lovely, that backstitching sure did help alot :)
ReplyDeleteAnne
Kerry, what a wonderful finish..
ReplyDeleteyou really sprinted at the end,
and i am stunned by how much impact the black backsttich has onthe finished image, it looks brilliant..
nice fab too.. ;)
Its really lovely after all that backstitching. Congrats on your finish.
ReplyDeleteFatema.
Backstitching is what makes a Michael Powell! (Much as I dislike backstiching).
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