Monday, February 26, 2018

Feeling the blues!

I've been plodding along with all those blues on the bluebirds design.....but those blues are beginning to get to me!  It's been slow progress this week...


.....you can see the beginning of the lettering start to form, so that feels like progress. Once the back stitching has been done then I'm hoping that the lettering will stand out a bit more.

Luckily for me, this month's issue of The World of Cross Stitching  magazine  arrived and I was able to break up the boredom of stitching all blues with something that had some bright springlike colours to break up the monotony of those  blue threads....the free kit....


This was a super-fast design and I had this finished in one evening....yay me!!!! Another card finish to add to my stash.

And here's how you really know that those blue threads were getting to me.....I picked up the cardinal stitching more than once! Yup, even the black fabric was more appealing than blue threads :)


I had forgotten to mention in my last post the name of this design....it's called 'Ice Cardinal'. It's a dimensions kit and the design is by Mark Mueller.


Unfortunately for me, if you look closely at the ice covered branches you'll see that there's lots of....you've guessed it.....blues!

Looks like I'll be feeling the blues for some time to come!


Until next time....happy stitching!
Rhona

12 comments:

QUILTING IS BLISSFUL, DI said...

Oh--keep it going-your blue birds are coming along sooo pretty--and soon--even before you know it--it will be a finish!!
enjoy, di

butterfly said...


Oh you are feeling the blues , but you must keep going it will look beautiful .
I have just picked my mag up yesterday and will be stitching the card for a friend of mine .
You are so fast with your stitching good for you.
Have a lovely week.

Preeti said...

Cute card finish! The cardinal stitching is looking great :)

Anonymous said...

Everything looks fabulous and you have come so far with the blue birds. You can do it!

Carol said...

I can imagine those blues are very hard to keep straight, but it is looking wonderful! And the cardinal on black will be stunning :) Hope you have a lovely month of March ahead!

RJ said...

Such pretty stitches Rhona. I can understand how the blues got to you but you have to keep going because it is going to be so, so pretty. Love your card...great pattern and colors. And I'm a cardinal lover so of course I'm totally loving your cardinal stitch. How do you like stitching on black? RJ@stitchingfriendsforever

Justine said...

The cardinal design is stunning! The icy branches look fantastic. Keep going with your blue birds, you must be so close now and they look beautiful.

Katie said...

Great progress on both pieces. Just love that cardinal though.

Lynn B said...

The birds are looking so pretty, I love them! Thankyou for the comment on my recent post, I am certainly looking forward to getting my craft room sorted, I loved my craft room in my previous home, this next one will be a little bit different but I am excited about it!

Mary said...

Rhona, one pretty bird after another!!! I can understand how the blues are getting to you, the browns are getting to me on the big deer I'm stitching! Very repetitious!

Pull the other thread said...

Beautiful stitching on everything. Love that cardinal kit, it's gorgeous. Congrats on getting your card finished so quickly.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

The cardinal is stunning! Shame you couldn't switch the black aida to evenweave but keep persevering!