Lilies

The cross stitch lilies are finished and here is a picture of them with the pansy design I had already done from the same set of patterns. I have one frame in the style I want to use for them so I will have a go at framing one to see if it works before I get a matching one for the other.

They are so colourful and the shading between colours is really well designed. Plus, at only 6 inches square they are a very manageable size. I'm glad I found the patterns.

In the meantime

Unfortunately the other bit of scrap fabric I need to do the second leaf is currently at the other end of the country. In the meantime I have been working on the cross stitch pattern I got as a Christmas present.

Obviously I didn't do all that in the last couple of days, it has been an ongoing project since New Year. The design is by Sheila Hudson who has a whole collection of flowers that are all really nice to sew, but bare in mind that they end up much brighter than they look like they are going to from the picture. As usual it is done on 22 count fabric and will end up roughly 6 inches square. I did the pansy last year and will frame the two to match..