First, I have finished the Workbasket Quaker Cow ... and just in time to have met a September goal, I might add. I can't say I am as pleased with this Quaker animal as I have been with the others in the series. The face looks rather cartoonish to me. I think it is a result of the wide-eyed stare combined with the bulbous nose. The sheep, from the same leaflet, is ever so much more sedate with small eyes in a plain little unstitched face.
And, in the stitching equivalent of chain-smoking, I have started on Workbasket's Quaker Sheep. I must say I was a little concerned about how the suggested floss [Belle Soie Oatmeal Scone] would look on the country cream linen I have been using for all my Quaker quilt pieces. A preliminary floss toss showed sufficient contrast. But I am still afraid that floss will fade into the fabric once I start stitching with just two strands of this very pretty silk. Better to save the Oatmeal Scones for some snowflake ornaments on a slate blue or pale grey background. Therefore, I have decided to make this guy a black sheep and use Crescent Colors Blackbird. I got a really good start on this piece with two hours of early morning stitching before heading out to work at 9am.
2 comments:
I like the idea of the "stitching equivalent of chain smoking!" LOL I sometimes do that with Sandy Cozzolino ornaments. :)
I wasn't as keen on the cow as others from the series, either. But that said, yours looks nice! :D
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