Rose Watercolor Butterfly

Hey Blog Buddies,

I started a project a little over two weeks ago, and instead of stopping after a week and putting it in the rotation, I was having so much fun that I stitched right through, seeing what it was like to be a one-at-a-time stitcher again.  The name of the project is in the title of this post, but was it the butterfly that initially caught my eye?  No!  It was the...

...blackwork!

 

There is an alphabet...

 

...an Algerian eyelet border...

 

...and more blackwork.

 

At last, the butterfly!

This photo doesn't really do the colors justice.

There was a bit of confetti stitching,

but not enough to make me take a breather.

 

Rosewood Manor's Rose Watercolor Butterfly

stitched on a random piece of off-white 32-ct. linen

with the called-for DMC floss.

I really like the way this turned out.

You just don't expect to see a brightly-colored butterfly

in a blackwork piece!

 

Some of you may remember

the Prairie Schooler June blackbird that

I stitched up in June.

Well, it didn't get finish-finished until this month!

 

I guess it's not bad for a first try at this kind of finish.

I stuffed it with rice--in the past I've used only fiberfill.

I wasn't happy with the points of the ric rac sticking up,

but I'm trying to overlook that.

And the whole piece just looks sort of crooked!

I didn't find this easy to do,

but that's because I really don't sew much.

I'm just relieved that it's finally done.

 

I'm planning on doing the August one,

and I have no idea how I'll finish that!

Maybe I'll treat myself and have it outsourced!

 

That's it for now.

Hope you are enjoying your July!

Thanks for visiting!