Wednesday 13 February 2013

2013 Turtle Trot February update

Hello my dear friends !
Turtle Trot is my first ever SAL and this is my first update post.  I could make progress on only these 2 projects from my Turtle trot list.


Floral border on a towel, an EMS pattern.


Cross stitch blooms by Kooler designs. Just a little spread of stitches :)

None finished yet, but I am happy I made my cross stitch progress after joining this SAL. Thanks for your motivation! I hope I will finish one item by next month:)

Also, another time consuming task for me is that most of the charts I follow are in DMC color codes and the color code convertors do not translate into exact Anchor color codes. We do not get DMC floss in India. So I have to map the nearest Anchor shade accordingly. Booohoooo:(

I am not satisfied with the rose on the floral border. Do you think it is fine? Or do I need to change some shade? Suggestions are welcome.

Eager to see all of your turtle trot progress:)

Happy Stitching!
Preeti:)

11 comments:

  1. Floral border looks just gorgeous and so romantic!
    I loved the colours of blooms!
    Your stitching is really beautiful!

    Greetings

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  2. Cross stitching is definitely such a delicate art! The flowers are lovely. The multi - shades of the thread are probably not the best ones for a rose. Maybe if you use 2 colors instead it would highlight the petals better and the rose would look prettier :)

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  3. Great progress on both pieces Preeti. I think your flowers look just fine.

    Linda

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  4. Your stitching is very beautiful! The roses are very pretty, but the third flower looks like it has a brownish color instead of lavender. The pink and red flowers are wonderful. I'm looking forward to watching all your stitching progress!

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  5. Loving your cross stitch! The flowers look pretty goo d:) I could easily make it was a rose, and it's beautiful!
    What and SAL and EMS?:) Please, educate :)

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  6. floral boarder looks so nice, preeti..i love the roses..

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  7. wow , i love cress stich , i thik , i should move toward embroidery again.lovely.

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  8. Preeti,
    Thanks for your comments on my blog. I can see the comments which u r posting in my blog. But I was not able get your replies. What should I do to get your replies? Do reply under this comments. I will come back to see the reply.

    Nice flowers. In the first flowers one petal is not shown properly. isn't? I have started two cross stitch kit projects long. Since it involves so many shades of colors it is in half way. I should complete atleast by the end of this year.

    Shami.
    www.shamiatcraft.blogspot.com

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  9. I am going to write a post on this today Shami.

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  10. Such beautiful stiches so far! I know well how time consuming cross stitch can be! Cant wait to see when it is all finished!

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  11. I agree with you joining the SAL has given me the motivation to work on my projects too. Both pieces that you worked on are from two of my favorite designers. I think the EMS floral boarder is turning out nice. Blending is a great way to create a color if the conversion for two different DMC colors comes out to be one Anchor color. Years ago, I used to trade DMC floss for Anchor with my online stitching friends that lived in Australia. Keep up the good work and before you know it you will have a project completed.

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