Sunday, September 22, 2019

Key West Sampler



'Key West Sampler' by Brightneedle




Start: May 26, 2019
Finish: September 22, 2019

Ramblings:
Colors are all based on what you can find in the Keys: the feral parrots (although it should be a chicken), the fishes, the Fleming-O house, the flowers. Letters are in 'Irish Cream' for the St. Paddy's Day trips I've had down there. :)

This was start 26/31 for Stitch Maynia 2019, pulled it back out to finish up for #SamplerSeptember. :)

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched with two strands on 32-count Belfast linen in Alluring Blue by Zweigart
✘ Added DMC 606 to parakeet's wings, eye is in DMC 310, beak is in DMC 3790
✘ Hibiscus is in CC Goldfish, Plumeria is in GA Raspberry Parfait
✘ Orchid is in DMC 33, Bougainvillea is in DMC 3808
✘ 'key west' is in TWX Irish 1063 Irish Cream
✘ Yellowtail Snapper (top right) is in Mo's Sale Precious Star and TWX 1144 Sea Treasures
✘ Windows are in TWX 1010, door is in DMC 3866
✘ Doormat is in WDW Moss, porch is in DMC 333
✘ Boat is in DMC B5200 & Mo's Sale Patty Cake, used a longstitch vs. cross stitches for rope
✘ Flag is made of satin stitches in DMC: 666, 740, 444, 701, 825, 550
✘ Blue Parrotfish (bottom left) is in GA Black Raspberry Jam

Thread Changes, from Gumnuts STARS:
          174 = GA Raspberry Parfait          193 = DMC 3727
235 = DMC 3608293 = DMC 3804
464 = TWX 1010 Aloha486 D = TWX 1115 Coffee n' Cream
626 = DMC 906645 = DMC 906
646 = DMC 904744 = Mo's Sale Precious Star
746 = TWX 1105 Sunset748 = Mo's Sale Precious Star
823 = CC Goldfish945 = DMC 3790
947 = DMC 3781991 = DMC 3866


CC = Classic Colorworks/Crescent ColoursGA = The Gentle Art Sampler Threads
TWX = ThreadworXWDW = Weeks Dye Works

Section of Oops?
✘ Flowers to right of house are lower than charted

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