Friday 8 January 2016

Sweet Pea - Nora Corbett

Well...after finishing Vixen and the SAL piece, it was a case of what shall I stitch on next?  I have 3 tubs/boxes of WIP's/UFO's and so grabbed the first box to have a look through.  Sweet Pea caught my eye, so I pulled the threads and cracked on with her.

Here she is before I started working on her...

Sweet Pea Pixie - Nora Corbett

...and here is where I am up to now.


I have no idea why this photo is refusing to turn round the right way, but you get the idea!  I had the bright idea of doing the skin 1 over 1 which is taking FOREVER!

25 comments:

Debbie said...

Happy New Year to you...this looks beautiful. I love the colours. x

Pull the other thread said...

Stunning progress, love this chart and your stitching is wonderful

Rachel said...

She looks absolutely fantastic and I love the colours. Good luck with the remainder of the skin! :)

blue star stitcher said...

Good for you pulling out a WIP instead of starting something new (that's always my vice). I love the jewel tones in the petals of her skirt.

cucki said...

She looks so beautiful xx

stitchersanon said...

Gorgeous. I love this one!

The Knitting Cross Stitcher said...

Gorgeous colours.She is going to be beautiful!

Heather said...

She's looking great!

Linda said...

Nice progress Sharon.

Linda

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Sweet pea is gorgeous, love those colours. The over one skin will be well worth the extra work. I've loved it every time I've made the effort. You can also smooth out the blockiness of the edges so well too. No-one wants lumpy legs LOL

Mary - Lecoeurceltique said...

Good progress. I've done over 1 in the past and found myself wondering ... why? You'll be pleased you did so when it's finished.

Katie said...

Wow tons of progress. I love the look of over 1 skin. It's worth it. Hang in there.

Annie said...

She's stunning! The over 1 skin will be worth it. I'm going to try it on my next Nora Corbett piece.

Mii Stitch said...

Really nice progress!! Love the colours and looking forward to seeing her finished.

Blu said...

She's looking so pretty!

Susan said...

This is one of my favorite patterns. I have always thought it would make a great baby sampler as she looks like she is holding a baby up to be admired (at least to me)

Justine said...

She's beautiful, gorgeous colours. Hope you're enjoying her.

gominam said...

Glad you chose her, she looks fabulous:)

Emma/Itzy said...

She is looking great!

Thoeria said...

She looks gorgeous! I love her colours

Astrids dragon said...

I don't think I've seen her before, she's going to be beautiful!

Brigitte said...

Oh my, what a wonderful project this is. And it shows some nice progress. I choose my next projects the same way - I go through my boxes and pull out everything and then there is always one project that shouts out the loudest, lol.

Faith... said...

She looks great, I just love the colors of her dress!

Happy New Year Sharon.

Annette-California said...

You have some awesome stash to choose from. Sweet Pea is another stunning project. Love all the colors. You are on a roll.
love Annette

Annie said...

Great choice and great progress already. Three tubs? Wow! It's a regular cross stitch shop at your place.