Garden Exchange for Cari
10 February 2006 22:44 finishing, happy dances, round robins, exchanges, & gifts
Hooray! I just found out that Cari received the garden exchange piece that I stitched for her safe and sound, so now I can share a picture.
It has been a while since I finished this piece (If I remember right I finished it way back in November!) and all of its specs are on my hard drive at home, but I will share the information that I can remember. 
The pattern is from a pair of bookmark patterns called “Nature’s Beauty” by Robin Kingsley and is available from FreePatterns.com. I stitched this little birdhouse on 11 count per centimeter pink Evenweave and finished it into a flat-fold using Kim’s flat-fold instructions.
It was a quick stitch but that didn’t make it any less enjoyable to stitch and considering that this was the first time I did a flat-fold, I think I did a pretty darn good job. 
All in all, I must say that I really liked this finishing method and I am sure that I will do it again in the future.
11 February 2006 at 06:23
It’s lovely Renée - I love all the little bugs. Nice job and well worth waiting to see!
11 February 2006 at 06:54
It is beautiful! Great finishing.
11 February 2006 at 19:14
That’s gorgeous Renée, congrats!
12 February 2006 at 01:13
What a great exchange piece. I really love the bird house and the way you finished it. Wonderful job!!
12 February 2006 at 08:10
Great job on your exchange piece - the finishing looks fantastic!
I also love the baby sampler - and your stash haul from the States looks very impressive … some lovely pieces in there! Glad to hear you’re having such a great time back in the US of A :))
12 February 2006 at 22:26
What a cute design, and a great finish!
14 February 2006 at 16:40
The flat fold looks great and i am sure cari loves it