This weekend I spent some quality time with Flo and began the arduous task of stitching the background. I briefly considered starting the wings, but since the background had already been started, decided it would be more sensible to continue to work my way from the bottom up.
The background flowers at the bottom are simply gorgeous but are some of those motifs where you don’t get the full effect until you step away from what you have been doing. For the past two evenings all I have seen was a blur of pink. It wasn’t until this evening when I pulled Flo out to photograph her that I noticed how those blobs of pink were forming obvious flowers! 
I hope that I can finish this piece before the end of the summer and as a result have decided to designate it my semi-focus piece. However, though I want to make sure I spend regular time on Flo, I am not going to focus on her exclusively. After all, there are so many other things to stitch at the same time!
Dee says:
The piece I am working on is the same way. You feel like you are just stitching random colors, but when you step back you see that it actually makes a flower.
I’m doing The Four Seasons by Marjolein Bastin.
You fairy is beautiful. The fabric really sets off the colors nicely.
8 May 2007 at 09:19
Anne S says:
Flo is looking stunning!
8 May 2007 at 21:40
Christine V says:
Flora is really pretty, especially on that fabric. I really like your biscornu, too!
10 May 2007 at 13:46
Niamh says:
I love how your fairy looks on that blue in contrast to mine on brown. I’m hoping to pick mine up over the weekend and tackle a block of the wings.
11 May 2007 at 12:38
Sue says:
Flo is looking lovely.
12 May 2007 at 21:59