When I picked this stitch for my patriotic stitch for this weekend, I had set a goal for myself to start and finish it by tonight. If I had not met that goal – no big deal – but sometimes I like to set some goals to see if things will take as long to stitch as I think and of course it all depends on what other stuff I get up to during that time period so you never know.
This time I met the goal. I just put the final stitches in a little while ago. My next goal will be to have it fully finished so it can be displayed by the 4th of July. I left out one star because it made it too crowded for me and only used one of the called-for colors. I also backstitched my eagle’s head so it was more distinctive. It was an easy and fun stitch.
I think I will be finishing it on wood blank. It’s 1″ wide so will stand up on its own on a shelf or table etc. unless I find something else to use.
Hmmm now what will I stitch on for the rest of tonight?
Very pretty! Like the idea of backstitching the eagle’s head.
Very nice. You’ve encouraged me to try cross stitch. Jane Ramey
This did turn out so nice.