Have you ever liked your mistake better than the way a pattern was charted? That's what happened to me here. I mistook a square symbol for a circle symbol and put beads where there should have been dark red stitches. I thought it looked different for a Sweetheart Tree pattern to have all those beads, but I double checked even! In my defense, the ST charts are tiny, faint, and hand drawn. I did really like the effect; even my mom commented on how pretty it is. Then I saw the symbol correctly on the smaller flower lines and realized what I had done. Normally I would have ripped it out to stay true to the designer's vision. But I really liked it! So I gritted my teeth and left it as is. Click on the photo to get a better look. It's very sparkly.
This is my second to last Sweetheart Tree needleroll, and I have the fabric for the last one. I ordered it along with a chart for the By the Sea exchange, which I'm furiously stitching on. It's a little large for an exchange piece, but it was all I could figure out to stitch.
I also ordered the Weeks Dye Works for Zelda's Hat. My mom bought me a ton of different black fabrics, so I'll need to start that soon.
8 comments:
That's lovely ... I really like the delicacy of The Sweetheart Tree's designs but find that I really have to be in the mood for all that backstitching. For you to have done all those needle rolls one right after another just boggles my mind ... especially since I put away my own Holly and Hearts Sampler away for a three month sabatical ... I shy away from calling it a UFO since I am afraid I'll never get back to it if I do.
I really like the beads too. Congrats on the finish.
Fingers crossed I'll pull my Zelda's Hat out next month.
Oh Michelle, I love your mistake! It's gorgeous!
wow, that's stunning - the beads really set the piece off - well done for making such a happy mistake!
WOW Michelle its gorgeous, I sometimes make the mistake of beads instead of a stitch, and it does look better sometimes.
Congrats hun.
Your mistake is very pretty indeed. Think of it as putting your own stamp on a design
What a happy mistake - I think it looks great. :) Congrats on your finish.
A beautiful finish.
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