Finished!

I added ribbon and beads in the center-both Mill Hill seed and bugle beads. Last, I finished the border by adding beads to join the bands. This was a fun, fast stitch!

Border and beads

I have finished the border with my modification. I have added all the interior beads and am showing only half of the design so you can see all the beads.

The Border

Working on the border. First a cross with the pearl, then one with Kreinik and then rice stitch over the first cross.

Lots more!

The overall shot shows the outside border of cross stitches with Kreinik crosses over some of them. I am changing the outside border to create this shape instead of adding another design in the center of the N, S, E, and W sides. The second photo is a closeup of the center design that shows the beads adding to the centers all around.

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I started the corners and then moved to beading the centers of the Jessicas.

Section 9

I finished Section 9 with the triangular Jessicas. Each one has Kreinik continental stitches in the center.

Section 8

Section 8 is done and I have started 9. All four corner Sprats Heads are done and I have started the triangular Jessicas.

Rhodes

Today was a lot of Rhodes stitches all around the outside. Scattered with a few cross stitches here and there.

Growing.....

I added the next section which is a Jessica surrounded by a Walnetto stitch.

Finished the Norwich stitches and added Triangular Sprats heads all around them.

Finished the upright crosses and have started the Norwich stitch in the centers.

Almost not quite

Not as much stitching time so I did not quite finished the last square.

Upright Cross

Started the next section which is a diamond shape set of two rows worked in upright cross

Section 4

I have added Rhodes diamonds with the pearl cotton and then outlined them with Kreinik #8

Three sides of Jessicas

Almost done with the Jessicas!

Jessicas

The next section on the chart is Jessicas. Some in pearl cotton and some in Kreinik.

Progress on the center

Today's progress! Filled in the center of the Kreinik, added Watercolours around it and started the Jessicas.

Celebrating Stitches

This is the center of Celebrating Stitches, the 100th of Freda's Fancies. It is the start of the center motif being worked on 18 x 18 bars.