Mint with a Twist is finished...........................It's a stitching miracle, I finished the design in two days.  It helps that I had already stitched this design once so I was familiar with it and I didn't choose any cotton floss or stranded silk so no laying of threads.

Hopefully you can see how I rotated the orange square 180 degrees to create a different design.  The last row of the design is a series of small squares and even with two sections rotated you can follow the small squares all around the design.

 

I really like the contrast of the orange colors I choose. The camera washes out how vibrant the oranges really are.

 

In hindsight I wish I had chosen a Perle Cotton that had more contrast, the camera picks up on the pinks but in person the red squares are really red.  The pinks don't show as much in person.

 

Next project is another one of Kathy Rees' designs called Cobalt.  Tune in tomorrow for a look at the progress.

The new project is...........................Mint with a Twist.  When I stitched Mint by Kathy Rees of Needle Delights I noticed that the design is really in four quadrants.  Kathy has a couple of other designs that are in four quadrants and she rotates them for a completely different design.  Why not try doing that with Mint since it has four quadrants.

I wanted to use red and since orange is my favorite color include that also.  I choose Watercolours 221 for the red overdyed thread, Perle Cotton 666 for the solid red and Caron Snow for the red sparkle element.  For the orange I choose Watercolours 208 for the overdyed thread, Perle Cotton 908 and Threadworx #8 Braid 710710.  I began with the opposite red quadrants and then began with one of the orange quadrants.  I have no idea what this will actually look like but I like the idea of rotating some of the design to see what happens.

 

I included the original Mint finished design to show that it is in four quadrants and so you can hopefully get an idea of what I am going for.

 

This is a close up of one of the red quadrants in progress.

Hide N Seek is finished...................The last stitch is placed and the project is finished.  The last squares are stitched and the striped border is also done. I'm glad to have this projected finished so I can start the next one.  Check in tomorrow and see what I have selected for my next project, it's a twist on a design I stitched previously.

 

Hide N Seek update.........................I didn't post my progress yesterday, it was a hard day and I was drained.  Now on the home stretch, just need to finish the Cotton floss in the corner square, stitch the remaining 3 smaller squares and finish the border.  I should still be on track to finish this weekend.

 

Moving along with Hide N Seek.............The canvas has been rotated, how exciting!!  Ok so not really but I did finish half the design so I rotated the canvas.  It is a sign of progress.

 

I finished half the striped border and started on the next set of squares.  My plan is to finish this weekend.

Hide N Seek progress update.................................I had some extra time this weekend so I was able to move along nicely on Hide N Seek.  I'm almost half way at this point, will rotate the canvas in the next day or so.

 

The design calls for a black border however I decided to change the border to add color.  I like the striped border and decided to slant it towards the middle.  Not sure what I will do at the corners, maybe a solid color not sure yet.

Hide N Seek continues........................More progress on Hide N Seek, slowing laying the Cotton floss.  Yes I know a broken record.  Completed more of the checkerboard border and center squares.  I started on the outer border of smaller squares, once the bottom half is finished I will flip the canvas upside down and stitch the other half.