January’s stitchalong prompt is “Let’s Go on a Trip!” Originally, I had settled on embroidering the biggest place on my bucket list: Machu Picchu. But, then I decided I didn’t actually know what I would do with that, so when I found this free Puffins on Rocks Square by Downeast Thunder Farm, I knew that was how I wanted to represent the theme!
February’s prompt is “something you love.” I don’t know if adding to this piece will count as a new project, but I love mountains and quilting, so I stitched up this mountain themed sashing border and it really makes the puffin piece stand out!
I used two techniques on this. I individually cut out the background pieces and stitched them together one by one, unlayered. I decided to layer the puffins.
I think it’s so cute! It kinda reminds me of my home state, Alaska (we have puffins there), and the idea of going on a puffin tour in Maine! (maybe with some LCers one day!) I was at Maine’s Lobster Fest a few years ago and brought home some puffin trinkets.
Aha, I gotcha! Looking forward to your creations, I’m on a ph w teeny font so maybe missed if you said what you’re up to with this. Do you have a total plan or are you just kinda playing, making it up as you go?
Lynx
(In a world where you can be anything, be kind.)
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I’m following the stitchalong prompts. I started with the puffins (travel) in January, and made this thread. Then, decided just to add to it instead on a new thread each month. Feb was “things you love,” so added mountain border to puffins. March is “welcome spring/fawna/floral/fairies” so did the fawn. My goal is to make the themes work together coherently and have a final piece at the end of the year instead of 12 random pieces.