So I made an early start, and on Boxing Day 2017 I started on my Christmas Village pattern from Victoria Sampler. I've had this pattern in my stash for five years! But I always knew I'd do it one day.
Part of the delay was deciding whether to use DMC stranded cotton for the lacy white sections, or break out and order Krienik Mori silk thread. I use DMC for the white sections on my Gingerbread Village, but because these lacy sections are so beautiful, and this piece will get framed one day, I decided that I needed to get the Krienik Mori.
So I'm underway now, and really hope to get this finished before Christmas 2018.
And here's why:
In a moment of weakness I purchased the next pattern for the Gingerbread Village! It's the Gingerbread Retreat Cottage and it looks lovely.
I know that the Flower Shop has been released now too, but it's only available as a Student Kit. I don't want to buy it that way because (a) it's expensive, and (b) it includes the linen, but I want to keep working with the linen I already have to maintain a consistent colouring.
my collection stitched over five years |
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