Dachshund Blues

Didn't I say it would be done on Saturday? And I didn't even do any work on it last night. Above is of course the before and after backstitching. And as always, the backstitching really makes the piece pop, picking out the details. I like the whiskers on the left cat, where they change from black to white depending on the cross stitch colour in the background. It's a nice effect.

I'll probably be returning to The Guardian now, because I really do want to get that piece finished since it's been sitting so long.

Dachshund Blues

It's getting close now! You can easily see where all three cats are now. Four colours left to go, then the backstitching. This will almost probably not be done by tomorrow night, but it should be finished on Saturday I should think.

Dachshund Blues

I'm not sure if the keyboard is supposed to be part of the dog, or if it's just resting on her back. I'm going to say that it's not actually part of the dog, so that I can say that the dog is complete! Except for her collar. And the one white stitch for the shine on her nose. But those are left on purpose (there aren't very many green stitches, so I'm leaving those until near the end, probably just before the backstitching).

Dachshund Blues

It's a lot more obvious now where the dog is! I also may have been a little bit optimistic when I thought that 1/4 was already done last time, either that or I just didn't get as much done today.

Dachshund Blues

When the spouse is away... there's no one around to remind you that there are plenty of WIPs already started and you should really be working on those instead of starting on something new.

At least this one's not that big (I think this is already a good quarter of the cross stitches done), and I don't see any reason why it won't be completely finished before hubby gets back in a week. So at least I'll have something to show for it!