The Cross Stitch
April Cottage of the Month designed by Country Cottage Needleworks
Stitch Count: 77 x 77
Fabric: 32 count Vintage Country Mocha Lugana by Zweigart
Thread: Called for DMC; DMC 209, DMC 420, DMC 422, DMC 604, DMC 722, DMC 744, DMC 3031, DMC 3053, DMC 3363, DMC Blanc
Changes; DMC 208 (instead of DMC 553), DMC 800 (instead of DMC 3840)
The Finish
Mounting Board: Generic mat board
Cotton Fabric: Lori Holt’s Dainty Design in Lettuce from the Mercantile Collection
Batting: 80/20 Cotton Poly Batting
Trim: Both the purple trim and the pink ribbon for the bow are from the Easter Trim Bundle by Celebrate it from Michaels
My Thoughts
Another bright and fun Cottage of the Month finish! April follows along with the March design in that I finished it with greens and pinks; I really love how it turned out, especially that bright pink bow! I honestly, really wanted to use a yellow finishing fabric but all of my yellows were on the orange side, so it didn’t look right. Green saved the day, and it works perfectly!
I love this flat finish version of the Cottage of the Month series with the big fabric border. More impact and more colour to show it off! And, they are perfect squares so they would be easy to pop into a frame if I wanted to change it up!
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