A New Beginning...

Finally! I set up the center of my next project. These will be the cardinals that will highlight my Winter Song piece when completed. I'm using the same musical ground fabric as I did for Song of Spring.

I began by stitching felt to the areas I'll be building up with my needlework as I work on my first bird. I'm embroidering the male first.

I'm using two threads of stranded cotton because I can use a thread each of two different colors to get the shading I'd like to see. I couldn't resist doing the crest right away.

Handsome's last concert in Fond du Lac for the summer season was last night. Of course, I was there. We had a band celebration to attend when it was over, so that was nice, too.

I'll get back to my needle dancing again today, so I'll be sharing updates as I get more done. I'd love to hear your feedback as I show you how it's going.