I have to say that this is not one of my best pictures as I am really not sure how the h*** I was standing when I took it?! I sometimes just randomly take pictures to see how colors and stitches are working out as it will show up in the picture what you don’t see with your eye.

The house itself is just about finished with just a few more bricks waiting to be stitched. I am so loving stitching with the Dinky Dyes. It was suggested that I should just do a darning stitch over the ducks to give the feel that they are behind the windows.Well first of all I really don’t see those are windows, just openings in the Easter Egg House. Secondly I think that the ducks are too much a central part of the design not to pay individual attention to them. Team Deeva conferenced…is that a word? well if not I just made it up…and concurred that the ducks should be stitched, but very delicately of course. Amy’s Golden Strand came to the rescue and sent out a lovely package of Petite Pelouche in several colors that I will stitch the ducks with. I just need to dig through the stash for a few floss colors for the bonnets.

Keeping with the thinking that I see the Easter Egg House with openings rather than windows, I am trying to achieve the continuation of the sky through the openings. I am doing the same stitch as the sky was done in, but only using a single ply of Gloriana Hydrangea. I am not sure though when I get to the bottom 2 blue ones if I should stitch the openings the same? or continue with a 4 way Continental that I did in center the door. I look at that the area is too small, will be very difficult to get a good flow of the stitch and the compensation stitches…well it might be way too challenging. But then again would it not work if I do something different? Decisions! decisions!

In only a few short weeks, less than 3 to be exact, Team Deeva will be headed to Baltimore for the Fall TNNA Cash & Carry Show. This is a new venue for us and I still don’t get the idea of fall show in the middle of August? Anyhow Team Deeva will be there and we are thrilled to be at a show on the East Coast. We will be selling and we will be teaching! Lots of fun things and surprises are in store! Come visit the Deeva herself, Robin and me of course in room 618 at the show hotel. Stay tuned for lots more details to be coming soon. and until next time…keep on stitching