Tish Watkins, the designer behind Happy Heart, just put up a picture of the finished mermaid on her blog.
You can look at the first link to see how it looked stitched but unfinished and then go to the second link to see how much better it looks finished.
I’m as guilty as most folks (maybe more so) about finishing, I have PILES of stitched but not finished needlepoint and sometimes I even make efforts to finish a few. Especially now that Christmas is coming and I’m scrambling for gifts.
But it is amazing to me how much better even the nicest piece can look once it’s finished. Add trims, ribbons, and lovely fabric and look at how the design is enhanced.
If you can sew and have or rent a sewing machine, you can finish needlework yourself. There are some great resources out there. I’ll blog about some and include some links tomorrow.
Now it’s back to cleaning the house for Thanksgiving and working on Wicked.
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