Friday, May 22, 2015

Friday - Birds of a Feather Series Recap

I'm pretty proud (patting myself on the back) to have stitched an entire series!  I thought you might enjoy a recap of the ten pieces in Birds of a Feather's Animal Sayings.

In the order in which I stitched them.  


Design - "Cold as a Lizard"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 28 count Antique Pink linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 20 July 2010
Completed - 21 July 2010

Wow!  That was fast stitching!

Design - "Cute as a Bug"
Designer - Birds of a Feather in "Stitcher's World" May 2001
Fabric - 32 count R & R Dark Cappuccino
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 16 May 2010
Completed - 19 May 2010

Framed 2014

Design - "Curious as a Cat"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 30 count R & R Mink linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 26 May 2010
Completed - 31 May 2010

Framed 2014


Design - "Soft as a Bunny"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 32 count Birds of a Feather Barn Owl linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 17 July 2011
Completed - 29 July 2011

Design - "Happy as a Lark"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 28 count Liberty Gathering Gray R & R linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 15 August 2012
Completed - 17 August 2012

Design - "Quiet as a Mouse"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 28 count Liberty Gathering Gray R & R linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 25 August 2012
Completed - 1 September 2012

Design - "Busy as a Bee"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 28 count Birds of a Feather Meadowlark linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 27 June 2014
Completed - 18 June 2014

Fast stitching once again!

Framed 2014

Design - "Smart as a Fox"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 30 count Light Cappuccino R & R linen 
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 15 March 2015
Completed - 24 March 2015

Design - "Gentle as a Lamb"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 30 count R & R Mount Vernon linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 25 March 2015
Completed - 10 April 2015

Design - "Silly as a Goose"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 32 count R & R Golden Walnut linen 
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 18 April 2015
Completed - 7 May 2015

Design - "Wise as an Owl"
Designer - Birds of a Feather
Fabric - 30 count WDW Cocoa linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 9 May 2015
Completed - 16 May 2015

All eleven in the series done.  The true hold up was finding "Wise as an Owl". It was by far the most elusive chart.  Now the challenge will be to decide which ones I next have framed.  I am thinking a bird theme with the lark, goose and owl. 

20 comments:

Sue said...
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Vickie said...

Fantastic, fantastic! I kept thinking that is my favorite. No, that is my favorite. :)

Maggee said...

Congrats on the series finish! They are all great!!

The Inspired Stitcher said...

These are all so wonderful! It was fun to see them all together. Have a great weekend!

Cindy said...

These are adorable, nice stitching!

Wanda said...

They are gorgeous Beth! It is great to see them all at one time. Another great series finished for you! Congrats!

Wanda said...

They are gorgeous Beth! It is great to see them all at one time. Another great series finished for you! Congrats!

Barb said...

What a wonderful collection and it really suits you Beth!

Margaret said...

Thanks for posting all of them together. Now I have a reference point if I ever want to try to collect them. lol! I love seeing them all together. You need to get them all framed and hung up somewhere!

Anonymous said...

great finishes ♥

LDR said...

Each one of these is so cute that it is difficult to choose a favorite. I've been enjoying your photos of spring--all the beautiful plants & birds! Thanks for sharing via your blog. It truly brightens my day (& surely that of many others.)

Poppypatchwork said...

Love all your animals in this post.

Justine said...

Thank you for posting all of these together. I wasn't aware of stitching blogs when you first started stitching on these so I haven't seen some of the early ones before.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Congratulations on completing the series. Do you think they will make it a round dozen?
I think I came for the last four designs so it's lovely to see all the earlier ones too.

Ann at Beadlework. said...

They're a great collection of designs, well done for completing the set.

Melody said...

What a great series! Kudos to you for sticking with it and stitching all of them. I like all of the sayings. It would be hard to say which one is a favorite. I really like the lark, goose and owl best I think. :)

Andrea said...

A wonderful series of designs. Congratulations for completing them all.

Pull the other thread said...

Wow what a great series. Congrats on all the wonderful finishes.

Unknown said...

Hello! I came across your site while looking for the “Curious as a Cat” cross stitch pattern. I know this is a very long shot but do you know of anywhere that is still offering to sell it?