A Year of Doodles Finale

Well it's hard to believe I worked on this embroidery panel for a full year! But it's true, and I was very conscientious to work on each month's section only during that month. 

The design measures 8" in diameter, and I had ordered the pre-printed panel from StitchDoodles @stitchdoodlesdesign. I used a double-thickness of Aurifil 12wt thread throughout, except at the very end - in December I needed a true red thread, and I only had that in Wonderfil perle cotton #8, so I used just one strand of that where needed.

A little finer than many of the samplers I've done, the 12wt was perfect for this design, imho. I really enjoyed switching up the color focus each month, admittedly inspired by a finished sampler I'd seen by @stitch_happy24. 

Now time to move on to my (many) holiday-related stitching projects.....

A Year of Doodles

After finishing up the Oh Christmas Tree stitchery from Stitchdoodles, I went looking at the website, to see what else might be fun to stitch. And there I found A Year of Doodles. 

A monthly embroidery fabric panel, I ordered the pre-printed panel, which comes with a square of soft Calico stabilizer to put behind the panel before putting it into an embroidery hoop. I'm using a double-thickness of Aurifil 12wt for this panel. I'm thinking of using a different handful of colors for each month. And yes, I paid for shipping from the UK, but I figured for a year-long project, it was definitely worth it. Just a few more days, and I get to start in on February!