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Dressed to impress
I wanted to create a very
romantic feel for the girl’s
outift, giving the piece more
of a period feel. The dress I’ve
designed for her has billowing
white sleeves, a long skirt and
feminine pink ribbons. This
pink shade is mirrored in the
flowers on this grassy bank.
Green goodness
It’s hard not to be inspired by the
beautiful English countryside when
desigining a landscape scene such
as this one – from the still waters of
the lake to the lush green trees on
the other side, and not forgetting
the beautiful weeping willow. I just
love these trees, with their delicately
trailing branches providing much
needed shade in the summertime.
MARIA DIAZ’S
Designer Secrets
Lake scene
“This delightful scene is very classic and
would look beautiful almost anywhere.
I love the summery, ‘Monet’ feel of the
piece, and the dog, I think, brings a cute
touch that will appeal to any dog lover.”
Hannah Erskine, Charting Assistant
Bottom left
Bottom right
Cross stitch in two strands
DMC Anchor Madeira
blanc 2 2402 white
12 279 2703 lime green
320 215 1311 dark green
368 214 1310 green
369 1043 1309 light green
435 1046 2010 tan
437 362 2012 light tan
471 266 1501 moss green
501 878 1704 sage green
503 876 1702 light sage green
580 267 1608 olive green
581 280 1609 light olive green
712 926 2101 cream
747 158 1104 sky blue
818 23 502 baby pink
950 4146 2309 peach
962 75 609 pink
3031 360 2003 dark brown
3033 391 1908 light beige
3051 681 1508 dark sage green
3064 883 2312 light brick red
3687 68 604 raspberry pink
3716 25 503 light pink
3726 1018 810 plum
3752 1032 1708 blue
3774 778 306 light peach
3782 899 1911 beige
3862 374 1913 brown
Half cross stitch in two strands
747 158 1104 sky blue
3752 1032 1708 blue
Backstitch in one strand
––––– 640 393 1905 grey
––––– 3031 360 2003 dark brown
––––– 3687 68 604 raspberry pink
––––– 3772 1007 2311 brick red
STITCH COUNT 116 high x 156 wide
DESIGN AREA 14 HPI (28-count evenweave) –
21x28. 5cm (8¼x11¼in)
This design was stitched using DMC stranded cotton on
28-count evenweave over two threads of the fabricGirl and dog key