WIP - Work in progress the Butterfly Cushion

I knew I said I wouldnt start this project until the hot water bottle covers were done but this piece just spoke to me.  So I Just did a teeny weeny piece.  It didnt stop there though.

Quite a bit more worked. I am not happy with the palest shade of blue provided it is more like a grey.  Not what I expected at all. But its working up reasonably quickly and I enjoy the rythm of the hand work. Its even relatively neat on the back for me. Its silly but this kit reminds me of the summer meadows that we used to play in as children going newting and tiddling with a butterfly net and chasing the butterflies with our nets and bumble bees popping them into jars to study ghem and then setting them free.  All of that is not politically correct these days but this is what children did.  I do feel so that subsequent generations have missed out on so much freedom.  If you double click on the pictures you will be able to see which areas I have worked thus far.

Since then I have gone onto work some more of the panel and now half of the Butterfly is to all intent and purposes worked.  I am enjoying working this panel and it is working up a lot quicker than I had anticipated but I keep chugging away at it.

So I am gradually making inroads into this project.

Another session of stitching accomplished. Nearly another quarter of the Butterfly worked.  I think this is going to look lovely once completed.

I still have a lot more to do will do an update once a little more is worked and the hot water bottle covers finished.

Theres no hope for me!

Catch you soon.

Pattypan xx