Morning Star

Morning Star by Blackbird Designs is copyright 2011 and is now Out of Print. I have had it kitted up with fabric and floss for some time. The original design calls for 30ct French Vanilla by R & R Reproductions and floss by Classic Colorworks (Barn Door, Calico Kitty, Cocoa Bean, and Country Lane.)

I decided after looking at the cover photo that I would rather use Autumn colors to stitch this one. I already has a piece of cream aida kitted up and went to my collection of Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss to pick some colors. I decided on:

• Rustic Charm (darkest rust)
• Fireside Glow (dark orange)
• Gray’s Lily (light orange)
• Ripe Avocado (dark olive green)

 

I decided I wanted to add some kind of trim to this one but could not find enough of what I wanted to use so online to Etsy I went. In the past, I had ordered some hand-torn cotton frayed edges ribbons from LinenLark to use for ruched ribbon finishes. I had ordered Terracotta in the past and knew it would be perfect.