Sweet Tunes

Designer: Stoney Creek - Copyright ©2006 Stoney Creek Collection, Inc.

Fabric: 28ct White Monaco
Design Size: 7.5" x 7" (stitch count 82w x 77h)
Start Date: June 30, 2006
End Date: September 17, 2006

This design is from the February 2006 issue of Stoney Creek Cross Stitch Collection. I saw the model at CATS Las Vegas and had to get it for my daughter, who was in her second year of violin at her school (third year as of the time I finished).

I used DMC colors, though the Anchor browns might have resulted in a richer color. I used Needle Necessities "Camouflage" for the vine instead of Glissengloss "Pine Forest," mainly because the NN was already in my stash. I did stich with Glissengloss for the silver metallic thread, however, since the Stoney Creek booth had it available for sale the same time I bought the magazine. I also used three strands instead of two for black and dark grey, for better coverage. I changed the lettering from backstitched to over-one, except for the last line.