I'm done with her!

First - nice job! Wow (I often get 3/4's done on a cross stitch project and stop...I have abandonment issues I think) What were you going to do with her when you finished wall mount? pillow? I think she turned out lovely, if perhaps not what you expected. Could it be you are your own worst critic? Perhaps if you put her aside for a time and look at her down the road you will like her better?

I see something in her lap, and I definitely see the lake....

You did this. I wouldn't know where to start. It's brilliant! My only comment is did you have to lie on your side to stitch it?

Are you planning on framing her or using her as a cushion cover or something? I agree that it's not the most distinct design, but it's got a nice overall look. And I bet it looks better in real life than the photo shows.

You do such lovely work!!! Personally, I wouldn't put that much work in to something & then not finish it!!! I know from personal experience that we, the crossstitchers, are our own worst enemy!! I did one that took me 2 years to complete. I had made ONE tiny mistake & to this day EVERYTIME I look at it that is ALL I see!!! Others still tell me how beautiful it is & even a friend who can find a mistake in less than 5 seconds has NOT found the mistake in the last 10 years even though I've challenged her to find my mistake. Not seeing yours in realtime, it is hard for me to judge the beauty. Yes, I see the flowers in her lap, but they look like a bowl of strawberries to me. Maybe that's because I prefer strawberries to flowers!!! Looking at it sideways, the lake doesn't look like a lake. I have been known to buy colors I prefer more than what the pattern calls for & go over areas I don't care for with something I prefer. Sometimes in going over a particular area, it gives it a raised area giving it a 3D effect & also highlighting the area I consider more important!!! Also, the contrast of their colors vs my colors gives a unique color that NOBODY can duplicate, so I have a definite "one-of-a-kind" piece. I try to NOT do that very often, but it has been done before!!!! Like somebody else here suggested, you just might want to put it away for awhile to work on something you like better & then when you come back to it, you might be able to see it in a different light!!! I just know that I would NOT stop at this close to completion!!!!

Congrats Barb on a job well done! People that do not cross stitch cannot even begin to imagine how many hours are in this beautiful piece. yes I do see the lake and the flowers in her lap. Usually a piece won't look as good close up. Maybe hang it up on a wall with a piece of tape and stand back to get a better perspective. May I enquire who made the pattern? some of the designers do a more delicate pattern to have the person viewing the piece to spend more time viewing the design when finished. Other patterns are quite bold. That is deffinate in the piece I have put on discussion here April Birthstone by Mystic Stitch. My best friend (Gayle) finished a piece from Golden Kite entitled "The Accolade" it took her 3 years to finish it. It is now matted and framed over her bed. It is approx 3 1/2 ft long by 2 1/2ft wide. She is now working on a piece entitled "Adam's Creation" and it is from Mystic Stitch. I have 3 WIP pieces and after I finish the April birthstone which is for my granddaughter for Christmas, I will turn my attention to my other Mystic Stitch piece "Rocky Mountain Kingdom" this is being done on 22ct 1 thread over 1. Yea I am a glutton for punishment LOL Anyway enjoy she is a very delicate beautiful piece. The more I look at her the more she looks like a Lanarte piece? is she a gift? And last question is What do you plan on working on next?

Well aren't we our own worst critics when it comes to things we have made? I know back when I used to do a lot of crossstitch it seemed I was never satisfied, and now that I do a lot of Croceting it is the same way. Personally I think there should be an easier way to be Happy with our work we do, but then especially me since I also sell the items, I would keep a lot more of the stuff I do as well.

wow, good for you! that must have taken forever! looks nice but hard to see ever detail.

I think she looks pretty good and you are agonizing over her... stick her in a frame and give her as a gift to someone - they'll never know the difference and you will both be happy!

Calm down man!