meltintall3 | A horse, of course!

When I went back to this project a few days ago I discovered I was, oh, two minutes from being done with the horse's head. I have no idea why I stopped when I did, because apparently I could easily have been done at least a month ago.

Now that I've completed my very own pattern, I have learned a few things. For one, the thread I have on hand is not quite suited for the fine detail work I drew into the pattern. For future reference, I need to make my pattern drawings with a slightly thicker brush size...For two... the speckling stitch is super pretty. For three, perhaps I should have looked at my stitch guide and designed the pattern to use more of the stitches. But I'm quite pleased with my results anyway.

Now I just have to cut it out and sew it together with matching bias tape. Or should I use a red tape around the edges? Choices like that could easily set this back another three months...