ASK30: Bayou Bullfrogs
Description:
These irresistible whimsical frogs were adapted from a quilt design. An elaborate geometric border was added to the four-way arrangement to give the frogs a framework that suggests a pond setting with lily pads. The bodies of the frogs are embellished with a blackwork pattern that is superimposed over a laidwork foundation. The legs are filled with a Web variation, and the background area is filled with fun parabolic stitches inside the star motifs. The main outlines are defined with a counted Assisi style back stitch framework, and large placement and sequence charts are included of all of the fillings.
These irresistible whimsical frogs were adapted from a quilt design. An elaborate geometric border was added to the four-way arrangement to give the frogs a framework that suggests a pond setting with lily pads. The bodies of the frogs are embellished with a blackwork pattern that is superimposed over a laidwork foundation. The legs are filled with a Web variation, and the background area is filled with fun parabolic stitches inside the star motifs. The main outlines are defined with a counted Assisi style back stitch framework, and large placement and sequence charts are included of all of the fillings.
Materials:
(The original model combined bright greens with yellow accents but alternative pink or purple accents are suggested in parentheses after the yellow threads listed below):
18" square piece of Zweigart 24-mesh white Congress cloth
18" square stretcher frame
#8 pearl cotton:
DMC #702 light medium grass green, 1 ball
Anchor #923 dark green, l ball
Anchor #297 yellow, 1 ball (Anchor #109 or #110 lavender or DMC #899 pink)
#12 pearl cotton:
5 yards DMC #310 black
1 ball plus 6 yards Anchor #923 dark green
DMC floss:
2 1/2 skeins #701 medium grass green
#8 Kreinik metallic thread:
2 1/2 reels #015 chartreuse
Fleur de Paris Fine Velour:
2 blister packs #136 yellow (#113 lavender or #158 pink)
Frosted glass beads:
1 package Mill Hill #62041 frosted buttercup (#62047 lavender or #62005 dusty rose)
Needles: Tapestry #22, #24, #26, and #28 plus #24 chenille
(The original model combined bright greens with yellow accents but alternative pink or purple accents are suggested in parentheses after the yellow threads listed below):
18" square piece of Zweigart 24-mesh white Congress cloth
18" square stretcher frame
#8 pearl cotton:
DMC #702 light medium grass green, 1 ball
Anchor #923 dark green, l ball
Anchor #297 yellow, 1 ball (Anchor #109 or #110 lavender or DMC #899 pink)
#12 pearl cotton:
5 yards DMC #310 black
1 ball plus 6 yards Anchor #923 dark green
DMC floss:
2 1/2 skeins #701 medium grass green
#8 Kreinik metallic thread:
2 1/2 reels #015 chartreuse
Fleur de Paris Fine Velour:
2 blister packs #136 yellow (#113 lavender or #158 pink)
Frosted glass beads:
1 package Mill Hill #62041 frosted buttercup (#62047 lavender or #62005 dusty rose)
Needles: Tapestry #22, #24, #26, and #28 plus #24 chenille