Mini Magical Mystery SAL 7 - Final Post

Welcome back for the final post of the seventh Mini Magical Mystery SAL! Don't worry it's not over - the Mini Magical Mystery SAL 8 starts in an hour! This post is just a final post showing my stitching of part fourteen and it added to the ever growing chain.  I do hope you all had fun! I have loved seeing your stitching in the Facebook group! (Remember these are mysteries so belong in the Mystery group, even if you are also a member of the main SAL group). This time there were two possible endings - so you could choose which one you wanted to do.

This is what mine looked like after stitching part fourteen. It is finished at this stage.

This is mine after stitching the bonus part which links the inner lines to the squares. I like both endings but didn't want to rip after stitching the sample so left it as is.

Here are both sides all ready to stitch together - it's funny how different it looks just by removing the rest of the fabric (and folding the seam allowance back)!

All finished! I had a spot of bother as the original cord bit came out when I gave it a gentle tug to make sure it hadn't been pulled in while stuffing. I had to cut the thread and remove some stitches in order to be able to put a new one in. This was a last resort after trying other ways to get it in.

The whole chain outside. It's getting quite long and there are still at least two more to come!

A closer look at them all.

And the backs in the same position as the picture above.

These are the threads and seed beads used this time. The plain red was used for the backstitched outline and finishing and is DMC 309, I used Jodyri Designs 104/. Rose Ringed Parakeet for the main stitching. I didn't include the green craft thread that I'm using for the cording this time. I used TOHO TR-11-355 "Inside-Color Crystal/Siam-Lined" size 11 seed beads for the edges.

I'll be back in an hour with the first part of the eighth Mini Magical Mystery SAL!