I have had a love affair with this canvas for many years.  Amanda Lawford paints the most magnificent canvases.

When Amanda came for a visit last year, somehow we ended up with the 30 inch version of this canvas.  WAY too big.  So, when the 20 inch canvas was still there at Christmas, I decided I’d been a good girl this year and deserved a present.

The robe is a lot of area to cover.  So, I laid a long diagonal stitch with Sparkle braid and couched it down with Soie d’Alger.

Ignore the stitch on the robe here.  I still have to rip that out.  I don’t always get it right the first time.  I’m trying my hand at needle painting.  Always gotta try something new.