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The design brought a smile to my face and all I could think of is how much he will love it!

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What a fabulous Octopus that is and I am certain he is going to look magnific when stitched. :whoop: :whoop: :whoop: :whoop:

Ummmm just wondering if there is ever an end to your amazing ability to just pick out the right design for each card?
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That octopus will be amazing! I think he'll love that...😁
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Poor Septimus! Obviously lost a limb in a noble contest!
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After this special 7th birthday septopus I will give him his lost limb back for future use :-)
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Mabel Figworthy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 2:42 pm After this special 7th birthday septopus I will give him his lost limb back for future use :-)
Phew! Well I'm ever so glad about that...
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I'm having great fun with Septimus - doing this after working on Bruce's couching feels a bit like colouring with big wax crayons after doing a very precise painting :-)

Apologies for the quality of the pic, I took this as I was stitching by artifical light last night. Oh, also a pic of some of the materials I've gathered together from stash.

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Love it, love it, love it. :dance: That's not Angelina in the top stitching, is it? Horrible, unruly stuff.
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I'm in the process of writing a FoF about all the materials used, but no Angelina - never even heard of the stuff! What is it?
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A little tweak has been necessary to the tentacles, and in the end the embroidery turned out just a little too large for the card, but with a bit of pushing, and making the stitching spill over the card, it should still work.
Card picture tomorrow hopefully, but here is the stitching :dance:

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That is amazing.
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Roland wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:15 pm That is amazing.
Absolutely amazing!

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A real beauty this one and most unusual. Love it. :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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rcperryls wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:36 pm
Roland wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:15 pm That is amazing.
Absolutely amazing!

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Well I never! A 7 legged Octopus (Septopus I should say!! :doh: )

How did I miss this fella??

What an imagination you have Mabel!! :dance: :applesauce:
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It took a bit of doing but it's in :-) and has been delivered ready for his birthday next week.

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I like that :applesauce:

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hE LOOKS RIGHT AT HOME. :whoop: :whoop: :whoop: :whoop: :whoop:
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It's wonderful -- right down to the suckers on Septopus's tentacles. And I particularly like the seaweed (kelp?) and coral. So clever. :applesauce: :applesauce:
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The suckers are integral to the thread - the moment I thought of an octopus/septopus that particular thread immediately sprung to mind! Unfortunately it was too fussy to do all seven legs in, so I had to improvise :-)
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