Dreaming Frida

 Dreaming Frida is a small sampler that was a Barbara-Ana Designs stitch-along.  This is a small sampler, just 7.5" wide by 3.5" tall, but she is very special.  I stitched the pattern using the called for DMC threads on a 32-count Zweigart mystery linen, sort of a light ecru shade.  I maintained the pattern without any changes, except that I stitched the face 1 thread over 1 linen thread so as to add dimension and detail.

I love the colors - so vibrant and remindful of Mexico and the US Southwestern areas.  Frida is well represented with keys, flowers, houses, and impressions of the desert.  Note the skull earring.