Introducing Cha-Cha (Leigh Designs)

The canvas above is from Leigh Designs' Brazil series.  It is one of eight bird-fruit-flower designs on 18 count pink canvas, all named after dance styles.  You can see the whole series on the Leigh website.  All the designs are 12 inches square, so this is a pretty large piece.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp403x.html

When Leigh and I started talking about which design I would stitch for her next, I mentioned how much I liked the colors in the Brazil series.  So she sent me Cha-Cha to stitch.  Eventually this canvas will be a model for her at trade shows and I will sell a stitch guide for the design through the new Chilly Hollow Stitch Guides site.
http://www.chstitchguides.blogspot.com/

As you can see, this design breaks down into six distinct areas:  the bird, the flowers, the fruit, the leaves, the tree branch and the background.  It is going to be a challenge to find stitches for each area that harmonize with all the others.  Tomorrow I'll talk about the background stitch I choose and why I'm doing background last on this design.

For fans of Dancing with the Stars on tv, here is a video of the cha-cha that demonstrates the basic moves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ngz4hPC328

"Like a flower in the breeze...."

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