April Basket

 

Sliding in on the last day of the month with my April Basket finish (Cosford Rise Stitchery, Etsy)! Isn't this so bright and cheerful? Only a couple of small changes to this one. I stitched the little bun in brown instead of white (GAST Maple Syrup) and used DMC Blanc for the bowl. 

And here's a bonus pic of my new stitching buddy. Both of our girls are very sweet tempered but have very different personalities. Butterfly is a snuggle bug, and while Marigold will come to us for snuggles, they are quick and on her own terms. Where Butterfly will settle down for a snooze on me, Marigold will just pop in for a welfare check and then go about her business. Until this past week. She has suddenly decided that when I settle down to stitch, it's time to nap on me. If I had been asked to predict which one would end up being the stitching companion, it wouldn't have been her, but here we are. We are still working on not interfering with the stitching, but she's doing pretty well for the most part. She will sleepily watch the thread moving but I know she's on a hair trigger, so every now and then I remind her to be good, and she usually is. They're growing up!