Hearts and flowers cyberclass, Lesson 2 started

It's interesting that in this photograph the darker Scotch stitches look larger than the lighter.  They are the same size.

The large fyrewerks hearts look so wonderfully smooth--it's hard not to just sit touching them, rather than continuing with stitching.  I love savoring the textures in the canvases I stitch. 

There is a ton of basketweave to complete in this phase of the stitching.  I've tried to get a start on it, but must redouble my efforts.  I'll post a further progress report in a week or two.