Tiger Stitch-a-Long : It's happy dance time!!!

Hi everyone! Hope you are all safe and healthy. I'm wishing we lived in the UK; my in-laws received letters notifying them of when and there they had appointments for their COVID vaccination jabs, whereas I am checking 43 different links twice a day to try and get an appointment for my 86-year-old mother. But people are getting vaccinated, which is the good news -- we just haven't won the lottery yet, and I'm sure it's even worse in a lot of places. 

In happier news, I finished the stitching on Mister Tiger!

Apologies for the wavy picture -- it's actually pretty squared up in real life, so won't need much blocking. I'm going to attempt to order backing fabric and trim online ... always a little iffy to get the colors right. 

Now I know what you're thinking -- what's next? Frankly, I'd like your help. I have a few options here. 

One is an embroidery project, which might be perfect, given that February is "National Embroidery Month". It's a weird little kit I bought a while back, thinking I might enjoy it. And, well, to be honest it stresses me out a little! Or maybe I should say it stretches my skills because it's a little free-form, so should I say "impressionistic"?  

For me, deciding how much of each color to stitch is hard -- though the stitching itself is easy. I love this painting and want to do this "right". So it might be a good choice to work on because maybe I'll relax and let this idea that there is one correct solution go. 

Next option is based on another of my favorite works of art, Under the Wave, Off Kanugawa (aka "The Great Wave") by Hokusai. 

It's pretty straightforward; very nicely charted (no squinting at tiny charts!). And it's small compared to some of the projects my fellow stitchers work on -- though it is 10"x14", so it will be a nice long project. 

Finally, potential project number three is a very cute sashiko kit to make up into a bag. Longtime readers may remember an earlier sashiko bag from this same company that was a joy to stitch and worked up pretty quickly. This one has the added bonus of featuring a bunny!

I can't really decide -- so I'd love to hear what you think, and why. (What's clear is that I've moved from my "green period" into a "blue period"!) When we check in next time in three weeks I'll show off the progress made. In the meantime, visit the blogs of the other stitchers in this stitch-a-long -- you're sure to be inspired by all the amazing things they do!

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Megan, Deborah, Mary Margaret, Renee, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny, Laura, Cathie, Linda, and Helen.