I like how it came out

 

I finished the canvas.

 I gathered my possible threads. About a dozen struck me as possibilities. I narrowed it down to eight, and then played with where to place them. In the end, I just didn’t like the busyness. These two threads seemed to pull things together a bit. I’ll be curious to hear what the other stitchers think.

Now it’s on to designing for the Bach Fest piece, gathering items for kits, and gathering samples for class.