New Start - Panda Pals from Brittercup

Since I finished Crewel Confidence, it's time to start a new piece. This one's Panda Pals by Brittercup Designs. It calls for a lot of GAST, but I didn't have any in my stash and am substituting Needle Necessities overdyeds, which I do have. The black will be DMC. So, I started stitching yesterday before my husband took pictures and this made it in. So far I've only done one length of thread. I'm sure significant progress will be made by the end of the week. This project already has a home - it's being made for the mother of a friend. The mother has a whole panda room, so this will go in it well.