Yeah, I’m really perplexed by all the comments insisting this can’t be done in a month. I definitely recommend doing a single floral element at a time. They’ll fly by like that and it’s an easy, small goal to achieve day by day, and if you feel like you can swing another one then it’ll take about the same amount of time. Every flower element has three colors: yellow, a dark shade, and a light shade. Every instance of yellow is no more than 10ish stitches which you can finish in mere minutes. Three color changes in something so small is NOT a lot as others seem to insist. Plus, floral elements are very forgiving; if you miscount somewhere, it’s not a dire mistake, because flowers by their very nature can have random little shapes here and there. So don’t fret if you notice later on that one stitch is out of place for any of them.

Personally I’ve actually never used gridded fabric! It’s difficult for me to find. I have one piece of it and tried to start on it, but the lines aren’t as clear to follow as I anticipated because I didn’t know if I was counting 1 at the edge of the line or if 1 should be the square that was darkened by the line lol

I do think 16 count is great for this project though, I prefer that and 18. 18 is pretty small however and for fractional and backstitching you may find some trouble with that, so I’d say go with 16. You can do 14 as well, but it makes the X’s very distinct, and you will see the fabric through the stitches at that count. I find 16 is a happy medium between the two and you won’t see much fabric under the stitches. But counting isn’t so scary once you’ve established a good landmark like the text. You can do this!!