It must have looked like this when I picked it back up again. And honestly, I'm just glad it's finished. I missed starting chemo because I got sick, just the flu. But I covid home tested just to be sure, and I was negative. I am thinking about a new start and a chemo project... I have - Long Dog Samplers - Life After Death...but that might be a little too weird. They do expect me to be fine after all of this. I just have 6 months of chemo, and a bit of radiation.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Finish #14
Thursday, May 12, 2022
This, then That, then the Other Thing...
Salem Sisters 2 from Plum Street Samplers got started... on white, which was a crappy fabric choice basically. But I was enjoying stitching it, till I realized it looked like a stitchers first project...
Then I tried picking up from the already started stuff.... decided to try filling in pages, but I could not even finish filling in that peacock on the lower left....
Courtney Collection - Knightmare ( mirrored ). Decided to start the mirror image of this one. But I didn't last at this one very long either.
This was Barbara Ana - Love Never Fails... which I decided to restart. This version was on a sort of suggested color fabric, but her dress disappearing bothered me. So I ordered two possible different fabrics, and it got restarted.
And this is the restart version so far. My camera is not doing this color justice at all. It is called Peach Rose lugana 28 count. I would say it's a cantaloupe color. So far, it looks really good on this. And it's way outside my comfort zone of usual colors. It would fit on a fat 1/8, which let me by a couple different odd colors to try. So I started the projects by trying to put something on just white, and feeling disappointed I had picked that, and ended happy with trying a Peach Rose fabric. Actually, I think I'm gonna like this fabric more than the suggested brown tone.
Other than starting new things, which everything I started is part of a set, and a restart... and trying to work on something started... it was good. But honestly, now I'd like to do a restart on that Salem Sisters design. It's a quick stitch. Doing it again after finishing this one, no problem.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Growing Stitches
Modern Folk Embroidery - The Fruits of Plenty. Finished month 2. This is still just an experiment with the colors to see an end result.
Courtney Collection - Beasties (mirrored). I filled in some of those empty area boxes, although the kangaroo still has a box to fill in. I am having trouble seeing those final stitches as I fill in. Not sure if my lighting needs to be better, or maybe I just need stronger cheater glasses?
Gigi R - The Letter C. So this is where I am as I pick this back up again. I have a couple of these letter charts. Honestly I'm not even sure which letters I have. There was never a plan to do them all. Silly enough, I once liked a boy named Charlie.
I started the Blackbird Designs - First Winds of Autumn pattern. I got the floss list off of the photos when it was a limited thing, then had to wait for the pattern to release, which ended up being in the $30 book. But I had the floss, so I got the book. I ordered some of Pat's Needles to try. But needles can not travel alone. So I got some just white and antique white jobelan. Then I needed needle holders, so I ordered those and some floss. I already had most of the colors for two more of the book patterns in my stash. Then Colour and Cotton had some 'ready to ship' fabric, so I order some fabric. Cause I can't get her fabric anymore. I picked up some other already started thing, but I only put a couple threads in it before I tossed it back. I don't really care which thing I work on, and I am not close to a finish on anything. I am very lucky in that I have lots of choices. The trick is to find which one you can grab and make grow.