No sampler yet

 I like Bones from Stacy Nash but know I will have trouble stitching all that black.  Using black linen wouldn't work since the edge of the cat's body would not be defined, but I guess I could use gray floss to outline the cat. So how about black perforated paper?  Not a lot of stitching at all, easy to cut out the shape, black felt glued to the back.  I have Kogut's chart of Santas done on black paper, wonder where that is.

I found this started project, decided to finish it.  I may do the nose in a black triangle.  On 40 count Murky with my conversion to dmc, 976 and 3826.

The nearly dead petunias I cut back to a few inches are still growing, no frost yet to destroy the impatiens.

A good day to scrub the bird feeders.

Hope you're enjoying this weekend of Fall.

 

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2025 Finish #25

 Fragments in Time 2023

Berlin Woolwork

No backstitch, no vertical background, no border, no bottom stitching.  DMC 746 in place of ecru flowers.  We all know I am a lazy stitcher.  I may add the bottom stitching, but not in blue.

This is a 3x3 frame that was on sale at Michael's recently.  On 40 count, it would fit perfectly.  I still may stitch into a mini pillow.

If you would like this tiny chart, let me know in comments and I will pull a name if several.

Have a good weekend.

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Wish me luck

Decided to try flat mount for the trio. 

I thought the wild fabric would be good for the backs but changed my mind.  It's hard to find black with a mini orange print so I tend to hoard, and this one will be used for the other smalls.  Kogut stars will work fine.

The witch's linen is a rich gold color, but looks much lighter and yellow in pics.

I'm having a difficult time finishing the floral basket.  Two symbols are very similar and I am not efficient at following intricate motifs.  No iPad to play with the stitching programs I've seen, but I can take a photo of the chart and enlarge on the tablet.  I use those static highlighters and move the screen to the row I'm stitching.  At first I would move the marker but that moved the screen too!  I eventually catch on.

 My hyaluronic injection (knee) this morning was half the pain of previous times.  This new young man is a dream come true.  I have been with him for a year now and insist on scheduling with him only.  The injections are so much easier, the result is always better, and he is as nice as he is professional.

That's all folks. Enjoy your day.

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The pencil

The one at the right side of my text field as I type a post.  I thought it meant "edit", but it turns any word into a hyperlink.  It also covers your typing at the right edge which makes you try to move it, in turn turning on the links.  No way to remove it.  But now I know.

The new project is Fragments in Time 2023 Berlin Woolwork (<3x3 on 36).

My 830 is very close to the other browns so I changed to a green 936.  I don't plan on the white vertical rows of the background.

Cardio appt. was as always, order tests and monitor.  Unfortunately, they are no longer affiliated with the hospital that closed and reopened.  There is no cardiologist there, testing, or surgeries.  At one time, they did it all including bypass and valves.  The other hospital that I thought about switching to, is replacing their only cardiologist with a one week a month office.  Heart attack in need of immediate treatment?  Not here.  Not sure what to do.

We have an abundance of Hungarian wax and Inferno peppers.  Hubs cut, seeded, simmered with tomato sauce, Italian herbs, and garlic.  That wonderful mix and a strip of provolone will top our hot dogs tonight.  My mouth is so horrible, has been for weeks. Those dogs may be painful but I have a choice of dark chocolate or sour cream to calm the sparks.  Chocolate almond milk works also.

Sun is out, it's cool, I'm crabby.

Be safe.

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Links

Deleted the post.  Google chose to auto generate highlighted links to a multitude of typed words.  In other words, LINEN in a sentence became a hyperlink to sites regarding linen, along with many other words.  I searched for a solution to stop this, nothing worked.  Posting this from a laptop to see if it happens here, maybe the tablet is infected.

Current project is another small that can easily extend my erroneous ways.  Chosen because it and this small piece of linen were handy, and I'm too lazy too browse for options.  But so far, I should have looked for a marking sampler! 

Hope this works without hyperlinks.

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2025 Finish #24

Boom. 

40 count Water Lily with dmc.  Used white in place of ecru, 720 for 721, outline changed slightly.  And of course, the blue suede shoes.

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