2026 Finish Hannah

Hannah Mary Schofield 1867

Crowsfeetstitching 

This is dmc in middle, two slightly different spool threads.  I used the heavier, and stitched the entire bottom of Hannah with it. 

Getting ready for my test.  Fast from all liquids but water for 12 hours, food for six.  

Have a good day!

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A new thread

 The four sided stitch in dmc was a fuzz fest. 

So I tried sewing thread from a spool, perfect.  A tiny bit thinner, will be good for 46 count, but I doubt I can use that count again.

Mary was done from the spool, Hannah just the H.  My next single or few color small may be entirely from spools.

I ordered three smalls, two from Needlework Press that I thought were market releases, but were in stock online for weeks.  The other large tomato I was so excited about is no longer on my list.  I overdid viewing, searching, am now bored with it!  Maybe in the future.  With spool thread.

Warm and 70 next few days.  Monday I am having the PET stress scan.  Shouldn't be too bad and guess what the antidote is in case of medication reaction .... coffee, coke, chocolate!

Hope all is well.

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Won't be long

 before Hannah joins the pile.

The "h" is in called for 934, the rest is 310.  I like the 310.  For some reason, Hannah stitched the lower case "a" in black but no other letters.  The cow (?) has black tail and hoofs.  Not sure why I prefer the 310 but I do.

Using it, I believe many errors were caused by lighter threads because I have not had a misplaced stitch so far.  Eyes are worsening, it's more difficult without a stark contrast of thread to fabric.

High 70's today, windy, storms in area.  Nothing bad here.

Enjoy your weekend.

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Hide the matches

You have no idea how close I came to destroying this sampler.

Over one or three threads instead of two, misalignment with almost every motif.  Many errors were adapted or modified which is fine.  But.  The damn threads were a nightmare.  The short tails on the back shredded and their fuzz would come through to the front.  All the picking, even just pulling out a few stitches caused shredding.  That fuzz, which I could not remove no matter what aid I used, created messy looking stitches.  I started using wax or Thread Heaven, no help.  The linen felt glued at some points and my needle would not go in easily or at all.  

Just a very frustrating project.

The bottom consisting of name and date is one color, won't be many tails, errors easily worked in.  Dmc 934 but I may use 310.  The photos from my Samsung tablets are not clear, not correct color, the sampler is much prettier and vivid.

I can't wait for her to be added to the pile of finishes with no place to go.

Enjoy your weekend.

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Over and over

 Until the errors are not noticeable.

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Lost two inches

No, not around my girth.

And unfortunately not in my height.

My Baggallini lost!

I have several Baggallini bought quite cheaply at TJMaxx years ago.  One was perfect for staying at Cleveland Clinic, multiple pockets and pouches, but way too wide for later use. So I sewed the two side seams on each side in several inches and it's perfect for a day out.  Which I never do, but I have the purse, just in case.

This was too deep.  My wallet falls to the bottom, I have to fish for eye drops and mouth spray, pens disappear into the bottom seam, but I like the two zippered tops and outside pouches.  So I thought ... if I reduced the width on the other, why not try to reduce depth.

 Yay for me!

The lining was not easy, but the interior can have a visible seam and function just as well.

This is from Needle and Moss titled Tomato Tomahto.  Nashville.  If anyone knows where I can preorder in the states, please let me know!  Thanks.

Hope your weekend was a good one.

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