Hello guys and dolls. I finished the stitching on France F ....
Now for the big decision. If you remember, the fabric is 27 instead of 28 and that made a big enough difference to short me in this long sampler for continuing the fringe. So here's what I came up with..
I need to back the sampler with fabric anyway so I played around with it before I even finished stitching. I took a piece of the same linen and sewed it to the inside bottom of the backing.
When I lay the sampler over the back, the linen piece extends. My decision is whether to do the nun stitch across the bottom where it will hide the seam, and then fringe the added piece, or just hem the bottom without fringe as the top is.
The backing will be hand stitched along the inside of the nun stitches, and you can see how the added linen will be hidden inside. If I do the nun properly, you may never know. I was excited about this idea and then changed my mind. Big surprise. Whenever a decision of any kind is needed, I waffle. Then I finally settle, and the waffle comes back. My husband always encourages me to buy the item that I don't want because he knows I'll be back for it the next day. Framing was originally not an option for me, but the chart's photo shows it framed right up to the sampler's border and I'm liking it now. Right now, at 7:38 pm, I am planning on hemming the top and bottom and having just the sides fringed. Or continuing the nun stitch and adding the linen piece. Well....for sure it won't be framed tomorrow. Maybe later after I live with the fringe...or no fringe...for a while. Or a day. I'm on a carb high right now, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. Whatever it is, I just love this sampler and it's colors (even the ones I changed), and I'm sorry I didn't stitch this years ago.
Here's my little buddy that is giving me another dilemma.
She is constantly rolling and pawing around me as I sit outside, but I haven't tried to pet her. With no movement or threat on my part, she will all of a sudden draw blood from my legs. Yesterday she started eating while I held the dish - no problem. Today, after all the rolling, rubbing, and meowing, she turned and swiped my leg again. She's not playing. When I bent over to set her food down, she lunged at my face. And I think she is pregnant. Not sure how this will play out.
So the next post will be fringe or no fringe, but backed and displayed.......oh no. Where? How? Damn these decisions. Do they have a pill for this?
Thanks for visiting!
12 comments:
I like your solution and look forward to see what the verdict will be with the fringing and such.
LOVE the stitching. Whatever you'll choose it's a gorgeous design and your color choices are looking great.
Good luck with the cute cat. Sounds like she's having hormonal problems. Reminds me of my own mood swings when I was pregnant.
Good Luck with the fringe MArly!
It really is a sweet sampler and looks great.
Sweet kitty, i hope she relaxes more.
Such a pretty sampler. Yes, the colors look great. Congrats :)
Good idea of including a piece of similar fabric. It actually looks great with just the sides fringed. Would love to see what you decide on finally :d
Frances F is gorgeous! I just love the colors so much! As for your decision. Hmmmm. I hope you settle on something and are happy with your decision in the end. I think Frances will look good either way myself.
The cat -- oh boy. Sounds like a hard thing for sure. Good luck. I hope she settles down. She definitely sounds like the way Mia is with my DD. Although I don't think Mia uses her claws when she swipes at DD.
Oh, what a beautiful sampler!! Love it and the colors you chose. What a great idea to add the extra piece of linen.... I am not good at decisions either, so I am looking forward to what you come up with.... I think it is wonderful just the way it is, however.
I hope the kitty settles down -- she is a cutie.... I am partial to calicos myself. We had one years ago and she was not the nicest gal -- she had the vet pretty bloodied up after one visit there. Didn't like cages or being fussed with.... Good luck with your friend there.....
Have a great day!
I'm sure no matter what you decide, it will be as wonderful as the stitching!
A really beautiful finish - congrats!! Good Luck with the kitty.
I think it looks great whatever you decide. Love those colors!
Your stitched sampler is gorgeous and it looks as though you've found a solution that will work for the fringing.
Margaret
I like the fringe! I think you came up with a great solution with the nun stitch and I bet nobody will be able to tell it's not all one piece. It's really beautiful!
Whatever your decision,it's such a pretty sampler I don't think you can go wrong. Pretty cat,hope she calms down for you.
Your kitty story reminds me of a cat here. There was a calico I started calling Mama Cat...she has been a stray since kittenhood, living in the neighborhood. I started feeding her, but could never pet her. Until I offered her some fresh (just snipped off the plant) catnip. Oh, my goodness....she started purring and rubbing on everything! Flowerpots, table, my (denim clad for safety) legs....I petted her briefly, then let her enjoy the catnip. From then on, she would come to me and I could pet her and brush her. Perhaps because my scent got on her during her psychadelic experience? Who knows. The story has a mostly good ending. About a year later, she had a litter of 2 kittens, I caught kittens and mom and had them all fixed. One of the kittens found a home with one of my coworkers. Unfortunately, the other kitten disappeared (or, as my vet put it, went to live with a nice coyote family) before a home could be found for her. Mama cat, originally thought to be too feral, got enough petting and food to decide that spending her senior years with people might be a good thing, and has found a home with one of my neighbors as an indoor cat.
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