Possibilities

Greetings everyone.  I'm itching for stitching alphabets, so I grabbed a few charts.  Lori's design will be perfect to work on while taking my sis for more tests.  I'll run errands while she is in the magnetic hole but will still have time in the waiting room for a little fill-in stitching.  While going through the pile of possibilities, I can't seem to stay away from the marking samplers of RandR.  The simplicity and colors of Mary Ann Bradbury, Frances, Rebecca, Thankful, Lydia, Julian and so many more are calling me and so is little Dorothy Allen.  So small and a quick stitch.

She is AVAS threads and instead of going back through the blog to find conversion sites, I just Googled and found this site, Cherished Time.  Lots of websites listed for a wide variety of threads.  I clicked on the AVAS to DMC conversion from Needle Graphics ~  just what I needed.    I may change them all and do her on a dark fabric.  I wish I could use all the darker linens I dyed but for some reason, I still see only the warp or the weft, not both.  Very strange.  Some coarse linens like the dark 18th Century Rook are OK, but not on my wimpy crap.  My other consideration is was Harriot Boardman from SL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I originally had the Scarlet Letter's 25 count green that is required but that fabric's warp and weft are two different hues and that created the same problem.  I dyed it a darker brownish green but I'm still having a little trouble because of the thin threads which make it really sheer.  I need fat threads as I've said before.  I also said I wouldn't do any more samplers rated for intermediate stitchers but that's what Harriot is. 

Looking closer, I see over one in red above the deer.  This isn't good.  Specialty stitches in the bottom area and a little freehand......I'm thinking twice.  Look at the gorgeous colors in this sampler on the darker linen.  I love it, but with my patience and anxiety lately, probably not a good idea.  Best to stick with simple marking samplers which are my favorites anyway.  I'll choose tomorrow morning since I'm weird.  I can't chose linen and pull threads for a new project in the evening.  I have to have it all ready to go when I sit down. 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking of sitting down, check out Nitzy trying to sit in the squirrel's chair the other day.  Sunday, the deer came for their Easter bread. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next year, it's back to baking my own.  We haven't been satisfied with any locally and I used to bake bread almost every day for mom.  I made my Aunt Nancy's Angel Mousse dessert which we love, and with the rest of the pineapple, her cake that is so easy, rich, and moist.  The Mousse has a little pineapple, cherries, almonds, and macaroons in a Cool Whip/gelatin base.  Light and luscious.  The cake was the pineapple with juice, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, oil, baking soda.  Easy and different and very good.  In fact, I think I'll finish it off now.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter and weekend and your week is off to a great start.  Stay safe and stitch what you love!

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