Greetings folks. Not much stitching accomplished yesterday. Carole called and asked for our help, sudden and severe vertigo again, so most of the late afternoon and evening was spent there until the Meclizine (Rx) kicked in and she was able to get around by herself. Dramamine (OTC) is meclizine and the newest is long lasting with nausea relief.
I tried 3031 and 420, wasn't happy. The 3045 seems to be working out well and since the reproduction used 436, this isn't too far off. My test area -
Doing a block of stitches using the sewing method cuts the time in half if not more. I've shown this before and it makes such a difference in the uniformity of my stitches which are usually lopsided pulls and tension issues. Both noticeable when it's a block of one color. I do the first half horizontally, and then complete the cross vertically. Such a difference from my wonky stitches. Plus the sewing method of course makes it so much easier. I turn the piece upside down every other row with that method.
Hot here again. Still waiting for a red tomato. Chiro pretty soon and errands to run including a few floss skeins. My JoAnn does not have all the colors so I need to stop in Michael's. I offered those bags of floss with hundreds of skeins, and I have been needing to purchase replacements! But that's fine because it's only certain colors and I did not need all those others.
We found several places with elderberries!! None are easy to get to and one is along I-80 but not near the road. We're watching daily, those tiny berries need to be harvested within a day of ripeness and used or frozen within 12 hours.
Have a good one!!
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4 comments:
That is a great color for the house. Sorry to hear that your sister continues to have problems!
Oh man, elderberries!
Beautiful stitching...don't be so hard on yourself with colors....just enjoy the stitch!! Hope your sister feels better soon. That vertigo is nothing to mess with!
Really? I didn't know that about elderberries. I remember picking them as a child and my mom making jam and pies with them but, back then, jam and pies weren't my thing. (Making up for those days now).... What are you going to do with them?? I have never gotten the "sewing" technique despite repeated explanations and photos. I don't think I could do all the horizontal stitches first, etc. in an area unless it was just a few stitches even if I did "get" it....but glad it works for you. Sorry to hear about Carole's latest bout with vertigo. I know several people who have had it and know from them how debilitating it can be. Hope this comment sticks....Tried 3 times last night and gave up all together on blogging. ~Robin~
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