of all the gorgeous reds is 347. On this darker linen, 3777 was sort of moody. DMC 22 was shy, 221 was boring, 816 was harsh (mine is not the shade in the DMC book), 321 was AUGH!, 498 was serious. My favorite red, GAST Buckeye Scarlet, was good. But I'm hoarding it. DMC 347 is close, not orange, certainly not pink, no sign of purple or blue, strong without overpowering. Holy hairnets girl, it's not house paint, it's thread. In my defense, the red of that dress being the focal point needs to be free of color regret. And it is.
So I'm moving on with this piece, and already had counting errors. The girl is charted a stitch or two (I quit counting) off center and once again my errors were because I did not study the chart and assumed placement. Ended with centering her which really does not interefere with the design one bit, and I don't have to remove stitches again. Plus I prefer perfectly centered. Yippee ki yay baby.
I look younger today. Has my hair filled in? Not a strand. Have I lost weight? I planned to lose 20, only 30 more to go. Did I get a few pounds of eyelids removed? Not yet. So what's the deal? The dental work I had done involved injections in both front quadrants and I am quite sore. But also swollen. From under my jaw to the lip corners - jowls are gone! All filled in with swollen tissue. And I only get 1/3 the usual numbing because I am so drug sensitive. Shots at nine, wore off at 6 pm, and that's the quick recovery stuff (not Lidocaine).
My cousin is recovering after family was told she would not, from sepsis. She's pulling through because they found this is tick related and the right meds are already making a difference. Wow.
Marti asked to see the finished berry, I only have one done and it is a gift. This is part of what posted to Instagram, a place where 95% of what I see is not from posts I follow, people I know, or ads I have interest in. I plan to make another and also a larger one, perfect project for those few inches of leftover linens. I'll show those finishes soon.
Be safe.
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6 comments:
I had sepsis last year and it is not fun. Attacked my liver and I had a drain for a month. Glad to hear your cousin is recovering.
Always enjoy your blog.
Your knowledge of red scares me. Hmmmm....maybe I should book that dental appt I've been putting off.... 🤔 Glad your cousin is doing better. ~Robin~
Your knowledge of reds, and well, colors in general is rather interesting. Do you study a color wheel, do you have a Pantone card collection, or maybe the DMC commercial file? I really only see blue reds and maybe orange-reds, sometimes even a brown/red. I am a fan for sure. I did make a king-size pillow sham in a Colonial Williamsburg floral pattern for a dear friend. Redwork took me over a year. She has since passed, I have no idea where it is, her husband is probably washing the car with it. I am going to make another one for me one of these days, I may need color guidance. I am thinking I will trace the pattern so I can work on it during Winter while my husband watches Pickers or war movies.
So glad your cousin is healing. Sepsis is a difficult condition to treat because major systems as well as the blood that circulates are involved. I hope she continues to improve.
You may have found a difficult way to lose weight but at least there is a bonus of sorts to the pain. Sweet Kitty.
Good Sunday morning ! Love the sweet picture of Missy. I hope she's doing, feeling better.
Love your strawberry......so pretty. Thanks for all of the red ####s.. Love reds.
Am working on a few smalls to sell on consignment.......not getting much for them, just a few $$$.
July is flying by. Had difficulties with neighbors and fireworks on the 4th. Neighborhood not the same as when we moved here in 1967. Sad !
Charlotte in Va
347 is an underrated red. It looks good on your linen. Your strawberry is darling. Very glad to hear your cousin is feeling better, Marly.
Glad to hear your cousin is feeling better after other meds.
Love how you choose the colors of your stitching and the way you give this color a name.
Great picture of Missy and hope she is doing much better by now.
Take care and stay save, Truus from Holland
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