It's a good thing

I didn't attempt a pouch.  SO much trouble with this small piece and there was no good reason for it.  Easy to sew following the straight border, but between the machine, the iron, the interfacing, the glue, the Frixion, the fill - there was a conspiracy to aggravate.  And they succeeded.  Every fricking one of them.

 

 

 

 

So all I did was use the same leather cording for each and slipped the little heart over.  This way, I can remove the heart to hang elsewhere when I choose, and as always, straps are not in seam but sewn to the back, easily removed also.  If I didn't like this design so much the flames would have been scorching my hair as I croaked out a song.

Although fabulous as charted, I'm glad I removed the row of hearts at the top.

But it's over now and I deserve a treat.  My melt-a-ways are gone.  I guess I'll settle for a Dove with a tall one.  Iced tea of course. 

Sweet as can be.

 

Have a good day folks!

Thanks for visiting.

 

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Borderline finish

... except for the border.  I don't think I will roll it as instructed (big surprise) because I want to see the entire design.  Not sure my patience can handle it, but a lined pocket the size of the piece with the velvet heart inside, maybe hanging on the side, is the plan. 

 

I moved the dogs one row up and one row closer to the chimney. 

 

Have a safe 4th of July everyone. 

 

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Messing with perfection

I should be flogged with 20 skeins of floss.  You know by now that I change many charts because
a) I prefer other colors
b) I don't like the linen
c) I want an easier stitch
d) I want less clutter
e) I am too lazy for its entirety
f) all of the above

But to change a Nash?  Polly has been bumped aside until this is completed which should be very soon.  I'll do the fill work while sitting outside.  I changed the linen from the gray to brown but am using the threads.

 

So what did I change in the design?  The top.  I love stitchery in heart shape, but not so much little hearts in a design.  See the row at the top in the light pink?  The red line is where the top border moved down and covered the hearts except for the bottom stitch which I covered with white.  I like it, more me.  I will probably move the dogs a stitch higher.

 

 

 

 

My friend is in a new house and I gave her two linen towels, one red, one gray.  Each has a large hand embroidered crab at the bottom.  She won't ever forget who they are from.

 

Have a great weekend.

 

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I am directionally challenged

and can get lost on a one way street.  This won't help at all, but ain't it sweet for $15?

 

My birthday gift to myself.  Yes, I am cheap!  They had one left and I may get it for Carole.  She's really down in the dumps about the nerve block not working.  Found her favorite purse hidden under a pile at Kohls (in metallic!) which cheered her a little.  Maybe a rotating rooster will bring a smile.

 

Where the hell did June go?

 

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Working .....

An easy and fun project.

But I am really stretching the linen, even though it is stiff, may need the hoop since this is a long sampler.

 

Polly Cole - Lori Rippey

 

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Next up

Polly Cole from Lori Rippey.

 

One thread over two on 32 count that I dipped to a light tan.  Two color changes to a smidge darker thread for a little more contrast on the linen.  This is my kind of sampler.

 

Have a good warm day, not in the 60's like me.

More rain and possible storms predicted, the waterlogged garden just can't get a break.

 

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