My favorite little tool

 The Dritz sewing gauge is used on so many of my projects for a variety of reasons, and is critical to me when mounting needlework.  Whether laid flat, on edge, upside down, it makes the task much easier.

I should have been finished with this but it was a bad eye weekend.

Happy Monday!

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SALLY!!

 Just posted this on Instagram.  Finally done with mounting except for a few tweaks.  The forced smile on pumpkin man (16" tall) is how I feel.   The 28 count showed the shiny white foam beneath and the edges look like they are ready to rip.  This linen had wimpy threads and I am sorry it's what I used.  The brown paper liner was needed but is free so if I change my mind before framing, I can pull it out.  

 

Posting from a tablet is no easier!

Enjoy your weekend.  

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The little

 35 count Dolphin with a few color changes

The reds on the right are charted, my choices on the left.

I'm leaning toward the 3777 and 3830 but 22 is a gorgeous red on this dolphin.   I would like to do the tiny matching needle roll on beige linen with the same reds and the bird in a blue-gray to match the dolphin.

Have I mentioned how I hate this new laptop?  I transferred my contacts and many are missing so I have to keep referring to the flash drive.  Those damn things are so little and easily misplaced.  Have I also mentioned how I hate the new blogger format?  Am I supposed to remove the links to the photos?  I have been!  Good grief why couldn't the changes be in increments.  And what are all the icons in the gray bar at the bottom of the preview for?  Too much clicking happening and what the hell is with the redirecting when I want to read someone's blog?  I clicked on the link!  If I didn't want to go there I wouldn't do that!

For those of you interested in Petey, he is bumping me with that big head constantly wanting scratched or pet, until I touch him.  Then he draws blood with his dirty claws.  He started doing this a few weeks ago and only does it when being pet.  Right after the swat, he puts his head down and shoves it into me again.  Doesn't matter if I scratch the top, side, back, ears, he swats.  Hard and fast.

Even with a fresh nutroll bribe, I am having to continue with the boot and the pin stays for now.  I really like him but should have kept a few shells in the nuts.

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Is it a coincidence?

 Hi folks.  Just want to mention a strange happening.  Comments left on posts are sent to my email (except those from AOL and Yahoo) but lately, I am finding several in Junk mail.  They are sent from Google/blogger/gmail that always came to my inbox before.  Always and frequent.  FROM THE POST, not from a device or personal account.  No matter how many times I correct this, remove from Junk, Add Sender to Safe List, they continue to go directly to Junk.  Why?  The other comments from the same post do not.   Turns out, those particular readers have mentioned on their blog or FB page that they are pro-police or pro-Trump. That is the only link between these readers and since all comments are emailed from Blogger and the same post, is this really possible or a strange coincidence?  I use Windows Live Mail which has emails forwarded from gmail.  Is anyone else seeing comments from certain people in their Junk folder or is my laptop possessed?

I got my wire tree out, which is sort of falling apart.  The spray applied to the wire cracks off and makes a mess.  One day when  I feel like wasting more time than usual, I may chip it all off and have a skinny wire tree.

I adore these little labels which if I remember correctly I printed from a website offer.

The new blogger format is a royal PITA.  Previously, I could upload all the photos I needed for the post and insert them as needed.  Now, when I go back to add text the other photos disappear and I need to search for them again,  If anyone can tell me how to move photos within the draft, please do, because I can't.  Left right or center are my only options and there is no way to put two side by side.  So I combined them into one photo and sure hope they go back to certain features that were removed.

I don't know what happened with the boot foot, maybe I curled my toes trying to prevent a fall and the pin moved, but holy crap is it painful now.  Wasn't before!  Seeing the doc tomorrow morning.  I walk like a caveman anyway (hate being tall and try to go as low as I can) and now I'm a caveman with a limp.

I started a new little.  Different fabric, a few different thread colors, and I can't find my camera.  Later.

Have a great day!!

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Why I got an A+

Found two larger ones at Agway, none were as large as previous years but we've had so little rain this summer it may be why.

No you can't actually see those errors, which is why I got an A+.  

1.  I started one row down instead of two.

2.  One stitch has two threads on the left side and three on the right.  The stitch beneath was in turn one thread off as was the rest of the border.

3.  I aligned the rows to the border, not realizing it was off.

4.  I had to create a three thread stitch in the right border to line it up with the left (or remove the left), and then do the same at the bottom edges to lengthen them.  Otherwise, the border would have run into the body.  Since the first row was up one, that error actually helped.  It got to the point I was quite confused!!  Why was I too low if I was following the border error, and with the body starting one row higher?  WTH??

And there you have it!!  This would have been noticeable on 28 count but not on 40.  I checked placement on the spool to make sure the added rows would not create a problem.  They don't!

What's next?  Big or little?  One of each?

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Open that Magma!

And there tiny Bethia is resting.

 The eyelet stitches that will secure her lacing to the spool will be the last stitches.

The story behind the stitch.

And I received a reply from Christmas in the Barn.  YES!!!  They do have the sepia and color prints of the Biblical Wreath,  $21.95 total.  If Kimber Lee had not mentioned it I would not have resumed my search of years ago.  These prints were popular and are finally available again.  I have one but ordered another since mine has a crease.  A reader was searching for this several years ago and I can't remember who!!  If interested, here is the link again 

https://www.facebook.com/Christmasinthebarnok

I'm going for a ride today and hoping to find a large pumpkin.  Haven't seen any yet that are.

I'm shipping the tags tomorrow, giving them one more day for the finish to harden and cure.  Thanks!!

Have a good day.

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