Choosing sides

 Wow.  First time this happened, glad it did.

I'm starting a few projects, one is this sampler.

The linen I choose was more gray and dusty, perfect for this.  The others I looked at had too much gold/green tone.

But you know I'm never satisfied.  I mixed taupe and a touch of gold which was difficult with crossed fingers.  I have several very small spray bottles to lightly mist linen for a barely noticeable change.  One random spray would have been enough, but I did two.  Looks like the chart photo ... but it's not over.

To my surprise, There was a bonus to my task.  The mist was light enough to affect the surface only.  No dye came through!  I now have a choice of original, adding a light spray, or using the twice sprayed.  Never had this happen!  But yay!

 

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 Memorial day is always spent with quiet moments and thoughts of those who didn't make it home, tens of thousands resting alone for eternity in foreign lands.  My posts from 2013 and 2020.

https://samplers-and-santas.blogspot.com/2013/05/never-forget.html

https://samplers-and-santas.blogspot.com/2020/05/memorial-day.html

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Uncle

I give up.

What I thought would be a really cool idea has been a disaster and waste of time.  Vintage needle packets had such great graphics and colors, but many too complicated to reproduce.  My vision was a bowl filled with small stitched pillows or pouches imitating them, and I have been trying my best.  Patience is required along with a good graphing program.... I have neither.  

These were the least complicated graphics, but still a challenge.

Most are just too complicated to reproduce as a small.

The simple red and green without detailed image seemed to be the only option I could attempt, which I did, and my old program failed once again before I could hit the save option, and it disappeared.  Patience I lack, but cranky irritability is abundant.  Not charting again.  This weekend anyway.  Next week?  

This is the one I was very close to completing. It's been a very long time since I attempted to graph and forgot that saving work continually is needed with this old program.

And these two were next.

Wouldn't a bowl of little pillows mimicking old needle packets be sweet?

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I hope everyone remembers the reason for the holiday.

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Finish

 

The Wishing Thorn

Lily M Sweeting 1895

4" x  5" on 46 count with dmc

928 changed to 3023

 

Be safe.

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Tonight!

I should be able to finish this final line and the single row four sided border.

Loving the littles.

Enjoy the weekend, be safe.

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Candle holders for stitchery

 Hi folks.  If you have been affected by the recent storms, I hope you have a safe place to recover and resources are readily available.

I have an appointment Monday with ortho and requested doctor, not the multiple PAs.  My assumption regarding those injections (that help others tremendously) was correct, I wasted $400.  I do not need a new joint, the pain is not IN the joint, but no one listened.  I was told the three visits were not an "appointment", just an injection, so I could not ask/talk about issues.  And weeks later, received three bills for full office exams.  Maybe now they will agree to a second mri, another $250, and actually read it.

But I got a bargain at HL!  Another piece of 46 count ( the pinkish one is still there), and as I hobbled to the register spotted this in the 40% off candle aisle.  Love it!  Perfect deep bowl for a padded stitched pincushion, turn it over to use as a drum stand.  The fluted tin stand can also be used either side and will be painted at some point.

It was nice to find what I've seen used in many finishes and recommended with some designs.

I started Lily over because the colors I chose were too dark, changed the look entirely.  So 3023 is now the sub for 928, and looks great with the 902 (on 46 Zweigart Oat linen from HL).  Other consideration was 372, another great option. 

It's raining.  Again.  Our garden area is a mud hole, more rain coming.  When can we plant?  

Hope you're doing well!

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Stuck on small

 Even though my project bags are tempting me, I am anxious to do the Heartstring Samplery book that I just received.  One piece in particular.  

The second, started yesterday, is another from The Wishing Thorn titled Lily Sweeting.

On 46 count again, dmc, and the charted 928 was switched to a gray.  In keeping with my flubs, I picked up the wrong floss bag of the two colors I had pulled.  Damn.  Rather than continue throughout (there are only three colors) I stitched the second row with the bag left behind.  And then added another, no longer a three color piece.  

I need to get back to painting, the kitchen cabinets, all trim and doors in this room, windows, walls and ceiling which hubs will do.  Good thing I have a small kitchen.  I so wish we could hire, but we need a new roof and the cost is much higher than expected.  

Hope your week, already the middle of  May, will be peaceful.

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