The crab

 wishes you a good morning on the last Sunday of summer.  To me, September means it's over.

This is Nash's Mary Robards bottom section finished as a lined pouch with a magnetic closure.  Found in store at Home Depot, tiny ring magnets easy to sew into lining.

I posted a video showing how nicely it closes on IG, will try to add it here.  Doesn't appear to work.

The very old leather purse was a found on a Amish donut trip.  Love love love it.  The thin leather strap is broken off and I will replace. 

This is the project I've started, but also plan on another red sampler.  Problem is choosing linen.  So difficult for me and the majority in my drawer are 36 count, I want 40.

 Chestnut was recommended but it's not available in 40 and I think this design needs a much darker ground.  The details are sort of lost in the chart photo, so I dyed a solid dark background.  I did see a start on light linen abd it looked great.  Too late!  Hope I don't get frustrated since it's larger than I've been preferring lately.

Hope everyone is doing well.  Limiting online viewing is wonderful, but I miss updates!

Be well, stay safe.

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Tightness

 In my chest from .... anger, anxiety?  And now in my stitching.

After accompanying Carole to a ridiculous and frustrating dental appointment, I'm ready to burst.  Between the cats, her house, the work, my brother, and yesterday's inexcusable treatment, I need calm.  I have one ativan left from a few years back during her health crisis.  My friend gets an rx for 3 a day and has for years.  Teacher friends complain that one third of the class have rx for pot.  What?  I plan to use that final .5 pill this afternoon, it won't change anything other than to give my chest grip a break.  When I find a new doc, will I have to beg for ten pills a year again?  Of course.

This is the start on 46 count and the 3857 dmc single strand is quite tight in a solid block, like me.  I hope the width margin will be sufficient for a seam, so far it appears good.  

I use the sewing method and do a full cross on every tenth stitch to aid in counting those long sections.  Not thinking clearly, I forgot at first and went back to add.  This is not anchored, more like a basting stitch and I'll pull out before completing the row.

I think I'll stop bugging blogger for a week or so.  Whether this or another (lower count) project, I hope to have more to show then.

Take care folks!

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Next

 I dyed a small piece of 46, limited margins for this but it will be a seamed finish so that's fine.

Not sure which red but it will be dark.  Considered another solid color but right now, I am too consumed and distracted by this cat situation to think clearly.  Sleep isn't happening which makes me even more cloudy.  I see a change in my sister too, not a good one.

Hope your day is sunny and calm.

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Finish

 

PTP Ale 36 count, DMC 3777 for red, WDW Cayenne for roses, Ecru for 613. Changed hair, arms, leaves, wing color, fruit, positions.

Done.

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Fruit bowl

Done.

Increased the top fruit's height by one row like the white one below it, changed to blue.  Elevated enough for the leaves to continue, happy with my fruit!

Girls are finished, just increased the hair top row from three stitches wide to five.  Three made the hat look like a pizza box, five is more like a donut dozen box.

When shortening their arms, I wanted to also omit a row in those claw hands, but a little wonk is good.

This will be a pouch as intended, another "mobile" finish.  I like to be able to change display and the room its in.  Hangers are rarely a closed loop, I prefer open ends to adjust tie for hang length.  Several pouches and pillows/tucks can be on one hook, all visible at different levels.  Most of my doors have these iron hooks on both sides for display.

Hope to finish Ashmore this weekend.

Hope yours is excellent!

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Info

 Hi.  Just wanted to ask if anyone is getting a message from my post that it is dangerous as shown below.

A reader sent this to me as she received it, no idea what's going on or where to request an explanation.  Sorry.  

Please let me know if anyone is getting such notices.  I don't do other media except IG and probably should see if my rarely used FB account was hacked.  How??  What a putz.

Thanks.

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