Finishing

 I finished my pin discs. This is the original kit.

Then this is the same pattern stitched over two instead of over one.

Which one do I like better? I like them both.

I was able to walk outside with just a few sprinkles of rain. Our crocus’ are beginning to bloom.

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Nashville

 I got my Nashville preorders!

 

I was confused when I saw this in my order. I’m not a sampler stitcher in general. This is not something I would order. What the ? Then I went back to my Etsy order and realized that I ordered a pin cushion pattern that came from this sampler. Then I thumbed through the book and in the back was the pattern I wanted.

Now this is the pattern I wanted. I don’t know where I messed up. Whatever.

I was able to walk outside today. Rain is coming soon.

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Happy Mail

 I got two packages yesterday. My Amy Mitten kit came! 

Lots of colors of floss.

Lots of stuff in this kit:

There are 87 pages of directions, diagrams and charts. Wow. The slips are worked over one on 40 count. I’m going to try and see if I can do it with my extra strong glasses. Amy Mitten always makes the most interesting projects!

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New Start

 I decided to work on one of  Jenny Adin-Christie’s button kits. They are small. How hard can they be?

Well, I’m having some problems. It is challenging to embroider on organza. You would think it would be easy to just sew on a few sequins. The ones I’ve sewn on look awful, messy. I’m going to take them off and try again but use a different way of sewing them on.

The drawn thread part is going well. It will go behind the organza.

I worked on this while I watched the Oscars last night. 

My Nashville Market order is out for delivery! Happy mail today!

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Snow!?

 This is what we woke up to today. This is out backyard.  This is what spring looks like in my neck of the woods. Snow! 

I decided to try the little strawberry design over two on 37 count linen and compare it to the half cross version.

I much prefer the over two full cross one. You can see the shading of the strawberry better. I didn’t want it to be too big. I want it small enough to be a pin keep.

I was waiting for my Amy Mitten kit to be delivered yesterday but no such luck. Maybe today. I got an email that my Nashville stuff has been sent. But it is in Cedar Rapids at the moment. Next week should be a Happy mail week!

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Quick

 Quick would be a good word in a Wordle puzzle. Don’t you love a quick project? I got a small kit in the mail yesterday and couldn’t resist starting - and finishing it.

A lady in my sampler guild made the kit. I love to stitch strawberries and this was very cute. It is all over one. I want to try it over 2 and see what it looks like. 

DH just bought me some vitamins at the store. I opened them up took off the top seal and pulled out the cotton in the bottle. This is how full that bottle was. The tablets barely come up to the bottom of the label.

The bottle says there are 60 tablets. I guess I shouldn’t complain as there was a buy-one-get-one-free deal.

It is raining again today. Back to walking inside.

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Thursday

 I’m off to a doctor’s appointment in a few minutes. I got the Stacy Nash kit in the mail yesterday. 

I love the little wax bee.

I wanted to try a corner just to see how it looks. I changed out the linen for some Sotema linen that I bought in Italy. I like it. I wanted to make sure the Weeks Dye work threads showed up well on it. 

It’s fun to start something new!

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