Saturday, September 08, 2012
It's back!
My stitching mojo, that is. And I'm sincerely hoping it's back to stay for a bit. I think the biggest problem was my eyesight. I started having a hard time focusing with my last set of glasses and when I got these new ones last year it became close to impossible. I tried all kinds of magnification aids and nothing really worked, either they got in my way or were uncomfortable to wear for long periods. I finally found a solution with contact lenses. My reading vision is actually worse with the contacts, but now I can wear reading glasses to stitch and this has made a world of difference.
I have done some stuff over the course of the last year, but for now I'll just post two recent finishes. The first is Love is Patient by Victoria Sampler. This was a wedding gift for my brother and was quick and fun to stitch. I was very nervous about the hardanger seeing how my first attempt at cut thread work was not very fun! But once I figured out how to do the Greek crosses it wasn't so bad. The area is not as neat as I would have liked and most of the dove's eyes are a little off-kilter, but still not bad.
The second is The Big Zipper by Bent Creek. Another fun stitch, but I'm glad it's over. Going from over 1 on 25 count to over 2 on 18 is really an adjustment!
So that is it for now. Hopefully another year will not go by before you hear from me again!
I have done some stuff over the course of the last year, but for now I'll just post two recent finishes. The first is Love is Patient by Victoria Sampler. This was a wedding gift for my brother and was quick and fun to stitch. I was very nervous about the hardanger seeing how my first attempt at cut thread work was not very fun! But once I figured out how to do the Greek crosses it wasn't so bad. The area is not as neat as I would have liked and most of the dove's eyes are a little off-kilter, but still not bad.
The second is The Big Zipper by Bent Creek. Another fun stitch, but I'm glad it's over. Going from over 1 on 25 count to over 2 on 18 is really an adjustment! So that is it for now. Hopefully another year will not go by before you hear from me again!
Posted by Dede at 8:21 AM
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1 Comments:
Great finishes! I have missed seeing new progress pictures! Glad you are back to stitching.
