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Home of a Needleworker finish

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IMG_5669Finally completed my own “Home of a Needleworker” this weekend. The birdie is a plump little chap now, as I frogged and restitched him so that he would fit and balance better, and I added a couple of bumblebees “just because.” I’ll have to set this aside until I can make a frame for it, but I’m pleased to have finished at last.
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Little House Needleworks “Home of a Needleworker”
22-ct. Off-white Aida, DMC floss as charted
Stitch count: 193W x 97H
Start 6/21/09 – finish 07/11/09
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July Stitch-A-Long (SAL)

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Joined the July SAL on Facebook just for the heck of it, and in hopes that participating will motivate me to finish my sampler which is almost, but not quite done. I only have a little bit more to do and then I can start on my next project! So, barring any additional CTS problems I hope to get some serious stitching done this weekend.

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Slow but steady progress

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I stitch a little bit on “Home of a Needleworker” each night, but what with all those tiny stitches building a house on 22-count is slow going. I am determined to finish it this weekend, though.

I do not have a multitude of WIPs going at once, because I hate having unfinished needlework laying around. I find that too overwhelming. I know other stitchers like working on several things at once, but I prefer the sense of accomplishment that I feel when finishing one project completely and moving on to the next one to starting a dozen things which I may never finish or lose interest in along the way. I may be wasteful in plenty of other areas, but never if I can help it with fabric and thread. Each project is like a puzzle to me, waiting to be solved. And I have always preferred forging ahead to a solution, and not meandering along the way.

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Words are completed

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Lots more progress this weekend, and I’ve been thinking that I’d also like to add a few other small touches here and there, such as repeating some hearts or flowers just before and after the little bird. And I always like to stitch in a tiny bee or two somewhere, as that is my “trademark” on personal projects.

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WIP report

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Have made a little progress on “Home of a Needleworker” these past few nights. Stitching on the 22-count Aida has been more difficult than I had remembered and I am missing the ease of linen already, but I will admit that the finished look is very pleasing. I switched to a smaller needle pretty quickly and that has helped somewhat.

Still a ways to go – I sort of dread the boredom of the house section so I am leaving that for last. (You can see that I started it and then almost immediately moved on to a more fun section.) And I am constantly reminded that my eyes are not what they used to be!

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I think this may turn into my holy grail of cross stitch

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Oh, I really, REALLY want to get my hands on this “Strawberry Garden” chart by Blackbird Designs, but it’s OOP! *cries* It’s so beautiful, too.

I’ve been trying to track it down on eBay.com, but the only leaflet being offered for sale is for the whole project kitted out with floss and fabric included, and at $135! That’s waaay out of my ballpark, and I simply don’t need a kit. I offered to buy just the chart if the kit didn’t sell, but the (very nice) seller said no.

Going to keep on hunting, though. Fingers crossed!

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Well begun is half done (or so I hope)

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Finally made a start on my new WIP Birds of a Feather “Kindness Begets Kindness” chart. I know I’m not very far along yet, but I wanted to post a photo as proof that I had actually begun!

Our Florida summer sunshine extending into the early evening means there are more hours in which to stitch after work, but somehow these days I find myself at the laptop more than at the needle. I’ve also been trying to organize my charts a little better by finally placing them in a project binder, and that leads to sorting floss for upcoming projects, and before you know it it’s late again and I am far too tired to stitch. But I do like this new chart and the 28 Ct. Examplar Linen I chose, so when I do find the time for stitching it is a pleasure.

I just added a link in my Favorites list to the Smithsonian American Sampler Collection. Lots of lovely examples and inspiration there!

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Mini shopping spree

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Cheap thrill: Picked up some more floss today at Michael’s Crafts. They had everything I wanted but DMC 725, how odd is it that only that one bin in the whole display aisle should be empty? The nice cashier promised me they’d have some more in real soon, which is not exactly important as I doubt I’ll drive all the way back there just for one 34-cent packet of thread. *laughs* But it was nice of her anyway.

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