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on May 04, 2017

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February Smalls SAL post

I unexpectedly started on February from the Joyful World SAL last weekend, so I decided to make it my Smalls SAL project for this month: I like how these designs are simple (not overly many stitches, very very little confetti) but challenging (counting threads on 36 ct linen...let's just say my eyes are not as young as they used to be). I've been using pins to mark off progress as I stitch the borders, which helps a lot. Other smalls I finished this month: Gone Batty Alsatian Redwork Heart Sidenote: I had initially planned to stitch this design for this month's Small, but it has been an absolute pain and I've had to put it aside. The fabric I got for it turned out to be very stiff and awkward to work with; for some reason I kept stitching the leaves wrong and having to frog and re-stitch; and then I discovered that I had made a mistake and an entire bit of vine was misaligned, and who knows how much I'll have to unpick to fix it, ARGH. So I gave up on ...

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Three things today: Stitching first! I finished "Sorry We're Dead" by Satsuma Street for a Facebook Halloween SAL: The model shows it finished in a hoop, like this, but I think I will finish it as a rectangle to emphasize the "Sorry We're Closed" sign homage. Second: I will be getting another dog on the weekend. So many feelings! The new dog belongs to a friend who, for Reasons, can't keep him. We both got our dogs at the same time, as puppies, and until she moved out of state a few years ago our dogs were BFFs. My dog has become a great deal more territorial and persnickety in his 'old' age (he's only 6, but I still call him my grumpy old man), and he's used to being an only dog, so I'm not sure how he'll feel about this. Plus, two dogs! Can I handle two dogs, in my little house, with my full time job + long commute?? So basically, I'm sad that she can't keep him, hopeful that her situation will change at some po...

August Smalls SAL and other autumn stitching

For Stitching Lotus's Smalls SAL: I stitched the squirrel block on the right. There was a lot of red in this block which for whatever reason I did not love while in progress. It's cute finished, though. The pattern is Frolic in the Foliage by Blue Ribbon Designs. In the October 2018 issue of Just Cross Stitch is a design by Blue Ribbon Designs that I will definitely have to stitch to go with the one I've been working on: I have enough of the fabric left that I'm using for Frolic, and will be able to use most of the same threads. Yay! I'll probably stitch it next year. It's still hot and humid where I live, but I'm fully into the autumn and Halloween stitching mood. New seasonal stitching so far includes Halloween Cat by Lucky Star Stitches on Etsy: I'm stitching this for Carla & Leo's Halloween Stitch Along (on Facebook; also check out Carla's and Leonore's blogs.) I'm using a bit of 32 count Oyster lin...

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