Day one was not a huge success for me. I began the day by foolishly and loudly saying to everyone, "there is nothing in this stitch guide that I can not do". WRONG! I spent the entire day on the background stitch. That is what you get for being arrogant. It is a great stitch that Amy chose. Rows of off-set stitches are placed with the perfect green Splendor. Once you get that in, which for me was three tries, there is a running darning stitch.
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Helowise the Peddler from Melissa Shirley
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Darning stitch is added
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Of course, we went looking through the store when we needed a break. My fellow Swan is stitching Mary and Joseph from this set. Here are the wisemen. They are still available through Amy's Golden Strand along with her incredible stitch guides.
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| Wisemen from Danji |
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| Wiseman |
For dinner, we went to a bar. Elizabeth and I felt quite naughty at the thought of going to a bar. After all, we are nice Southern Ladies. It was actually a delightful restaurant called Erling's(?). It had a small bar and we sat there cocktailing, appetizing, and eventually eating dinner. What a great day.
Hi Steph,
ReplyDeleteSometime it is the simplest stitch that stumps you. The background looks great. This weekend when Karen and I are in Baltimore we are going to a bead store in search for the perfect beads for my new fobs. I will be looking for very small skull beads for my Helowise. If I find any do you want some?
Linda
Yes, I do and so does Amy. Have you looked on susanclarkedesigns.com?
DeleteIf you can't find it in Baltimore, here are some
Deletehttp://www.usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111.html
they even have some that glow in the dark - awesome, huh?
Thanks. I will forward to Amy.
DeletePersistence counts when all else fails - that's what keeps me going and I see that you are 'persisting'. WTG!!! :D Cathryn
ReplyDeleteThanks. I did persist through a whole card of Splendor. The rows are off-set and then irregularly spaced. Amy did tell me that Tony did it wrong his first go around so I don't feel so bad. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteYou see, that is why you go to Amy. No one else in the whole world is going to suggest a background like that. And it is perfect. I am just saying.
ReplyDeletePerfect stitch! We all have those times when we rip more than we do....have fun!
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