I hitched up the granny panties and finish-finished the ornament I stitched earlier this week!
The photo on the chart showed an octagonal shape. I toyed with that for a little bit and decided that life was too short to deal with all those angles, so I did my typical round finish with twisted cording. Looking at the photo, I believe we need to have another good pressing before putting it in the ornament box for this year.
And then, I felt it appropriate to work on something patriotic on Memorial Day while we were watching Band of Brothers, so Clare 1876 climbed out of her project bag. This is where I was when I stopped last night:
If you decide to stitch her, I have a hint for dealing with the skirt. Do all the white stitches first--that gives you the framework for counting out all the shading.
I have to admit that I had to dig out the colored pencils to mark off the rows in the white sections. I haven't had to do that in a long time, but it simplified my life and actually saved time in the long run. I'm always pleased when something simplifies my life and saves time, so win-win!
I am going to plop myself down and see if I can get the rest of her stitched today. Lofty goal, but Dearly Beloved has gone to tour the grocery store and I will have a couple of hours to myself before he gets home.
I do love him, but there is a LOT of togetherness in retirement!
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