So, so close

I'm so close to getting the next motif finished. So, so close . . . but my eyes and hands have shut down.

 This looks like it should be a contemporary pattern, not one from 1779. I think it's the black outlining that gives it that bold look.

Granted, people of this time period used vivid colors, not the gentle faded shades we see on the surviving textiles. I kinda like the more faded shades personally, but every so often you need something to shake up the usual.

Tomorrow, I will get the rest of the motif finished--if I can get my hair cut and the living room dusted and dinner in the crockpot and all those domestic diva things accomplished in a timely fashion. I'd rather stitch.