In my part of the world we say you are a fool if your passion for a pursuit overcomes all practical sense. I am a stitching fool, and I stitch foolishness.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

For My Sins

I must have done something horrible in a previous life.

I had a Zoom meeting this morning--Western Reserve Sampler Guild, absolutely lovely group of people who have fantastic programs--and I thought this would be a great time to start working on the panel in the middle of Carmen. 

Nine rows of letters.

This is how much I have done.

The thread is just slightly darker than the fabric.

It's 46 count fabric.

We all know that lettering, especially alphabets, is not my favorite thing to stitch. I must have been a terrible person then to have this kind of punishment now.

6 comments:

  1. I love the acorns on the Queens Sampler - good for sticking it out with Montenegrin stitch, did you ever see the item on it by Thistle Threads (19th June 2018 post) - something I decided not to tackle, such a coward. Your work is so beautiful, all of it! Elaine in UK

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    1. Thank you! I don't remember Trish's post but will look it up. I'm just glad Montenegrin finally made sense to me, at least enough to get this but worked.

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  2. More wonderful work .
    Have a lovely week hugs June.

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  3. Oh Ann, thank you for the chuckle. I know you aren't a terrible person, but you do seem to pick projects with letters and alphabets.

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    1. The problem is that I like stitching samplers. Samplers seem to require letters. Ergo, I have to stitch letters if I am trying to stitch a fairly accurate reproduction. Maybe I need to not stitch samplers . . .

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