Good Morning!
The days are zipping by, aren't they? We are in the last week of July which just does not seem possible. And it's Tuesday, which means TNT time. First up the Coverlet Birds piece which now has a mirror image of the first bird.
Well, amost completed. the little leg and foot have yet to be stitched...then the branch or whatever it is next to the bird. There are also some blue designs above the two birds. Another day and more will be added.
The Pomegranate Bird Sampler is another story. A little bit more has been accomplished, but it is slow going (40 count fabric and right eye needing cataract surgery and left eye trying to work with a glasses lens that is not correct now).
I realized, too, that I have been slow to work on this for another reason. I don't particularly care for the color of that top left flower (the color is "whiskey"). The sample on the cover of the chart shows it to be a pink color which I prefer. I was thinking all along, hand dyed threads and the color will vary from skein to skein (which it does), but then when I looked at the entire chart yesterday I realized the designer had used the incorrect symbol for the upper left flower. The one that will appear on the right (eventually) is coded in the correct color. Dilemma! I will not be ripping it out and putting the correct color in. The stitching is way too tiny to rip out and I'm sure I'd end up with a hole in the fabric. So it will stay. I may lay out the pink thread and see what that would look like to finish this left hand side flower. Only about half of it is stitched. And the pink is very pale, so it could appear as though this particular flower is beginning to "go by." When I get to the other side I will determine whether or not to make it match what I have already stitched or make it the correct color. A question for another day. And, honestly, in the grand scheme of things it is not crucial...just annoying and I really wish I had noticed that the wrong symbol was used before I started stitching it.
Well, I'm in a bit of a rush today. It's now 7 a.m. and I need to pour another cup of coffee, get dressed, wake up Fletch and then leave for the office. I'm meeting up with Bill (the new Lame Duck!) to review some things and print a lot of things. Hoping (as always) to be home by lunch, but time will tell. It already feels a bit warm to me.
Have a great Tuesday!
Hmm ... a whiskey flower? I think I would prefer the pink shade, but you really are doing a lot of lovely stitching given your eyes and teeny-tiny fabric. Hope your time at work with the Lame Duck is short!
ReplyDeleteI say finish the flower in the pink. It may look quite good with both colours, sort of shaded and faded, very artistic. What a bother that the kit had a misprint like that.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it's the last week of August!!
ReplyDeleteIt'll be so great to have both eyes "on the same page," won't it? Soon!
I would not be a patient person with that teeny fabric. You really are patient given that you are still waiting for your second surgery. It's supposed to be really hot today here. Almost 110 with the heat index. We'll be flying away early afternoon though and will enjoy cooler weather for a few weeks. :-)
ReplyDeleteBlessings and hugs,
Betsy
I don't blame you for not wanting to rip out that tiny work, but what a shame that you discovered the mistake! I think seeing if the pink will work with it is a good plan and a good compromise.
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ReplyDeleteYour work looks so pretty, I like the Coverlet Birds. I hope your work day is a short one. I took an early morning walk, I like to avoid the hot part of the day. Have a great day!
Both samplers are going to gorgeous; I love crows so that one is pretty cool to me! I don't blame you for NOT ripping out--adding pink to the other side will look good I think! Have a good day!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's a good thing when we "go our own way" with the colors, so I'm all in favor or you mixing in your "own" color ideas. Love the samplers! (I think you're a champ to be working on them with your eyes "in transition!") XO
ReplyDeleteHmm, is it possible to do a hybrid flower on the other side and incorporate both colors so it doesn’t look too obvious or add some pink to the existing whiskey flower.
ReplyDeleteHow annoying that there was a mistake in your pattern. I think you are doing well to be working on such fine stitching while in between cataract surgery.
ReplyDeleteI love your stitching, Vera... wrong colors or not. Gosh it is just so stunning! I love to watch them grow :)
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