Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Part 3 of one of my cross stitch-alongs was released today and so far I’m two weeks behind. When Part 2 came out I was ready to stitch but when I went to find the right colour of floss I didn’t have it. At the end of last year I placed an order for floss from a shop on the Island that is just outside of Comox. I called the shop on the weekend and she assured me the package had been sent out on January 2nd. I decided rather than substitute the colour I’d wait until my package arrived. Another week has gone by and still no package in the mail. I probably could have gone ahead with section 3 but today was a card-making day so I didn’t even check the colour I was supposed to be using.

I’ve worked on a couple of cards today and I’ve been pleased that most of the pieces I needed came from previously cut scraps. I’m so happy that the drawers of scraps are coming in handy; perhaps I’ve just reach the point where I have enough to be useful.

The first card went together fairly easily in spite of the fact there were 53 pieces in a six inch square. The second card (one of three) in the project has 36 pieces in a five inch square. I’m pleased that both of them were paper pieced which makes smaller pieces easier to stitch.

We have an online concert this afternoon so I’ll head downstairs in a few minutes.