I took this project with me when we went to Vancouver for my radiation therapy. It required very few accessories – just a needle and thread – so it was perfect. The only drawback is that it is very quickly done.
I think it will eventually find a home on Texada but for now it is hanging in my stairway.
June 12, 2023
I usually try to find something fish related for Ray’s card but a quick search on my computer didn’t bring up anything that would work for this year. When the reminder for the card came up on my computer though I had made a note of a pattern in one of my magazines that might work. Several months ago I started going through my magazines and marking ones I wanted to make and divesting of any that didn’t have something I wanted to make. It took a bit of searching to find the pattern book but eventually I was successful.
I did all of the stitching for this at the Lodge in Vancouver. It took a trip to two different Michael’s to get the floss that was missing from my collection.
I only used a portion of the pattern so I will be able to make at least two more cards for the following years.
January 4, 2023
I thought when I first showed this block Kathryn commented that she really liked it. However when I went looking in my files there was another one that was very similar that had her name attached. Maybe she liked them both?
Kathryn is the recipient of that tablecloth that I was unable to get the stamped ink out of. I know I gave many of you a good laugh at my antics with the soap bubbles. Hopefully when Kathryn uses it she will appreciate the lengths I took to make if perfect.
The tablecloth with the stamped pattern was one of Mum’s that she hadn’t started. I wish I had paid more attention to stitching “on the lines” and I might not have had the bother with the ink.
December 13, 2022
To make these I added additional rows to some of the original Peppermint Purple stitch-along patterns. The edging is called the Nun stitch, which allows the edges to be frayed while keeping the stitching intact. For the most part, these were stitched in front of the fire on Texada.