Since this is supposed to be primarily a stitching blog, I will refrain from ranting and stick with stitching. A little rant goes a long way, at least for me.
I had promised myself that I wouldn't start something until I finished something, but I just couldn't help myself today. I've been planning to stitch Sophie's Stocking from Shepherd's Bush as the companion for Robert's Stocking and since I finally got all the perle cotons that I needed, I sat down this afternoon and started her. I had originally planned to do one of the other SB stockings for myself but when I saw Sophie I felt like the design was more complementary to Robert.
The fabric is 18-count linen of some sort, same as the other stocking, natural something. The fibers are DMC #5 perle coton. The beauty of these fibers on this low count fabric is that the stitching moves quite quickly. I'm a pretty slow stitcher so I felt like the row of hearts and a little bit of the vine was quite an accomplishment. I know the chances of getting it finished by Christmas are slim but I'll plug along on it.
Speaking of plugging along, Spring Sampler is getting close to the end. There are a few more small motifs -- including a not-so-small frog -- to go in the lower part of the sampler, then another alphabet block and another rectangle with the pink flowers across the bottom. I love this little piece.
Happy stitching, everyone!
3 comments:
I have stitched eight of the SB stockings (Sophie was my second, also for me!). If you focus all your stitching on this piece, you could finish it in three weeks. I'm sure you can be done by Christmas! (Unless of course this is one of hundreds of projects, including some with much more pressing deadlines.)
Nice stocking start! Love that PS piece too -- can't wait to see your finish!
Nice stocking start...just love all those stocking designs! Love PS Spring, you are very close to a finish!
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