Mostly better!!!! Just need to build up my energy levels and try to gain back the weight I lost. (I know, most people are trying to gain weight, but I was too thin to begin with!)
Just before I got sick, I framed Tumbling Stripes (design by Marilyn Owen). Sudberry House frame that I already had. So easy! If I'd realized how easy it was, I wouldn't have put it off so long. Just trimmed canvas to fit and stuck it in. Looks pretty cute.
Tumbling Stripes is finished. A very quick stitch and fun to do. It is supposed to have a border, but I'm leaving it off so I have more choices as to what to do with it. I may put it in a round frame that I have. Or a box.
No will power - I've started another project! This one is Tumbling Stripes by Marilyn Owens. It's a charming design and fun to stitch. My progress is below.
Surprise, I changed all the colors 😊!! I'm using, wait for it, turquoise & copper on black canvas. Oh, you already guessed?!
Anyway, there are 2 more of the mostly turquoise stripes and then the rest will be mostly copper. I'm liking it!!
Fun with Fibers by Marilyn Owen was a CyberPointers program a few months ago. I had planned to make a bookmark of the project, however, it was too thick for a bookmark. So, after staring at it for a week or so, I presented it to my finisher and said, "here, do something with this".
Here is the result! Isn't it cute? It is quite tiny, about 2" x 2-1/4". I'm thinking it will be a zipper pull for one of my project bags.
The program for the last CyberPointers meeting was called Fun with Fiber. Marilyn Owen designed and presented a scissors case and the idea was to experiment with fibers that you hadn't used before.
I don't use scissors cases, but it was an opportunity to try out a new thread I had just received. It is Dinky Dyes "Jumbuck", a new silk/wool blend that looked like it would work for Bargello on 18-count. It does! It is a lovely thread, hand dyed. So it is like an overdye, but very subtle. As you might expect (smile), I started with 4 shades of aqua/teal. It is quite nice to work with and I'm sure I will use it again.
I also used Waterlilies#197 Monsoon and an overdyed #12 Kreinik that I had laying around. I did not make it quite like Marilyn's pattern. Hers has a different pattern on the 2nd side, but I chose to just mirror image the Bargello.
Now, what will I do with this little project? I had thought I might fold it in half & make a bookmark, but it is just too thick. Any ideas? It is only2-1/4 x 4-3/4.
