I thought I was going to have to pack up this project after Christmas but I don't have to. It's not a Christmas sampler like I had thought. It's a WINTER one.
In fact, it's a part of a four project series. Here is the spring one to prove it. Now I want them all. The red and green I've done so far look very Christmas-y but when you work the outside edges there's a lot more reds and browns to balance it out. That makes me happy.
It still has to be a secondary project because this one has got to be done in 2021. It's only been 11 years that I've been working on it and it's so close.
I've also planned on using this crewel kit as a monthly project. One square a month starting in January. I work best with deadlines so I should be able to get one of those little squares done every 30 days. I hope. My attention span hasn't been what it used to be thanks to the pandemic.
And the BEST news? THE MASKS FINALLY ARRIVED!!! Not without drama. The post office said they left them outside Daughter's door on the 26th but they weren't there. After chasing down her mail carrier yesterday, Daughter found them in a parcel box at the end of her street. Thank goodness Daughter has an outside camera that showed they were never delivered-or worse, stolen. The mail carrier was supposed to leave her the key letting her know they were in the parcel box but she forgot. After a heart stopping morning of tracking them down they are now safely in Daughter's possession-and it only took two and a half weeks. Whew................and it will be a cold day in hell before I put anything of value in the mail in the near future.
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It look like we will both be stitching our way into the New Year and beyond :-)
ReplyDeleteoh my I love that set of seasonal samplers.
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Glad the masks got there! They look so nice! You do have a lot of stitching to do- looks lovely, tho. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThe seasonal samplers are sweet, and I love the idea of turning the crewel kit into a monthly project. The yarn I ordered in late November arrived yesterday. I was sure it was lost.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of the "one square a day" goal - I've been very bad at setting goals of late because I was just rushing through tasks as quickly as possible.
ReplyDeleteReally happy the masks arrived! My mail carrier has been on this route for at least twenty years and is a real star - This week she's gone and her substitute hasn't the finesse that she has -- Twice he's tossed packages on my porch and I was glad nothing was breakable!
I love the winter/non-Christmas sampler and I'm so glad you won't be putting it away for another year. I have faith you can finish the other sampler and that you can stay on track with the crewel project too. You can do it!
ReplyDeleteI think the whole US Postal Service is messed up. WE have informed delivery and it is hardly ever correct...then a whole slug of mail shows up at one I think we have a lazy carrier:( You have lots of stitching going on!
ReplyDeleteThe stitches now and in the future look like great plans! So glad the masks made it to your daughter! Crazy.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we'll get to see more of those cross-stitchy boxes! They are so cute!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh I cannot believe they nearly were lost. I know, I am the one whose log cabin quilt never got into Allison's hands. I am so glad your daughter succeeded
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