tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63098845586944690752023-11-18T15:42:04.454-08:00xstitchaddictI absolutely adore cross stitching. It is what I would chose to do any day of the week and twice on Sunday. This is my cross stitch journal. Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-3185563287521872432019-11-20T11:35:00.000-08:002019-11-20T11:35:02.546-08:00Spangled Finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Even as I used the last piece of DMC 310, I think this
sampler was conspiring against me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
I took my other 6 samplers in for framing, I thought for sure, I had maybe
another week till a finish on Spangled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nope, two weeks. A full two weeks of constantly stitching on this piece,
realizing I have put my own form of pressure on myself, to complete this, and
get it framed for a Christmas Gift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
when I thought I was finished, I realized I forgot to add a motif here, oh and
I forgot another one here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And….oh boy,
these 3 dots aren’t stitched. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I finally
got to the very last length of DMC 310 to finish the backstitching, and I can
tell you I had to pick out at least 3 major thread knots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only that, but I actually pulled my
needle off twice, it went flying and I had to get on my hands and knees to
locate.<br />
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As soon as the last stitch was put in, I was already heating
up my iron, to quickly press and run out to the framer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was never so happy to finish this and have
it gone!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t get me wrong, Long Dog
Samplers are just plain beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
have lots of color and variety, but they should under no circumstance be
undertaken when under a timeframe!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Way
too intricate in thread colors and thread changes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We as stitchers just don’t need the pressure!<br />
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I thought I would take a few days off, before starting a new
project, just to unwind from Spangled, and to be quite honest, take care of
some other things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I managed to sort
through the last of my mom’s jewelry to decide what to do with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some is just displayed, waiting for the girls
to arrive at Thanksgiving and decided if they want anything left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I managed to break down some IKEA wire
storage racks, so it’ll be easier for my son to take back with him to Norfolk,
I put an ad on Market place for my mother’s suitcases, and let my kids know
about some of the items that will be traveling back to their own homes when
they leave after Thanksgiving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With my
husband pushing at downsizing, it’s time to get rid of things, and also not to
be free storage for my children’s things that no longer live here.<br />
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It’s bad enough trying to get my husband to go through and
get rid of things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes, I feel
like I’m rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, with his things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it were up to me, I’d absolutely have no
difficulty tossing lots of the stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But, if you ever watched an episode of Hoarders, where a family member
gets rid of something without the Hoarders approval, well…….all I can say is
MAJOR MELTDOWN!<br />
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I have a couple of sewing projects, I really should just finish,
and I still have to clean the living room up, and I still have a major grocery
shop to do before Thanksgiving, for those “fresh” items like apples, and
grapes, and celery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe prebake a few
pies before the big day.<br />
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In the meantime, I wish you all the happiest of stitching!<br />
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Another week has flown right by and I’m still not finished
with Spangled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know in every project I
have every stitched, that you come to the point, where it seems like you are
NEVER going to finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, you know
you are “just over it!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yup that’s my
Spangled State of Mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, I still
keep stitching away, and telling myself ONLY one more week, maybe as much as
two. (I hope not)<br />
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What’s been happening in this household?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, we got new carpet being installed on
Fri., yea, since this carpeting is the original builder carpet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, because we have pets, that chose
to sneak in the living and dining room when we weren’t looking, and leave
piddle stains, there was a lot of pre prep work that needed to be done before
installation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Including ripping out the
old carpet and padding ourselves, removing all the staples and strips and
nails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cleaning the floor, then painting
the subfloor with heavy duty Kilz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have a gate to keep the girls in the kitchen, but members of my family, who I
will not mention, would leave the gate wide open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now have purchased an additional gate that
goes across the dining room entrance, and a very wide gate that goes across the
front entryway hall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Once the carpet is installed, the cleaning of items to be put back into
that room will begin, just in time for all the kids to arrive for
Thanksgiving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speaking of which, we now
have both the Thanksgiving and Christmas Turkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have even purchased a few more Christmas
gifts, amazing considering I have been somewhat under the weather.<br />
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I had my flu shot, but I really felt like I had some sort of
bug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Achy, chills, I slept most of one
day. No barfing and trots, so that’s always good.<br />
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My sister had gotten me hooked on watching some of these
Floss Tubes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To each their own, but I
really couldn’t be one of those “serial” starters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I viewed I don’t know how many different
stitchers, pull projects out of their cute little project bags, and each one
had a couple inches of borders done, and maybe some flowers or leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m too, anal for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once I start a project, I absolutely must
finish it, (probably the same reason, I’m so over a project at its end.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m just too much a monogamous stitcher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At most, I might have two projects
going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that’s just me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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At this point, on my next post, I will hopefully posting a
picture of the finished Spangled, on it’s way to the framers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until then, happiest of stitching. <br />
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Happy November Stitchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So far, it’s been beautiful weather here in Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike my childhood memories of growing up in
Michigan, where it seemed like the month of November was grey and dreary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s my birth month, and Thanksgiving, and
the kickoff to Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Course as we
all know all the retailers are doing the kickoff to Christmas earlier each
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was seeing Christmas decorations
in all the stores in October, it won’t be long, till the retailers start
advertising and decorating for Christmas right after the 4<sup>th</sup> of
July!<br />
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I decided to do a little retail therapy myself, and went to
In Stitches in Alexandria on Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are open on Sundays the first Sunday of each month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I did get to chat with my favorite, Patricia
Eaton, while she helped me with some fabric purchase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really shouldn’t have but I bought another
chart, and Patricia will be ordering a Scarlet Letter chart that I have had my
eyes on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like I always pray “Dear Lord,
please let my eyesight last longer than my stash!”<br />
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Speaking of the Holidays, I already started picking up
Stocking gifts for my family, as well as filling my pantry and freezer with
items needed for the big Thanksgiving meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All the kids will be here, so we will have a full house.<br />
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I am proceeded with the downsizing of items from my house, a
thing my husband is pushing for, as he nears retirement age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also wants to move to someplace
smaller.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the meantime, I am trying to
move him from his office on the first floor, into the room in the basement,
which we used as a bedroom for my mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The room is much larger, has a lot more opportunity for storage and
organizing, and it’s certainly quieter down there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then intend to turn his office into a
little stitching room for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
cleaned the carpet in there, and started moving his books into the
bookcase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He already moved one of his
very large lateral filing cabinets into the room, and I also emptied his
lateral filing cabinet in his office, so it can be moved to the basement as
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All while trying to empty the
living room and dining room of furniture in preparation of getting new carpet
in both rooms. Yes, I have been busy.<br />
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I almost forgot to mention that both my sister and I got "shout outs" on <a href="https://youtu.be/L_j6GLfAkZU">Fiber Talk</a> with Gary Parr and Vonna Pfieffer. We are mentioned about the 4l:57 mark. I often post things for my sister, as she is technologically challenged. It's only in the last year or so, she has figured out how to take pictures with her phone and text them to me. <br />
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Meanwhile trying to finish Spangled in time for framing and
gifting for Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And…..I really
want to start stitching on Hannah Pepper, which has been in my stash for eons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully by my next post, I will have put the
finishing stitches in Spangled.<br />
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Until next post, happiest of stitching, with no frogging!<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-63912670085107212662019-10-29T11:58:00.001-07:002019-10-29T11:59:26.636-07:00Spangled Too!<div style="text-align: right;">
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I can’t believe it’s almost Halloween, and in a few days it
will be November!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With November, means
some deep cleaning in preparation of the kids being here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hunt for two large turkeys (one for
Thanksgiving, one for Christmas.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last year,
both large Turkeys were bought at Walmart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My husband checking out in one aisle and me in another, each of us with
a very large turkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For anyone else out
there that serves Turkey for both holiday meals, you know how difficult it is
to find a large turkey, closer to Christmas, that doesn’t cost a small
fortune.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Because our children are all adults, and don’t live near us,
I have adopted my Grandma’s tradition! Which is to celebrate Christmas, the
weekend after the 25<sup>th.</sup> Her logic was each of her children had their
own family, plus in-laws, and Christmas Day, would be reserved for the nucleus
family and their in-laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have, also,
come to find out, allows me more time with my kids, and of course grandbaby,
when they can spend a weekend, instead of a few hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually make a small prime rib, for my
hubbie, my youngest son, and myself, for Christmas Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then do the full on Turkey meal, with
stuffing and mashed potatoes and gravy, when the full on family is here.</div>
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I already put the kids on notice the plans for the holidays,
so that they request time off, make travel arrangements, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Course, my adult kids, will have much fun at
my expense, as they know my request for a Christmas list from each of them, is right
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I think I may have lost all of my followers, due to my
inactivity, while I was caring for my mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope they’ll come back and take a gander at my blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, maybe I can get the word out that I’m
back!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Both my sister and I are stitching Long Dog Sampler charts
as gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Call us nuts!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we both are stitching like fiends trying
to get them finished well before Christmas, and get them out for framing, while
a sale is going on!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Here is my progress on Spangled:</div>
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Here is her progress on Plight of Fancy!</div>
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Happy October Stitchers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although, realistically almost over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love the fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the
colors of the leaves changing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love
the snap in the air on those sunny days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love the smell of burning leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is just something about the fall that brings back so many memories
of football games, and bringing out the wool pants, and Bermuda shorts with
knee socks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carmel apples covered with
nuts, hot apple cider.<br />
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I actually had to purchase more Halloween candy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started buying Halloween candy we actually
like, so when we have the leftovers, we’ll actually eat it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, I end up breaking into the bag ahead
of Halloween and causing me to purchase more Halloween candy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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I was going to run numerous errands today, but alas it’s
raining, which makes me want to stay home and read or of course cross stitch,
while curled up under some warm throw and watching old movies and reruns<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to be totally unproductive, I’ll throw in
a couple loads of wash.<br />
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One thing I did today, was to donate my mom’s hearing aid
and several pairs of her prescription glasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Lion’s Club has a recycle program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While the man was here, he also mentioned, the Lion’s partner with
another charity that will take medical supplies and equipment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out, went many of my mom’s medical
supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was nice to donate those
things, and not worry about trying to sell them,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>getting them to another charity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a few other things to round up, and
the Lion member, told me to just call him, and he’ll swing by and pick up those
additional items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a relief!<br />
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Still stitching away, trying to finish up Spangled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am happy to say, I’m almost down to the last
four pages of the chart, which is the bottom of the Sampler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will say, I feel pressured to complete this
as quickly as possible, so that I can also have it framed in time for
Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once finished, I can get
back to Hannah Pepper, now that I have a piece of fabric she will actually fit
on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that, I intend to stitch The
Historic Countries Mystery Sampler from Fine Lines Magazines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that will take a trip to In Stitches to
purchase some 36 ct. linen, a fat half of that in the perfect shade of white!<br />
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I know both my sister and I are particularly choosy about
the linens we use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both of us like linens
that are a bit stiffer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Stiffer the
better!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then there is the whole white
color choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do we want a bright
white, white that has some yellow in it, white that has some brown in it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even better to be able to see and touch the
linen rather than order it over the internet.<br />
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Well back to Spangled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>According to the chart, it was suggested to purchase this much Gentle
Arts threads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, all of the
measurements were in meters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank God
my husband is the math genius and converted the meters into yards for me.<br />
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Raven 70 yards<br />
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Moonlit Path 10 yards<br />
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Wood Rose 15 yards<br />
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Sable 15 yards<br />
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Pink Azalea 15 yards<br />
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Cherry Bark 15 yards<br />
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Barn Grey 20 yards<br />
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Sugar Plum 10 yards<br />
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Cider Mill Brown 15 yards<br />
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Antique Rose 10 yards<br />
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Cornhusk 15 yards<br />
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Tropical Ocean 15 yards<br />
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Buttermilk 5 yards<br />
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I decided to use DMC 310 in lieu of the Raven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I ordered 14 skeins of 310.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the chart called for 15 yards, I actually
ordered 2 10 yard skeins, as it was cheaper to order 10 yard skeins when you
needed more than one, than to order 1 10 yard and 1 five yard.<br />
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Since I have not completed Spangled, I don’t know if I
purchased too much thread, or not enough, but will let you know!<br />
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Until then, Happy Fall, and Keep on Stitching!<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-74479002854417151752019-10-16T13:05:00.000-07:002019-10-16T13:05:09.807-07:00SpangledSpangled by Long Dog Samplers<br />
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Size 205 X 277 stitches<br />
Chart calls for either DMC or Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. <br />
I am using 36 count ivory linen. The chart suggested either, 32 ct. or 36. Estimated finished size on 36 ct. will be 11 3/8" by 15 3/8'.<br />
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This is a gift. Which means every spare moment I have been stitching like a fiend on this project. I'm hoping to finish it, and get it framed before Christmas. I decided to use 36 ct. Ivory, because I had some in my stash, not delegated for another project.<br />
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You could use any color you wanted. After looking at the directions further, and the amount of thread required, I decided to use the GAST threads for the colors and DMC 310 for the black. It takes a lot of thread, so if you are trying to economize, I suggest using ALL DMC. Cheaper, but more importantly, the variation in the hand dyed GAST threads, really isn't all that noticeable. I find GAST threads show their true beauty when they are stitched on larger areas, as you can see the variation better. BTW, I had to have my husband do the math for the amount of thread required, as the chart shows meters. I knew that perfect score on his SAT's on the math portion, would come in handy some day, because math is surely not my forte! I will let you know in a further update of Spangled the amount of thread purchased. <br />
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I also, hope to make some changes to my blog in the future and as time permits, including adding what I have in my stash. I can't tell you how long it took me to figure out how to add a tab, add pages, and finally link the page to the tab. Hopefully I'll remember!<br />
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Anywho......these are my progress pictures of Spangled, so far. Enjoy, and Happy Stitching and I'm glad to be back, sharing my stitching journey!<br />
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Finally, got around to starting this beautiful sampler, and realistically it was just a fake start!<br />
Printed in several issues of Fine Lines magazine, I looked forward to the challenge of this stitch.<br />
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Thought I was appropriately prepared, even printed out all the errors, that were discovered by previous stitchers. Or so I thought...…...not once did they mention the stitch count was way off, and not corrected until the second part of the chart in the following issue. And I mean way off. At least 100 stitches. Needless to say, it didn't take me long to figure out, I didn't have enough fabric. Another ugg!<br />
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So while I waited on new fabric for Hannah, I started on Long Dog Sampler - Spangled. Tomorrow, I will post pictures of what I have stitched so far, and it will bring everyone current, what I have been stitching over the last year!<br />
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<br />Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-56927381579630281682019-10-15T22:26:00.000-07:002019-10-15T22:26:50.501-07:00American SamplerWhat a fun stitch, due to all the various stitches. A sampler by Sandy Orton, which appeared in Treasures In Needlework Spring, 1993 issue. I stitched on 26 count natural brown/undyed linen using DMC. I started using 25 count as the chart called for, and ended up stopping and getting a stiffer linen. Especially needed due to ALL the Queen Stitches. Another finish!<br />
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<br />Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-34269552532077434902019-10-15T21:12:00.000-07:002019-10-15T21:12:05.673-07:00Frances Eden 1809Always a very favorite of mine since I saw her in a magazine. I searched high and low, for the chart and paid a hefty sum for the chart on ebay. Wouldn't you know, several years later, The Attic, got Handiworks to rerelease the chart. UUUUGGGG! Here is another sampler I completed in my absence and wasn't able to share my progress on my blog as I have done in the past. <br />
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Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-17270778059026498302019-10-15T19:52:00.001-07:002019-10-15T19:52:16.876-07:00Susan RamboSince I stopped posting when I was stitching this particular sampler, all I can do is show you the progress pictures from start to finish for Susan! She's a beauty! Stitched from the magazine<br />
Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly. I apologize that they might not be exactly in order but this ole blogger program isn't always cooperative in loading pics exactly where you want them to be.<br />
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Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-4765313009329907872019-10-12T12:45:00.000-07:002019-10-12T12:45:18.831-07:00Back again!It has been a little over a year since my last post to my blog. I am so sorry for my absence, but sometimes life has a way of getting in the way of things that we love to do, like to do, want to do.<br />
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As I may have mentioned in previous posts, we moved my mother in with us from Florida a little over 5 years ago. At the time, we realized it was best, if she was no longer on her own, and was around family. No one realizes how much time anyone has, and so for the last five years, she lived in our house. <br />
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Sometimes, you don't notice the deteriorating physical and mental health of your loved one, when it is happening right it front of you, 24-7, every single day. Hindsight is always 20/20. I do recognize, that when my mom, had her heart attack at 95 years of age, things were changing.<br />
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She was more forgetful, couldn't move like she used to, was content to stay at home more often, although she never missed her hair appointment, every Friday. She was falling, even though we tried to take every precaution possible, and keep her safe. Especially important, when one has a stint, and is required to take blood thinners.<br />
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At the beginning of 2019, her health and mental condition were definitely going downhill. She no longer wanted to join the family for dinner, because she didn't want to tackle steps. I ended up bringing meals to her, and took over day to day hygiene, making sure she had a shower every day, and had clean clothes. <br />
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In May, 2019 she fell, and I had to call the paramedics and ambulance. Once in the hospital, she had a lot of medical issues, including a brain bleed, internal bleeding and an infection. It was like the perfect storm of all of these things going on at one time. After a week in the hospital, it was recommended she go to Managed Health care, to get some rehabilitation. One week in there, she suffered a stroke and landed back in the hospital for another week. Back to another Managed Health care facility. She spent exactly 9 days there, before she landed back in the hospital again.<br />
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It was at that point, we made the decision to bring her home and with the help of Hospice, she be surrounded by family, and in familiar surroundings. After she was home for about two weeks, I realized I couldn't care for her all by myself, and also had an outside agency coming in 3 mornings a week. I don't know what I would have done without the help of the wonderful crew at Hospice, and the additional care provided by the outside agency.<br />
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Sadly, my mom passed away on July 19th, 2019. She passed away in her sleep. I think as shocking as it was, I was also mentally prepared, as Hospice made me aware of her deteriorating health. <br />
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It has now been almost 3 months, and I still look up and expect her to be coming out her bedroom door. I have spent the last three months, taking care of all the admin paperwork, and going through the things my mom collected and moved with her from Florida in her 97 years. Making sure, that my brother and sister, who live in different states will have things that especially reminded them of either my mom or dad. <br />
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My mom had 97 years of life, which I choose to celebrate, and not bury myself in grief. She was the oldest of 7 children, and outlived almost all of her other siblings. I liked to think of my mom entering the gates of heaven, and her parents, my father, many of my aunts, and uncles are there to welcome her.Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-32983655105964042162018-09-27T22:27:00.001-07:002018-09-27T22:28:50.509-07:00Susan Rambo 1839 Sampler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two posts in one day! As soon as I finished Ann Hill, I pulled this project from my stash. It's from the Sampler and Needlework Quarterly, Spring 2011 edition. I'm using 28 ct. Amber linen, and DMC.<div>
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Susan was a mere 10 years old when she stitched her sampler. It always amazes me, when I struggle to follow a chart, and realize these children made these samplers up, as they went along, selected the colors. Amazing!</div>
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The chart is the magazine, calls for NPI silks, although they do provide a DMC conversion as well. Love it, since I rarely use speciality threads. Few issues with the chart. I noted that there are 2 different symbols which both call for DMC 422. Evidently DMC 422 was the closest matching NPI equivalent for both. Also, in areas that are basically satin stitch, the chart calls them straight stitches.</div>
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That was a bit confusing for me, as I just thought they forgot to include the appropriate colors for the areas with satin stitches. If you have time, to work on this sampler and just plug away, it's any easy stitch only because there are only cross stitch, and satin stitch, or straight stitch.</div>
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I must explain that one of the things that have kept me from posting is........ I finally invested in a new camera. The Canon camera is supposed to link directly to my computer. I have spent at least a week and a half, reading the camera manual, reading articles on the internet, and couldn't get the camera and PC to sync. </div>
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Finally I found an article on HP website, how to check your blue tooth on your computer. Yea, I did that, only to discover, my lap top isn't even blue tooth capable. UGG! So, $20 later, I have a Blue tooth adapter coming, along with some other items, so hopefully by October, my camera will be talking to my laptop on a regular basis.</div>
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Especially, since I'm am attempting to add a tab to my blog, that will have all my charts in my stash, so my sister can look to ensure we aren't buying the same exact chart. (something we've done several times!) Plus, she sent me a box of charts she's finished with, that I need to put up on one of the resale FB pages.</div>
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Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-2938516032075391722018-09-27T21:50:00.002-07:002018-09-27T21:50:34.113-07:00Ann Hill Sampler Complete<br />
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Oh my goodness! I can't believe it's the end almost the end of September and I (yet again) had not posted to my blog. These days just fly by so quickly and I just don't know where time goes! In my own defense, I juggle quite a few balls, and probably take on more than I should.<br />
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I know that I have mentioned that several years ago, we moved my mom in with us from Florida. Just before Christmas, 2017 she had a heart attack, which affected her in many ways, that perhaps I didn't realize would happen. My mother will be 97 in October, after the heart attack, she was more frail, more wobbly on her feet, as well as other things that happened with her physically, but her short term memory loss after the heart attack, was something I was not prepared for! It's a learning experience.<br />
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It really is like having a toddler back in the house and trying to stay a step ahead. I dole out her medicine, since she takes at least 4/5 different ones, at different times. Between my husband and I we had to come up with a system to keep her from over medicating herself. She'd take her PM pills, 15 minutes later, couldn't remember she had taken them, and then took the AM pills as well.. Luckily my daughter is RN and a quick call to her, about what to do, greatly alleviated my fears. <br />
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In addition, I have to come up with what we call the dishwasher situation. Otherwise, my mom will put away dirty dishes, or put dirty dishes in with completely clean dishes. The answer is to run the dishwasher right after dinner and empty it before I go to bed.<br />
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I have taken over her bill paying, making appointments and also her laundry. My mom would be perfectly happy if I just sat with her all day. Unfortunately, I have a large house to keep clean, 4 dogs, and then crazy me, if my life isn't hectic enough I added a 10 gallon and 29 gallon freshwater aquarium, which needs upkeep daily. Not to say, that it wouldn't be nirvana just to sit with her all day long and just stitch. But, I have no maid, and kitchen floors, bathrooms don't clean themselves.<br />
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I want to thank all of you for sticking with me, and not unsubscribing. I will endeavor to be better at posting, now that I have re-discovered my stitching mojo!<br />
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First, I had tacked on the last part of the reduced chart, in the border area. Big Mistake, since the outside blue border was not completed. I realized that the flowers might not "fit" within the two blue borders on this sampler. So......I had to tear out all the running (outline stitches), remove the paper and complete the outside border.<br />
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This I did, till I realized my border was not going to match up. UGG! After ripping out the entire right side and top, more then once, I realized it was not going to match up, unless I ripped out the entire outside border. Yea, not doing it, already ready to have this sampler in the done pile. So, I fudged it. I found one particular place on the linen that the threads of linen were so thin, I could go over 3 threads, and it didn't even show.<br />
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Once the outside border was completed, I could reattach my reduced copy of the border. I will say, that copy is looking a bit raggedy, but made it so much easier to stitch through! By the way, one thing I did learn, was once you pin the copy on your fabric, it is easier to poke holes with a sharp needle/pin where you want the running stitches. It makes it much easier to stitch the outline, I also used different color hand quilting thread, which can be purchased at JoAnns. I already had several spools, so it wasn't necessary for me to purchase additional supplies.<br />
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<br />Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-64209740878025502642018-08-18T11:36:00.002-07:002018-08-18T11:36:33.094-07:00Love Never Fails - Barbara Ana DesignsWow I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since my last post. I apologize to those that were follow my blog.<br />
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Sometimes life just manages to get in the way of the things one really want to do, and those luxuries get put on the back burner. Sometimes our path, comes to a fork and we have to take a temporary alternate route to get us back on the path!<br />
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Last year in July, my family celebrated the birth of my first grandchild. Andersen. Although I wasn’t too thrilled at the thought of becoming a grandparent, I can tell you that little one has changed the world. Making my kids, Aunts and Uncles, my hubbie a grandpa. We are so “in love” with that boy. At Christmas time he was passed from one set of loving arms to another, like a football. Recently he turned one. Just started walking, but so far no talking. Not too worried as my youngest son didn’t really talk to almost three. His sister did all his talking for him. But when the day came, it was full sentences and we figured out he was already reading.<br />
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My mom who will be turning 97 in October, is still doing as well as can be expected at her age. Just before Christmas she had a heart attack. The physicians still talk about her, as she walked into have an EKG on her own, while actually having the heart attack. Guess there’s something to be said about good old fashion German farmer peasant blood. Many weeks of cardiac rehab , which abruptly came to a screeching halt when she fell into one of the foundation pillars in the basement and broke her collarbone. She’s a little more forget, a little more easily confused then before the heart attack. So I’ve taken over bill paying and doctor appointment schedules for her. <br />
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After our annual family vacation in the Outer Banks, the stitching bug has returned. So I finally managed to finish Love Never Fails, plus started again working on the Ann Hill sampler. <br />
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<br />Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-14923622891597011462017-07-20T08:57:00.001-07:002017-07-20T08:57:27.216-07:00Love Never Fails - Barbara Ana DesignsHello readers! Back at it again! Truth to be told, I would have updated my blog yesterday, but I spent the whole day, trying to back up my photos from my iPhone. Something according to YouTube videos and also articles on the internet are supposed to be so easy to do. The reason being, as I refuse to spend more money on storage, especially when it's a monthly fee, not a one time purchase.<br />
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I'm sure if anyone of my three children were here, that are a lot my technically experts than I am, it would have been completed in a nano second. For me, I had to just keep plugging along, until I found something that actually worked, or rather I could get it to work. You're probably asking yourself why I did this! It's because I kept getting these pesky reminders that I was running out of Icloud space. Believe me, I was. Filled up with text messages and photos, my icloud, and soon my phone would have been overflowing!<br />
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After much research, I finally downloaded Google Photos to my phone, which is a free app., backed up all my photos, videos, etc., to it, then when in and deleted all the pictures on my phone. I now have more than half of my available storage back! Plus a picture I took this morning was already showing up in the Google Photos place, which means the transfer is immediate. Plus it's unlimited storage of those photos for free. Course the proof will be in the pudding, in whether I will be able to post pictures to the blog.<br />
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Not that it previously hasn't been a real chore as it is! Blogger decided not to update it's application for mobile devices, so, the only way I can post to blogger is through my lap top. If I tried to make an entry to my blog through my phone, it would freeze, erase everything, do some crazy stuff. I live my life through the belief that there is more than one way to "skin a cat!" (sorry animal lovers, I would never actually skin a cat, but it a familiar saying!) So to fix that little bleep, I would type my post through my lap top, then use my phone to edit the post, just to add pictures. Now it seems I may be able to do all that, from the laptop. HOPE HOPE.<br />
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As my previous post states, I lost my stitching MOJO for Ann Hill. It still is on my floor stand, but I decided to pull out a random sampler, that looked easy, had the fabric for, and just work on that for the time being! Love Never Fails by Barbara Ana Designs. Copy right 2014. I found that I had the right count of fabric in my stash, probably a lighter in the color, than recommended, but hey, got to use up the stash when you can! As I catch up on every episode of "Persons of Interest," I stitch away!<br />
I finally know where, and when the two women characters came to be, and where the dog came from.<br />
Something I had no idea about. <br />
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Cute little reproduction style sampler, done in I think they call it Frankur style. With my German, Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, I just sort of speaks to me. <br />
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Other than that, nothing much is going on. Waiting for some 27 ct., unbleached/raw linen to come. Good price, and I have several charts which call for it. Hoping to get several of out the piece I bought.<br />
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With that, I will end! Guess I figured out the whole upload thing! Happiest of Stitching!<br />
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<br />Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-473481954289062322017-07-07T19:46:00.001-07:002017-07-07T19:50:10.264-07:00Ann Hill Sampler continuesMy Some samplers are quick stitches, some are not! Ann Hill falls into the Not category. Maybe if I spent more time stitching, I'd be further along. But, I've been busy!<br>
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I had a visitor from Daytona Beach, Fl. My friend Lori, who I've known, since I was her supervisor when I was in my 20's. I'm over 60 now, so for 40 years. Truth be told, we haven't been continuous friends the whole time. Not because we had a falling out, or a disagreement, but sometimes life just gets in the way, and you lose touch. But, Lori is one of those friends you can pick up where you left off, no matter how much time is in between. <br>
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With company arriving, I had to forgo stitching and clean my entire house. All the bedrooms, all the bathrooms (4 1/2), make beds, vacuum, dust, on top of laundry. I always do a deep clean before I have company! I don't want people to think I live like a pig or a hoarder. It's never really that bad, but I do tend to let it go, sometimes.<br>
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While Lori was here, we made a trip to In Stitches, in Alexandria, Va. I found 3 charts within the first 5 minutes, I was in the place. Thankfully, they were having a sale and I had a $60.00 gift card.<br>
Took Lori a bit longer to find some charts. Only because I think she was overwhelmed by the sheer volume they have. Plus she bought some fabric, since evidently Daytona has no cross stitch stores.<br>
We spent the evening watching old episodes of Person of Interests, since both of us liked the show and had managed to miss quite a few episodes. I always wondered where the two women came from that became a part of the crew, and where the dog came from. I now know where the dog, and one female character came to be.<br>
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In addition, I took her to my favorite used book store in Manassas. McKay's! She walked out with 6 books for less than $10. Two of the books were .06 each. Plus, we made a trip to the Wegmans grocery store, bought some horseradish cheddar cheese, which we gulped down. Plus some olives from their olive bar. We passed on the desserts, but they certainly looked delicious! On her last day, we walked one neighborhood of Potomac Mills, which is our outlet mall. Lori splurged and bought a few pair of shoes. I bought a few things from the Vera Bradley outlet (always trying to organize my purse!) and a shirt on sale from the Ann Taylor store. Course, we couldn't leave the mall without splitting a designer caramel apple. It was to die for! Had caramel, chocolate, nuts, and pieces of heath bar. Yummy. Plus, a visit to T.J. Maxx, where I stocked up on puppy things.<br>
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In addition, my son and his girlfriend asked me to come to Norfolk for a visit, to meet my new grandson. Andersen is lovely. I spent 3 days, and 2 nights there. Mostly just holding the baby! I did give them a few recommendations. But.....I'm just the grandmother, and even though I birthed 3 babies myself and raised them, what could I possibly know about children? Makes me laugh, that they will find out on their own, just like I did, since babies don't come with a book!<br>
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With updating my blog tonight, I have been doing laundry most of the day, stripped my guest bed, and did manage a trip to the grocery store. Also stitching on Ann. <br>
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With that, I will sign off, I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! As always.....Happy Stitching!<br>
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<br>Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-21770585661013607322017-06-17T10:20:00.001-07:002017-06-17T10:26:41.546-07:00Ann Hill SamplerStill plodding along on stitching this sampler. Truth to be told, I took a week off of working on her, as we had a family vacation in the Outer Banks. I didn't even work on a take along project. I spend most of the week, sitting by the pool, and reading romance novels. In fact, I read the 3 books, I had brought with me, and had to make a quick trip to Walmarts to purchase a few more. <br>
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I made the conscience decision, not to post about the vacation on any type of public media, as in today's world, you don't know who is paying attention, and you come home to find your house has been broken into, robbed, or even a family of squatters have moved in! It's a crazy world!<br>
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The day we left the OBX, my husband drove to Eastern Shore of Md., and picked up his new fur baby. Meet General Beauregard of Bull Run. Beau for short. Sweet boy, has puppy breath, and is a typical puppy full of energy. Dixie and Holly accepted him into the house, but what could they do? They didn't get a vote. Right now Beau isn't quite a tall as Dixie, so he doesn't yet have the upper hand, but it won't be long, before those wobbly long legs, that seem to go in every direction, will have him towering over him. Poor Holly being the littlest one, takes the brunt of Beau's attentions. She is totally unappreciative, as he is not very careful with his size in trying to play with her. Holly spends a lot of time crawling under furniture, to keep her distance.<br>
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I will be honest, that I thought I would go down to one dog, after something happened to Holly and Dixie. But after bringing a new puppy into the house, I even rescinded that idea. I just truly don't want to be bothered anymore with the housebreaking, training, chewing stage that all puppies go through. My husband is totally "into" Beau, including sleeping on the floor with him the first night he brought him home. Good for him. I still take over when he has to go someplace for whatever reason. The other day, I spent the whole day, watching him, meaning I got nothing else done, to make sure he was been fed, walked, taken out. Don't get me wrong, I love dogs. But I was glad when the hubby came back from spending a night on the Eastern Shore of Md., so he could resume his daddy duties.<br>
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On even better news. I am officially a member of the grandparent's club. My son and his girlfriend delivered a beautiful baby boy, Andersen James, born 6/15. 7 lbs, 5 ozs., 20" long. I celebrate his arrival and look forward to meeting him in person. They asked us not to come down, as their living arrangements are tight, and they want the time to bond with their baby. Course, we assured them, we'd come running if they wanted/asked us to.<br>
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They may come up here for the 4th of July. I also will be having a friend from Daytona Beach visiting me. So.....I have been trying to clean my house and get everything ready for company. <br>
In cleaning my upstairs, I decided it was time to hang my framed samplers. I hung a group on one day, and located a bunch more that I had forgotten about. Hubby came up to the landing when he heard the hammering and just started laughing at me. Hubby is perfectionist when it comes to hanging stuff. He gets out the level, and measuring tape, and starts doing mental math, to make sure they are all perfectly aligned and evenly space. Would I like that to happen? Yes! But he just doesn't have the time, and sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands. Which I did. <br>
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Well, got to run, as I still have lots of things to do, the list gets longer, and the time gets shorter! I wish all the Father's out there to have a absolutely, positively wonderful Father's Day. For all you stitchers! Happy Stitching!<br>
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<br>Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-22755524123589807932017-05-20T09:56:00.000-07:002017-05-20T10:59:00.185-07:00Ann Hill Sampler - Plodding AlongThe stitching on Ann Hill continues! Like I said in previous posts, because I elected to stitch the border in a manner that works for me, it's just a lot of extra steps and just takes more time. It is, what it is! Stitching is much like life! It's a marathon and not a sprint, so you just have to resolve yourself, that you finish when you finish, and what happens between the start and finish, you have little control over.<br>
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By the way, I don't know what it is that I manage to locate errors in charts, but I found one in Ann Hill. Area 7 on the chart says you are supposed to stitch this band in <a dir="ltr" href="tel:822/5830/268" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">822/5830/268</a>, except the chart does not call for any of these colors! By looking at the photo, I am doing it in color DMC 613, as it looks like the beige to me!<br>
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My mother left for Illinois today, to visit my sister for several months. I got my sewing machine chair back, at least for the next several months. My mom takes up residence in my "task chair/office chair" to watch TV. I know it's so she can hear the TV better, am so hoping the purchase of hearing aids, which were obtained under duress by her, will help! Because having the decibel level so high on the TV so that she can hear it, really results in the rest of the family having raging headaches by 10 p.m.<br>
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Because their is now an vacancy in my sewing machine chair, I was able to finish off 2 sides of a tent flap, that I have been sewing for my hubbie, on his own design, after the flap to our tent just up and disappeared. I completed two sides this morning, and have a few other sewing machine tasks, I really need to finish! But...I felt sort of mean asking my mom to vacate my chair, so I just put those tasks off until she was on her visit to my sister. <br>
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Speaking of sewing, I bought a serger, or two. Actually I bought a Kenmore Serger when we first moved here. I was so intimidated, I never used it! So it sat collecting dust. I then went out on the internet and searched for a serger that could be operated by idiots! Brother 1034/D, so I bought that too. I must admit, I still have to use the aid of a YouTube video to thread it, but it has come in so very handy. Meanwhile I tried to sell the first serger, with no takers. People just don't do that type of sewing these days, in addition, the ones that do, many are intimidated by using a serger too! This week I was talking to one of my good friends in the area, and she was saying how she almost called me up to see if I could serge something for her. I told her I would have gladly done that for her. But, she used an overlock stitch from her sewing machine. The next day, I remembered I still had the Kenmore serger, gathering dust. I called her up and offered to it for free, no strings attached, just wanted it to go to someone who would use it.<br>
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My serger has been used in sewing slip covers, I serge all the edges of my needlework so it doesn't fray. It even works on Aida! I have managed to serge seams on T-shirts that came undone. I used it to serge several layers of fabrics together, so that they won't slide, when I go to do the final sewing. All in all, it's been a good investment, and now one, I don't regret. <br>
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In my last post, I neglected to post pictures I the new charts, I purchased to add to my stash. So much for my resolve to not add to my stash, until I made a huge dent in my stash. Oh the temptation!<br>
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Well, that's all for the week. Got a busy week ahead, and hope that I will be able to get some house cleaning in as well. My mom comes looking for me if I'm gone too long. So, until the next post,<br>
HAPPY Stitching!<br>
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<br>Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-34786365239197811462017-05-16T10:28:00.001-07:002017-05-16T10:36:00.574-07:00MenagerieYes, I'm calling this post a menagerie, because it's appropriate. It is a collection of things that I forgot to share in previous posts. Mostly because I wasn't being very good at posting on a weekly basis, as I had done in the past.<br>
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When that happens, you forget to share the things that you would have included in the weekly post. So bear with me, my readers, and enjoy, the things I have also been doing, when I fell off the blogger wagon!<br>
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First, I picked up 5 more samplers from Michaels. Other than the two I have previously finished, I'm pretty caught up on my stash requiring framing. Previous posts, show my work on these, but I always like to share the completed framed one. <br>
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Karoline Berlinger - Summer House Stitch Workes<br>
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Isabella Gray - Samplers Revisited<br>
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Mexican Schoolgirl Sampler - Samplers Remembered<br>
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Antiques Sampler - BH & G cross Stitch And Country Crafts Magazine Mar/April 1992<br>
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Speaking of framing, I decided to make a go of another smaller project, and laced another souvenir piece, I found after rooting around in my supplies. Finding frames for your own projects can be quite the challenge. I was lucky enough to find a frame at Michael's but to say that it didn't have issue, would be so untrue. First of all the rabbit which holds the glass and your art work, wasn't very deep, so I was unable to use the back provided with the frame, once I added my needlework. Once again, I had to have my hubby add some sort of hanger, since the one on this pre-made frame, was attached to the back that was provided. <br>
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If possible, I try to pick up a little project, of places we visit. This one obviously is from a vacation in Ocean City, Md. many years ago. If you ever visit Ocean City, you must check out the needlework shop Salty Yarns on the boardwalk! Each year, the introduce a new little souvenir cross stitch chart.<br>
I have bought another one on another vacation, and it remains unfinished. Need to throw it in my take along bag! <br>
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In addition, I have started working a Christmas gift for a relative. Nowhere near completion, but I have made a decent stab at putting the items together, and am fairly confident, they will be done, in time for Christmas! I just wanted to share a picture of the lovely fabrics.<br>
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In addition to all that, I still continue to perfect my answer for the Ann Hill Sampler border. I have discovered using hand quilting thread works better for outlining. Doesn't fray, and pulls out easier. It's a process!<br>
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I also managed to squeeze in a bath, brush, and nail cutting for Holly! Pretty ding dang proud of myself! <br>
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With that, I'm quite certain I am all caught up, with all the news fit to print. Happy Stitching!<br>
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Especially when the chart graph lines are huge in relation to the 36 ct. dirty linen, I'm supposed to be stitching on. I thought and I thought and I thought, just how I might make this happen. Obviously it took me 4 years of thinking. That, and it's one of the two samplers charts I have left from the 90's that I just want to get finished, and move on to a new decade of sampler charts.<br>
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After much thought, I admit it, there was no way I could do the freehand. There was no way I was going to try free hand drawing on my fabric. I can barely draw stick figures. Plus I have seen way to many stitch projects posted on FB, where the stitcher used one of those pens that is supposed to wash out or fade away, and didn't! So....my solution involved the use of my personal copy machine. Best Christmas present ever! Well except for the year when my oldest was working at Home Depot and he bought me a new dishwasher. <br>
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After much, fooling around with the settings, I finally came up with - if I could reduce the original chart by 63% than it ended up being almost the exact count per square inch as 36 Ct. dirty linen.<br>
I then placed the copy over my linen, by lining it up with the inside and outside border, plus I had run a graph line horizontally between the borders, that would line up with the graph line on my copy.<br>
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I then used a very sharp needle, one strand of regular sewing thread, and ran a running stitch along all the lines for the flowers, vines and leaves. Stitching through the paper and linen. After that, I used a cuticle scissors and cut out all the paper, so that all that was left was the stitching lines. Be especially careful, a cuticle scissors have points and could easily put a hole in your linen.<br>
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Once those steps were taken, I could fill in the out lines of the flowers and petals with the satin stitch and use the outline stitch for the vines. I would then snip out and pull out any random threads of my outline. Tweezers come in handy for this step!<br>
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Okay, it's slow going, and a lot of extra steps! But....I am happy with the result and although it is taking me longer to do all the additional steps, at the end I will have a finished sampler! Maybe it's cheating a bit, but sometimes you have to do whatever works for you!<br>
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And with that, I'll end my post for the day! Happy Stitching!<br>
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<br>Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-74674262092101424122017-05-10T10:55:00.001-07:002017-05-10T10:59:09.386-07:00Dunvegan Sampler - Sampler WorkesI take pride in the fact, that once I start a project, that I finish it whatever may come. Well, that's not entirely true! I had two samplers, that I had started, and just never finished. The Dunvegan Sampler was one of the two. <br>
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I had it completely finished, except for the head of the thistle stitched in Queen Stitches. For someone reason, I totally had a meltdown, when it came to this one part of the sampler. I looked through stitching books, I went on YouTube and watched videos. I even went to a stitching group and asked for help.<br>
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Oh, I knew the basics of the stitch. Knew where to come up, and go down, knew where I should tack the stitch and what direction. I could do this stitch in theory, but putting it in practice was a completely different matter. Every time, I tried to stitch the thistle, it looked like a tangled, hot mess.<br>
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I practiced on the edges of my fabric, the stitches looked good, but put them on top of each other and next to each other and it looked liked chaos! I ripped them out so many times I felt, I was gonna leave a hole in my linen. Then I'd be really up a creek without a paddle!<br>
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So after the completion of the Needle's Work Sampler, I pulled out my dirty little secret and just was gonna finish my lowly thistle! Bite the bullet, put my head down, and just keep putting one foot in front of the other! <br>
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Picture prior to the completion!<br>
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Close up of the thistle head. The trick was to use one thread of DMC rather than two!<br>
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Picture of completion<br>
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So I have another completion for my framing pile! Yea! <br>
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<br>Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-63350309090500031982017-05-10T10:35:00.001-07:002017-05-10T10:36:18.415-07:00Needle's Work Sampler - Needle's Work - Dawn Lewis - FinishYes, another finish! I ended up finishing this several weeks ago, and it now has gone into my framing stash! Probably will be quite awhile, before I have 11 samplers that need to be framed. I'm sure my husband will be forever grateful!<br>
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A great little sampler, for someone who wants to advance their stitching skills and learn some new stitches. Even though it's a band sampler, it is a BIG piece!<br>
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Sorry for the short posts, but have a lot to catch up on!Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-63529278449291340402017-05-10T10:21:00.001-07:002017-05-10T10:24:56.632-07:00Back from FramingI sincerely apologize to my few but faithful followers for my lack of posting to my blog, in the last month! No particular reason why, other than procrastination. I kept saying to myself ....."tomorrow!" Unfortunately it's been over a month worth of tomorrows, and for that I truly apologize. <br>
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At some point, I'm sure I mentioned, I dropped off 6 samplers for framing at Michaels. I finally picked those up, and wanted to share the framed samplers.<br>
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Ann Rayner 1839 - Threads Thru Time<br>
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Ann Wellington 1809 - T & N Designs<br>
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Hannah Lancaster - Porcupine Collection<br>
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Lucy Redd - Homespun Elegance<br>
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Jane Woodward - Canterbury Designs<br>
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Loara Standish - Examplarery<br>
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Since then, I have taken in 5 more samplers for framing, and those are finished and ready to be shared. Pictures of those to follow!Pam Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09567844719158055823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309884558694469075.post-22245557373379152702017-04-05T10:48:00.001-07:002017-04-05T11:05:48.656-07:00Needle's Work Sampler - Weeks 5 & 6Once again, I have been particularly lax about updating my blog. I think as the weather has gotten nicer, I have been stricken with Spring Disease, and have had so many things that I still need to get done.<br>
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I will admit, that week 5 of this sampler, I didn't work on it at all. I sort of lost my stitching "mojo!" I actually made a comment to my 95 year old mother about my lack of "mojo" and her response was hysterical. Evidently, she is not familiar with the term "mojo" and her response was "well maybe it fell off, and it's under your chair!" If it was only so easy to lose and find again! If any of my readers are interested in getting your own copy of the Needle's Work Sampler chart of your own, please leave your email address in the comments section, and I will send you the information. This chart is no longer available in stores, and can only be obtained directly through the designer.<br>
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I finally got my samplers back from Michael's and will post the pictures. Left Loara Standish there for them to redo, as I didn't care for the buckling along the edges of the sampler. I have already figured out where to put them. Ann Rayner will go directly above my grandfather clock in the front hallway and the rest will be grouped together on a wall between my son's room and the guest bedroom. <br>
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I also tried framing one of my smaller projects myself. After wondering for a long time, I finally found a frame, I thought was about the right size. I had my hubbie remove the wall hanger from the short side of the frame, and put it on the long side. I then, watched several You Tube videos on framing needlework, including lacing the back. I also received some hints from a FB friend in Oregon, who frames a lot of her own needlework, that was very useful in keeping the fabric lined up and even on the foam board. I may try to do some other projects myself, as far as the lacing, and perhaps save some amount of the mounting costs. Especially since the framing costs, with coupons is still outrageous. There are a few things I did learn from this project, that I need to make a mental note, if I decide to do my own in the future.<br>
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Interesting topic on one of the FB stitching groups this weekend. It was a show and tell weekend of stitcher's WIP (works in progress) or UFO's (unfinished objects.) OMG! I have to tell you, I'm a one at a time sampler stitcher. I used to have at least 3 projects going, one a take along, one lap stand up on the first floor, and one in the basement on my floor stand. Since I rarely go anyways, no need to have a take along project. Once the hubbie started working out of the house, I no longer spent so much time on the first floor, and therefore, stopped putting one on my lap stand. Now - it's floor stand only. I'm not saying that towards the end of any project, I'm not sick of it, or I can't wait till it's finished. But.....finished is the end result. Stitching should be something you do because you love it and enjoy it, but having all these just started, half finished projects, sitting around would drive me crazy. I have found that many of the multiple project stitchers, have some sort of rotation of their various projects. I can tell you I'm a voracious stitcher! Stitching usually many a hours a day, because I don't work outside the house. Even then, some of my samplers have taken anywhere from<br>
5-6 weeks if not months to finish. That's working on it, every single day. I guess I don't understand the math, if you have 10-15 projects in some stage, and work on it a day, a week, when can one anticipate a finish?<br>
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To be quite honest, I guess it also boils down to that I'm lazy and cheap! I don't want to break my floor stand down every single time to switch out one project to the next. I have a multitude of scroll rods, but I don't want to have a bunch of extra scroll rods that I don't need, and threads. I pull threads for the project I am working on, then once completed, file them back, and pull threads for the next project. Works for me.<br>
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I am happy to share, that I did manage to finish the two Christmas ornaments I volunteered to donate to a family that their stitcher passed away. Took me for ever to find an appropriate chart, since I didn't know the lady personally, other than through FB. I thought the sampler style ornaments were the answer.<br>
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With that, I will end my rambling and wish you all a wonderful week and Happy Stitching!<br>
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