Well, I just did it again. Yesterday I was talking about all this catching up I have to do with Persian Fantasy before I could go back to my other projects and this morning I could not resist anymore, I just had to go back to my rotation so I put Persian Fantasy aside for just a little while, not for long, and got my plaid & blackwork checkbook cover out and started working step 2 for the plaid section.
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Photo above shows what has been done so far on it. The bottom section on the left has the plaid motif completed. I am moving from left to right, so have done a little less than half of it.
This second photo is a close-up showing only the plaid section. I must say that this second step is much more fun to do than step one as you can see the plaid materialize under your eyes as you keep adding rows after rows of different thread colors.
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To recapitulate on this plaid a bit, what I first did are rows after rows horizontally, making one 1/2 stitch in every other stitch and I am now doing the same thing but with vertical rows, using the same 4 selected colors. Sizes of rows varies as you can see but replicate themselves at certain intervals.
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The colors that I am using are all DMC floss threads: 224, 504, 932 and 3041.
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I have just installed and tried a new Google feature called "Search this blog". It is situated on the right upper side of my blog. For example if you are interested in looking at previous entries that I have made about this checkbook cover, you may enter in the "Search this blog" the word Blackwork and you will get the following results: April 09/09, April 23/09 and also May 02/09 with titles relating to Plaid & blackwork checkbook cover. All you have to do is click on them and you can read all about this particular project. You may be able to find it using other words too but have not tried it yet. That is pretty neat, I think.
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About rotation, I find it so interesting that I used to work on one single project at a time and now I just can't do it anymore no matter how much I love a project. This girl needs variety so I will also bring Hollyhock House back and start working a little bit on it. I know that Anne will be happy about this as it is one of her favorite current project of mine. I also enjoy it very much.
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I figure these projects will all get done in the end, so who really cares if I don't finish any of them by the official deadline. Not very important in the grand scheme of things, that is what I think :-)
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Pierrette =^..^=
6 comments:
I forgot about this charming little sleeper project, I'm glad you decided to work on it for a while. It's so beautiful. Colors are really lovely.
This is coming along really well and I had forgotten about it, I love the subtle way the colours play and compliment each other. I have not stitched this week as been tied up with other things and also family and am missing it so after class this afternoon am going to get my needle flying
Hi Madonna,
I do love the colors and the patterns. I think it was a neat idea to combine both needlepoint with blackwork.
Can't wait to have it finished and ready for use :-)
Pierrette =^..^=
Hi Terry,
Once you go back to stitching things will be flying, knowing you (big grin)
Pierrette =^..^=
It's not HHH, but I DO like your plaid!
I know, Anne, but it won't be long now :-)
Pierrette =^..^=
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