Have I already shared this? I don’t remember. I finished this piece. I went online to see where Thermes is. So there is a tiny nothing village in Greece by this name. It is also a name given to a number of resorts in France, that makes more sense, seeing that this book is a French book. Either way, I did enjoy this.
Side by side, I’m not sure are staying in this location, but they are on the wall now.
While waiting for the second section of the SAL, Februarys’ chart, I ordered and started another project. This came with some rather cheap looking Aida cloth. No thanks. So I have that linen I bought for the SAL. I have an idea for most of it, so I took the remains of the fabric, made thread tags and got to work.
I will have less than an inch on either side. So, no framing, I will probably make this into a bell pull, which means that I will sew on a backing, which I can do, even with less than an inch on either side. Oh, and using my magnifying glass, this is not a problem to embroider.
This craft is new to me, one of the things I learned is when sewing over two, always started next to a leg. What this means is that in the lower left hand corner of the square, you want the warp thread to be on top of the weft thread. Sorry that is all I’ll say, I don’t have a picture, but boy it makes a difference. some people say the stitches lie smoother. What I also find, is that counting the empty spaces, it helps me to know I’m in the correct position when I look for that leg. Often I have made the mistake of starting a new area and then finding, I’m off the grid, this really helps me stay on grid.
Its’ February! The second chart is here!
I am so happy to be back to this project. LOVING it!
I can feel that I am getting much better. Practice does make better, nothing btw, makes anything perfect.
This is a 2021 Sew Along, and I have finished the 20. I’m following the hashtag #MFESAL2021 on IG, it is a lot of fun to see how others are doing. There is someone who is using colors very similar to mine. She is way ahead of me, at least halfway done with this section. And I thought I spend a lot of time on this. I should be grateful that I am doing other things as well, like spending time with grandkids.
Leah