Dorcas has been getting all my attention lately (whoo!) and I’ve been filling in… The vine is diagonal double back stitch. The little leaves are satin stitch. The flower stems are Gobelin stitch. The flowers are a pattern of satin stitch. The big leaves are queen stitch. I have a lot of queen stitch to do. And I first have […]
This weekend my goal was to finish the outline on the big flower band on Dorcas. I did it! I was delighted to discover this band is just about as centered as I could manage. I am plotting the order of work for the fills. There are so many different ones. I know the queen stitched leaves (the big double […]
I bit the bullet this week and picked the colors for the big flower band on Dorcas Haynes and figured out where the center should be. This figuring took an hour or so away from actual stitching time but now I can start stitching with confidence! I have to admit I also was hesitant starting this band because the Scarlet […]
Guess what? I FINALLY FINISHED the eyelet verse! Here it is! I am so relieved it is complete. I finished it at Bristol last weekend. Then I went back to the Queen stitch leaves. They are not so bad. I really should just finish them up quick! But at the next Attic event I want to have the big floral […]
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