{"id":163,"date":"2016-12-13T00:19:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T07:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=163"},"modified":"2017-01-08T19:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T02:33:00","slug":"random-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4590.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-162\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4590.jpg?resize=360%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4590.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4590.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4590.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4590.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4590.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the Heirloom Nativity is coming! I love it! So pretty! And this first part went rather quickly so that is nice.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u00a0 I did cheat a little bit on\u00a0 my plan..I got the first 7 bands done, but then I started up the 8th, just to finish up the evening last night. I would have gotten more on there, but I miscounted and had to take out half of that snow\/tree trunk, and serves me right for not sticking to the plan! I will pick it up again in January. I hope it will be a finish for next year!<\/p>\n<p>Tonight I moved on to Random Thoughts by The Drawn Thread, yes another Drawn Thread. What can I say, I love the variety of small motifs in her designs and the chance to learn some new stitches!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4591.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-161\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4591.jpg?resize=360%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4591.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4591.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4591.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4591.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4591.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>I started with the center motto, 1 over 1 which in a way is refreshing not to have to railroad all the stitches and be counting 2 all the time, fearing to get off, but boy is it tiny! So far mine says &#8220;this of no -e &amp; stare.&#8221;\u00a0 Hopefully before Christmas you can see the whole motto!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4592.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-166\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4592.jpg?resize=270%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4592.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4592.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4592.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4592.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_4592.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how the Heirloom Nativity is coming! I love it! So pretty! And this first part went rather quickly so that is nice. Now\u00a0 I did cheat a little bit on\u00a0 my plan..I got the first 7 bands done, but then I started up the 8th, just to finish up the evening last night. 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