{"id":2430,"date":"2019-10-23T11:09:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2019-10-25T08:23:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T15:23:16","slug":"october-smalls-sal-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=2430","title":{"rendered":"October Smalls SAL Check In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

And just like that it’s the end of October! I realized on Monday that this week had the last Friday of the month in it. So I had to scramble to get something done! I just made it! Phew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to pick up this neglected Mill Hill project, the Vintage Rose beaded pin pillow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had finished the cross stitches a while ago-you can see that there was very little cross stitch on this piece! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had just started putting the first beads on. I learned I did not love stitching beads on fabric (in large quantities) even though I love stitching Mill Hill projects on perforated paper (so relaxing!) Then I lost the bead packs! I didn’t mind too much, I had lots of other things to work on. When I found them again, I had lost interest in the project. But now I needed a project to finish up for this month and this one proved to be just the right thing to finish up in a couple days. It wasn’t so bad after all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here it is with all the beads and beaded fringe added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here it is all finished!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The instructions show how to make it a self-backed pincushion. You fold the edges of extra fabric in, stitching them down the middle and then across the ends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is a magnet inside so you can attach it to something metal like your project board, or use as a (large, heavy?) needleminder. I think I’ll just put mine in my display of little things I’ve made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what have you been up to this month? Share below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n