{"id":4994,"date":"2022-01-05T10:56:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=4994"},"modified":"2022-01-05T10:56:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:56:23","slug":"the-people-choose-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=4994","title":{"rendered":"The People Choose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Designer of the Year! This month\u2019s theme from Jo or Serendipitous Stitching<\/a> asks us if we\u2019ve chosen a specific designer to focus on for the year. I was so excited when I realized that I had a really good project for this People\u2019s Choice theme, as well as a certain Instagram SAL I just learned about, even if it did mean adding a BAP to my Year of Samplers. It is a project I have long wanted to stitch by a designer who was not yet represented in my line up: The Drawn Thread. And the project? The Sampler of Stitches!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I collected all 9 parts a long time ago. I didn\u2019t start it because at the time, I was scared of the size (on 30 count it is (only) 12×14- I know! How ridiculous!) Since then I have accomplished many larger projects with the attitude, how do you eat the metaphorical elephant? One bite at a time! And this sampler is so many small blocks it will be an easy stitch. I just need to do 2 letters a month! I can do that! In fact I probably won\u2019t be able to stop! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My other hang up was I didn\u2019t love the colors. The dusty blue-mauve-olive just never spoke to me as much as I love the design. I felt a bit the same way about the Treasure Box I did last year. But I wasn\u2019t confident to change the colors. Now I’m ready. I know I will enjoy it a lot more with my own colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am inspired by this scarf, as well as the color palette of Autumn Quakers. I am always drawn to rich colors so I think my changes will suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My letters will be red and dark red instead of blue, all the mauve will be violet. I\u2019ll throw in some tans and gold for accents and 2 shades of green. I\u2019ll do it on a not-white linen, 32 ct cream Graziano. It\u2019s a beautiful linen. I was hesitant to cut into it because I had a fat half but it should be out to good use right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s my start. I\u2019m really pleased with the red. The purple seems bright but it will be mellowed by more red and green as I work. The cream is not a lot different than the called for but I was afraid in an overdyed linen the look of all the specialty stitches (there are 144 in this project!) would get lost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After my last post as well as my November pos<\/a>t, you’d really think that I\u2019m the last girl on earth who needs more stitching projects to attempt in 2022. But I am so excited about this one and will be over the moon to work on it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to follow (or join) this SAL tag is #sos2022sal on Instagram but you can bet I\u2019ll be posting my progress regularly over here too! Wish me luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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