{"id":7309,"date":"2026-01-17T08:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=7309"},"modified":"2026-01-25T12:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:10:19","slug":"smalls-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=7309","title":{"rendered":"Smalls. Starts."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No sooner do I get an idea in my head than I am distracted from the task at hand. I wrote last week\u2019s post and then said to myself that I really should go looking for more smalls to work on this month. Looking for trouble more like! I found quite a few started smalls that I will aim to finish this month. Then I narrowed it done to these…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First is this stitching roll from Homespun Elegance. I don\u2019t remember when I started it\u2026last year? The M was half done when I picked it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(The model is a W so my M was just flipped over)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s on a pre-made item, very sweet, but the linen has come undone from the base and I\u2019ll have to fix it. There are several cute elements suggested to add\u2026MOP buttons, a scissor charm, lace\u2026to make it fancy when the stitching is done. Ok\u2026challenge accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there is the little start on this bird pin wheel by Fox and Rabbit. Again I think I put it down because I’m not a huge fan of the 100.3s it is stitched with, and I’m having trouble seeing the linen for some reason. Maybe I need to up to readers from the new glasses. Anyway, the finish is very cute so I’d really like to finish it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next is this little piece by Fancy Work that is a lining for a scissor box. I now own the appropriate box. But I don\u2019t really want to make a scissor bed after all. I think I just want a lining. I think I\u2019ll modify the finish to put all the stitching on one linen and then just pop that piece into the box. The hard part is the over one stitching which looks great but is not my favorite stitching process. But again it\u2019s mostly done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I found the project bag I used for the Coxcomb Bouquet box I made last year…there is a coordinating pin cushion. I want to make that up so I can complete the set. I started it. Sometimes when that first thread is in, it is easier to just pick up and work on the next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And one other little start is this scissor fob from Fern Ridge\u2026it\u2019s strawberry theme and very sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It just needs the topper part and the fringe. The fringe is pretty fabulous on this one with tiny enamel strawberry charms. That\u2019s why I got it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that is all and that is enough! I hope to finish 4 smalls this month. Let’s see if I can do that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No sooner do I get an idea in my head than I am distracted from the task at hand. I wrote last week\u2019s post and then said to myself that I really should go looking for more smalls to work on this month. Looking for trouble more like! I found quite a few started smalls that I will aim to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[61,235,203,247,74],"class_list":["post-7309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wips","tag-blackbird-designs","tag-fancy-work","tag-fern-ridge-collection","tag-fox-and-rabbit","tag-homespun-elegance"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-19-170539.jpg?fit=520%2C693&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7309"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7335,"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7309\/revisions\/7335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}