{"id":7576,"date":"2026-10-05T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=7576"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:34:52","slug":"choosing-responsible-stitching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=7576","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Responsible Stitching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So\u2026.what did I choose to stitch next? I was responsible and I picked a WIP from the priority stack&#8230;Cheerful Bouquet from Jeannette Douglas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-133120.jpg?resize=485%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-133120.jpg?w=485&amp;ssl=1 485w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-133120.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-133120.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made great progress! I decided to skip the sawtooth border at first and dive into the yellow flowers. I thought they would kind of be a pain since they are lumpy and every other one is a different color. It turns out (and I should have known this&#8230; Jeannette really is a great designer) they stitch up quickly since they are all identical. I got the whole bottom border done in an afternoon. 5 flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept going and worked a bit on the sawtooth border which I had started before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-092321.jpg?resize=485%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-092321.jpg?w=485&amp;ssl=1 485w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-092321.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_2026-10-08-092321.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the sides are each 5 more flowers on top of the corner flowers that are already stitched, and in theory I should be able to finish this up in October. That will be my goal. Except I do want to work on other things too, but even still I ought to be able to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So\u2026.what did I choose to stitch next? I was responsible and I picked a WIP from the priority stack&#8230;Cheerful Bouquet from Jeannette Douglas. I made great progress! I decided to skip the sawtooth border at first and dive into the yellow flowers. 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