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10-17-2011, 06:48 AM
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It does look like it qualifies for the PITA status! Just remember, it's done!!!! It is all looking so pretty, I can hardly wait to see it all done. You must be spending a lot of your time on it, I would never get it done.
10-17-2011, 08:04 AM
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I just get so caught up in the block I lose track of everything else. It is much like reading a good book, just one more page, well in this case it is just one more piece or one more stitch. and when I check the clock hours have gone by. Good thing I get a headache when I forget to eat, or I really think I would just stitch right through the day.
Some of the blocks are so pretty once I start I just want to keep going until it is finished, the others just become a challenge to see if my hand stitching skills get better and I can improve. I did notice that I tend to work in quadrants of the block and on the difficult ones, I can tell which ones I did first and the better ones were done last, that means I finally figured it out after repeating it for the 4th time.....[Eager Beaver but Slow Learner]
I am sure you will be fine when you decide to do this top.
Some of the blocks are so pretty once I start I just want to keep going until it is finished, the others just become a challenge to see if my hand stitching skills get better and I can improve. I did notice that I tend to work in quadrants of the block and on the difficult ones, I can tell which ones I did first and the better ones were done last, that means I finally figured it out after repeating it for the 4th time.....[Eager Beaver but Slow Learner]
I am sure you will be fine when you decide to do this top.
Originally Posted by maine ladybug
It does look like it qualifies for the PITA status! Just remember, it's done!!!! It is all looking so pretty, I can hardly wait to see it all done. You must be spending a lot of your time on it, I would never get it done.
10-17-2011, 09:29 AM
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I am working on the next block in the series,BLock 25 - It is simply a pleasure will be finished in no time. I guess they knew the terror they put us through with the last one.
I'll post a pic when I finish it.....working on the embroidery now
Update: I remembered to take a break for lunch today without getting a headache to remind me.....DUH.....
I'm working on the final quadrant of the hand embroidery, should have pics posted about 4:45...stay posted, this one is very nice.
I just calculated and it took 9 yds of double stranded floss to embroider this block. Fingers getting sore, guess time to break out the leather thimble.....just hate wearing a thimble, can't feel the fabric as well.
I'll post a pic when I finish it.....working on the embroidery now
Update: I remembered to take a break for lunch today without getting a headache to remind me.....DUH.....
I'm working on the final quadrant of the hand embroidery, should have pics posted about 4:45...stay posted, this one is very nice.
I just calculated and it took 9 yds of double stranded floss to embroider this block. Fingers getting sore, guess time to break out the leather thimble.....just hate wearing a thimble, can't feel the fabric as well.
Wonderful Block 25
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10-18-2011, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by pattis47
Thanks ladies, I am starting BLock 30 and I think it might be a sister to Block 19.................enough said.....
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