My First Comment!

It was so exciting to check my blog and find a comment from Su there! She is the first person ever to comment; it's especially meaningful coming from someone whose work I admire so much. Su, I really appreciate your encouragement and will try to keep all this in perspective. I once read an article by Anne Morrow Lindbergh entitled The Journey not the Arrival Matters, and I think that is a good motto for me to remember when I fall into the trap of comparing what I do to those who are so much more experienced than I am.

I did get back on the horse and continued with my work on SHS. I've completed the house and the ABC lettering. As I mentioned before, I used the wrong thread for the window panes; the gray color was the one used in the instructions, not the light brown. For now I'm going to leave it be and live with it awhile. The gray would make the windows seem so dark and I rather like a lighter look, but as I progress I'll decide if frogging is in my future.

The house looks a little slanted to one side, but I hope I can rectify that when I finish the piece. Next up is the flowerpot with the heart above it. It's sometimes a challenge to figure out what sections to do in what order, but this seems like it will make the counting easier so I properly place the stitches. On Where There is Life (I'll post a progress picture of that soon) I somehow started the border in too close to the design. It's salvageable but won't look as nice as if I'd counted correctly. But I'm so far into it that I'm just going to plunge ahead.

I'm off to take out my contact lenses and try some close range stitching. I can see everything so much better when I do this and it means I don't have to use the magnifier, but I sure look funny holding the fabric up to my nose!