… and I’m ok with that. But I’m also ok with adding in more SALs and attempts to topple me from sitting here working on just one project at a time. Speaking of which, here’s my progress on Celtic Summer. She has most of the gold border on the bottom of her dress, all of the teal in the front panel of her dress (save for the beads), all of the dark teal in the remaining panel and last but not least, her shoe. I was staring at that foot of hers wondering why the thing was stitched in highly contrasting (read: clashing) DMC instead of the Needlepaints, but if it weren’t, then I suppose it would just fade into her gown. Sitting back, it looks ok. It’s just up close that it really clashes.

Next up, that finish I teased you with last time I posted. It’s the top third of Just Nan’s Beware! that I sent to Vicky as part of our Halloween/Autumn Exchange.
I braved a new technique and finished it as a flat-fold per Judy Odell’s instructions. I was amazed at the result since finishing is not my forte!

In other stitching news, I’m currently bobbinating the 100 colors needed for “A Peacock and Doves in a Garden” in between stitching Celtic Summer and Nancy’s RR. Since P&D uses 120 blends and 80 solids, I’ve decided to try a new storage system. I’m going to pre-blend my flosses and use the Pako thread storage system. I found them for $11.99 (US) in Herrschner’s online catalog, so that was a bonus. Our local JoAnn’s also started carrying Sulky threads, so I picked up some spiffy colors of that to use for page-gridding, so now I just need to wait for my fabric and Pako thinga-ma-whoosits to arrive and I’ll be halfway ready to start. *rolls her eyes*