It's been a while, hasn't it? I've not been stitching (or weaving) much since before the holidays, but I am trying to get back to both hobbies. For my stitching I definitely need a little kick start. As much as I love the seasonal samplers I had been working on (finished winter, worked on spring, skipped summer and then stalled on Fall), the saminess of them was making me a little bored. And while I am not much into Valentine's Day, I do like February/heart themed stitching--probably because it is my birth month, and there are just so many fun designs to stitch.
So I have pulled out something small and easy to stitch and hopefully steady work will mean I get a quick finish. This is "Endless Hearts" by Threadwork Primitives. I am stitching it on 30 count hand dyed linen by R&R Reproductions called dark cappuccino (it even sounds yummy).
And it is indeed working up fast. Actually a couple of dedicated afternoons would likely see the project finished. I think I will turn it into a cushion just as it is shown in the photograph on the chart. And I am sure I have some suitable fabric I can use for the backing.
If I can finish my cushion (the stitching at least) by the end of this month I have picked out a couple of other potential designs, which are also very small and perfect for February stitching. I'll have to dig around in my stash for some linen and the floss. Stitching is one of those things I love doing when I am doing it, but like everything else, it is carving out time to work on it. I have been trying to spend at least fifteen minutes before work adding a few more hearts every day and it is amazing how much you can accomplish in a week!
And looking forward, (because just as with my reading) I am already contemplating what I might work on after. There is always another design just around the corner. I wouldn't mind another proper sampler or maybe a design using a house motif.
It's a pity that I don't have a local stitching support group, you know--just like a book club. I wonder if something could be created online, something where work could be done and shared and some sort of measurable progress achieved. Or maybe I just need to get back into my habit of posting here more frequently. So, give me a week or so and I'll show you where my work has taken me!