This biscuit on the other hand is confetti heavy, an£ very slow going. I seem to be working two columns at once, but they are the end of the current page, so I’ll suffer along. After that it will be stitching la Vida Loca for the final page on the row, with only three more to do after that.
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Kay xx
I had to work blind as at the time I could not find any more information than Brian’s launch video walking through what might have been either a phone app/first release, and it had changed quite a bit from that. After accidentally deleting my first project input and having to input it all again I soon got the hang of it. I also did not fully understand that the app automatically puts in the finish date as you go.
Can I just say, that Brain of Britain I am not, and the whole predicted finish date on the STATS tab baffles me, as sometimes even though I have overall stitched more in one day than another and the date seems further away, but suspect it has something to do with the fact that I enter the stitches per log - I clock in and out and therefore therefore there are multiple logs for a day - and not as I did when I input the historical data for a particular WIP and judged the time I would have spent and put the total stitches for the day if stitching. Note to self: Whatever really, does it matter Kay? It can predict that the heck it wants, the finish date will be the finish date, so don’t sweat it!
I digress wittering on about predicted finish dates, the cool feature I found by accident the other day, whilst manually editing the stitches for a log, and trying to balance my notebook and calculator on my lap. Full disclosure here, and something I am pretty sure I might have mentioned before … despite being a bank manager for decades, I am notoriously bad at mathematics. My husband even suspect to that I might have been, if not fully, partially responsible for the bank crash at the time LOL.
I noticed a small icon to the righthand side, it’s small but bright blue circle with three vertical lines. So, like a wet paint notice that you can’t resist touching the surface, I clicked. It takes you to a large and attractively orange calculator (my favourite colour these days, it’s the new purple). I took advantage of it and did my calculation, and hit “done”. Eeeeehhhh, then noticed that the clever little thing had actually populated the figure into the “stitches” box.
I’m sure I’m late to the party on that feature, but just in case I thought I would mention it. Well done Brian that is a nice touch, now if you could get it to work out cumulative stitches across all of the projects for week, month and year(s), you would make this little old woman very happy.
I think Nikki rafts on YouTube uses XSJ, who else does?
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Kay xx
Today, I put the cream in his biscuit, that is not a euphemism by the way, I literally did. It took me a little while to work out what I was stitching and it was such a lovely surprise, you can see it to the right of his jacket on the completed column.
There are three more page columns to complete, and I hope to get at least a column and a bit done - it’s fairly heavy confetti though. after that it will be easy breezy background for quite a while.
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I’ve nearly finished another page length column, but t has been slow going through the lighter confetti area of his neck. I will finish off the bottom of the column tomorrow, and throw myself into more light confetti on the next column … four more to go to page 5.
Hugs
Kay xx
Page 4 completed… enough said.
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Kay
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1,005 stitches today, and I should get a page finish tomorrow, so that makes me very happy.You might just about be able to make out the pink mark just under the the ‘56’.
Highlight of the day, has been the stitch detail coming in around his jumper, and I adore the little bit of hair sticking out at the top of his neck. He is such a sweet chap.
I still need to go back in and look 8th his green measles, but that can wait until the end. Who knows, I might decide to leave them as is.
Hugs
Kay Xx
I’ve just sent my Mothering Sunday cross stitch pattern of choice to the youngest kid. I was going to go for Festive Seascape by Karla Gerard on Etsy
but thought that I’d have a quick look to see what new arrivals Paula of Contemporary Cross had, and saw this …
It is called The Thinker charted by Contemporary Cross of artwork by Zoe Chilie …….
I LOVE IT❤️❤️❤️❤️
https://www.contemporarycross.com/products/the-thinkerSo thank you darling child.
Kay xx
I used two of the bargain Bella Fat Quarters I showed you the other day, and things might have been smoother if the height and width of the book (and thus the cozy) were not soo similar, as I made a mistake and cut them in the wrong orientation to start with. Also, if the Bosal had been fusible on at least one side.
As I am used to working with quilt batting, I did not fully take account of the thickness, and thus there proved insufficient space to do cut outs on the corners for boxed-bottom corners. Still, the thickness has given the corners a nice rounded look, which I’m ok with.
That’s two lessons learnt so far then - make a paper pattern rather than just cut out on the run, and fully take account for the medium you are using. Oh no, four lessons … use 505 spray to affix the fabric to the Bosal and engage the Smart Feed technology on the machine to stop it twisting as you quilt.
Lesson five was leave a sufficient turning gap, one of the sides would have been better for that as the bottom did not have the space to do that. Never let it be said that I didn’t go at it with a will turning through the bottom, and after what felt like 10 rounds with the WWF I did manage to wrestle it through. I needed a cup of tea and a biscuit after that!
Lesson six was to remember that with the Kerei I have a sleeve arm, and therefore not try to fight the top stitching when the lining was pushed to the inside. I managed a creditable job that notwithstanding.
All in all, six lessons learnt and a reasonably looking item the first time I used something new is not too shabby. I will try this again using H640 interfacing on another one, but this is being gifted along with the little hardcover book for somebody special’s birthday in a few days. The other gifts I’ll be easier as they will go in a variation if my DMC storage bag, which takes moments to cut out and make up, especially as I use my cheat method of lining.
Next, I need to seriously turn my attention to getting the appliqué on the back of the baby quilt and then get her done.
Kay xx
Page finish …..
There’s not much to say about this other than that. I am trying to bear in mind that his is background, and I believe that it is supposed to look dark and moody, but when you look at it from certain angels there are small details showing up, like the little tiny face at the very top left.
This was nowhere I stopped last night, and I’ve done other things this morning, where I would normally be putting in around 100 stitches first thing. I will add a details of what I have been working on in another post.
I am, however, going full hog wild for another page finish between now and Saturday evening, as the Guinea is coming out for some love from Sunday.
Hugs
Kay xx
My Full Coverage By the Numbers challenge piece of 500 stitches per month, and she also my #TeresamademedoitSAL WIP.
I really should have chosen a larger stitch count fir BTN but oh well …
Start point
PK screen
I’m planning on one week on this one, and am maintaining towers, but great tall ones ones to the bottom of the page.
Hugs
Kay xx
I managed to get lines 41 to 60 finished this morning, and will get back to stitching after supper - Broccoli soup is in the Clever Chef so I have 40 minutes of free time.
I have spent a fair bit of time on the phone today, and then clearing my personal bits and bobs out of the car, then I moved the filing cabinet that holds the DMC master set into my sewing room, and various housewifely tasks … all terribly boring. … so, I am more than ready for stitching time.
Please forgive the vague percentages etc. on this post, I will do a complete round up after tonight and tomorrow’s stitching. The cat will then be switched out for Mini Infanta Isabel, as it is the height of rudeness to keep such a fancy lady waiting for 11 days by then to do by Full Coverage Fanatics By the Numbers 500 stitches for March challenge.
Hugs
Kay xx
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This fabulous FQ pack (5 designs) for £5.00 in Tunbridge Wells Hobby Craft.
This design will be fabulous for a lovely girl with a birthday next week. I feel a book cozy coming on. However, I might snaffle the pink cloud one for some more DMC storage bags - I usually can get 3 at least from a fat quarter.
I’m actually kicking myself now that I didn’t pick up more of them, especially of this design which is called Bella Princess. There were loads more designs in that bucket, but now I won’t get the chance to go back any time soon for more, as some low-life scum stole the catalytic converter off my car on Wednesday night/Thursday morning, now I have to go through the hassle of insurance claim etc. I’m not the only one in the area, but it smarts.
Hugs
Kay xx
Last night I managed to get lines 21 to 40 completed, but have sadly not done any stitching so far today … this is a highly unusual situation peeps, and nit one I care for.
We have just had supper, and I am going to try to get a bit done. Let’s see what inroads I can make into lines 41 to 60.
Hugs
Kay xx
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Kay
At the moment, the parked threads are standing on my last nerve, and thus I’m working through them to remedy that. O& corse, that will then take me far far away from the land of #Royal Rows, so far in fact that it would stretch the credulity of even the most moderate person to allow me to get away with covering it up with rebel tendencies.Menagal health comes first dear readers!
Hugs
Kay x
Day 92 Page 8 is finally finished, it’s been so hot here that I managed to rack up a No Stitch Day because of it, and also a few days of lo...
