Why can't I

I think we all have a little of that in us.

I make time to stitch on a near daily basis. It's more important to me than reading daily and heavens knows I do that. It doesn't have to be long - 5 minutes/one length of floss worth/one block of color; just start small. Trust me, it will build up over time.

My "routine" is to "work" in the morning, house work, computer stuff, garden, clean up, have lunch and then stitch for one hour (plus/minus) before resuming the "have to do stuff" until dinner/hockey practice. 90% of the time I have a purse project with me too. For waiting at service stations, DD's orthodontist appts (they have good light) or the hockey rink (usually knitting).

Cheryl

See I used to take my stitching to work and when I took my kid to karate. I don't do either now. I should take it to work. My afghan was too big and too many colors to carry. I have worked on fairies for years now. My big mistake was putting flowers all the way around the afghan instead of corners and buying new fairies as they come out and adding new ones. My Magical night is half done, enchantress is 1/3 and now I want fall fairy buy Ruth Sanderson the same person who designed enchantress. I made a mistake on both projects and now have a hard time fixing them since I went over 3 instead of

2 in 1 space and screwed everything. Fall Fairy is brand new and JoAnne Fabrics didn't get it yet . I want to buy it someplace with a coupon since its $35-40 depending where you buy it. I had to buy 2 enchantress since I ran out of floss so many times Dimensions quit sending replacement floss. I wanted the Hare and Postman but ABC never replied and I love fall pictures and started 1 a long time ago of a fall farm.

I will finish the scout eagle project if it kills me. I am taking it today to the scout meeting. But that is for my kid and it seems like his stuff always gets done sooner or later. By the time the boys get out of the house for karate I am too tired at 7 to do anything but watch tv. That is the time I am supposed to be doing my yoga and I really must get back into doing that since I sit most of the week at work instead of just 2 days. Donna

Donna -

Why do you DO this to me??? Why, why??? I was perfectly content, working on my 32 projects in rotation and ignorant of available Ruth Sanderson designs. I've been in LOVE with her illustrations since buying DD "The

12 Dancing Princesses" book some 15 years ago. (How was that book ever allowed to go OOP? It's the most beautiful rendering of a classic story ever to have been published!) Now I see that there's a whole slew of her designs available...how would I ever choose? And how will I ever survive to the age of 200 to get through them all? (Current stash has me committed to at least 150.)

sue

I do almost all of my stitching on my lunch breaks and when I'm watching tv. No matter what I'm working on, big or small, it goes with me. Stitch by stitch, it eventually gets done.

Do all the colors of your afghan *have* to go with? Maybe the ones not in use at the moment could stay at home. Most yarn-work actually bundles up quite small when needed.

Have you tried just stitching over that extra thread with the correct color? When I've found I've stitched a color in a wrong spot, if I just stitch over it with the correct one the under color is hidden. With the extra elongation over 3 threads, that might not work but it might be worth a try, especially if it's in a "busy" area.

OTOH, if it's something special, like a round robin I participated in once upon a time, it maybe should just be pulled out. I pulled out about half of the previous participant's work because she'd gone over

3 in one area and it stuck out like a sort thumb. Not fun, especially when there are a lot of other colors involved, but well worth the final effort.

Good luck!

Joan

I would have to rip over 1000 stitches by the time I found it so I stitched around it and move it. Unfortunately it was on the first row and when I stitch I skip this corner to that corner and all around. I know better but I work down and over so I have half done on one side and 1/3 on the other so no way I could rip it. I made the same mistake on my other project and did rip out most of it and started over because I couldn't get the sleigh to match. I think it was the material I never did find that mistake it was always off I swore off large projects that why I liked the afghan I have 25 small projects in 1. I have feathers I want to attach somehow for the Pegasus horses on Magical night. I will get back to them. I had Polar Santa not near done but I used all specialty fibers for it. Its hard to match materials after time. Donna

I do almost all of my stitching on my lunch breaks and when I'm watching tv. No matter what I'm working on, big or small, it goes with me. Stitch by stitch, it eventually gets done.

Do all the colors of your afghan *have* to go with? Maybe the ones not in use at the moment could stay at home. Most yarn-work actually bundles up quite small when needed.

Have you tried just stitching over that extra thread with the correct color? When I've found I've stitched a color in a wrong spot, if I just stitch over it with the correct one the under color is hidden. With the extra elongation over 3 threads, that might not work but it might be worth a try, especially if it's in a "busy" area.

OTOH, if it's something special, like a round robin I participated in once upon a time, it maybe should just be pulled out. I pulled out about half of the previous participant's work because she'd gone over

3 in one area and it stuck out like a sort thumb. Not fun, especially when there are a lot of other colors involved, but well worth the final effort.

Good luck!

Joan

BYW No only does Heaven and Earth have designs Dimensions has 2 that I know of Woodland Enchantress the one I have and Fall Fairy which I think is wonderful. Some are on Mountain T shirts but the latest isn't going to be on one. Boo Hoo.

Now I don't feel so bad my projects are limited but I have had them for the past 10 years. I am a very patient person when it comes to stitching a project. I figured 20 years for my afghan. I am right on track.