Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party!
Last night we turned our clocks ahead for daylight savings time. And for some reason, the research indicates that the time change results in an increase in heart attacks and car accidents. Which is all the more reason to do things s-l-o-w-l-y today!
I have been making slow progress on my new knitted dishcloth. These are such great little projects and I'm so happy that Gail introduced this hand work to me. Some rows are tricky, but when I complete a hard row, I feel like I have run a marathon and won! All this happens by just sitting in my chair, winding yarn, moving the needles and counting correctly ! LOL
I had a problem with my hand quilting project this week. I finished quilting one direction of the crosshatch and when I drew the lines for the other direction, I made a measuring error. Instead of 3/4" spacing, I made one measurement 1". I didn't realize it until I was at that line. Uh oh! Do you see it?
I was really mad at myself for a couple of days until I remembered that one of the benefits of using the blue marking pen is that you can (hopefully) make it disappear!
I used a damp cloth to remove the blue marks and most of the lines disappeared easily. Then I redrew the remaining lines with the consistent 3/4" measurement. This error really took the wind out of my sails for this project but I am ready to begin quilting again.
What are your hands creating this week? We'd love to see your slow progress and cheer you on!
Thank goodness for quilting pens that disappear when water is added. Your dishcloth is looking great. Your Daylight Savings is just beginning and ours down here, is nearing the end. I rather love Daylight Savings time.
ReplyDeleteAt least you could redo the lines. Nice little project
ReplyDeleteI really like the cross-hatching on this project. I am glad you were able to correct your mistake. Your knitting is great. I love the yarn color.
ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to recover from your marking error. The quilting looks great. Enjoy your slow stitching today.
ReplyDeleteYour quilting is adding lovely texture to your embroidery piece! We got moving a little slower this morning because of the time change. I’m knitting a hat right now. I should make another dish cloth next…I have lots of the yarn in my stash!
ReplyDeleteGlad you could solve the problem in time.
ReplyDeleteYou chose a beautiful color for your new knitted dishcloth.
Happy Slow Sunday Stiching, Kathy.
I find it very common to make marking mistakes - it is not the end of the world :) just spritz those line away and let it dry and start again - I wonder why they say the accidents and heart problems come from a time change - strange.
ReplyDeleteI so admire your wonderful knitting skills! That dishcloth is a beautiful color and pattern! Yes, I’m amazed how an error can cause me to push the pause button on a project as I stew about it before jumping back in. Your project is coming along beautifully! I’m glad you’re continuing to work on it as it’s so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe Spring time change is a bummer as I miss the lost hour. Empathy on the grid quilting - been there, done that. Glad you could fix it.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the quilting on your embroidery work! It is adding so much texture to the whole thing. I'm glad you were able to fix the mismarked line. Enjoy your stitching today, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteThat upsets me too when I realize I have made a mistake. Glad you were able to fix it!
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, I'm glad that it's working out - it's totally something that I would do :-) Don't let it rattle you....just read all of those great words on your piece! Thanks for the linking party - I've been doing lots of hand stitching but haven't written a post yet. Enjoy your day and week!
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ReplyDeleteI like your new dishcloth...red is one of my favorite colors. Your
quilting is very good. I'm glad you could get the marks removed. Have a great day!
Your hand quilting is so beautiful! Sorry you had to pick up, but well the blue marks disappeared.
ReplyDeleteWe also set the clock one hour ahead, but not before the last Sunday in March.
I can imagine how you felt when you discovered that the marked quilting lines were wrong. But you persevered, fixed the error and reframed the remaining lines, then went on to completion! That sounds like an all 4ound win to me!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine how you felt when you discovered that the marked quilting lines were wrong. But you persevered, fixed the error and reframed the remaining lines, then went on to completion! That sounds like an all 4ound win to me!
ReplyDeleteHow frustrating! I'm glad you were able to fix it, it looks so neat and perfect. I have started embroidering one of these too, I'm thinking about making mine into a wall hanging. Lovely dishcloth I love the colour, all that counting is good brain training I recon. Have a great week and thank you for hosting.
ReplyDeleteHow frustrating to have to undo the lines, but it really is looking so pretty! xx
ReplyDeletePretty projects.
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