Winter weather is still here, with snow on the ground despite a couple of above freezing days this week. It's going to be bitter today and tomorrow. The low overnight is supposed to be -5 degrees F / -20 degrees C; that's cold no matter how you measure it! So, I'm still more or less hibernating ⛄❄❆.
However, hibernation leads to good stitching results.
The travel/TV watching Mill Hill Santa is ready for beads. All the stitching, including the bits of embroidery, is done. There are more stitches in one of these than I realized. I put this pattern into Pattern Keeper (with the limited functionality since it was a photo scan) and it has 1760 stitches to this point. I can't wait to see how the beading finishes it off.
The other major project is still the KC Plaza Sewing Bag; I'm working on the border on the second side. Five border repeats for each side of the bag and I'm just starting the third one on this side (8 of 10 overall).
Bitterly cold here too. I still get out for a walk each day. Otherwise…I agree with you…great stitching weather! Love those Santa’s! Do you find the perforated paper hold up well as you stitch? Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteYou have to have a fairly loose tension and be careful not to bend the paper, but for an ornament, I really like it.
DeleteI'm not walking nearly as much as Dela and I would like. This snow had a half inch of ice under it and then about the same on top, so even where people were able to shovel, they seldom were able to get down to dry pavement, which makes it very problematic. Uneven plus slippery does not make for a safe walk. We are supposed to have a couple of days above freezing late this week so hopefully that will help.
I cant imagine what it must be like to live with snow and ice underfoot. Our winters are cold, wet and windy, not such cold temps as yours, I'm sure, and the only snow we get is on mountain tops.
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