I received a HIH model from Cecilia last Wednesday, and I should have it done either tonight or tomorrow (after 40 years of stitching, I'm still horrible at estimating how long something will take to complete!). Cecilia included a couple of her newest releases in the package:
The pumpkin in Harvest Etchings was the last model I had stitched for her:
It was stitched over-2 on 20ct linen with WDW pearl cotton size 5 and finished into a pillow:
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I have another HIH finish that I don't think I shared in the chaos that was last year; this was a little freebie from Cecilia's newsletter (you can sign up on her site) which I "fancied up" a bit by adding a border and using some brighter colors:
Now that I have a bit more confidence in my finishing skills, it would be the perfect time to make this into an ornament. Speaking of which, Cathy's finishing class was really hard on the first and second fingers on my right hand because of pushing needles through fabric so many times on so many ornaments--in the past few days they have actually started to peel, which is playing havoc with my stitching because the floss keeps getting caught on the rough areas!
Once I get the current model sent back, I plan to work on the Nora Corbett model for the next few days, then I need to figure out what stitching I'm going to take to the Mirabilia retreat next week. If I decide to take a new start, I'll want to work on it for a few days here at home first, so I would probably start it this weekend. However, I might dive into the WIP bin and see if I can rescue an oldie and possibly see it through to a finish this year--I definitely remember working on Mirabilia's Red at a retreat back in about 2013 (or 2015?), so I'm curious to see how far along she actually is.
Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!
