Today is a stay-in-my-jammies kind of day. Had my second COVID vaccine yesterday. Everything I had heard previously, along with recommendations from my employer, said to hunker down for a day. It will pass.
After the first shot, my arm was a little tender, but no big deal. The headache that went along with it wasn’t pleasant. Not enough to stop my day or to stay home from work. Twenty five hours later it was gone.
Today the arm tenderness is a bit more irritating. And the headache is back along with the chills. Not restrictive enough to make me curl up and retreat, but irritating enough that I’m glad I heeded the friendly advice and scheduled a vacation day. I’ll deal with these discomforts if it keeps me out of the ICU. That’s the end game afterall.
My current project is Bless This House by La-D-Da —
When choosing this one, I had a specific size and frame in mind. Such a different selection process than stitching a piece and then framing. I needed something to fit a horizontal 5″x7″. I had a welcome-ish idea in mind. Am a big fan of stitching over one as I love the concentration of color and imagery that happens when stitched over one.
The model for this one is stitched on 40 ct. over 2 with a completed size of 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″, too big! And so I started playing with stitch counts to see if I could get a workable size over one.
Stitch count is 170 x 71. End result was 25 ct. over 1 gives me a finished size of 2.8″ x 6.8″. Will fill the space horizontally with margins on the top and bottom. The frame is part of a tri-fold screen with seven frames of varying sizes per panel. This project has been a work-in-process for years. Am slowly filling all 21 frames with needlework, but those stories are for another day.
I did decide to go with the 25 ct. Lugana over one. This is so easy to stitch on and things are moving along quickly. The model also calls for Sampler Threads, but because I’m stitching over one, I went with DMC.
Stitch Packs are available using a 40 ct. linen and Sampler Threads as well as the 25 ct. Lugana and DMC. If different mixes are preferred, they are available through the online store. Love to Stitch; Stitch with Love
