I was trying to get moving on Evening in the Park. I signed up to it as a mystery when it started and have done all of parts 1 and 2 and the outline of part 3.
Since then I keep getting it out and putting it away. I've decided that the problem is the fabric I'm using. I was using the recommended Cobblestone
32ct belfast and I'm not sure why but it's very difficult to see. I know my eyes are not the best but I've sewn on 32ct belfast before (recently as
well) - not sure if it's the colour or what but it seems shiny. 2 nights ago I decided not to persevere with this fabric as there's still too much to
go and at this rate I'll never finish it. I got out a piece of 28ct cashel which I was saving for Pompei (it's a Silkweaver solo and is a bluey purply
colour) and started on it. I should have done this years ago. I've started at the top and am now the proud owner of 2 1/2 lights and 2 trees in just a few
hours of sewing. At this rate I may actually finish it before 2010 (I have to get realistic here, I'll get sidetracked by something else and will put it
away after a bit - I'm trying to rotate between 4 gardens to get them moving along a bit - mystery 9 which has heaps to go, mystery 10 which is 2/3
finished, Evening in the Park and either Egypt or Water garden both of which are just started. I figure if I do 4 days on each, I should have something to show
for them in a few months and be closer to my goal of finishing one other garden in 2008).
Can't think why I didn't do this years ago. Guess my parents brought me up not to waste things but they also brought me up to finish off what I start. The two just didn't mesh in this case. I've now decided that I'm not going to sew on fabric I don't like (which really isn't much but sometimes I'm not sure why it seems shiny to me and I can't see it but I do - especially some Jobelyns - I thing I maybe sew on the incorrect side for me. Someone else I know has the same problem).I generally tend to use Lugana 28ct as I find it non shiny and very easy to see.
Well, that's my tale of the last couple of days. I'll have to frog the beads but the rest is going in the dustbin (except for the unsewn parts which I may be okay using for something small).
Hazel
Can't think why I didn't do this years ago. Guess my parents brought me up not to waste things but they also brought me up to finish off what I start. The two just didn't mesh in this case. I've now decided that I'm not going to sew on fabric I don't like (which really isn't much but sometimes I'm not sure why it seems shiny to me and I can't see it but I do - especially some Jobelyns - I thing I maybe sew on the incorrect side for me. Someone else I know has the same problem).I generally tend to use Lugana 28ct as I find it non shiny and very easy to see.
Well, that's my tale of the last couple of days. I'll have to frog the beads but the rest is going in the dustbin (except for the unsewn parts which I may be okay using for something small).
Hazel
Congrats Girl!
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