While the laundry was going, I was working on getting the word chart done for the ornament. I finished the first panel and started on the next one.
I have it about halfway done now. I am around row 50. There are 83 rows, so I'm getting there. While I was working on this and decided I needed a break, I went through my frames for cross stitching.
Then I ended up getting the frame set up for this pattern. I had the fabric marked and even sewed on the fabric ends to use with the frame. So, I felt good about getting this set up. Didn't take long, it was just finding the frame that would work and not be to big.
Then I went and did a few more rows on the word chart. After another hour, I gave it up.
The next thing I knew I was pulling out beads for the Snowman ornament that will be done for my son, since he missed out that year. I also pulled out the beads for the poinsettia ornament I decided I'm going to make instead. At least this way I will have the word chart for the Pine Bunny and Deer ornament, next year.
Once dinner was over, I sat down to watch TV. Surprisingly, I wasn't on the tablet that much today. I wanted to get a few things done. So, I'm working on getting back to finishing a few things.
I am so frustrated with this part of the cross stitching. I hate the gold. I found that my stitches are off and that it's not going according to the pattern. At this point, I refuse to take out all that gold thread. I hate working with it as it is. I will do what I can to make it look like it's supposed to, and then I will work on the top part and hopefully get back on track. I really do hate this part. I thought I was doing good but ended up taking out a good portion of it and starting over, to find I wasn't any better at getting on track. So, I give up and it's going to look like it's supposed, just not getting done the way of the pattern.
As it turned out, today was a very good day to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!
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