I finally finished all the stitching! Now I need to do the part I've dreaded, the backstitching. After reading the instructions, it's not as bad as I thought, but there's a lot of it. Hopefully the next update will show it completed!
My mom offered to get a piece framed for me, so I've decided to send Jill Rensel my TW Castle Sampler to get framed. I may also send The Awakening, my big HAED piece, and pay for that myself. I'm terrified of mailing them, but Jill does such great work at affordable prices that I just need to do it.
Good news: My husband passed the FE exam, which is a precursor to becoming a PE, a professional engineer (the rest includes working with a PE for five years and then taking the PE test). I am so proud of him.
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What a pretty piece. Congratulations to your husband.
I'd completely missed that you were stitching this, what a gorgeous piece of work, I look forward to seeing it finished
Maggie is such a pretty piece and so busy! It must have been fun to stitch. Congrats to your dh.
Maggie is looking good.
Congrats to your DH!
You are a hero, really! Good luck with backstitch (I'm stitching Max in the Adirondacks from Dimensions now, and backstitch is frightening me :) )
Congratulations with your husband success!
Best wishes,
Tatyana
Wow! What a great piece! Don't be afraid to mail stuff to Jill. I have had many pieces framed by her and I have had no problem. I always mail the pieces to her via USPS Priority Mail.
Great progress. And grats to your hubby
Well done on finishing the stitching, and congrats to your DH!
Wow, Maggie looks utterly awesome! I have that kit in my stash, for 'someday'. I can't wait to see the backstitching as you progress!
Um... I'm not trying to be a busybody or anything, but I work part time for USPS, and if you get Delivery Confirmation on your package, it will save a world of worry. DC has to be scanned, counted, the numbers written down, and missing or misplacing a package gets you in MAJOR trouble. It's only 80 cents at its most expensive, so it's really, really worth it. Just a thought :D
Maggie is so beautiful! I love it! Congratulations! About a year ago I saw a completed Maggie at my local framer's and it made my jaw drop. Absolutely stunning. I admire you for undertaking it!
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