Saturday, February 28, 2015

Susan's Introduction and February Update

I am so behind on blog reading this month that I totally missed the introduction posts, but better late than never, I suppose.  I do hope that things settle down enough for me to keep up with everyone's posts and progress. 

I'm Susan and live in central Virginia, about halfway between Richmond and Fredericksburg, with The Hubs and three cats. I work in Washington DC for the US Department of Agriculture assisting rural communities develop or improve their water, sewer or solid waste disposal systems. Prior to moving to Virginia, I lived in New Hampshire for 21 years, before New Hampshire I lived all over as an Army Brat and a then a military spouse.  I'll be 54 in a couple of months and have a 31 year old son that lives in Vermont.  I have done some sort of needlework for as long as I can remember. I found counted cross stitch in 1984 and, as they say, the rest is history.

I tend towards large projects and do not stitch as fast as I think I do, hence I have way too many WIPs. My largest piece is also my New Stitchy Start piece, Shakespearean Fantasy. It isn't the most technically difficult piece I have stitched, but it is by far the largest.

Here is where I was at last month's post:


 And here is where I am today:


I was going to say that I hadn't gotten too much done, but looking at the before and after and considering the last month, I am very pleased with my progress.

11 comments:

  1. Nice to meet you Susan and nice progress.

    Linda

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    1. Thank you. I really do hope I can stay caught up with everyone now.

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  2. Looks like a lot of progress to me!

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    1. Thanks. Because it is a lot of the same color, I really wasn't seeing a lot of progress, but when I saw the before and after, I was really pleased. That is one of the reasons I like blogging my progress so much.

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    1. Thank you. I am really enjoying this piece and hope to spend more time on it in March.

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  4. That's a lot of progress considering you're jumping around instead of stitching in columns like most HAED stitchers do. :)

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    1. As this is my first HAED, I haven't really settled into a style yet - I do a lot of cross country but then I have also parked. I think I will settle once I really get into the picture.

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  5. That's a lot of progress considering you're jumping around instead of stitching in columns like most HAED stitchers do. :)

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  6. Looking good! With your cross country stitching, there will come a moment when you suddenly finish all the areas at once, and I'm really looking forward to that :)

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    1. Me too! :-) I know you're right but it really is hard to see that far in the future.

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