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Getting real with myself

January 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · ANG, ANG SOTM

After much reflection, and studying the instructions, color schemes and schematic, I’ve decided not to undertake the ANG Stitch of the Monthy Mystery Project right now.

My concerns are many.

I don’t have a local store anymore.  My local store closed a year ago, and while it wasn’t a great store, it did have promise.  I think the woman who owned it thought it would be FUN! and EASY! with a lot of time spent sitting around stitching and talking.  When it turned out to be, you know, like actual work, she wasn’t as enamored of it anymore.  So I was going to have to go with the thread colors as it was designed, or the thread colors picked by someone on the Internet Committee or something someone at one of the stores I mail order with picked for me.  One of the things I like about projects, is the colors I am working with.  So that was going to be a problem.

Having to draw, and count or baste, the schematic on the canvas was going to be a problem for me.  I always have problems when I have to count; I want to count the holes and I know I’m suppose to count the threads!

I am a very visual person.  If I can’t actually see it, I have a tough time imagining it.  I was having a tough time wrapping my mind around stitching portions of a piece without knowing how it’s going to fit in with the whole project.

While I think I could overcome all of these problems, I decided it would be stressful for me.  And that’s the complete opposite of the way I want to feel when I’m stitching.

So, I’ve decided to pass on this one for right now.  When it’s completed in December 2010, and I can see the completed piece and all the instructions, I might decide to undertake it.  But right now, my life is stressful enough without adding to it with my stitching.

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  • 1 Cynthia // Jan 8, 2010 at 9:22 pm

    Hi Margaret,

    I’ve been catching up on your recent posts and I was about ready to reply that Yes I would join you on stitching this mystery as I’m more drawn to this one than last year’s.

    I understand and sympathize on your thread concerns without having a LNS. After the original colors were posted I decided that if I did this, I would definitely change up the colors.

    Right now my life is also a “tad” busy so I’m going to work on some other things and then decide if I want to add this to my project pile.

    The nice thing about these projects is that they aren’t deleted off of the website so we can do them this year, next year or five years from now! :-)

    Cynthia
    Windy Meadow

  • 2 Pat // Jan 9, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    Exactly, Cyn. I am not doing this one either as the pile is still threatening to avalanche itself. One other thing, if you can do the counting by doing holes, then do that. No one is looking over your shoulder and if that helps to get it right do it that way. If it is charted that way, count the holes. If it is written “over three threads” tell your brain to make it four. You can also baste in “counting threads” so don’t be so hard on yourself!!

  • 3 Mr. Squiggee // Jan 12, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    Margaret,
    Rumor has it that you are so wonderful, you can
    do anything. And you are still my hero.
    Mr. Squiggee

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