I thought about starting block 8 of Shores of Hawk Run Hollow (SoHRH), but I am substituting my personalization for the memorial stuff in the original. And I'm not really in the mood to chart it out, so...
I kitted up two new projects. "Quaker Diamonds" by Rosewood Manor. I cannot abide stitching on 28 count anymore, so I'm stitching it on some 40 count Lambswool linen that I have pre-stained with coffee. This means that I cannot use the spools of Valdani thread that is called for in the chart. When I was on my stitching vacation, Laura and I went to her LNS, Haus Tirol, in Williamsburg. They had a thread pack of the same colors in six strand floss, so now I have them.
But that's not what I decided to start. The second kit I put together is "Quaker Hornbook Noir" from Mon Ami Pierre. I'm stitching it on a hand-dyed 40 count, but I have no idea where it came from. I chose a really dark shade of brown Splendor. (#852) I haven't gotten far, but it's fun.
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