18th Century Sampler - Block #15, 13, 16

I was very productive this weekend. So productive my index finger is sore.

I decided to go chapter by chapter. So since I'd stitched block #9, I went onto #15. I was merrily stitching away, and at some point racing to finish it before bed time. You'll know when it started getting late, I started forgetting to take pictures lol.

I managed to finish it and was so happy with how it came out, until I realized I had filled the wrong block T_T major panic set in then. Luckily the class's Facebook group is pretty active so I was able to get quick feedback from Susan Johnson by the time I woke up the next day. She says the blocks can be stitched in any order, so it's okay to re-arrange them. Which is great, because although I love the designs I DO NOT want to restitch them again lol.

Block #15

Why you ask? Because ending threads under perl cotton #12 on canvas is really hard. I forgot how much I hated that part on Spirit of the Southwest. Not only is my canvas too big to turn upside down, but it also requires a lot of strength to push that needle under existing threads. To avoid doing that, I just stitch as much as I can putting threads that need to be bound to the side.

And then just binding them all at once. Above you can see block #16 which is where #15 should be. Below, you can see all the threads I had to bind. I was using up shorter strands so I had A LOT of them.

This is one of the pattern darning blocks. Isn't it cute? I want a room in my future home wallpapered in these colors.

Block #16

Again stitching chapter by chapter, I moved onto Block #13 which has swapped places with #14 to compensate. There are four blocks like this.

Block #13

I'm going to try and take a break on this piece for a few days to give my index finger time to recover.