Even though she needed over 1100 stitches today, it turned out that finishing Cleo didn’t turn out to be all that difficult.
It was mostly blocks of color…. She is stitched on 16 count chocolate Aida with the called for DMC + some Kreinik. I skipped the fake hieroglyphics that were charted around her head piece. They were weird. She will now join all the other Barbara Anna’s on a hanger till I figure out what to do with her.
So, back to the Zodiac girls. I started Capricorn the end of August 2022 as best as I can figure out. This is where she was 3 Sept that year
and progress today –
backstitching is complete, and a lot of beads added. I guesstimate I have between 250-350 to go. Not exactly my favorite thing.
I’m also trying to find a balance between finishing old projects and starting new ones. Although new ones are fun, their initial great expectations soon fade to the tedium that puts projects in the maybe-tomorrow bin. Finishing an old high-value project provides a sense of accomplishment while removing a significant amount of physical and emotional clutter from our lives.
There is something very seductive about new (SHINY) that may wear off after a while. I have several of those which I have decided were interesting “learning” but feel no obligation to finish. Tastes change over time as well. Not quite patting myself on the back – but close (grin).