Here is the progress that I have made on “Catch the Wind” since Friday. I will be working on it again tomorrow (Cathy and I have decided that Tuesdays will be our SAL day) and then I will probably put it away in favor of the baby sampler for my soon-to-be nephew that I haven’t started yet.
Anyway, I would have had a bit more progress on CtW to show, except last night as I was stitching along I discovered I made a mistake. It was late, I was tired, and I couldn’t pinpoint the mistake so I put everything away for the evening.
This afternoon when I looked at it with fresh eyes I was able to count back and find what I thought was my mistake. However, after I ripped out at least an hour’s worth of work I found that it wasn’t the only mistake I had made!
By the time I got everything straightened out I discovered a total of three different mistakes in three very different areas! It was kind of funny because when I finally found what would have been the first mistake it didn’t surprise me at all: I remembered thinking that something was potentially off there anyway.
And I think I know what caused me to make the mistake in first place: When I got my issue of The World of Cross Stitching about a month ago it came with a free magnetic board and chart markers. I had never used them before, but since CtW is a larger project, I thought that I would give them a try. Well, I must have moved my magnet at the wrong time and covered up a row. As a result, I didn’t stitch the row and everything ended up off.
Apparently, for me the magnetic chart markers are more of a hindrance than a help so, like the q-snaps, I doubt I will be using them again. Oh well. Though some new methods may not work for me, some (like the “loop method”) do. And I will never know which ones do work for me and which ones don’t if I don’t try them, right?
Annette says:
Though I love my q snaps, I am not a fan of the magnetic boards with markers. I only use them to hold the pattern up right on a stand. But you are right you never will know if you don’t try. I will enjoy watching your SAL progress on CtW. It is a really pretty pattern. Have fun on your trip back here to the USA.
Happy Stitching,
Annette
3 January 2006 at 04:53
Vivi says:
It’s funny that you mentioned mistakes, because I’ve found two mistakes so far in my sampler. I’ve decided to leave them since they won’t affect the outcome of the piece (I think this is only possible with samplers!) and they won’t be noticeable except to the experienced eye. Of course, I’ll know they’re there…. I’ll just be chalking that up to experience!
3 January 2006 at 11:45
Juanita says:
Sorry to hear you had to rip out so much work, but at least you caught it before you got too far.
4 January 2006 at 20:13
Lynn says:
It’s times like those that you wish you could ‘cut and paste’ to fix the mistakes!!
I was never able to use the magnetic boards, either. I’m more of a traveller and don’t work in rows (unless it’s all the same color), so they are a hinderance to me, too.
I can’t wait to watch the progress on CtW!!!
4 January 2006 at 20:25