Incoherent Scribblings

Since I already posted today I bet you thought I had forgotten about the SBQ, didn’t you? Well, I didn’t! I have one all ready to go and it is:

When you stitch from a kit and use the supplied floss do you have leftovers? If so, how much and what do you do with them? If not, do you usually have just enough or do you have to dig into your stash to finish?

I am pretty frugal when it comes to my floss and I don’t tend to waste much when I stitch. As a result, I honestly can’t think of a time when I didn’t have leftover floss from a kit. I usually don’t have enough floss left over to stitch the chart a second time, but I typically have enough left that I could at least get a good start!

I have never really known exactly what I should do with the leftovers, but when I was new to stitching I added my leftover floss to the appropriate bobbin if I had one and just sort of incorporated it into my stash. However, now I usually just put the leftovers back into the package along with the chart: That way if I ever decide to trade I can send the leftovers to the lucky recipient.

Ph-whee! Today I finally finished my square for Dawn’s Stitching Bloggers’ Seasonal Round Robin! It took me about a week longer to finish it than I had expected, but this past week life seemed to keep getting in the way of my stitching every time I turned around.
I really loved stitching this square. I was lucky enough to get to stitch my favorite season’s square during the season and I was so happy to see that it contained my favorite sign of spring: Pansies! I also absolutely loved the colors in this square. From the bright yellow of the daffodils to the sea green, lavender, and blues of the pillows I can honestly say that almost every color in this square is one of my favorites. And even though I am not really fond of brown, I do so love wicker garden furniture.

As you can see, there was quite a lot of backstitching but in my opinion it was worth it. When I look at the scan before the backstitching and the one after I am so impressed by the way the design literally seems to pop off the fabric.

I know that Dawn will absolutely love it when she gets it back. I hope she gets a hold of me with her new address soon.