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Friday Update: Jack-O-Lantern Edition

Here I am!

Well, I did it. As promised, here is my blog post for this week. 

Progress has been made on J is for Jack-O-Lantern, but if I want a finish before the end of September (a tentative goal of mine) I'll need to spend a bit more time stitching everyday. 

This is such a fun project. As you can tell from the leaf in the upper right hand corner, my strategy is to stitch the outline of the leaves first, then fill in with the lighter green. 

See those yellow flowers? When I saw the called for floss I thought, "No way, that's going to look weird." But after stitching the flower at the bottom right, I was very pleased. Isn't it just super pretty? 

After I finish this one, I'll still have Halloween coming up (pinning a lot on my September deadline!) so naturally I'll be picking up Halloween Moon again. The floss on that chart is so vivid, I'm sure you can see it from space. 

What I've Been Watching

I love history, especially pre King James, English history. This documentary was recommended to me by a fellow history buff. It's called, "The Boleyns, a Scandalous Family." I'd insert a link, but Blogger is pretty cranky right now and doesn't want me to add one. I watched it on YouTube and you can just copy paste this into your search bar:

https://youtu.be/NybpcHfXWt4

The Boleyn historians were very pleased with the historical accuracy and the vivid portrayal of the lavish Tudor period. Costumes, actors, historians, everybody was amazing. Give it a try and see if you like it. 

Happy Stitching! 

Marisol








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