Whiskers?

At stitching last Monday, Judy brought her recently-FFOd Maggie Mae as a stand-up. She mentioned that she forgot about doing the whiskers until afterwards. “Whiskers?”, I inquired and quickly Googled the image of the pattern on my iPhone. 

Sure enough, I, too, had forgotten to give Maggie Mae her whiskers. This is not the first time I’ve had to add stitches after fully finishing items.

I didn’t have  the called-for floss (WDW Linen) so selected something close (DMC 3866). Using one strand, I knotted the end and plunged the needle into her stuffing, popping the knot through the outer fabric. The knot got caught in the fibrefill.  I then stitched the whiskers from the inside. Finally I exited the needle a few centimetres away, tied a knot, popped the knot through the fabric and did that a couple more times, finally cutting the thread.

All done!

She has whiskers now! 

On a totally unrelated topic, I did an Amazon return today - my first in at least 4 years. It was so easy (as Barb had reassured me it would be). I went online to my account on their website and selected the item that I wanted to return, then the reason from the dropdown menu. I was promptly sent an email with a QR code to take to the post office with the item in its original packaging. I didn't even have to wrap the package, put it in a box, or address it! At the post office, the QR code was scanned which generated a sticker with a barcode. The post office employee stuck it on my package, scanned the bar code and that was it! The return was accepted within minutes and I got another email that refund should appear on my credit card statement within 2 - 4 days.

I have since ordered what I hope will be an acceptable item which will be delivered tomorrow, and another item for my upcoming trip. It should arrive on Monday.