I put a push on the last few days to get this finished.
I still need to take a good look and see if I missed any bits. Will order a frame, too. I tried to find the order for the frame for Winter Rose Manor but I must have tossed those emails. I just wanted to check that the dimensions are right and the I order the same style frame.
I do most of my stitching on 40ct fabric with one strand over two threads (20 stitches per inch). This is largely because I prefer not to stitch with two strands and have to 'railroad' to get the crossing stitch to lie flat. On the 40ct fabric, I need magnification most of the time but find it somewhat annoying to use the magnifier in my lamp. I had been using 3.0 magnifying reading glasses but never saw anything stronger than that on any racks of glasses at the pharmacy or dollar store. However, on a recent Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube episode, 5.0 glasses were mentioned. I had no plans to purchase the Lori Holt specs from FQS but found a couple of pair on Amazon. They arrived yesterday and worked very well for the last bits of this project.
I keep rummaging around my office for more abandoned UFOs or FOs that I might fully finish. Another project I would like to start is Merry Christmas by Hobby House Press:
