I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0)
"The road goes on forever and the party never ends …" Robert Earl Keen
And so it goes … on and on … no more erasable marks, just perle cotton glue stitches …
So to keep things interesting, here are some pictures of the grandkiddos in Missouri with daughter Meliss …
the Texas grandkiddos …
and the college grandkiddo …
For the record, here’s a drive-by view of what Texans do when the bluebonnets are in bloom on a sunny spring afternoon …
Last but not least, be sure to set your alarms for Tuesday night just after sunset …
Nancy commented that she’d like some perspective on the current phase of My Heart’s Compass. This is one side of the bed cloth and I’ve added stars to not quite half a yard of four strips.
2 sides of the bed cloth x 90 inches of length x 11 strips of cloth to be stitched down = 1980 inches or 55 yards of star-spangled stitching.
And the search for random continues with this latest gambit …
Which ends up looking like this on the other side …
For those who might be wondering, I’m using #8 and #12 DMC perle cotton … not that there are many who are apt to want to do this!
And last, the wider view (about half the cloth is visible) …
Being random is harder than it looks …
Inevitably, I fall into a rhythm of stitching and before I know it, the stitches are anything but random.
But stars are random … or seem to be.
So I’m trying a new way of going, using a heat erasable marking pen that isn’t visible until it dries, making it somewhat easier to make random dots since I can’t see where I’ve already marked …
Not that I actually stitch each and every dot exactly as marked … ha!
So, one yard of star stitching down …
and an estimated 54 yards to go. It’s a good thing I’m having fun … for now anyway.
I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0) 