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Lighting issues…

I took a bunch of photos last night. The display board works great, but now that I’ve uploaded the photos to my computer, I see that I have some lighting issues. I try not to use the flash because the pieces get washed out, but this time, there wasn’t enough ambient light to see the details. So, the only photos that came out well enough were of the Star Bunting (the color is lighter — the blue projects didn’t show up at all).

Here’s the full bunting:

Here’s a close-up of the head portion.

Tonight I’ll sew on the velcro closings that I got over the weekend and then I just have to mail it off. Baby is due in 3 weeks, so I should just make it.

I also worked more on my sister’s sweater. I’ve got over 4 inches done. The pictures don’t show the detail well, so you’ll just have to wait to see it. But check back later, because I did have one other great photo come out from last night, but I need to present it properly. And then I’ll try to retake the photos that didn’t do well. I’m wearing the B&B Sweater today.

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Be careful what you wish for

I finished the B&B sweater over the weekend. As I was stitching up the final seams, the weather was gorgeous and I felt somewhat saddened that my great new sweater would lay dormant until the winter. But Boston had another plan. I woke up this morning to heavy snow which lessened only after I got to work. A few more cold days are ahead of us, so I’ll get to wear my sweater. I think I would have preferred spring.

Tonight I’ll take some photos. I got a great mounting board this weekend that will be a good backdrop for photos. Better angles than perching over my dining room table. I still have one ball of scrap yarn to work off, but I’ll put that on the back burner because I want to make some serious progress on my sister’s sweater. Got several more rows of that done and it’s looking great!

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Done is good!

I finished the Star Bunting over the weekend, mostly. The principal stitching is done and all the pieces are joined. It just needs a couple of pieces of velcro to be attached so that it stays closed. I have to go out and buy that, probably later this week. But for all intents and purposes, it’s done. 6 weeks of working on it about once a week. I’ll post a photo in a couple of days.

I also finished the principal stitching on the B&B sweater. I’m in the middle of joining all the pieces. But I’m going to some concerts the next few nights, so I won’t be home to work on it.

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