GH 1857 - Cross Sttiching!

 This is kind of a funny story - at least I think it is! 

Sometimes it seems that there's a cross stitching chart that EVERYONE is working on and talking about on YouTube and Facebook. That's what I'm seeing with GH 1857.

In my opinion, this photo doesn't do it justice. There are many of them popping up on Instagram and on Facebook that are just gorgeous! I kept saying . . I have too many projects; it's too big and talking myself out of it but the more I see it, the more I want to stitch it . . or should I say  . . start it!

Last night while in the shower, for some reason, I remembered that I have the chart and I thought it was kitted and it might be in one of the storage ottomans that I haven't opened in probably a year. 

This morning Vince needed to run to a little town a bit north of here and asked me to go with him so while I was waiting to leave, I decided to check and see if Vikki Clayton has a "packet" of floss for this project. Yes, she does! It's here if anyone else wants it. How's that for enabling?

Before ordering the silk floss, I thought . . you'd better check that kit and (1) be sure you know where it is and (2) be sure you don't already have the silk floss from Vikki Clayton.

I got up, found the kit right where I thought it was. How does that happen when so many of the things I look for I never find? And, I had Vikki Clayton's packet of silks for it. AND I have linen which I'm probably not going to use. It's the called for linen but I think my piece is kinda dark and the house may not show up so I need to see what else I can find. It's big enough that I need either a sampler cut or a half yard and mostly I have fat quarters. I do have a few pieces that are larger so I'll check that out soon.

I looked back to see when I had ordered all of this - March, 2022. Yep, it's time to get that project out and get it stitched!