I had to go to the office yesterday as Mary was having difficulty with a report, and while there I stopped in the shops to see what the plans are for Friday's opening. John has put into place plexiglass shields at the front counters as you will see in many shops, restaurants, hotels as they start to re-open. John made a stand for the front as you come in the door of Salty Yarns, which holds the sanitizer which is now required upon entering the store, signs in the window stating masks and sanitizer is a requirement and we are armed with sanitizer sprays for the constant wiping down we will have to do. We have multiple pens ready and containers ready so when a pen is used it must go into it's own container and be sanitized before it can be used again. Sara wants to have only 4 people at a time because she's unsure about the social distancing thing. She was cutting fabric and without realizing people were getting really bunched together at the fabric table. Because both shops are connected I've suggested we open only one door so we control the flow, but this is definitely a work in progress. Mary has been so proactive she not only had the signs made, but she also had distancing markers made. But if you've been in our shop you realize that we barely have the room, but we're looking into how we can utilize them. Mary, of course, in the hotel won't have that problem, but so many more problems than we will have in the shops I'm grateful I'm only involved in the shops. However, Friday is the day...we will be back in business however we are limiting customers in at any one time. Mary noticed the Paradise Plaza, which opened last weekend is running full...apparently they are not concerned with social distancing but we're not filling up the hotel at any time this summer, or until things are more settled and the pandemic is handled. But I'm sure we will have issues coming up daily as we get used to life now, so please bear with us. I got the 2nd piece done for the galvanized tin, the Quilting Bird by Hands on Design. So it's now in place which means no matter how you look at the tote you will see stitching and supplies readily available.
As you can see I have not only added the Quilting Bird, but also the Salty Yarns needle nanny provided by Shiela Fitzhugh (thanks Shiela) as well as a pair of scissors to what was the back side of the tote last week. But now you don't know which side is front and which side is back. As I come across ...goodies I will be adding them with magnets so eventually, everything will be near when I need them. My chart and q-snap can be inside the tote along with anything else that can't be attached by magnets. Of course, once Quilting Birds was finished that meant I could start something new. Because Memorial Weekend is upon us, and such a Patriotic occasion, I picked Brenda Gervais,
Souvenirs of the Heart-Star Spangled Spectacular. I love Patriotic pieces, in fact, have a hallway wall at home that is dedicated to Patriotic stitching so this will definitely have a home there, once I get to take it home. I was so anxious to start this I missed an important instruction, it's over 1 thread on 28 ct. and I started stitching it over 2 threads. As it grew the first night I kept thinking it seemed a little large for a pincushion, but plowed on, until close to midnight when I again questioned the size. Then I read the pattern and of course found the problem. It only took me a minute to decide to carry on as I had gone too far. And as most of you already know I really don't care about size on most things and switch fabric sizes from what the chart shows often. While I normally don't show my work until it's finished, I'm breaking out of the box and showing you some...
Pardon the wrinkles and the parked threads, but I think you can see what's going on. I have definitely had issues of my own making. I'll be honest, my eyes are having problems seeing some of the differences in codes and colors. Of course, I knew the vines were going to be green so I used the Pine Needles but looking at the graph I didn't realize there was a change for the leaves so I kept right on stitching. You can see it on the right. I began to wonder why there were 2 greens on my ring so I checked the chart closely under the daylight and of course realized the vine was one color and the leaves another. I just couldn't stand tearing out at that point so I moved to the other side. There you can see the difference in the 2 greens. You can also see this is going to be twice the size since it's over 2, (suppose to be a little over 2" x a little over 3".) But that's O.K. with me because it's a cute design and I'll figure out a different finish with little or no problem. I told you before I had started "For the Parlor" by Shakespeare Peddler. Well, it was put on the back burner to finish the Quaker Bird and Souvenirs of the Heart but I'm going to get back to it as soon as I'm finished this. However, it will be an ongoing project as there are 8 parts. I'm working it on banding...again please excuse the wrinkles.
I just have to finish the two borders on the side and the first section will be history....yeah!
And then there is one more that I'm working on and have been very periodically but now will start working on it more often to hopefully have it done by July 4th...
Not quite 1/2 done on this one. It' the Heritage Sampler from Plum Street Samplers. I started this last June but quit working on it after July 4th to work on fall projects. Brought it back out last month and started working on the pumpkin patch but will put more time on this now to get it finished in time. I love Plum Street Sampler pieces and have the sister chart to this already in my todo bag so I really do need to speed up my stitching to get all of this completed. Having so much fun with all that I've got going on, I just need to stay awake longer. I felt a cold coming on last Saturday so I took some NyQuil and rested a little too much. That stuff is like a sleeping pill for me. I slept through the night woke up on Sunday feeling just a bit better so spent the day sleeping with the t.v. on and finally on Monday was over it, but I lost 2 days to sleep. Trying to make up for that by staying up longer but that backfired when I tried to go to sleep Monday, couldn't get to sleep so finally stopped trying at 1:30am.got up started stitching and at 5:30 started working on the computer and didn't take a nap until noon. So my sleeping is so screwed up time-wise. But last night went to bed around 2 because I didn't want to put my stitching down and woke up at 7:45 just in time to get to Walmart to pick up my groceries. Whew, too much sleep. I still say if you can, stay home. But if you can not please wear a mask and gloves to stay as safe as possible. No one looks great in a mask and gloves, but it's better than taking a chance. Will keep in touch. Keep your needles moving. Love seeing your projects on social media. Keep it up....
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