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I actually did. After a bit over a year of work, nearly 100 hours as best I can estimate and a little discomfort in my arm, the cross stitch is finished and delivered. When originally started, it was a stocking kit with a pair of cardinals in a tree or bush. Last night, I officially finished it by trimming the edges down to a bit over an inch, folding the edges under, backing it with fabric and sewing it all together. I then used some grommets to make it easier to hang with an adjustable string length. Slip knots are fun. Jason helped me by cutting a wire hanger to make a tension rod to keep the top middle from folding in on itself. I presented it to Granny at family lunch at Mom & Dad Proefrock’s.
I all but promised myself I would not do another large cross stitch project, but I found so many projects I had purchased over the years. I have a few knitting projects to work on as well, but I like to have a couple things to go between. I’ll stitch up the advent calendar I purchased and alternate it with a knitting or tatting projects. Since I finished Granny’s project, I am now allowing myself to learn to tat. I want to make snowflake ornaments. It may be cheesy, but I think they’ll be interesting once I learn. Tatting is a certain way of tying string in knots, if I could teach myself to make friendship bracelets, I can teach myself this, though I will probably need to refer to a book. Luckily, I have a book or two.