lampshade and all the other sewing complete

Well, after a long process that proceeded quite well but slowly, I completed the Hardanger lampshade for the book. I photographed it in my daughter’s room after she helpfully cleaned off her desk for me. (Thank you The Reader!)

And with the completion of the lampshade, that brings to an end the sewing and embroidery for “Early-Style Hardanger”, apart from a few more small samples. I actually feel quite lost. I have nothing to sew. I’d like to get started on the embroidery for the next book (Yes Paula! The NEXT book!) but I will not allow myself to start anything new until this one is done.

Embroidery is what I do in my down time. I feel lost without something to do with my hands. This afternoon I’ve been reading a wonderful book called “The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow” by A J Mackinnon. It is a most enjoyable read! I learned of the book after hearing a rollicking interview with its author, Sandy Mackinnon, who is surely one of the best storytellers I’ve ever heard. And the book is just as entertaining.

However, it isn’t embroidery. 🙁

So now I just need to finally get this book finished so that I can start something new! There are many things on my list, and the next book is just one of them. I wasn’t actually planning to write another book for a while as there are a few other things I want to do instead for a bit. But then an idea planted itself in my head, almost fully formed, and I had to agree (with myself, of course!) that it was a very good idea.

But that’s getting ahead of myself. First things first, and in this case, that means finishing off “Early-Style Hardanger”…