I hate it when projects get put on hold. It seems that when I put a project aside for any reason – even as good a reason as needing to get more and different felt so I can continue working – that the project just ends up as another one of those UFO’s. (You know the ones I mean, don’t you? And one of these days I am going to finish them ALL…)
And I don’t want this penny rug to become one of those UFO’s. For one thing, I really do need a table covering. For another, I am really starting to enjoy the whole idea of this penny rug. (I have come to appreciate this particular art form even with all of the time consuming steps.)
So, in an attempt to keep this project out of the UFO bin until I can get some more wool fabric, I thought that I would experiment a little with the blanket stitch surround for the penny motif. Would I like it better if the stitches were closer together? Farther apart? Would it really matter?
It didn’t take me long to realize that a little experimenting with this project is good; a lot is just plain time wasting.
I like the wider stitches. Mystery solved. Now I just have to get some more wool before this project ends before it begins…
