pandemic sampler

Pandemic Sampler from Wendy's Quilts and More

You probably thought you'd never see this day, but my Pandemic Sampler is fully finished and ready for framing!!

I had most of it finished in April 2022 (almost two years ago), but I still had all the back stitching to do, plus my initials - which were the real sticking point. The back stitch took about a week of stitching just in the evenings. The pattern is 20 pages of A4 paper so there was a fair bit to work through.

My initials were an issue because "W"s are wide and I had to figure out how to ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 months, 1 week ago. under cross stitch , long dog sampler , nz cross stitch , nz cross stitcher , pandemic sampler

Pandemic Sampler is 99.5% finished from Wendy's Quilts and More

Yes, I met my goal and finished all of the stitching on my Pandemic sampler by Long Dog Samplers at Easter. I still have to do the back stitch, and possibly squeeze my initials in somehow, but I've finished every page in the pattern.

I loved doing this sampler, but I'm also naturally pleased that it's finished.

I don't think I'll do another large sampler for a very long time. It was interesting, and challenging, but there's a lot of other things I want to try too.

I'm glad I opted for a ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years ago. under cross stitch , long dog sampler , nz cross stitch , pandemic sampler

Pandemic Sampler at 90% from Wendy's Quilts and More

Yes! I'm 90% finished my Pandemic Sampler.

There's only 2 more pages to go, and one of them is the page with the least number of stitches in the whole design, so it should be quite quick. But then there's all the backstitching to do.

I have to admit that finishing this one is hard work. I'm itching to start other things, but if I don't finish this now, it could languish for years to come.

It feels quite appropriate to be working on it now as the COVID pandemic has finally reached New Zealand ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 2 months ago. under cross stitch , long dog sampler , nz cross stitch , pandemic sampler

Pandemic Sampler from Wendy's Quilts and More

My Pandemic Sampler is not going to be finished in 2021 after all. I've only got 4 more pages to go, but each page takes me about two weeks when I'm working on it every night.

Everything was going fine when I last posted about it back in July, but then in August I started having real problems with my right hand. My middle finger became really swollen, and then the tendon in my palm tightened up. I couldn't do any hand work for about 10 weeks.

Fortunately my hand is better now (thanks to 2 steroid ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 5 months ago. under cross stitch , long dog sampler , nz cross stitch , pandemic sampler , peacock party

Pandemic Sampler from Wendy's Quilts and More

It's a year since the Pandemic Sampler pattern was released by Long Dog Samplers, and I'm seeing more and more people post their finishes in the Facebook group.

as at 9 July 2021

I'm still aiming for a 31 December 2021 finish (fingers crossed). I've got 6 more pages to go, so I'm trying to keep doing a bit every week.

I love watching the pattern emerge. What you see on the pattern is often quite different to how it looks once it is stitched.

Here's what I'm aiming for:

Now it's ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 10 months ago. under cross stitch , long dog sampler , pandemic sampler

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