I made some more progress on Dorothea Padies.  I stitched all the way down- Pages 1-3.  I am more than 1/3 done with the sampler.  She is going to be a teeny tiny Dorothea. 1 x 1 on 40 ct linen with HDF SSF.  The sampler can be found here

I have always wanted to try my hand stitching 1 x 1 on 40ct.  When Vikki Clayton introduced  SSF ( Single Strand Find)  I decided to gve it a try.  I chose
 http://www.samplers-berlin.com/vierlande_dorothea_padies_en.html

I have stitched a little bit more than this but am too lazy to take a picture now.

The sampler is 170 x 239.  Mine, when finished, would measure 6 " x 4.25 ".

It  has been a while since I posted.  I just have not been up to it until now. 

After my return from India I was really feeling down, didn't feel like stitching at all.  Then one of my very good friends, Heather,  suggested that I join Nicola's Scarlet Year Challenge.  I mulled it for a few days.  Returning to the US after losing my adopted mom, I didn't think I could do it.  But once I read the rules and realized that there is no pressure to finish a sampler, I thought I would give it a try and joined.  I am glad I did since it brought back my passion for stitching.

For the challenge, I started with Pattern Record.  I have stitched a little bit more than the picture but don't have an updated pic.

I am using HDF from Vikki Clayton.



I wanted a break from the blackwork and so I started Mery Cox.  I have had this chart for a while and was starting to feel guilty about not stitching it.  I am enjoying this a lot. I am using HDF for this as well.

After seeing Nicola's Alphabet Sampler from Victoria Samler, I decided to stitch that as a wall hanging.  I am in the proces of collecting supplies for it. Can't wait to get started on that.