The Reason I Don't Buy Kits Anymore
Big news on the stitching front! I finished one of my long time WIPs. Cherry Hollow Farm Sampler by Stacy Nash. This project right here explains perfectly why I don't buy kits anymore. Let's start at the beginning. I saw this project at Lazy Daisy, my LNS, which has, unfortunately closed. I had just gotten into a Sampler period and really liked this one, so I snapped it up. It came with linen and Weeks floss. What could go wrong? When I went to start it I was planning in starting in the upper left corner. Three inches in and three inches down, right? Something didn't look right. I couldn't figure out what it was. Then I measured. The fabric was too small and only left a one inch border. I needed new fabric. Okay. Of course the only fabric I really loved was expensive. Are we surprised? Isn't that always the way? Then I was reading the instructions that came with the kit, and it ...