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Thanks to Facebook’s Needlepoint Nation,
this is from Amanda Lawford’s old line, Les Nouvelles, circa 1970s/1980s. “Patty Paints Needlepoint” replied to tell me she worked as a copy artist for her, and she remembered painting this canvas. If you haven’t heard of Needlepoint Nation, you are missing a great resource.

Patty has also replied to my inquiry about a certain area of the canvas where I wasn’t quite sure what I was seeing. She graciously responded, and that issue has been resolved. I’m still not 100% sure about a couple of smaller areas and if extra stitching along the outer edge is needed for the finisher, but I’ll bring it to the next greatest resource I have, my chapter members from ANG Main Line Stitchers at our Stitch-in Saturday.

The angel came to me partially stitched belonging to a woman who started it 40 years ago. We met, and I have taken it on as my first stitch for hire project. Why? She is very nice, trying to establish a work-life balance, and can’t fit this in. And I don’t have a basketweave project to work on now. As soon as I agreed, she said she felt lighter. She did an excellent job on what she already did. She used 6 stranded DMC floss as is (not laying the thread). So, I will do likewise.

When I got home and looked more carefully, I found her threads were neatly organized in bags and labeled as to what areas they are to go to. I didn’t promise it’d be done by a certain date because I do have other projects. It wouldn’t be able to get finished by Christmas this year anyway. It’s coming into baseball playoffs, and football is back. So, I should make good progress.