Filed under: ANG Central Jersey Chapter, Summer Fireworks by Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes
I finished the top square and the center square crescents while enjoying a pre-meeting stitching session with Sue and Rosie.
Later, during the ANG New Jersey Needle Artists Chapter monthly meeting, I started on the bottom square. The following day, after I got home while watching the Phillies, I finished the bottom square.
The center Double Fan Doubled (DVD) looked tough, and it was. It was fully demonstrated in a video. There are detailed instructions and several diagrams. So, I needed quiet and concentration. The TV was off and it still took three tries over several hours, getting threads to lay flat, going under, over, under over. When I was done the first time, I realized one arm was off! Can you find it? It’s glaringly wrong to me. Oh, well. I cut it out in no time.
The second time was wrong after two rounds (no photo). The third time was the charm and a thing of beauty. The threads are laid flatter, too.
The last of the yellow in the center went in the next day because the DFD did me in!
Goal #10 for 2025 is completed.
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Looks great !!! She has some wonderful patterns. I have the Autumn Fireworks to do – didn’t know there was a Summer version. I’ll have to go look at her web site – dangerous – such beautiful threads.
Comment by lpleyer April 18, 2025 @ 8:58 pmYes, they are companion pieces!!
Comment by melitastitches4fun April 18, 2025 @ 11:21 pm