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This was one of my Christmas presents and I got the threads at Fireside Stitchery on Saturday. They don’t have Gold Rush 14 but my stash had a purple that should work just as well.

Once I got home with the threads, I pulled out my stash of Watercolours and found 088 Mountain Meadow that should substitute for the Overture V114 which is a retired color consisting of greens, yellows, and peaches. Mountain Meadow also has some pinks which I can cut out or nor depending on where it is going.

The Cabochons are my travel counted pieces. This is my home counted piece to work on when I need a break from my Project Runway adaptation piece. But, I also need to get Florentine Fancywork done before March which is when we start Razzle Dazzle.

Since this is bargello, I am using a brown canvas that will not show as much “dandruff” or canvas showing through if full coverage is not as complete as expected.

The bars Toni suggested were 14,” x 16″. My canvas stash had 14″ x 17″ and I had those bars available. The design size will be 6.5″ x 8.5″. Now, I have too much space on each side to end threads. So, I moved it down an inch. Still plenty of room and easier to reach.

Before I started the fun part of stitching this, I am going to work on Project Runway. It’s already January 5th!

And, there are two pieces that need finishing, one of which is a Cabochon. My rule is each one must be finished before starting the next. And, I broke that rule by starting Hope. So, I’ll get back on track with finishing before starting this piece.

Oops! I was missing Rainbow Tweed RT66 and was going to figure out what to use when I got there but I just found it in a bag of threads I inherited from Mary’s stash (member of Needlework and Fiber Guild of Media)! Thanks Mary.