This post will be about NOT cross stitching. I am swamped (as well as dazed and confused) by Organic Chemistry. Somehow I managed to pull off an 80% on the first quiz, but it was graded on the curve. THANK GOD for the curve! Believe me, I've never said that before in my life! Sometimes I question my sanity (actually, daily) about the decision to go back to school.
Anyway, this class, and the other one I'm taking, Complimentary and Alternative Healthcare, have me very busy and I haven't been able to stitch anything. I knew it was coming, though, so I stitched quite a bit over Christmas vacation. Here is my latest finish:
This is a Heritage Stitchcraft piece of Valerie Pfeiffer's "The Blues," one of the "Trios" series. I did this for my cousin Vicki, who lives in Idaho. She saw the piece I did for my sister Joyce, "Sitting Pretty"
and decided she wanted one of her own. I had these two, plus "Three's a Crowd," with baby robins. She decided she wanted the bluejays, so I whipped that one up pretty quickly. An unusual thing about this series is the use of half-height stitches. If you are interested in doing them - and who wouldn't be - use linen or evenweave because of this. Basically, it is up 1 and over 2. Check out the ends of the branches that stick out, and you will see these stitches.
Well, back to OrgaChem - Needle... Floss... Charts... I sure miss you! :(
Love your birdies!
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely amazed and impressed. Organic chemistry?! No way I could wrap my mind around something like that at this point in my life, LOL. Good for you! Good luck with your courses.