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I've always loved this design! You're doing a wonderful job on this!

Nice design and work.

Nice work. I have that pattern somewhere - goodness knows where, but I know I have it.

Heres what it looks like today




I haven't had much time to stitch on it this week but im going to have a weekend of nothing but stitching I think.

Im struggling a little with the qsnap - my arms arent long enough to reach from the one side to the other I usually stitching with my right hand or have my right hand under the fabric and my left on top to pull the thread through. I am trying to do the reverse for the far side (where the blank space is) but i struggle, im Nowhere near as accurate and it just feels alien. I might have to go back to using a hoop for that side because its driving me potty, but other than that I love the qsnap. I could change down and use the smaller size but then I get left with a load of loose fabric and i dont really want to do that Any tips?

This is so sweet! You've gotten a lot done on it! No tips on using the q snaps. I've only ever just held the fabric on my lap and stitch with my left hand on top and my right hand beneath the fabric.

how adorable!!!

Gorgeous

I love that pattern its so cute, and i love the poem too.

Becca001

as for loose fabric i use a bull dog clip and my new lowery stand sorry still smiling at that i have also used large paper clips to hold the loose fabric also
lovely progress its really sweet

Super work and it looks so lovely!!!!!

Those animals are so cute!
Faith

Beautiful work, and the pattern is adorable! Good for you for taking on something with words. I have a morbid fear of words in cross stitch.

Just caught up with this - its gorgeous

Looking beautiful! Hope you'll soon find a comfortable way of using your Qsnaps

Looking great!!!

Looking really sweet!

It's looking good. Hope you manage to get lots of stitching done this weekend.

Arianwen wrote:Im struggling a little with the qsnap - my arms arent long enough to reach from the one side to the other but other than that I love the qsnap. I could change down and use the smaller size but then I get left with a load of loose fabric and i dont really want to do that Any tips?

Have you tried rotating both the workpiece and chart 180 degrees and stitching upside down? I do that all the time once I reach the midpoint of the piece in a larger Q. As long as you do a 180, your stitches fall the same way.