Shabbat Table Topper Progress

Third square completed!!!  I'm enjoying the stitching and love the results with the hand dyed Watercolor thread.  I'm usually faster in completing these table toppers, but with an indefinite substitute instructional assistant job, I'm a bit slower.  I come home completely drained from dealing with my boys as well as helping many from the rest of the class.  It's very satisfying, but does cut into my stitching and knitting time!!  Oh, well...life is good!!  It will be done eventually!!

A New Project...

 I finally got started on the Dutch Treat's Shabbat table topper.  I've had it kitted up for a couple of years, but just wasn't satisfied with the dye lot of the variegated Watercolour thread called Mediterranean.  Just had too much turquoise over powering the palette.  So tried to make substitutions, but still wasn't quite hitting the mark.

 Finally, I made a remark about this at the Dutch Treat's yahoo group to which designer Claudia kindly emailed me and said she had some of the old dye lot originally intended for this chart, and would I like to have some??  Oh, golly yes!!  And now I'm loving the results...just the right touch of turquoise with the darker blues...

I love stitching these table toppers...done on large count Anne Cloth afghan fabric which is easy on the eyes and nerves!!  And now the results are most pleasing with the right thread!