Cross-Stitch Okay, Sewing? Not So Much

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Last weekend, I took a trip to Barnes and Noble in search of care package elements and found a few things for myself. (Isn’t that always how it works out?) I found a pretty nifty kit called “Miss Woolly’s Creepy Cross-Stitch: Everything You Need to Stitch Up 6 Spooky Projects.”

The nice thing about these smaller cross-stitches, is that I can pick these up for five, ten minutes at a time and watch my stitchy progress. Though I did have to make some… Er… Mathematical changes due to distractions, LOOK, SHINY! While the tree turned out pretty good, the sewing portion… Well… THAT’s another story. Stitching in a straight line is one thing, but apparently trying to sew in one is entirely another. I had a devil of a time trying to figure that part out. What I have in my head is an image of three square fabric banners to make a rather pleasing Halloween decoration that doesn’t look like the inside of a finger-painted coloring book.

Alas, I went with a frame instead. Phooey.

    Mood: UN-sinkable
    Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: Um… *looks away*
    Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: Housework and a walk
    Yesterday’s Projects: Game, Editing, Fiction
    In My Ears: The Bliss of Silence. Well, it would be bliss if my neighbors knew how to turn down their stereo…
    Game Last Played: Battle Nations (I HAZ A BATTLE RAPTOR ZOMG!)
    Movie Last Viewed: To: Season 1, Ep. 1
    Book Last Read: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Notebooks
    Latest Artistic Project: A sewing disaster.
    Latest Release: Redwing’s Gambit for Bulldogs! the RPG



Monica Valentinelli is an author, artist, and narrative designer who writes about magic, mystery, and mayhem. Her portfolio includes stories, games, comics, essays, and pop culture books.

In addition to her own worlds, she has worked on a number of different properties including Vampire: the Masquerade, Shadowrun, Hunter: the Vigil, Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn, and Robert E. Howard’s Conan.

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