Two Years, Eight Months and Three Days

That's how long it took to stitch

the Prairie Schooler Alphabet.  

And, yes, it's done!

This is by far the biggest project I have undertaken,

so it deserves its own post.

Those of you reading this blog in 2016 

may remember how excited I was to get

this long, narrow piece of fabric that

I had earmarked for the project.

It's kind of hard to photograph the entire piece.

With each block measuring 70 x 100 stitches,

including the little borders that were backstitched

around each block, the piece measures a hefty

216 x 916 stitches!

You can see a bit more detail

with these close-ups.

I went lighter on a lot of the

called-for colors.

I also looked at each chart carefully

to see whether any stitches

were charted outside of the

70 x 100 parameters.

Many were, and my decision

was to edit the blocks

so that they would be uniform.

N for Nest was a challenge because

the birds' tails hung out an

extra 2 stitches on either side.

I wound up shortening their bodies.

T for Time is my favorite block.

Finishing this project was bittersweet

because I really enjoyed every stitch.

The fabric is 32-count evenweave,

stitched 2 over 2,

so the finished size is

13.5 x 58 inches.

And daylight shows the true color

of the ground fabric.

That's it from here.

We're in for some record-setting

cold temperatures here,

so everyone dealing with

weather extremes,

please stay safe.

Thanks for visiting.