Needlepoint Olympics

I have been working on a giant chair seat. The third in a series of four. To stitch a chair seat you have to add many inches all around to go over the sides of the cushion. It is boring and tedious work. A man who sits next to me at church, where I stitch every Sunday, is always amazed at my sticktoittiveness.

I had to take a quick break from my chair seat this week to stitch up a quick ornament. June will be here Sunday and I fear turning in an ornament past May if I expect to get it back in time for Christmas. So I have been doing nothing but needlepoint when I was not teaching this week.

I had a momentary lasp when my shoulder started to ache. No…not needlepoint shoulder. I adjusted my stitching to move the canvas and not the needle so I could keep my shoulder stationary for a few hours. It worked. I was able to stitch and rest one side of me at the same time.

I figure I can finish this little ornament in the morning and get back to my chair, which has no deadline.

Now I have to get to my other work which does have a deadline. If you were waiting for a mah Jongg email from me, it’s coming. Then I have to clean the wood floors. So much shoulder work ahead. At least I will be out of needlepoint Olympics by then.