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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Starry Night Stitch-a-Long, part 2

Hi stitchy friends! 

Time continues to fly, not always in the best way. Last time I was set to start work on a big (for me!) project: DMC's version of Van Gogh's The Starry Night. 



All I had done last time was grid the fabric, which I find really helpful:


I gave myself a little pass this week and just did a "skinny" column -- it's only 7 stitches wide rather than 10. But I put thread into needle into fabric, and I like how it looks!


(I know I need to improve my thread management... it's almost difficult to see the stitching with all those trailing threads!)

When I started Great Wave a few years ago, the first six months or so were all very delicate beige, cream, ecru, the palest rose... So it's really nice to start right in with the swirly, em, starry night and the colors that are so familiar to me. 



There's a long way to go here; by next time I plan to have the next column completed. But before then, join my and check out what my fellow stitchers -- Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, Cathie, Linda, Mary Margaret, Cindy, Helen -- have been up to. We all do very different projects but it's always inspiring. 

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5 comments:

  1. CathieJFebruary 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM

    This is going to be a beautiful piece. The flosses are very saturated rich colors.

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  2. LindasheeFebruary 8, 2026 at 9:10 AM

    This is such a beautiful start! I've always loved this piece myself

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  3. ClaireFebruary 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM

    I, now have Don McClean's song "Vincent" going round and round in my head lol.

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  4. SharonFebruary 9, 2026 at 6:12 AM

    You're off and running with a great start with this. I have never stitched with this method of having the floss remain. It certainly makes more sense than my stitch and cut and start again and again and again 😜 how about those Seahawks yesterday! Yay!

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  5. Sewing Beside the SeaFebruary 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM

    I don't stitch this way very often but when I do have lots of threads I leave the needles attached and park them at the edge of the fabric, away from the direction I'm working in. it means having to buy lots of needles but it's worth it and it saves all the rethreading.

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