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8.43 x 8.31 inches, 149105 stitches. 5 hours to stitch out, not counting trouble shooting. One broken needle (my fault) and numerous shredded threads afterward. 3 Bobbin cleanings till I found a tiny, tiny stuck thread. Smooth going after that.
I sure hope my sister will like that one also
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hairgoddess1
15 Aug 2016
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Very Nice!! I love doing freestanding lace type projects.
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My favorite thing to do while sewing or cleaning my craft room. A never ending project.
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Very pretty! Wow, 5 hours. You must really love your sister. I now that she will be delighted with it. Great job! hugs
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Yes I do and I am so looking forward to seeing my siblings at the end of the month
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Gorgeous! Where did you get the design? Was there a smaller version? I did an afghan for my daughter years ago with a filet crochet design similiar to this.What a treasure.
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The design is from ALINALIN and yes it is available in smaller versions. It is then done in different files and the borders get sewn on. I think this is the first time I used this large hoop. BTW it is $ 1.00 right now at Secretsof
Thanks!!!!
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149105 stitches ! I think I never sewed a design with that many stiches ! ...5 hours.. did you stay all the time close to the machine ?... But for sure the result is super !! your sister will love it... and maybe ask for one more.
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Oh yes I stayed close to the machine. That Baby knows when I step away and will get into mischief. Partly I was sewing on the current quilt.
Oh! I thought I was the only one who's machine only acted up when you were out of the room.
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basketkase
15 Aug 2016
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Wow, this is gorgeous.......loving the border color.......very complimentary to the design......
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Thank you.
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dragonflyer
15 Aug 2016
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Nicely done! I, too have this design, but have not ventured into stitching it yet...nice to see it done! Great job!
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Thank you.
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It's gorgeous! Sorry you had so much difficulty during your stitchout, but it was time well spent. Great result.
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You are right. The end result was worth it.
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She will love it IDO hugs
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Ha, ha She better.
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carolpountney
15 Aug 2016
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Beautiful she sure will like it
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Thank you. I sure hope so after all that.
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That is a great stitchout! I don't know if I have the patience that you have. I've often thought of moving my machine to where I could watch tv while stitching. What inspired you to take on such a wonderful project?
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I got hooked on FSL once I did my first angel. This has been one of the biggest projects I have done. Sister wanted window decorations and I fell in love with this design. I usually sew at the same time since I am lucky enough to have 2 machines side by side.
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baydreamer
15 Aug 2016
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Beautiful but wow that one very expensive piece of lace. If you factor in you time per hour. Just for fun , take the min. wage for where you live and multiply it my 5.
Doesn't the commercial say Priceless !
Doesn't the commercial say Priceless !
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My selling days are over, so I do it for the pure enjoyment of creating. For many years I owned a yarn shop and learned then, that I barely or never made the minimum wage knitting for a customer.
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This is beautiful. As others have said, I have not ventured into anything that big yet. I thought the 75 minute one I just finished was big. I agree with you, I work on my quilts when I stitch out large designs or fsl. Fantastic work.
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Thank you. This was my first one for that large hoop. Not sure if I want to repeat it.
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WOW! Angie this is absolutely stunning. I'm so glad you persevered with it and I know your Sister will be thrilled with it. Well done, my friend. Love Chris
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Thanks Chris
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Magnificent, good work
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Thank you
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I am in awe!!! 5 Hours!!!! I don't think I would have endurance for this. I was going to say I'm speechless but nope, every great adjective you can think of is what I am thinking. Masterpiece for sure. And here, I finally made myself just today stitch out a little tiger design on what will be a burp cloth or taggie blanket and it had only a little over 11,000 stitches. Tiring sitting at the machine but yes, little mischievous fairy always makes the machines stop from thread breakage or out of bobbin.
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The nice thing about FSL that it "should" stitch out once hooped without further help. I try to have not to many color changes for that reason. That frees me up to do other things like straightening out my craft room, Ha, ha.
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you did a terrific job, ~hugs~
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Thank you.
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Beautiful, beautiful!. Worth all your problems/Lillian
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Thank you. Yes it was
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sandralane
16 Aug 2016
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Worth the effort and problems, it is beautiful. Your sister will love it. Sandra.
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Thank you
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That's almost an Olympic Event... Love the outcome. Marian
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:Thank you. Not as exhausting. Ha ha
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So beautiful!! A lot of stitches but so worth the time you spend on it.
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Thank you. True. It would have taken me lot longer to hand crochet this theme.
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