
I had decided to participate in my first ever smalls exchange at Stitch-Con 2022. According to the guidelines, the stitched piece had to be no larger than 6″ W x 6″ H, and it had to be fully finished into some object. I chose this design to stitch and decided to worry about the finishing later. It is from this book by Blackbird Designs:
If I had examined the chart more closely I might have realized that it has 58 Algerian eyelets and a LOT of lazy daisies! It would not have deterred me from stitching it but I would have been more mentally prepared.

I do enjoy specialty stitches but after about 40 eyelets, it got really dreary and I could not wait to be done.

The linen is a scrap of 30ct dyed with the Muffin Top dye mix that my friend Vikki had given me years ago when I visited their factory. I just love this color! I wanted it heavily mottled, so I dyed it in a very small jar – another trick taught by Vikki.
I took lots of photos because I knew I would not have the piece with me if I wanted to see it again. Here are two more. I will post the fully finished object in the next post.
This is my first finish of 2022. We were in India for a few weeks in Jan-Feb, and I got Covid after we returned to Iceland. Though it was mostly mild, I felt very fatigued and did not feel like stitching for several weeks. The smalls exchange was a good motivator.
Pattern: Remember Me
Designer: Blackbird Designs
Fabric: 30-ct hand-dyed linen
Threads: HDF silks
Started: 23 February 2022
Finished: 30 April 2022