Susan's HOED!

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It may be 'just' background, but it's very complicated and subtle background and it's great progress! (Very beautiful too, in an abstract sort of way!)
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Agreed!
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Thanks everyone for all the lovely comments - I'm determined to get the first page finished by the weekend and then you'll see lots of emmm... background :D
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That will be a HUGE achievement!!! Can't wait :dance:
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I like it a lot, Susan, :D keep up the good work!
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Finally picked up my HAED again last week after leaving it for ages. I've been quite enjoying it - but it's still just background :(

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and this shows how much I've still got to go ...

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I reckon I'm on target to finish in about 15 years!!!!
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It looks great :applesauce:
As they say when climbing, don't look down :shock: :lol: roll the big bit up and it will eventually go away, all covered with beautiful stitching :wub:
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You're doing so well! Any HAED design is an achievement.

Keep up the good work :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Yep, I agree with Bert. I'd think of it in terms of squares or blocks and count how many are done, rather than looking at the empty ones. I think you'll find it builkds up quicker in that way.
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I've taken your advice everyone and wrapped up the 'empty' fabric. I've folded and pinned it at the top and bottom so now I can just concentrate on what I'm doing rather than what I've still got left!
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Good for you! I'm sure now that when you look every now and then at what you've actually done, you'll be surprised at how much your achieving! :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Well, I'm glad this thread came to the top for me to see it! It's a really lovely design, and you must have huge patience to take it on! I thought Teresa Wentzler was complex but compared to your HAED, TW is work for an amateur! Well done! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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You have done a wonderful job and so much beautiful stitching. Be proud of the work you have completed because there are those of us that admire you taking on such a project and being willing to share with us.
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Your project is really lovely....glad that you're back on this one! :dance: :wub:
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I think you are getting along amazingly well! :applesauce: :applesauce:
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You're getting on great with this one!!! :applesauce: :applesauce:

Just look at each page/half page as a HUGE achievement rather than the whole project (that's what I do, or I think I would definitely give up!)

You made a fantastic start - can't wait till you get on to the angel/fairy! Will look stunning. Well done :dance: :dance:
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Oh no ... :ribbit: :ribbit: :ribbit: :ribbit: :ribbit: realised just before going to bed last night that I had been using the wrong shade of blue for the last hour. It is sooo difficult to frog with this project - I am not looking forward to it this morning at all :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Your progress looks brilliant. Does it really matter that it's the wrong blue, will it show in the end?
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My opinion too! Unless it will be really noticable in the finished pic, I'd just let it ride. After all, who's going to know but you? :wink:
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Done it - it took hours but I'm back to where I should have been last night :P

I did think of just leaving it - and already have done so for the odd stitch here and there that's gone wrong :oops: - but it's so difficult with this to see how the design is shaping up that I didn't want to take a chance with a larger area. Anyway, done now and if you know who comes back, he'll be getting the :poke:
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