Also, this is a huge canvas - 14' x 22' and moving your hand around it takes time as well. Each diamond takes nearly two hours to stitch due to the fact there are two different stitches which use different threads that must be 'laid'. Over 25% of the diamonds are now filled in. January 7, 2018-I've been working on this purse off and on over the last few months. Odds are out to see whether or not this happens, or if it gets done at all. But I am making progress and hope to complete the stitching by the end of the year.

May 27, 2018-Still working on the diamonds-it's a very slow process. Purse Let The Good Times Roll as of 7-10-2018 Then I'll have the fun of finding a purse 'finisher'.

Maybe by the end of August, at the rate I'm going, they'll all be done. July 10, 2018-Yay! All the black diamonds are stitched and just a few white ones to complete. I'm a DIY kinda gal (does this equate to fearless), so I'll give it a go myself. So I either do it myself or try to find someone else to finish it (understand this type of thing is very expensive). I originally contacted the shop who finished Janet Zickler Casey's model purse, but they are no longer doing this type of thing. Hurray! I'm seriously thinking about finishing it myself into a clutch purse and have found an old Vogue pattern (#8974) which might work perfectly as a guide. Purse Let The Good Times Roll Finished FrontĪugust 20, 2018-As predicted in my July 10th post below, I did get the stitching on this beautiful purse done in August. I smile when getting dressed just looking at these beautiful things (the photo is of my husband and myself taken over 30 years ago). Right now it's on display in my dressing closet with other goodies. Imagine how chic I'll look at the casino carrying this. Love the zippered compartment and six credit card slots. The purse is very sturdy (which is what I wanted) and has lots of interior room for my iPhone, keys, etc. 113) and she helped me decide on lots of little details. 2A, Philadelphia, PA 19107, telephone 21 ext. I worked with Karen at Rittenhouse Needlepoint ( 1216 Arch St. I'm over the moon happy with the results.

September 19, 2021-Three years after I completed the stitching of this project (see all the details below), I finally had it 'finished' into a beautiful clutch purse. Place Ribbon in the Canvaswork-Multi-stitch category at Woodlawn's 59th Annual September 29, 2022- Won Honorable Mention Ribbon for Canvaswork/Needlepoint category at Rehoboth Beach Museum's 10th Annual Needlework Exhibition in Rehoboth Beach, DE.

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