Stitching Slow

Okay, so I haven't really done anything major in a bit, I have just gotten one side of the last napkin filled with the diamond design.  I only have three sides to go which will not take long.  However, I am not as eager to finish as I should be, which I think accounts for why I am not in a rush to finish.  My book that I ordered at the end of last month has not arrived yet, which is kinda depressing, and I wanted to look at that for a potential border design on my next set of napkins.  Also, work is kicking my hind end and I have not felt very enthused about too much right now.  Maybe it is just winter blues or something.  I don't think I am going to be able to enter the Kingdom event either as I can't get my project to it.  I tried to find someone in the local barony to take it, however, no one volunteered to take it even though I know a couple people are going.  Also, I can't afford to take the three days between travel and the competition as it is about an eight hour drive.  Oh well, such is life, maybe next time. 

Hemming done

Well it is official, one napkin is completely done.  The other just needs the filling done and that may take a couple weeks at least, depending upon how bad it is at work.  Here are the napkins side by side right now, the other picture is of the backs.  I took more time on the whip-stitch for the hemming then I did last time.  I had a comment from someone that the whip-stitch was kinda messy on my first napkin and so I took a good look at it and decided they were completely correct.  As a result, the whip-stitch is smaller and a bit closer together and more along the same thread line, not as varied.  I can definately tell that I had more practice and took more time on the second napkin.  I can also say there are less mistakes on the second napkin, I had four or so small mistakes on the first that no one has seen but I am wondering if some of them will become more evident when I do the filling on the first one.  Oh well, such is life, if these are done in time for the Kingdom A&S I won't be trying to win so much.  More then anything I am just going to try to be getting my name out there, lol considering that I don't even have my AOA yet, lol.......