tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695275368279304664.post2372511627680179706..comments2023-06-14T09:22:45.689-04:00Comments on The Making of an American Sampler: La Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10729842242118318215noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695275368279304664.post-22232452018844519272009-05-19T20:21:34.476-04:002009-05-19T20:21:34.476-04:00Good evening, Diane. You're playing my song. I f...Good evening, Diane. You're playing my song. I find the Grey's Anatomy writing, like "Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me" just plain awful. Isn't it interesting that Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in under three minutes -- the length of a commercial break during Grey's Anatomy? <br /><br />It's hard to top "of the people, by the people and for the people" . . .<br /><br />The saving grace of Grey's Anatomy is the song soundtrack, otherwise I'd watch Home Shopping Network (while stitching, of course, lol). TV-watching is guilt-free if we stitch while we watch, right?La Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729842242118318215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695275368279304664.post-84933407560698317892009-05-19T19:32:57.617-04:002009-05-19T19:32:57.617-04:00I just learned of your blog from an old link on Th...I just learned of your blog from an old link on TheDailyMel.com. <br /><br />I read through your past entries and had to comment on your previous post about repetition. This technique is used (imho) to excess by the writers of Grey's Anatomy. The characters on that show all have the same tendency to repeat phrases, apparently for emphasis, but it's getting to the point where it's just annoying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503376620322190721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695275368279304664.post-54853836613955345032009-05-19T18:10:28.241-04:002009-05-19T18:10:28.241-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830026836784894562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695275368279304664.post-9691581663591821862009-05-19T18:01:05.573-04:002009-05-19T18:01:05.573-04:00Lili, I free-hand design the letters (fonts) onto ...Lili, I free-hand design the letters (fonts) onto a graph (using a design program, Patternmaker). The program prints a chart, which serves as a "map." No need to trace the design onto the fabric (although some cross stitch projects use printed fabric) -- just cross stitch over the fabric, using the weave as a guide (like a needlepoint mini-canvas), and count each stitch, following the chart specs.<br /><br />Off line, I've received some questions about the Snail piece. "Scenic Route" is small, monochromatic unpublished design . . I'll post the chart here tomorrow, as a freebie. Largo the Snail will pop up in future designs, but this is his debut. Thanks, all, for your words of encouragement!La Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729842242118318215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695275368279304664.post-9891068236408162902009-05-19T15:16:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:16:00.000-04:00Beautiful snail, beautiful sentiment. I'm curious...Beautiful snail, beautiful sentiment. I'm curious about somthing. How do you translate a font into cross stitch? Is it something you do on software? On paper? Do you just trace the letters on the linen and embroider on the fly, hoping for the best?Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830026836784894562noreply@blogger.com