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LOTR Middle Earth Map

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Mishatu wrote:Hey, finishing in 5-6 years would be a dream for the giant Pokemon I'm working on now. On the optimistic idea of stitching 1 page a month, I'm looking at around 20 years to finish >.>
I'm with you there...I have SO many big projects going on, including Epic Gen 1. I have to remind myself sometimes that every stitch is a victory!
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Page 7 done. Stitching is soooo much more important than school, right? :shock: :rules: :skull
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On the bright side, I'm 3 pages away from finishing the first row, so yay!

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It's looking great!!!

And I'm with you there...stitching is much more important than school...or work!!! :P
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LOL

So what made you decide to stitch the background colors rather than trying a dyed Aida cloth for that? It looks amazing but wow that's a lot of work!

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i'm not super familiar with dyeing and shopping for an appropriately colored fabric proved difficult, so stitching it seemed the easiest to do. Stitching it also makes it look more uniform.

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So between spring break (from school) and face-to-face classes being switched to online due to the coronavirus hype, I suddenly have A LOT of time to stitch. I managed to finish another page and the end is in site!....For the first row, anyway.
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Since my last post, I had three weeks off of work due to covid (a plant wide shut down, not from me having it) and a stressful end to my college degree, I have made a lot of progress on this map! I have finished row one and started on row two. I'm currently having a break from it to work on this shawl that I've had my eye on for a couple years.

Row 1
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Last page of row 1 in detail
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First page of row 2, far view
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First page of row 2, detailed
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I am always amazed by this project - the scale and the similar colors must make it challenging. It is looking fantastic though :)
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You've made great progress!!! And glad to hear that your break from work wasn't from you being sick!
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Looks great! Before you know it, you'll be done with the Blue Mountains!

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