back to my sampler... kind of

Yesterday, I sat down to work on my sampler. I decided upon the layout of my fabric pieces, and ironed them. I cut a piece of warm and wonderful batting for backing to make the sampler nice and stable. (I'll explain why tomorrow.)

At this point I must digress... Can we talk about needle threaders for a moment? I have a devil of a time threading needles, even with my readers on. I use needle threaders, which I have in abundance, until of course, I need to use one. At that moment, the only one I can find is the broken one that I won't throw away because it has the pretty vintage lady on the top and I might want to use it in a craft project. (I have never actually used one in a craft project.) I also keep handy a package of the handy dandy floss threaders. (You can find them in the toothpaste aisle.) They are perfect for threading ribbon through buttons, small holes, etc. They also work for threading needles when all I can find is one broken vintage lady needle threader. So I get one of the floss threaders out to use, and before I can thread my needle with it, I accidently knock it off onto the floor. I proceed to crawl around looking for it, only to discover that it is stuck to my arm.

Does any one else craft like this?? Lord, help me! And thank you for listening.

In tomorrow's post, I will actually finish the sampler. On Tuesday, I will show the presentation & packaging and send it on its way to Jan in England.