Another finished object...

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...and I'm glad this one is done. 

This is By The Sea (cross stitch):

By the Sea sampler

Specs:
Started 6/20/2020
Finished 4/3/2021
Kit from Sweetheart Tree
Modifications: Shortened the phrase to By The Sea to make the letters more legible

There is a matching By The Sea scissor fob by this designer that I planned on stitching. After completing this sampler, I have no desire to stitch it. Back in the stash it goes!

I spent a couple of hours redoing the way that I store my sewing thread. I found this post (http://lacy-life.blogspot.com/p/diy-spool-thread-organizer.html) that showed how to make in-drawer organizers. My drawers are pretty shallow, so standing up the spools on dowels wasn't going to work for me. By reversing the direction of the organizers, I can lay the spools in the drawer and easily see the colors.

I made some risers out of leftover foam core that fit in the three-drawer storage cube closest to my sewing machine. By spreading my thread out into 3 drawers on the new risers, the spools are less crowded and I can see them better. I'm hoping that this new organization will help keep the spools neater. This is still a work in progress as I still need to sort the colors by shade. ;-)

New thread storage

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