Pattern name: Pandemic
Designer: Long Dog Samplers
Size: 365 x 429 stitches
# of Stitches: 77,265
Fabric: 18 count Aida
Floss: DMC 816
Started: August 20, 2020
Finished: February 21, 2026
Finished size: 20.28 inches x 23.83 inches
This project was a journey for me, and it was something that I started in 2020 as I had fabric at home and had some floss so it was something that I could work on. I had picked up this floss for a different project, so it was an easy change to make. Now, I just need to figure out the project that this floss was going to be for because I still have lots of floss remaining.
When I look at the stitching that I did each year on this
piece I see that I really didn’t focus on it until 2025 when I decided I wanted
to get it finished.
2020 – 5,655 stitches
2021 – 1,797 stitches
2022 – 8,021 stitches
2023 – 8,605 stitches
2024 – 3,761 stitches
2025 – 39,967
stitches
2026 – 9,459 stitches
This piece was a journey for me and there were times that I just wanted to give up and not finish the piece, but I was determined to try and get it done. The project was difficult sometimes to work on given everything that was going on through the Pandemic and even after and other things that were also going on in our lives. It was something that helped me deal with some of the stress that the Pandemic brought to everyone, but it also reminded me of all the stress, so I think that is why I put it down for as long as I did. Last year, I also finished “Mini the Forgotten” and after that piece was finished, I decided that Pandemic needed to be my focus piece and that is how I got it done.
Yes, Pandemic was a journey for me, but I am happy that I decided to continue to work on the piece and get it finished. I hope to be able to continue to move some of my other projects forward now that this piece is now just waiting to be framed.
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