A What not to do tutorial.....that does end well

My Studio Calico kit came with an Amy

Tangerine embroidry/stencil kit.

It comes with a variety of items; i.e., words,

punctuation, corners etc.

a mat, a punch and needle and thread.

 I chose the ampersand because well - why not.

Chose some paper, laid it out on the mat 

and punched away.

And then I proceeded to sew.

Using a back stitch and following the holes

it wasn't hard to do, remembering

to pull tight but not too tight as paper

is a bit more delicate than fabric.

 And then I noticed I got lost in the sewing 
and forgot it was an ampersand.
Don't do that.

I was sewing an 'S' and it wasn't until I got

to the doohicky (for lack of better word)

that I knew I screwed up.

 No worries. 

I could have pitched it and started over again

but I decided to

  carefully pull out all the thread

I had stitched and begin again.

(backside)

And wa-la finished product.

I believe I'll be trying a couple more stencils. 

Later.

Came out pretty good.

The paper is light blue with brown thread

and now its sitting on my desk 

waiting for a home.

Stay tuned.

It may take awhile.