Thanks, y'all. Boo, my eyes, too. I did do a crop on it to try to get the stitches to show larger, but that was as close as I could get them...lololol
I began embroidery when I was seven, my mom insisted we kids had to do "needle work" to keep us out of trouble so I've had lots and lots of practice.
I'm proud of you Steve to stay with it and not allow the frustration to build. My husband swings a hammer with the best of them, uses his saws to cut some fine moldings but is intimidated by my rotary cutter and sewing machine. You stick with it and post a picture soon so I can show him a man's work. I show him Tim's work all the time and he can't figure the patience out to try it! lol lol